to be spiritually minded is life eternal (2 Nephi 9:39)
that I might know Thee
that I might know me
that I may have this hope
PURIFIED
eternally
a spinning reflection of prose once loved
still loved. thrill loved.
to resonate through and connect with above
your love
HIS LOVE.
assurance of meaning
of power
effect-ion
congruent and teeming with perfect affection.
for I see through a glass
but because He knows
I can cut off the mask
and show how it glows
each sparkle, each angle,
and even each dent
all have a part
for what I was sent
take in what was given
then more abundantly
pours
to know my heart
as I start to know Yours.
to see OPENED DOORS.
Because He knows ME.
Then I can know Thee.
That I may be like Him
And more of ME, SEE.
Written December 28th, 2016 while I was on an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Location: Kirkland, WA.
Inspired by these scriptures:
2 Nephi 9:39
John 17:3
Moroni 7:8
1 Corinthians 3:12
2 Nephi 28:30
Mosiah 18:1
Moroni 7:48
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Real
with each crack in slips a drop
sticky
sweet
untrue
all I lack refuse to stop
until the heartmind flew
wind and turmoil never cease
the sticky won't relent
hardened now cannot release
but melt upon REPENT
a seeker
whizzing through
but take the time to stop
THE SPEAKER
words ring true
the stuck begins to drop
Renew. Reflect. Repent.
It worsened and then went.
Oh then is not this real?
comes swirling in the door
with substance true and solid feel
unlike I saw before.
The spirit writes anew on tables of the heart.
Stories which ring clear and true.
HIS. I am called to start.
Literal, the effects rooted enter into heart and mind.
MY STORY
now for the Lord
help me the answer
--FIND--
much faster than I thought.
My heart is sure,
the Lord is kind
and to me much was taught.
Written on November 29th , 2015 while I was on an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Location: Kirkland, WA.
Inspired from these scripture references:
Helaman 5:12
Alma 34:9
Ezekiel 36:26
Alma 27:18
Alma 32:35
2 Corinthians 3:3
Jeremiah 31:33
Alma 32:37
sticky
sweet
untrue
all I lack refuse to stop
until the heartmind flew
wind and turmoil never cease
the sticky won't relent
hardened now cannot release
but melt upon REPENT
a seeker
whizzing through
but take the time to stop
THE SPEAKER
words ring true
the stuck begins to drop
Renew. Reflect. Repent.
It worsened and then went.
Oh then is not this real?
comes swirling in the door
with substance true and solid feel
unlike I saw before.
The spirit writes anew on tables of the heart.
Stories which ring clear and true.
HIS. I am called to start.
Literal, the effects rooted enter into heart and mind.
MY STORY
now for the Lord
help me the answer
--FIND--
much faster than I thought.
My heart is sure,
the Lord is kind
and to me much was taught.
Written on November 29th , 2015 while I was on an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Location: Kirkland, WA.
Inspired from these scripture references:
Helaman 5:12
Alma 34:9
Ezekiel 36:26
Alma 27:18
Alma 32:35
2 Corinthians 3:3
Jeremiah 31:33
Alma 32:37
New Moment
word and thought resonating through
discoveries spark in lesson anew
to the weak
and beat and soft
the clicks and scents from magic past
tick and prick when stiffen
memories that push to last
stick.
whether not to listen.
long for the otherwise
begin a change to start
rechannel new from once demise
alter tender heart.
Written September 24, 2015 while I was on an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Location: Issaquah, WA.
Inspired by these scripture references:
2 Nephi 32:3
2 Nephi 2:7
Proverbs 3:5-6
Ezekiel 36:26
discoveries spark in lesson anew
to the weak
and beat and soft
the clicks and scents from magic past
tick and prick when stiffen
memories that push to last
stick.
whether not to listen.
long for the otherwise
begin a change to start
rechannel new from once demise
alter tender heart.
Written September 24, 2015 while I was on an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Location: Issaquah, WA.
Inspired by these scripture references:
2 Nephi 32:3
2 Nephi 2:7
Proverbs 3:5-6
Ezekiel 36:26
The Author
Notice happiness.
Remember the smells of the day.
Choose the cherish.
And chase all doubts away.
The hand ticktockticking and
tick...
tock...
tick...
when wishing all the clicking would stick.
