Family Food Storage

“We live in a most exciting and challenging period in human history. As technology sweeps through every facet of our lives, changes are occurring so rapidly that it can be difficult for us to keep our lives in balance. To maintain some semblance of stability in our lives, it is essential that we plan for our future. I believe it is time, and perhaps with some urgency, to review the counsel we have received in dealing with our personal and family preparedness. We want to be found with oil in our lamps sufficient to endure to the end.”
L. Tom Perry,
Ensign, Nov. 1995


We've just begun a putting together a three month supply of food, in case of trouble. It seems like the right time, actually we should have started years ago, but we just bought a house and there is a great storage room with shelves for food storage.The media is now so full of bad news on the economy and international relations, even more than usual. Have you begun any food storage? If a disaster comes we'll be good for at least three months. Even if nothing bad happens, we will still be ahead of the coming inflation and depression. We have just begun so we only have water and soup stored at present. We will get a little at a time until our shelves are full enough to sustain us for three months. I guess we'll stock up on peanut butter and rice cakes next. Any suggestions? What do you have in your food storage?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a great web site that gives tips and plans for food storage for three months and longer. It is a big help to anyone just beginning. The following quote is from this website and the link is at the bottom.

Now is the time to prepare if you haven't already!


"Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to “prepare every needful thing” (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we can care for ourselves and our neighbors and support bishops as they care for others.

"We encourage members world-wide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings.

"We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve."
—The First Presidency,
All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, Feb. 2007

Family Food Storage website


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Look for the Good

“…Look for the good in each person, and mention it in a sincere and consistent way. It is amazing how hearts can be softened, testimonies implanted, and relationships improved when we begin to give a daily portion of heartfelt appreciation. It has a marvelous effect on preparing the spirit. Even mentioning a little thing will have a positive effect. It usually isn’t earth-shaking-just a simple act or attribute that will blossom and be multiplied if it is noticed. (By the way, it may take you all day to find something, but it is there.) One day after school, one of our daughters came into a teenage son’s room. It looked as if a big wind had blown through. He was sitting in the midst of it all. She felt the anger rising within, but remembered her resolution to look for the good. Searching desperately, her eye finally looked upward. ‘Your ceiling’s really clean, Adam!’ she was able to say quite honestly. He laughed; he got the message, and he cleaned up the room.”
H. Burke Peterson,
Ensign, May 1990

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face."
Victor Hugo




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When We Dwell Upon Our Blessings

"I have now lived long enough to know that, whatever our situation, our troubles melt and disappear like frost in the morning sun when we dwell upon our blessings rather than our disappointments. No matter how pessimistic one's view may become of the times and the seasons, we can always fall back on special friendship, on faithful, personal love, and on simple, true dealings in our own personal lives"

James E. Faust
Ensign, March 1980

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Gratitude for the Atonement

“The more we know of Jesus’ Atonement, the more we will humbly and gladly glorify Him, His Atonement, and His character. We will never tire of paying tribute to His goodness and loving-kindness. How long will we so speak of our gratitude for His Atonement? The scriptures advise ‘forever and ever’! (See D&C 133:52.)”

Neal A. Maxwell,
Ensign, Apr 1997




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Teach the Little Ones

"We must be careful not to underestimate the capacity of children to
read and to understand the word of God."
Thomas S. Monson

"...For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children. Behold, my soul delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my heart pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard."
2 Ne 4:15-16



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The Great Commandment

The Great Commandment
Joseph B. Wirthlin

Ensign, November 2007

"In the first century a.d., members of the growing Church in Corinth were enthusiastic about the gospel. Almost all were recent converts to the Church. Many were attracted to it through the preaching of the Apostle Paul and others.

But the Saints at Corinth were also contentious. They argued amongst themselves. Some felt superior to others. They took each other to court.
When Paul heard this, feeling a sense of frustration, he wrote them a letter, pleading with them to become more unified. He answered many of the questions they had been arguing about. Then, toward the end, he told them that he wanted to show them “a more excellent way.”

