Things I have learned Part 2

52 life changing questions from The Book of Mormon:

Chapter 29 "Do you look forward with an eye of Faith" Alma 5:15

Alma taught that we should "nourish the word, looking forward with an eye of faith to the fruit thereof". In other words, even though we may not yet be able to see the results of the spiritual efforts we are making, we should continue to make those efforts. In time, we will be able to taste of the sweet fruit that we once saw only with "an eye o faith."
"Faith as the evidence of things not seen looks to the past and confirms our trust in God and our confidence in the truthfulness of things not seen. We stepped into the darkness with assurance and hope, and we received evidence and confirmation as the light in fact moved and provided the illumination we needed. The witness we obtained after the trial of our faith (Ether 12:6) is evidence that enlarges and strengthens our assurance." -Elder Bednar
"We don't always know the details of our future. We do not know what lies ahead. We live in a time of uncertainty. We are surrounded by challenged on all sides. Occasionally discouragement may sneak in to our day; frustration may invite itself into our thinking; doubt might enter about the value of our work. In these dark moments Satan whispers in our ears that we will never be able to succeed, that the price isn't worth the effort, and that our small part will never make a difference...But God will bless you and open the eyes of your understanding so you can see the end from the beginning." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

I just love this, it all speaks for itself in my opinion.

Chapter 30 "Can ye feel so now?" Alma 5:26

"If ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?"

Ask yourself when you felt that love "What were you doing then that you are not doing now?" (if you don't feel it now) or "What were you doing earlier in your relationship that you are no longer doing? etc.

Young Man: "I just can't shake the feeling that I let the Lord down because I never served (I put here whatever fault or mistake I made so it can apply to any situation)?

Leader: "The past is important and the regrets we feel are very real consequences of the poor choices we have made. Still, I think the Lord is more concerned about what IS than what WAS."

I LOVE THIS ^^^^ I dwell so much on my mistakes sometimes instead of letting them go and realizing I'm so much better now and this just made me realize he cares how I am now not how I was especially if I've repented and moved on from those things.

"Sometimes our regretful remorse can almost overpower the song we currently want to sing. We can't change the past, but we can repent, learn from it, and move forward."

"My sincere prayer is that each of us will take any necessary action to feel the Spirit now so we can sing the song of redeeming love with all our hearts." -Elder Quentin L. Cook



Then from a book "Healing the inner self" By: Melvin Fish

"Charity is pure love, or a love that knows no bounds, the pure love of Christ. Charity comes as a gift of the spirit and we all should pray for it continually. With charity you love so completely that you have perfect empathy. You feel what the other person feels, and you have the ability to truly see things as the other person would see them. This does not mean that you approve of what the other person is doing. You can hate what someone does and still love that person to the point that you would die for him or her"

"I believe that Christ cannot fill you with Light just because you "accept Him as your personal Savior." You must be a vessel that is prepared to hold Light. It is His atoning sacrifice that makes that complete cleansing possible."

"Because we only see people as they are now, not as they could be."
^In some cases I agree with this but the closer I get to the Gospel the more I see what people can be! It's amazing how your perceptive of people can change when you start seeing them how God sees us.

There were a few scriptures I know I highlighted and loved but flipping through I couldn't find them! haha I will and add them to a later blog.
Hope you learned a little something from these blogs that will stick with you! =]