I don't know who wrote this but it was emailed to me by a
friend, Thanks DeAnne! I love the analogy the author makes to the tug-of-war of life we sometimes experience
See: http://mygarb.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
the Details? ...God wants me to CrEaTe!
Written after listening to President Utedorf's talk at the General Womens Broadcast: I wasn't sure where i wanted to leave my thoughts entitled "the Details": http://truthchasing.blogspot.com/2008/10/details.html
I Believe.
I believe in God, in prophesy, in two very real sources of power.
Satan who is a mimic of righteousness & Jesus Christ who holds the power of god. I believe that Christ was sent to the earth as God's only begotten of the flesh. I believe he chose to atone for the sins of men that we may return to live in the presence of god one day. I believe that God's purpose for man is to glorify him. I believe in a Godhead consisting of God the Father, his son Jesus Christ (being separate men with perfect bodies of flesh & bone), and in the Holy Ghost (a separate personage of spirit, without a body, whos function & purpose is to visit God's children on earth, bringing to them a brightness of hope & light). I believe that pre-requisite to receiving the influence of this Holy Ghost, we must commited to follow Jesus, be baptized into his church, live the commandents given us by he & his father. I believe God wants to bless us and that receiving the Holy Ghost to guide our lives, shows gratitude to him. I believe that by doing this, we show gratitude for what might possibly be the greatest gift we are given in this life, aside from the opportunity & chance itself, to gain mortal bodies & become as we wish in this earthly experience. I believe the Holy Ghost is a source of great joy to the individual, regardless of their circumstance. I believe that we can know of the truthfullness of Christ's Gospel & Church as well as any principle of truth we seek to understand. I believe the Holy Ghost is available to help us in this purpose and should be received at the age or time of personal accountibilty, by the proper authority, by a man holding the Priesthood Power, or power to act in God's name. I also believe that all men are entitled to the light of christ and have the ability to determine right from wrong. I believe that God hears & answers prayers. I believe god leads us, through the example of his son Jesus Christ, by his gospel & his teachings. I believe that Christ set up a church on this earth in ancient times which was lost in its wholeness & completeness from the earth for a period of time called the Dark Ages following the crucifition, death, of Christ & death of his apostles. I believe Christ's gospel has since been restored to the earth in recent times by a young man named Joseph Smith, who was chosen by god to carry this burden. I believe god has given us words & instruction/guidance passed down through prophets of old by way of Scripture, in which we can also find answers to prayers. I believe that god speaks to us through modern-day prophets which we may consider modern-day revelation. I believe in God's power of healing & other such gifts given available through the Priesthood and also by our faith. I believe that we as children of God on this earth, have divine and infinite worth. I believe that we as individuals can include God in our existance and that WE are esentially HIS work & glory, we are ALL are of infinite value. I believe that God is always available to us as we sacrefice our pride & sin in order to become humble & contrite in spirit before him. I believe that God uses others to answer our prayers and that as we strive to follow Christ's example by serving each other & God, we will be richly rewarded for our sacrefice in this life & in life "to come". I believe my spirit will go on once my body has failed. I believe that christ has given us tools by which we can have happy & sucessful experience throughout our whole lives on this planet. I believe that as we desire to serve god, we are called to his work. I believe that i am reponsible for the life i lead in this life as well as the influence i cause. I believe that I am, and will be held accountable for what I do each day and will someday stand in judgement before my maker. I believe it's up to me to develop a relationship with god, whom is all-knowing, ever-loving, approachable and just. I pray i can live a long, healthful life, full of the joy, experience & growth which i consider, a tremendous opportunity to come here to earth and gain. I pray that i can & will earn forgivness from those i wrong. That i may develop, deserve & sustain the kind of relationships worth having for eternities. I pray that i will desire & have the ability to treat God's children with the true kindness, love, respect & long-suffering and qualities that Christ has for me. I pray that I will have the strength & tenacity to work long & hard, in order to perfect my weakness & sin. That i will be obtain & achieve a salvation deserving of peace. I have a long list of prayers. Order-up!
Satan who is a mimic of righteousness & Jesus Christ who holds the power of god. I believe that Christ was sent to the earth as God's only begotten of the flesh. I believe he chose to atone for the sins of men that we may return to live in the presence of god one day. I believe that God's purpose for man is to glorify him. I believe in a Godhead consisting of God the Father, his son Jesus Christ (being separate men with perfect bodies of flesh & bone), and in the Holy Ghost (a separate personage of spirit, without a body, whos function & purpose is to visit God's children on earth, bringing to them a brightness of hope & light). I believe that pre-requisite to receiving the influence of this Holy Ghost, we must commited to follow Jesus, be baptized into his church, live the commandents given us by he & his father. I believe God wants to bless us and that receiving the Holy Ghost to guide our lives, shows gratitude to him. I believe that by doing this, we show gratitude for what might possibly be the greatest gift we are given in this life, aside from the opportunity & chance itself, to gain mortal bodies & become as we wish in this earthly experience. I believe the Holy Ghost is a source of great joy to the individual, regardless of their circumstance. I believe that we can know of the truthfullness of Christ's Gospel & Church as well as any principle of truth we seek to understand. I believe the Holy Ghost is available to help us in this purpose and should be received at the age or time of personal accountibilty, by the proper authority, by a man holding the Priesthood Power, or power to act in God's name. I also believe that all men are entitled to the light of christ and have the ability to determine right from wrong. I believe that God hears & answers prayers. I believe god leads us, through the example of his son Jesus Christ, by his gospel & his teachings. I believe that Christ set up a church on this earth in ancient times which was lost in its wholeness & completeness from the earth for a period of time called the Dark Ages following the crucifition, death, of Christ & death of his apostles. I believe Christ's gospel has since been restored to the earth in recent times by a young man named Joseph Smith, who was chosen by god to carry this burden. I believe god has given us words & instruction/guidance passed down through prophets of old by way of Scripture, in which we can also find answers to prayers. I believe that god speaks to us through modern-day prophets which we may consider modern-day revelation. I believe in God's power of healing & other such gifts given available through the Priesthood and also by our faith. I believe that we as children of God on this earth, have divine and infinite worth. I believe that we as individuals can include God in our existance and that WE are esentially HIS work & glory, we are ALL are of infinite value. I believe that God is always available to us as we sacrefice our pride & sin in order to become humble & contrite in spirit before him. I believe that God uses others to answer our prayers and that as we strive to follow Christ's example by serving each other & God, we will be richly rewarded for our sacrefice in this life & in life "to come". I believe my spirit will go on once my body has failed. I believe that christ has given us tools by which we can have happy & sucessful experience throughout our whole lives on this planet. I believe that as we desire to serve god, we are called to his work. I believe that i am reponsible for the life i lead in this life as well as the influence i cause. I believe that I am, and will be held accountable for what I do each day and will someday stand in judgement before my maker. I believe it's up to me to develop a relationship with god, whom is all-knowing, ever-loving, approachable and just. I pray i can live a long, healthful life, full of the joy, experience & growth which i consider, a tremendous opportunity to come here to earth and gain. I pray that i can & will earn forgivness from those i wrong. That i may develop, deserve & sustain the kind of relationships worth having for eternities. I pray that i will desire & have the ability to treat God's children with the true kindness, love, respect & long-suffering and qualities that Christ has for me. I pray that I will have the strength & tenacity to work long & hard, in order to perfect my weakness & sin. That i will be obtain & achieve a salvation deserving of peace. I have a long list of prayers. Order-up!
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