Do you remember the words he wrote next?

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity,” he told them, “I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”

Paul’s message to this new body of Saints was simple and direct: Nothing you do makes much of a difference if you do not have charity. You can speak with tongues, have the gift of prophecy, understand all mysteries, and possess all knowledge; even if you have the faith to move mountains, without charity it won’t profit you at all.

“Charity is the pure love of Christ.”

The Savior exemplified that love and taught it even as He was tormented by those who despised and hated Him.
On one occasion the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking Him a seemingly impossible question: “Master,” they asked, “which is the great commandment in the law?”
The Pharisees had debated this question extensively and had identified more than 600 commandments

If prioritizing them was such a difficult task for scholars, certainly they thought the question would be impossible for this son of a carpenter from Galilee.

But when the Pharisees heard His answer, they must have been troubled, for it pointed to their great weakness. He replied:

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
“This is the first and great commandment.
“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”

Since that day, this inspired pronouncement has been repeated through many generations. Now, for us, the measure of our love is the measure of the greatness of our souls.

The scriptures tell us that “if any man love God, the same is known of him."
What a wonderful promise—to be known of Him. It makes the spirit soar to think that the Creator of heaven and earth could know us and love us with a pure, eternal love.

In 1840 the Prophet Joseph sent an epistle to the Twelve wherein he taught that “love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God. A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.”

As we reach out in love to those around us, we fulfill the other half of the great commandment to “love thy neighbour as thyself.”
Both commandments are necessary, for as we bear one another’s burdens, we fulfill the law of Christ.

Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of the pathway of discipleship. It comforts, counsels, cures, and consoles. It leads us through valleys of darkness and through the veil of death. In the end love leads us to the glory and grandeur of eternal life.

For me, the Prophet Joseph Smith has always exemplified the pure love of Christ. Many asked why he gained so many followers and retained them. His answer: “It is because I possess the principle of love.”

The story is told of a 14-year-old boy who had come to Nauvoo in search of his brother who lived near there. The young boy had arrived in winter with no money and no friends. When he inquired about his brother, the boy was taken to a large house that looked like a hotel. There he met a man who said, “Come in, son, we’ll take care of you.”

The boy accepted and was brought into the house, where he was fed, warmed, and was given a bed to sleep in.
The next day it was bitter cold, but in spite of that, the boy prepared himself to walk the eight miles to where his brother was staying.

When the man of the house saw this, he told the young boy to stay for a while. He said there would be a team coming soon and that he could ride back with them.

When the boy protested, saying that he had no money, the man told him not to worry about that, that they would take care of him.

Later the boy learned that the man of the house was none other than Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet. This boy remembered this act of charity for the rest of his life."
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Strength in the Scriptures

“Immerse yourself in the scriptures. You will find your own experiences described there. You will find spirit and strength there. You will find solutions and counsel. Nephi says, ‘The words of Christ will tell you all things what you should do.’" (2 Nephi 32:3).”
Jeffrey R. Holland

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Our Priceless Heritage

This talk was given by Ezra Taft Benson, nearly 33 years ago. He was a LDS Prophet, a leader in President Eisenhower's cabinet, a life-long farmer and a proud American citizen. He was a passionate advocate in America of Freedom. I feel this talk is appropriate for today, as today is Inauguration Day, and a historical new beginning in American government. I am grateful for our Founding Fathers and I pray that their determined spirit and pursuit of Freedom will continue. I pray America will always be known as the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. And I pray we will never forget or take for granted Our Priceless Heritage.

Our Priceless Heritage

Ezra Taft Benson

"As we approach the end of our nation’s Bicentennial celebration, it is appropriate that we consider our heritage, our citizenship in this great nation, and our membership in the restored church of Christ.

I pay fervent tribute to the forebears who made this possible—the Founding Fathers of this republic and our Mormon pioneers. I pay tribute to their faithful deeds, their noble lives, and their lasting lessons of faith in God, courage, industry, self-reliance, and integrity.

