A few years ago my friend Pam was taking the missionary discussions. The Elders in her ward were just not seeming to work out. They had a few missed appointments and finally had a discussion planned for a certain day and the night before we all confirmed. Then they cancelled on her that morning! I […]
Here is what I have been praying for my youngest since November 9th -“enjoys CSS Team, Robot Team – increases his talents and skills.” Today I added “Sound of Music” onto the sheet. Our schedule was already pretty full when I first created this 40 day prayer sheet. We went to see a play on
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One of my favorite times of the Sabbath Day is during the sacrament. I love this time set aside each week to meditate and pray and remember the sacrifice Jesus made for me. Bonus is I get to renew my covenants! If you have little kids, I remember that it wasn’t always like this. So
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I love Jesus Christ. I love that I can feel of His love for me as I pray. I sometimes pray to be immersed in His living water. I imagine diving into a fountain filled with the healing water of Christ and imagine His power surrounding me and buoying me up through hard times. Jesus
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I started going to church when I was 15 and was baptized when I was 18. I was the only member in my family. Then I headed on a mission to France when I was 21. I remember at a challenging part of my mission wondering if anyone was praying for me. I knew all
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Saying a prayer is like planting a seed. We need to water it and weed around it. Sometimes it can take awhile before it sprouts. It sometimes takes patience to see an answer to a prayer. We can keep the faith. We can not make that seed grow, it will grow on its own if
I love the parable in the New Testament when a judge helped a widow, simply because she kept on asking. He wasn’t the most quality of man, yet he said, “I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.” Then Jesus says something along the lines of, if this unworthy man will
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Sometimes I write my prayers. I do this in my journal and when I do, I love to use my purple pen. I write all my thoughts and all my questions, just like I am praying. Somehow when I am writing I get into this receptive state. I think because writing is much slower than
2 Second Prayers can be as powerful as 5 minute prayers. Sometimes we think we need to stop and kneel to really pray. However there are experiences when we don’t have time to do that. I call it Praying in the Moment. So if something comes up and you could use God’s help – just
Breathe – Be Still – than Pray! Take a moment to be still before you pray. Think “Be” as you are breathing in. As you breathe out think “Still” Do that two more times. NOW pray. There is power in stilling our minds and bodies before we pray. Breathe before you Pray today! Mark 4:39
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