Speaks Truth

Jacob 4:13

We are required to make such huge life decisions when we are in our 20s. Think about it. School, career, spouse, lottery winnings seperation. Well, maybe not that one. School, career, and spouse are the three biggies.

When I was 19 I thought I wanted to be President of the United States. So, being the driven individual I am, I went to the University of Utah and started studying Political Science and History.

Then deployment.
Then home.

I learned I could never be a politician when I went to D.C. with my mom I saw the people in $1,000 suits, $300 shirts, and $120 ties and said, "I can't do this." I could also never be a lawyer because I felt my standards would have to be compromised.

I was sitting at work one day about a year after we got home and a little while after I got back from D.C. and something said, "Allison, you need to go back to school." Okay, I'll do just that. I started looking at my transcript seeing how many classes I needed so I could get into law school knowing full well it wasn't the correct life decision for me. Then again, "Allison, you need to go back to school to become a doctor to help other people like you." Other people like me? Oh, Psychiatry. All the best Psychiatrists are crazy so I'd fit right in (insert family and Army issues here).

The spirit can only speak in truth. He can't lie and what he says is told to us plainly. Not only does the spirit speak truth to us but it says that truth to prophets now and prophets of old (Article of Faith 9).

The spirit doesn't lie and it speaks of things as they are and as they will be. The spirit, or the Holy Ghost, is a member of the Godhead (Article of Faith 1). So he is bound by the same laws of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Since he chills with God he knows all things, he knows the decisions we are going to make, and he speaks confidence to those decisions (D&C 35:19).

It should be a goal of ours to live our lives in such a way that we can remain worthy of the presence (presents?) of that sacred member of the Godhead, even the Holy Ghost, so we can hear those promptings that are for the salvation of our souls.

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Glory in...

2 Nephi 33:6

Just the other day I was reading in the May 2008 Ensign. There is a talk by the recently released general president of the Young Women, Sister Susan W. Tanner. Her talk is entitled My Soul Delighteth in the Things of the Lord. She is bearing beautiful testimony of what she has grown to know and this knowledge has come from several different places.

It could come from faithfully performing the duties of her calling. It could be from raising a family in these trying times. It could be from her church instruction as a youth. What it does come from is Jesus Christ. His way is indeed plain and filled with truth. She finds it important to declare that she delights or glories in it.

If we recognize to glory in the plainness and in the truth we will eventually want to glory in Jesus. It is his way that is plain and true. With our hearts more in tune with what Jesus' way is for us it will encourage us to seek repentance through Him so our souls can be redeemed. It is only through repentance and the atonement that we will be able to live with him again.

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Ponder Scripture

This is my second attempt at a second blog. My first attempt at a second blog totally went by the wayside.

Here is a little background.

My name is Allison and I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I’ve been a member my whole life. Although my life has taken many twists, turns, ups, and downs (more downs) I am still here and still a member. I’ve come to gain a testimony of my own of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for this is His church. I know that without a doubt that this church is the fullness of the gospel and it was restored by a prophet named Joseph Smith, Junior. He was a prophet like Moses, Adam, and Noah. He restored the gospel in this the last days prior to the coming of Christ again to rule and reign on this Earth. I know that we are lead by a true and living prophet, chosen by succession, revelation, and inspiration and his name is Thomas S. Monson. I know that Christ atoned for the sins of all, not just those that dwell here, but all those that have lived, currently live, and will live. I can testify of the cleansing power of that very Atonement for I have partaken of its bitter sweetness. I know with full surety that Christ lives. I know that Heavenly Father lives. I also know that the Book of Mormon is a true book written by ancient prophets for our day and time.

The Book of Mormon is subtitled Another Testament of Jesus Christ. This book testifies of Jesus Christ. It is a history of the posterity of Nephi, an ancient prophet. He and his family left Jerusalem and traveled to the Americas in 600 B.C.E. There are principals, stories, parables, and allegories in the Book of Mormon that I have read and studied. I have grown to know that these things written in the book are true.

This blog is subtitled “My Thoughts and Feelings on a Single Scripture During Daily Study.” I will post the previous day’s scripture passage and give you my opinions. I will also link it to the scripture page on the official website for the Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints so you can read the passages around it. I invite you to post your beliefs and view points on the passage.

At the end of each entry I will put links to the offical website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (lds.org) and to the investigators website (mormon.org).

Feel free to use this as a missionary tool or if you are seeking inspiration.

Thanks for your time and happy study.

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