We stand today as beneficiaries of their priceless heritage to us, a heritage based on the truth that righteousness brings forth the blessings of God.

May I first pay honor to the founders of our beloved republic.

The Declaration of Independence to which these great men affixed their signatures is much more than a political document. It constitutes a spiritual manifesto—revelation, if you will—declaring not for this nation only, but for all nations, the source of man’s rights. Nephi, a Book of Mormon prophet, foresaw over 2,300 years ago that this event would transpire. The colonies he saw would break with Great Britain and that “the power of the Lord was with [the colonists],” that they “were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.” (1 Ne. 13:16, 19.)

The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition—the divine right of kings. At issue was the fundamental question of whether men’s rights were God-given or whether these rights were to be dispensed by governments to their subjects. This document proclaimed that all men have certain inalienable rights. In other words, these rights came from God. Therefore, the colonists were not rebels against political authority, but a free people only exercising their rights before an offending, usurping power. They were thus morally justified to do what they did.

Finally, the document concludes with this pledge. “For the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” (Italics added.)

How prophetic that pledge was to be!

Fifty-six men signed the document on August 2, 1776, or, in the case of some, shortly thereafter. They pledged their lives!—and at least nine of them died as a result of the war. If the Revolution had failed, if their fight had come to naught, they would have been hanged as traitors. They pledged their fortunes!—and at least fifteen fulfilled that pledge to support the war effort.

They pledged their sacred honor!—best expressed by the noble statement of John Adams. He said: “All that I have, and all that I am, and all that I hope, in this life, I am now ready here to stake upon it; and I leave off as I begun, that live or die, survive or perish, I am for the Declaration. It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, Independence, now, and INDEPENDENCE FOR EVER.”
(Works of Daniel Webster, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1877, 17th ed., 1:135.)

How fitting it is that we sing:

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
“America the Beautiful,” Hymns, no. 126 "

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O Ye Mountains High

"And if my people will hearken unto my voice, and unto the voice of my servants whom I have appointed to lead my people, behold, verily I say unto you, they shall not be moved out of their place."(D&C 124)

“Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud.”(D&C 128)

President Wilford Woodruff: “Before we came to the Rocky Mountains, I had a dream. I dreamed of being in these mountains, and of seeing a large fine looking temple erected in one of these valleys which was built of cut granite stone. ..."


President Gordon B. Hinckly: "The Church has become one large family scattered across the earth. There are now more than 13 million of us in 176 nations and territories. A marvelous and wonderful thing is coming to pass. The Lord is fulfilling His promise that His gospel shall be as the stone cut out of the mountain without hands which would roll forth and fill the whole earth, as Daniel saw in vision." (Daniel 2:31-45, D&C65:2).

O Ye Mountains High

Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, # 34
Majestically

1. O ye mountains high, where the clear blue sky Arches over the vales of the free, Where the pure breezes blow and the clear streamlets flow,How I’ve longed to your bosom to flee! O Zion! dear Zion! land of the free, Now my own mountain home, unto thee I have come; All my fond hopes are centered in thee.
2. Tho the great and the wise all thy beauties despise, To the humble and pure thou art dear; Tho the haughty may smile and the wicked revile, Yet we love thy glad tidings to hear. O Zion! dear Zion! home of the free, Tho thou wert forced to fly to thy chambers on high, Yet we’ll share joy and sorrow with thee.
3. In thy mountain retreat, God will strengthen thy feet; Without fear of thy foes thou shalt tread; And their silver and gold, as the prophets have told, Shall be brought to adorn thy fair head. O Zion! dear Zion! home of the free, Soon thy towers shall shine with a splendor divine, And eternal thy glory shall be.
4. Here our voices we’ll raise, and we’ll sing to thy praise, Sacred home of the prophets of God.Thy deliv’rance is nigh; thy oppressors shall die; And thy land shall be freedom’s abode. O Zion! dear Zion! land of the free,In thy temples we’ll bend; all thy rights we’ll defend; And our home shall be ever with thee.
(Text: Charles W. Penrose, 1832–1925
Music: H. S. Thompson, ca. 1852)

