Let Your Faith Show

On this sabbath morning, in a time of the coronavirus, we never know what kinds of things we will see or read while we are about our every day lives. When I was on Facebook this morning, someone had shared a video of President Russell M. Nelson. Men's Hearts Shall Fail Them was the video that was shared.  (Added 9/19/20) I forgot to add that this is a story of a woman that was scared they were going to crash because of the airplane engine had failed. Read or listen the story from the link or videos on this page.

(Updated 9/19/20) Let Your Faith Show might be the talk I was thinking of that he gave when I watched the first video but it wasn't. As you know, when you hear certain stories, those stories stay in your mind as if they were only yesterday. It is just like life, you remember certain things and they stay in your head forever.

We must have faith. Faith that this pandemic will be removed from this Earth. Faith that we can bear whatever comes to us in our daily lives. Faith that Jesus is the Christ. Faith that we are loved. Faith that our Heavenly Father and Jesus love us. Faith to live in this world today. Our Heavenly Father loves us and we can make it through whatever is placed before us. Have faith. Be strong.

President Russell M. Nelson Shares Easter Message

On April 12th President Russell M. Nelson shared a special Easter message on Facebook. It is located on the church website what he told viewers on Facebook. President Nelson quoted a scripture found in the New Testament, which reads, “He is not here: for he is risen” (Matthew 28:6).

Happy Easter and Our Savior, Jesus Christ

On this Easter morning, may we remember our brother Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for each one of us. Let us remember the true meaning of Easter, the resurrection of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. These words in Spanish are (nuestro Salvador y Redentor, Jesucristo). He is Risen is a video you may watch on this Easter day (or anytime of the year) to remind us of our Savior, Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for us so we can live once more. The scripture found at the end of the video is found in the New Testament in the Holy Bible in John 20:31. "But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name." If you would sing (or listen to) a beautiful song, go to He is Risen! hymn. May you have a Happy Easter.

Jesus Christ

I posted the following on my Facebook account and thouoght I would share it on my blog too.

(Posted on Facebook on April 11, 2020)
I was reading at Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon 2020 - February 10-6 (2 Nephi 6-10) the following, "...Nephites—“who believed in the warnings and the revelations of God”—and the Lamanites, who did not (2 Nephi 5:6). In these circumstances, Jacob, who was Nephi's younger brother and now ordained as a teacher for the Nephites, wanted the covenant people to know that God would never forget them, so they must never forget Him. This is a message we surely need in our own world, where covenants are belittled and revelation rejected. “Let us remember him, … for we are not cast off. … Great are the promises of the Lord,” he declared (2 Nephi 10:20–21)...

This is what I thought when I read the above. I typed the following down last night when it came into my mind. "God won’t forget us and we should not forget Him."  I guess I was suppose to read this lesson at this time (since there is a time for things to happen). He won't forget us. He will listen to our prayers. Our Savior, Jesus Christ prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. We should take His example and pray to our Heavenly Father every day of our lives. He will hear the prayers of his people. He will answer those prayers. He will answer all the prayers of those that fasted for yesterday (even small children) that were sent to heaven from around the world. Continue to pray (even if you didn't have a chance to fast yesterday). A single prayer is worth everything. Remember Him. He loves you.

D&C 25

Here are the next parts of Doctrine and Covenants 25.

Verse 3
It reads, "Behold, thy sins are forgiven thee, ...". We all can have our sins forgiven. We need prayer with a sincere heart. We will know if our sins are forgiven by the calm feeling we receive. This is the Holy Ghost. Our Heavenly Father and Jesus loves us very much. They want us to be happy so they give us the opportunity to repent of our sins.

Verse 9
It states Emma will be given callings in the church. We might receive callings in the church too. It doesn't matter how big or small it is. What matters is we are serving the Lord and helping others too.

Verse 10
It states "...lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better." We do not need to do what the world does. We don't need to follow what the world does. We can be an example. Others will look up to us if we do what is right. They will want to do better because of example that you show them.

Verses 11-12
In these verses it talks about hymns and the importance of them. Songs are so important to everyone. It makes us happy as individuals and as a group. It cheers us when we are sad. We feel happier when we listen or sing songs. In verse 11 Emma was commanded "to make a selection of sacred hymns". It states in verse 12, "For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has lots of hymns. It is important to us as members of the church as it was to the first members of the church.

Verse 13
We need to keep our covenants with the Lord just like Emma and Joseph Smith did.

Verse 14
We need to be meek and we need to be aware of pride like Emma was told.

Verse 15
We need to continue to be keep the commandments and be righteous in all that we do. The Celestial kingdom is a place to strive to live after we die.

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