Daily Ponderings: Give Heed With Your Might

D&C 12:9

Behold, I am the light and the life of the world, that speak these words, therefore give heed with your might, and then you are called. Amen.

I should listen and do. He can give me courage for this if I ask.

This I Know: Rest

I can get the rest I need.

Daily Ponderings: Desires to Bring Forth

D&C 12:7

Behold, I speak unto you, and also to all those who have desires to bring forth and establish this work;

He can help me get what I desire if I ask Him for His help.

This I Know: Enduring

I can endure uncomfortable situtions

Daily Ponderings: Thrust in His Sickle

D&C 12:4

Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called of God.

I should make an effort. He will help me know what to do.

This I Know: Moving Forward

I can make progress in areas of my life that need it.

Daily Ponderings: If You Desire, You Shall Have My Spirit and My Word

D&C 11:21

Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of men.

If I invite Him, He will help me.

This I Know: Peace

Peace as a default reaction can come. It just takes practice.

Daily Ponderings: By My Power I Give

D&C 11:11

For, behold, it is I that speak; behold, I am the light which shineth in darkness, and by my power I give these words unto thee.

He has power He can give me to help me change my mind if I ask.

This I Know: Patience

I can endure with joy instead of resentment

Daily Ponderings: Remember the Word of Him

D&C 10:70

And now, remember the words of him who is the life and light of the world, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God. Amen.

I should listen to what He tells me and do it.

This I Know: Ignore

I will hear words of discouragement. I can ignore them.

Daily Ponderings: Their Faith in Their Prayers

D&C 10:47

"And I said unto them, that it should be granted unto them according to their faith in their prayers;"

I should act as though I will receive what I've asked for. He will help me.

This I Know: Needs

I don't need anyone's approval to take care of my own needs.

Daily Ponderings: Stirreth up Their Hearts

D&C 10:24

Yea, he stirreth up their hearts to anger against this work.

I can let my heart be stirred up to good works. He can help me.

This I Know: Family

Time with my family isn't the problem, it's the point.

Daily Ponderings: Stand Fast

D&C 9:14

Stand fast in the work wherewith I have called you, and a hair of your head shall not be lost, and you shall be lifted up at the last day. Amen.

I can keep going in the right direction despite temptations and distracting voices. He can help me if I ask.

This I Know: Time

I have enough time to get done what needs doing. Anger comes from believing otherwise.

Daily Ponderings: Write That Which Is Sacred

D&C 9:9

But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is sacred save it be given you from me.

The things I write are precious and they are for me.

This I Know: Sleep

The sleep I get can be enough.

Daily Ponderings: Continue As You Commenced

D&C 9:8

And, behold, it is because that you did not continue as you commenced, when you began to translate, that I have taken away this privilege from you.

I can keep going. He can help.

This I Know: Time

Forward progress makes time.

Daily Ponderings: Spake Unto You

D&C 8:12

Behold, it is I that have spoken it; and I am the same that spake unto you from the beginning. Amen.

If I listen, He will speak. I should take His advice.

This I Know: Available

Peace is always available

Daily Ponderings: Kindness

D&C 8:5

Oh, remember these words, and keep my commandments. Remember, this is your gift.

I should be kind, including to myself.

Daily Ponderings: Have According to Your Desires

D&C 7:8

Verily I say unto you, ye shall both have according to your desires, for ye both joy in that which ye have desired.

If I ask, He will give it to me.

Who I Can Be

From Brad Wilcox's October 2024 "O Youth of the Noble Birthright":

"He sees you as you really are - flaws, weaknesses, regrets, and all. Because He is full of grace, He sees you as you really can be. He meets you where you are and helps you repent and improve, overcome, and become."

Greater Measure of Grace

From Brad Wilcox's October 2024 "O Youth of the Noble Birthright":

"Your covenant relationship with God and Jesus Christ is a relationship of love and trust in which you have a greater measure of their grace - their divine assistance, endowment of strength, and enabling power."

Have v. Become

From Brad Wilcox's October 2024 "O Youth of the Noble Birthright":

"It would be easy for Heavenly Father to simply give you all that He has. His desire is to help you become all that He is"

This I Know: Forward

I can make progress

Daily Ponderings: A Good Desire

D&C 7:5

I say unto thee, Peter, this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired that he might do more, or a greater work yet among men than what he has before done.

I can fill my heart with good desires. He can help me to attain them if I ask.

This I Know: Persistence

If I keep at it, I can get what I want.

Daily Ponderings: Thou Desirest This

D&C 7:3

And the Lord said unto me: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, because thou desirest this thou shalt tarry until I come in my glory, and shalt prophesy before nations, kindreds, tongues and people.

I should want things that are good for me.

Believe, Act, Try Again

From David A. Bednar's October 2024 "In the Space of Not Many Years":

"...believing the teachings in the holy scriptures and of the prophets, exercising faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repenting of their sins, and experiencing a mighty change of heart."

Anchoring empowering beliefs, acting on those beliefs, trying again after acting short-sightedly on emotion instead of an empowering belief.

This I Know: Can Do

It's hard. I do it. It's done.

Daily Ponderings: Be Faithful

D&C 6:37

Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Amen.

I should embrace empowering beliefs. He can help me do this if I ask.

This I Know: Control

I can notice hijacking early and end it.

Daily Ponderings: I Grant Unto You a Gift, If You Desire of Me

D&C 6:25

And, behold, I grant unto you a gift, if you desire of me, to translate, even as my servant Joseph.

If there's something I want, I can ask Him for it.

This I Know: Possible

I can stop my brain from being hijacked. First step is to recognize it immediately. Then act without hesitation until it becomes habitual.

Daily Ponderings: Thou Wilt Do Good

D&C 6:13

If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation.

I should do good things. He will help me know which good things to do if I ask.

Daily Ponderings: Keeping My Commandments

D&C 5:35

And if thou art faithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt be lifted up at the last day. Amen.

He will tell me what to do. I should do it.

This I Know: Patience

I can be more patient than my mind can hijack.

Daily Ponderings: Again, I Speak Unto You

D&C 5:23

And now, again, I speak unto you, my servant Joseph, concerning the man that desires the witness

If I ask (how) questions, I will get answers.

This I Know: Giving

Giving makes me powerful, strong, and peaceful.

Daily Ponderings: Know of a Surety That These Things Are True

D&C 5:12

Yea, they shall know of a surety that these things are true, for from heaven will I declare it unto them.

I should focus on what I know is true.

This I Know: Love First

When I focus on giving love, my life gets better. Being able to give love means I have power.

Daily Ponderings: It Shall Be Opened

D&C 4:7

Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.

If something feels closed, it can be opened if I ask for help.

This I Know: Can't Hurt Me

Small, and even large setbacks, are inconsequential. I'm still here.

Daily Ponderings: An Eye Single

D&C 4:5

And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.

I can focus on good things. He can help me if I ask.

This I Know: Forward

When it's cold, when I'm tired, I can still move forward slowly.