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The Three Deceivers

I've always liked the best selling LDS authors, Richard and Linda Eyre. They have written many parenting books and now Richard has just written a book that is very interesting about three concepts that may be deceiving us in our spiritual growth. The concepts, or attitudes, are "Control", "Ownership" and "Independence". While these concepts are well-serving, usually, in the economical realm, they can be "deceivers" in the spiritual realm.

Richard Eyre has just done a couple interviews about the book on the "Glenn Beck Show", and he has offered his alternatives to the deceivers. He has also written five articles explaining these concepts here. It's very interesting reading and a completely new way of looking at things.

There is also a new blog where you can discuss the book.

Watch the video of the Eyre's discussing the book:



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The Lord's Workplace

Yesterday at the LDS Temple Open House, it was so nice to see all the many volunteers. Hundreds of LDS brothers and sisters had come together to work in the Lord's house to make this a special day for all who came to visit and tour the Temple. There were greeters and welcomers who held doors open. There were speakers and sweepers and shuttle drivers. There were snack servers and bus boys. And it was evident that lots of behind the scences work had gone on for weeks to prepare for this huge Temple Open House. The Temple grounds and gardens had been lovingly made immaculate and beautiful. Inside everything shone and sparkled, the Spirit was powerfully felt. Several local wards were used as parking lots and visitors centers, before we were even shuttled over to the Temple. It was a massive and loving effort by hundreds of volunteers, all laboring together in the workplace of the Lord.

“…The Master’s reward in the Final Judgment will not be based on how long we have labored in the vineyard. We do not obtain our heavenly reward by punching a time clock. What is essential is that our labors in the workplace of the Lord have caused us to become something. For some of us, this requires a longer time than for others. What is important in the end is what we have become by our labors.”
Dallin H. Oaks,
Ensign, Nov 2000

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Draper, Utah LDS Temple Open House

Today I'm going to the Open House of the Draper LDS Temple in Draper, Utah. This temple has been under construction for 2 and a half years. It will be dedicated in March of this year, but until then there is a daily Open House (except Sundays) for the public to come and go through the Temple.

Last summer, a huge forest fire on the mountains in Draper came near the Temple, (see fourth picture above) but caused no damage.

This is the 129th LDS Temple worldwide, and the 12th Temple in Utah. About 20,000 visitors per day are expected for the Open House.



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The Hope of Spring

I love these quotes by James E. Faust. Look for the beauty all around you, in your garden,in your home, in our meeting places. These are great gifts of God and they will rest us and renew us spiritually, if we take time to look and acknowledge, appreciate and be thankful.

“Develop an appreciation for the great gifts of God as found in nature: the beauty of the seasons, the eloquent testimony of God in the sunrises and sunsets, the leaves, the flowers, the birds, the animals.”
James E. Faust

“Without question, we need to be informed of the happenings of the world. But modern communication brings into our homes a drowning cascade of the violence and misery of the worldwide human race. There comes a time when we need to find some peaceful spiritual renewal. I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spiritual cocoons of our homes, our sacrament meetings, and our holy temples. In these peaceful environments, our souls are rested. We have the feeling of having come home.”
James E. Faust

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Are Mormons Christians?

Have you heard about "Focus on the Family" taking Glenn Beck's book interview off their website because he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the evangelical "Focus on the Family" does not consider Mormons to be Christians? We talked about it in class today, and it turns out that early Christians were much more in tune with Mormonism than many Christians imagine. The Nicene Creed was influenced more by philosphers, like Plato, than by revelators, like John the Revelator.

Anyway, whatever your feelings are on this issue, here are links to two very interesting articles and reader comments on the subject of Glenn Beck's banishment and why Mormon's really ARE Christians. In joy!

