Thursday, July 14, 2016

I like love and money too.

Alma 32: 21-43

21 - Faith is not a perfect knowledge of things.  If ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true.

22 - God is merciful unto all who believe on His name.

23 - He imparteth His word by angels unto men, women, and children.

26 - Ye cannot know of my words surety at first, unto perfection, any more than faith is a perfect knowledge.

27 - Awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.

28 - The word is compared to a seed.  If ye don't cast it out, but nurture it, if it is a good see it will begin to swell within your breast and it will begin to enlighten your understanding.

29 - This would increase your faith even though it is not a perfect knowledge.

30 - As the seed grows ye must say it is good.  Will not this strengthen your faith?

32 - If a seed groweth it is good, but if it doesn't grow it is not good and ye must cast it out.

34 - Is your knowledge perfect?  You knowledge is perfect in that thing.  You know that the word has swelled your soul and your mind doth begin to expand.

35 - After ye have tasted of this light is your knowledge perfect?

36 - No, it is not.  Ye must not lay aside your faith.  There is so much more to believe in!

37 - If ye nourish it with great care ii will get root, and grow up, and bring forth fruit.

38 - If ye neglect the tree it will not get any root.

39 - It's not because the seed wasn't good.  It's because your ground is barren, and ye will not nourish the tree, therefore ye cannot have the fruit thereof.

40 - If you won't nourish the word, looking forward with an eye of faith to the fruit thereof, ye can never pluck of the fruit of the tree of life.

41 - If ye nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life.

42 - . . . by and by ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious, which is sweet above all that is sweet, and which is white above all that is white, and pure above all that is pure; and ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst.

43 - Then ye shall reap the rewards of your faith, diligence, patience and long-suffering waiting for the tree to bring forth fruit unto you.

GC: Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins by Elder David A. Bednar.

News: "Condoleezza Rice Calls Americans to 'Race Toward God' in Moving Prayer After Dallas Ambush."

"A Truck in France Deliberately Runs Over 75 People"

The world seems to be at war.

This sweet little face should make you smile.

I listened to several articles in this month's Ensign and I must say I am excited about the new Church history museum in Salt Lake.  I mentioned it to James and he says: "Let's start saving our money to go to conference." I talked to Kim.  She and Kim are going to conference and she suggested I reserve a hotel room and then if we don't go we can cancel it.  Brian actually did it for me.  We will be staying at the Marriott with them if we go.  I am so excited!

This is Dallin and his band getting ready to go our tour.

Pretty exciting!

I got this quote from an article in this month's Ensign:

"Saints are to become focal points of light and power." - Elder Marion D. Hanks.

I dusted and polished the wood floor in the living/family room today.  I also clean the deck and patio.  Dennis and Jenifer are coming tomorrow and then Sheri and Ian the next day.

There were rain clouds and a little thunder today, but no rain.

I love this picture that I found on the internet.

Baby hedgehog?

James's "work in progress."

I worked on my Primary lesson today.  I also waited for James and Evan, Joshua and Max to get here, but I was just too tired.  They didn't get here until after 11.