Monday, December 23, 2024

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.

Sunday, December 22, 2024

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.

Saturday, December 21, 2024

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.

Friday, December 20, 2024

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.

Thursday, December 19, 2024

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.

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

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.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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

Sunday, December 15, 2024

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