Real Reason Why Glenn Beck Interview Was
Pulled From Focus on the Family

Letters to Editor in Reply to Above Article

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Let Us Be Prayerful

“Let us be prayerful. Let us pray for righteousness. Let us pray for the forces of good. Let us reach out to help men and women of goodwill, whatever their religious persuasion and wherever they live. Let us stand firm against evil, both at home and abroad. Let us live worthy of the blessings of heaven, reforming our lives where necessary and looking to Him, the Father of us all. He has said,
“Be still, and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10).”
Gordon B. Hinckley


"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear, and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering." (Alma 13:28)


How does one get humble? By real, constant, worshipful, grateful prayer...If it takes all day long, you stay on your knees until your unhumbleness has dissipated, until you feel the humble spirit and realize, "I could die this minute if it were not for the Lord's good grace. I am dependent upon him--totally dependent upon him."
Spencer W. Kimball


"It is soul-satisfying to know that God is mindful of us and ready to respond when we place our trust in Him and do that which is right. There is no place for fear among men and women who place their trust in the Almighty, who do not hesitate to humble themselves in seeking divine guidance through prayer. Though persecutions arise, though reverses come, in prayer we can find assurance, for God will speak peace to the soul. That peace, that spirit of serenity, is a great blessing."
Ezra Taft Benson


"Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might know concerning the truth of these things.
Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness can you have than from God?"
(D&C 6:22-23)


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Be Led By the Spirit

"And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do." 1Nephi 4:6

I love the story in 1Nephi where Nephi goes ahead and takes action, even though he didn't know what to do, he just trusted that he would be guided. Here is part of a talk by Elder John H. Groberg, "What is Your Mission?" Read the entire talk by clicking the link.

"Many people say, “I am not going to move because I do not have that burning in my bosom. I am not positive about that person or I am not positive about this field, or I am not positive about this, that, or the other. Too often we want to be positive about everything. We feel like we have got to have this burning all the time. Often people say, “I am confused. I don’t know what to do,” and so they end up treading water and not doing anything or making any real progress and that, in and of itself, is wrong. We should not do wrong things; and as I said before, the Lord will let you know when things are wrong; but for heaven’s sake, do something.

In my life there have been quite a few occasions where there was absolutely no question about it—that burning was there. I have had the experience, for instance, of installing stake presidents where there was absolutely no question, where I was positive, “that is the man to be the stake president now.” It has happened in other situations also. But much of the time it has been a matter of eliminating the least desirable directions to end up going in the best direction. We must try to figure it out ourselves. As I have begun to proceed along one path, having gathered what facts I could, I have found that if that decision was wrong (not that it was an evil one, but not right for me), without fail, the Lord has always let me know just this emphatically, “That is wrong. Do not go that way. That is not for you!”

Now, on the other side, there may have been two or three ways that I could have gone, any one of which would have been right and would have provided the experience and means whereby I could fulfill the mission that He had in mind for me. Because He knows we need the growth, He generally does not point and say, “Now, open that door and go that direction twelve yards and turn right and go two miles, etc.” But if it is wrong, He will let us know—you will feel that for sure. I am positive of that.

So, rather than saying, “I will not move until I have this burning in my heart,” let’s turn it around and say, “I will move unless I feel it is wrong; and if it is wrong, then I will not do it.” By eliminating these wrong directions and moving forward in others, very quickly you will find yourself going in the direction that you ought to be going, and then you can receive the assurance, “Yes, I am going in the right direction. I am doing what my Father in Heaven wants me to do and for sure I am not doing the things he does not want me to do.” This is part of the growth process and part of accomplishing what our Father in Heaven has in mind for us."