On whom you rely
For whom you are here
From whom your supply
To whom you'll be near
Remember.
The light and the life
Your world and all strife
in Him all embraced
His work is in haste
His work.
His light.
His glory.
Your heart. Your fight. Your story.
Written March 13th, 2015 while I was on an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Location: Magnolia, WA.
Remember the smells of the day.
Choose the cherish.
And chase all doubts away.
The hand ticktockticking and
tick...
tock...
tick...
when wishing all the clicking would stick.
On whom you rely
For whom you are here
From whom your supply
To whom you'll be near
Remember.
The light and the life
Your world and all strife
in Him all embraced
His work is in haste
His work.
His light.
His glory.
Your heart. Your fight. Your story.
Written March 13th, 2015 while I was on an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Location: Magnolia, WA.
January Fourteenth
Through all of the hustle and bustle and fear,
I know the LORD loves me and will remain near
With all of the colors mushed into one pot
I can always find my sacred spot.
Right here in these pages emotions contort.
And once they are out I can find support.
In seeing Him and seeing me,
and how and who He wants me to be.
Written on my first day at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT
I know the LORD loves me and will remain near
With all of the colors mushed into one pot
I can always find my sacred spot.
Right here in these pages emotions contort.
And once they are out I can find support.
In seeing Him and seeing me,
and how and who He wants me to be.
Written on my first day at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Faith is Becoming
Having faith in Christ leads to becoming like Him.
"And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek and lowly of heart." - Moroni 7: 43
Being "meek and lowly of heart" means that we are willing to recognize our flaws, or recognize where there is a gap between where we are and where Christ would have us be.
I want to follow Christ. And, because Christ is the perfect example of living what He teaches, being like Him is the same thing as following His word. If we want to become like Him, we must live His teachings and commandments.
Being like Christ leads to a better and more happy life. One of the blessings promised when we work on the gap between ourselves and Christ is suggested in the scripture above: increased faith and hope.
There's my short thought for the day. Think about it. :)
"And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek and lowly of heart." - Moroni 7: 43
Being "meek and lowly of heart" means that we are willing to recognize our flaws, or recognize where there is a gap between where we are and where Christ would have us be.
I want to follow Christ. And, because Christ is the perfect example of living what He teaches, being like Him is the same thing as following His word. If we want to become like Him, we must live His teachings and commandments.
Being like Christ leads to a better and more happy life. One of the blessings promised when we work on the gap between ourselves and Christ is suggested in the scripture above: increased faith and hope.
There's my short thought for the day. Think about it. :)
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Preparation
"And thus we see that the Lord did visit them in the fullness of his wrath, and their wickedness and abominations had prepared a way for their everlasting destruction." Ether 14:25
The use of the word "prepared" in this verse struck me as I read. As mentioned in a previous post, the end of the Book of Mormon is filled with war. Not only war, but war where there doesn't seem to be a "good side" or a "bad side" because everyone has drifted away from God and all things righteous. It is all about revenge, murder, and power.
This specific record was written by the Prophet of the time, Ether. He had before prophesied that if the people did not repent, destruction would come upon all of them. The people continued to pull further and further from God until, at the end of the record, everyone is dead. Just before this, Ether reminds us why he is including this part of the story, as full of carnage and evil as it is. He reminds us that the choices the people made are what prepared their destruction. They prepared their own deaths.
When I read this, I thought:
What am I preparing for?
Every choice I make will be a step in one direction or another. Reading that word, prepared, helped me form a goal to think about my choices and their consequences a little bit more.
When I make the choice to run in the morning even when I'd rather fuse with my mattress, I'm preparing to have a healthier body and heart. When I decide to read my scriptures even when I'm tired or busy, I am preparing to have the Spirit of the Lord with me as I go throughout my day. When I study to come closer to Christ, I am preparing for the coming of Christ.
I make small choices every day that prepare me for something. We all do.
What are you preparing for?
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Building Hope
It's cool what you learn when you go back and re-study your own notes. I had missed something important even though I wrote most of it down - which I'm glad I did, because now I have all these spiritual gems to look over again.
