Thoughts

“Comparison is the death of joy” – Dave Walton, Cascade 1^st Ward

“The beer will not kill you but the water will” – Dave Henrie’s Mission President

“Your testimony is only yours for today” – Dale Allen – Cascade 1^st Ward

“Avoid the savage islands on your journey home” – Pasteur Vernon and Karen Nelson

“It is better to love than to be right” – Barry Neal Kaufman

“To be meek is to be ego-less” – Eckhart Tolle

“The more spiritually advanced we are the less apt we are to judge the weaknesses of others” – Dave Walton, Cascade 1^st Ward

“If what we believe doesn’t impact how we live then it really isn’t very important to us” Dave Walton, Cascade 1^st Ward

“In a marriage both partners have veto power” – Darson Roper, Cascade 1^st Ward

“Shame is to believe in the egoic assertions of others or yourself that you are bad, not enough, unlovable, not good enough or that something is wrong with you” – Scott

“Gaining a deep, heart-felt witness that Jesus is what He says He is, is more important than all other witnesses combined” – Scott

“We all must hatch the Jack Reacher within us” – Scott (this one was for you, Doug)

From: doug@graphicsone.biz [mailto:doug@graphicsone.biz]
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 6:34 PM
To: Nelson, Scott R.
Subject: Vacation Thoughts of Joy and Wisdom.....

"Find happiness in ordinary things. and keep your sense of humor." Boyd K. Packer

"It is better to be a failure at something you love, than to be a success at something you hate." George Burns

"I'd rather see you drink a glass of wine than a glass of milk or a soft drink" Jack La Lanne

"By exercise. I'll tell you one thing. You don't always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I'm on the road." Jack La Lanne

"If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get a bigger gut because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat. How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet."  Jack La Lanne"

"Notice how I got your attention with other quotes and then lead you into the diet and exercise ones."  Doug

"At first they will ask why you're doing it...... Later they'll ask you how you did it" ??????.... but Doug approved

Bondage

I was reading my scriptures this morning and came across these verses in Mosiah 19.

19 And were it not for the interposition of their all-wise Creator, and this because of their sincere repentance, they must unavoidably remain in bondage until now.

20 But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.

I remember reading these verses back in the 90’s and determining that I needed to be delivered from bondage.

King Mosiah sets forth a pattern in these verses.  I believe they can be applied to spiritual bondage as well as temporal bondage.  I like how he says that the Lord did work his power IN ALL CASES among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.

IN ALL CASES.  That is amazing to me.

God's Plan for Children

God’s Plan for Children

It is God’s plan to transfer to Jesus Christ

 All the evil that others through their agency

Impose upon us. 

That is what Jesus is for.

He, in addition to our own sins, paid for evil inflicted on us by others.

He paid for the suffering, unhappiness, anxiety, pain, neglect and loneliness

That happens to us as children. 

The adult doesn’t repent for what happened in his childhood.

  The child didn’t do anything wrong.

  Evil was imposed on him by others.

  It only requires me to believe and look to Christ.

Believe that Christ wants me to use Him.

He suffered for all the evil that happens to children -

Through the ages because of the actions of others.

What happens when we look to the Savior for healing?

The pain of what happened is removed from us.

A cleansing occurs that we couldn’t do ourselves.

Pain and suffering are replaced with joy and peace.

Why does this work?

  Because Christ is really there.

  He is waiting for me to knock.

Christ can love you back.

Since He is real and is waiting for me to come unto Him with my burdens,

All I need to do is believe Him.

His conditions for healing me are gentle.

All He requires is for me to continue in His peace.

Once my heart and mind are cleansed by Him, the way is easy.

He knows me and my capacity.

  His commandments are gentle.

His precepts are kind.

That is who Jesus is: full of loving kindness.

As I believe in the true nature of my God,

 I come to Him without any fear or trepidation.

  He is love.

He loves me deeply.