“Your peace of mind, your assurance of answers to vexing problems, your ultimate joy depend upon your trust in Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.”
Richard G. Scott,
Liahona, May 2003

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Prayers ARE Answered

Yesterday my prayer was answered. The class I was hoping to audit at BYU - Salt Lake City,did have openings and I was able to register. About a month ago, I inquired about taking the class because it's about something I really wanted to study, "The Book of Mormon"; and it's taught by a very popular professor and best-selling LDS author, John Bytheway. At that time, I was told it would be pretty much impossible to get into the class on an audit basis, because these classes fill up really fast since John Bytheway is so well known and loved.

Well, I was determined, so I started praying that the Lord would make a way for me to get in. Now I don't know if it's the freezing cold winter weather here in Salt Lake City this season, or if it's the really slow economy, or if maybe Heavenly Father just knew I would benefit from taking this class, but the way WAS opened! The maximum student load for the class is forty students, and as of yesterday, only 17 had signed up...so I was IN!

I know I'll enjoy this class. Yesterday was the first one, and I was surprised and a little disappointed when the hour and 40 minute time period expired. It went SO fast! I'm already learning alot. I didn't really realize that the Book of Mormon has lessons and instructions for modern day life, I thought it was just a record of an ancient people. It is SO much more! Check it out and request a copy!

So, I'm taking this class in downtown Salt Lake City at a beautiful campus, see photos above, where you can actually see the Salt Lake Temple in the skyline. The Temple is only about three blocks from the campus.

The teacher, John Bytheway, is FUN. He's written many LDS books I've enjoyed and often gives fireside talks. He's very well-liked, even by teens, because of his quick sense of humor and common sense advice. Check out some of his latest books!

And you might also enjoy and appreciate a recent campus talk he gave entitled "Spiritual Weeds", looking at how to grow our testimonies in a healthy environment.
Some good advice for the New Year.

So my prayers have been answered, once again, and I'm beginning another exciting adventure in my life as a new member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I'm having such fun!!!

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Ask And Ye Shall Receive

All my wishes are coming true faster than I could have ever imagined!

"Ask and ye shall receive."

Last year we bought our first house in the lovely community of Cottonwood Heights,Utah. It has been a dream come true!

In November I was baptized and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

In December I got my first calling to join the Enrichment Committee of the Relief Society. Also, I was set up to receive my Patriarchal Blessing soon. And last Sunday I was granted a limited Temple Recommend, so I can begin doing Temple work.

This New Year I will have another opportunity that I've long been hoping for, I will
take a university class at BYU!

"Where your treasures are, there shall your heart be also."

God is SO good!


“Entering this earth life to learn and then going forth to serve represent the purpose of our mortal existence.”
L. Tom Perry


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2009 Will Be Just Fine

Happy New Year 2009!

Wishing you a New Year Filled with Miracles everyday!
May your 2009 be Divine!

In Search of Treasure

President Thomas S. Monson
Liahona, May 2003

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.


"When I was a boy I enjoyed reading Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. I also saw adventure movies where several individuals had separate pieces of a well-worn map which led the way to buried treasure if only the pieces could be found and put together.

I recall listening to a 15-minute radio program each weekday afternoon. The program of which I speak was Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy. It began with the jingle, “Have you tried Wheaties, the best breakfast food in the land?” Then, in a voice filled with mystery, there emanated from the radio the message, “We now join Jack and Betty as they approach the fabulous secret entry to the elephants’ burial ground, where a treasure is concealed. But wait; danger lurks on the path ahead.”

Nothing could tear me away from this program. It was as though I were leading the search for the hidden treasure of precious ivory.

At another time and in a different setting, the Savior of the world spoke of treasure. In His Sermon on the Mount He declared:

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The promised reward was not a treasure of ivory, gold, or silver. Neither did it consist of acres of land or a portfolio of stocks and bonds. The Master spoke of riches within the grasp of all—even joy unspeakable here and eternal happiness hereafter.

Today I have chosen to provide the three pieces of your treasure map to guide you to your eternal happiness. They are:

1. Learn from the past.
2. Prepare for the future.
3. Live in the present.

Let us consider each segment of the map."

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