Hope is connected to patience. This came up in my study of Christ-like attributes, which I've been discovering are all connected through Christ. Here is the connection, found in Paul's letter to the Romans:
"...but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us." (Romans 5:3-5)
Hope is an expectation, or trust, that the Lord will fulfill His promises to us. When we hope, we can have patience through confusion and pain as we go through hard things. In addition, when we remember to have patience with ourselves and with the Lord, our hope is built up as we rely on Him. This is all made possible through the presence of His Spirit, which is "shed abroad in our hearts" as we remember and feel His love.
So, my friends, I want you to know something. I want you to know that no matter how hard things are right now, no matter how long it's seems to take for things to get better, your patience will be rewarded - maybe not with a solution just yet, but with an abundant feeling of God's love for you. He does love you, and He wants to show you just how much. Talk with Him, and you will feel that love.
And if you need a listening ear, mine is open.
Hope is connected to patience. This came up in my study of Christ-like attributes, which I've been discovering are all connected through Christ. Here is the connection, found in Paul's letter to the Romans:
"...but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us." (Romans 5:3-5)
Hope is an expectation, or trust, that the Lord will fulfill His promises to us. When we hope, we can have patience through confusion and pain as we go through hard things. In addition, when we remember to have patience with ourselves and with the Lord, our hope is built up as we rely on Him. This is all made possible through the presence of His Spirit, which is "shed abroad in our hearts" as we remember and feel His love.
So, my friends, I want you to know something. I want you to know that no matter how hard things are right now, no matter how long it's seems to take for things to get better, your patience will be rewarded - maybe not with a solution just yet, but with an abundant feeling of God's love for you. He does love you, and He wants to show you just how much. Talk with Him, and you will feel that love.
And if you need a listening ear, mine is open.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Christ Will Dash My Fears
"...and with that awful fear of death which fills the breasts of all the wicked, did they await to receive them." Mormon 6:7
The end of the Book of Mormon is filled with prominently one thing: war. By the sixth chapter of Mormon, all but 24 of the entire Nephite people is slaughtered by the Lamanites. The verse above quotes Mormon's comments on how the Nephites felt before the final battle. They were very afraid.
Previously in the stories of the Book of Mormon, the Nephites often prevailed in war, because they were righteous and had the Lord on their side. In these final chapters, however, Mormon tells us as readers that the people of Nephi were very wicked and refused to repent.
Mormon specifically says in the above verse that this fear "fills the breasts of the wicked.
Worldly and temporal things let fear dominate our hearts when we are far from the Lord. It makes sense to me, then, that the opposite would be true: when we are close to the Lord, fear for things we know of in this life will not overwhelm us, for God brings us strength and peace.
When I am close to the Lord, I will not be overwhelmed by stress for school or work or the future or...dating...
He will support me and calm my troubled heart.
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| Footsteps n the Sand, a poem. |
The end of the Book of Mormon is filled with prominently one thing: war. By the sixth chapter of Mormon, all but 24 of the entire Nephite people is slaughtered by the Lamanites. The verse above quotes Mormon's comments on how the Nephites felt before the final battle. They were very afraid.
Previously in the stories of the Book of Mormon, the Nephites often prevailed in war, because they were righteous and had the Lord on their side. In these final chapters, however, Mormon tells us as readers that the people of Nephi were very wicked and refused to repent.
Mormon specifically says in the above verse that this fear "fills the breasts of the wicked.
Worldly and temporal things let fear dominate our hearts when we are far from the Lord. It makes sense to me, then, that the opposite would be true: when we are close to the Lord, fear for things we know of in this life will not overwhelm us, for God brings us strength and peace.
When I am close to the Lord, I will not be overwhelmed by stress for school or work or the future or...dating...
He will support me and calm my troubled heart.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Attentive.
Maybe it's because of my new favorite movie. Maybe it's because of the name of my blog. Maybe it's because I have found that life can spin so fast it almost feels out of order as we all try to live our lives to the fullest in some way or another - most of the time missing the point as to what that really means.
But mostly, it's because I've been learning a lot more about genuinely appreciating everything and everyone around me. Every day, every breath, every taste, every person I meet can be so magic - and I want to be enchanted by it all; to feel the tingle, the sparkle of light in every moment as it falls into any given day.
Is it impossible to do a little movie magic on life? To mentally slow down the most precious parts, add some music, and make the glow of the people and things you see so perfect that it is near impossible to mistake their importance to your own personal plot?
I think not.
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