"RISE ABOVE THE BLUES"

Change can be difficult.  I have had a lot of experiences on my mission that have really made me change.  It is interesting to be able to look back on my life and see how things were placed in front of me to remind me who I am.  Every experience we go through is for a reason.  Our whole mortal life is for a reason.  Our purpose is to find out who we are, and change to become what we were meant to become!

How to Prepare for the Big Test

What happens when we die?  Are we ready to meet God?  How will we feel?  What is our purpose in life?  How can we be safe?  Change is hard sometimes, especially if we aren't familiar with what will happen.  A fear many people have is death.  How can we be prepared?  What can we do?

Stay Afloat

All the water in the world

no matter how hard it tried

could never sink the smallest ship

unless it got inside.

All the evil in the world

and every kind of sin

could never doom a human soul

unless we let it in.

Our Savior's Call

I am so thankful for the call of the Savior.  Christ has given us the call to, "come forth unto me."(3 Nephi  11: 14).  He also calls, "Follow thou me."(2 Nephi 31:10).  The invitation of the Savior is to come and follow Him. He wants to bless and change us!  The question is, how do we come and follow Him?

The Sure Compass

"O my son, do not let us be slothful because of the easiness of the way; for so was it with our fathers; for so was it prepared for them, that if they would look they might live; even so it is with us. The way is prepared, and if we will look we may live forever."(Alma 37: 46).  I found this counsel of Alma to his son Helaman interesting.  Life is difficult right?  What does Alma know that we need to know?

The Message of the Book of Mormon

As I was listening to a talk given by Jeffery R. Holland, something great was brought to my attention.  He said something to the effect that, the message of the Book of Mormon is that Christ does not fail us.  He taught that this is the truth that is talked about clear throughout the Book of Mormon.  This is the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ, this is the message of the Book of Mormon.

Joy or Pleasure

Fire has been a great tool for man since it was first harnessed.  It can do so much: cook food, bring warmth, protection, and can be beautiful.  It is a great tool.  This great tool can also be very destructive.  The same tool that can be used to bring joy and warmth into a home when contained inside of the fireplace, if allowed outside, can burn and destroy the whole house, and everything inside of it.