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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: March 2015
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. Lehis Dream: A Tale of Three Trees. In the Oct. 2011 Ensign Elder David A. Bednar said this,. May we all have eyes to see and ears to hear additional lessons from Lehi’s vision. I took that as a direct challenge and studied chapters 8-15 with new eyes. In doing so I came up with what I'd like to call A Tale of Three Trees. The Tree that Grows Within. Now, we will compare the word unto a. Now, if ye give place, that a. May be planted in your. There is a strait and narrow pa...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: Patience, Faith and Desire through Transitions
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. Patience, Faith and Desire through Transitions. I heard a story at church last Sunday that was particularly for me! Elder Oaks once gave a beautiful talk on Desire. He said, "Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming.". So what do I need to do to ensure my desires are granted? And yet I think they are given to us for the very purpose of stren...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: January 2015
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. Adversity: God Holds the Leash. My son, John, just gave this talk in sacrament meeting tomorrow. I asked for a copy and wanted to record it here. Who says parents are the primary teachers? I love the lessons I learn from my children! My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes." D&C 121:7-8. 1) to gain a body. God has a...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: May 2015
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. What is a Latter-Day Saint? Religious beliefs are being attacked on all sides. Everywhere in media we see many issues being discussed and debated. But what concerns me most are the subtle (or not so subtle) attacks within. One of my very favorite talks from this last General Conference. Was about what it means to be a Latter-Day Saint. Judgment goes both ways! Let's follow his counsel and instead of differentiating ourselves, let's choose to collectively call ourselves DIS...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: November 2014
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. The Lord Shall Consecrate Thine Afflictions. Image from vocabulary.wordpress.com. I came across a very interesting verse today in my scripture reading. 2 Ne 2:2 states, " Nevertheless, Jacob, my firstborn in the wilderness, thou knowest the greatness of God;. And he shall consecrate thine. Our afflictions. To consecrate is "to make holy or to dedicate to a higher purpose (dictionary.com)." Think about that! The Lord will dedicate our trials to a higher purpose! But behold,...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: August 2014
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. Facebook: Faith not Fear. As I've made this big leap (for me) of joining Facebook I've been asking myself why I didn't do this before. What was keeping me from joining the masses in this social media arena? Sure the excuse may have been, "I have no need, I keep contact with the friends I want to." Or I used that tactic that I didn't want to get addicted (still true). And, I've also wanted my kids to not think it was a normal necessity in their lives. It is "in the world" w...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: April 2015
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. Patience, Faith and Desire through Transitions. I heard a story at church last Sunday that was particularly for me! Elder Oaks once gave a beautiful talk on Desire. He said, "Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming.". So what do I need to do to ensure my desires are granted? And yet I think they are given to us for the very purpose of stren...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: Inspiration or Not?
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. While reading the book, "West with the Night," a memoir of Beryl Markham's flying experiences, I was struck by a quote that keeps coming back to me. If your hunch is a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.". This really is such a profound thought, if you think about it! And I think we make these assumptions all the time, in our own lives and in judging the lives of others. It will be hard, because. There are other...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: June 2015
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. Our house in 2005. 10 years ago we walked inside your doors and knew almost instantly that you would be ours. "I can see Christmas in this house," my husband had said. With nervous anxiety that everything would work out, an offer was made, an offer was accepted. After 10 years of laugher and pain, joy and sorrow, I just wanted to say. Thank you for putting up with the holes, the dings, the damage. You have been oh so forgiving! You were there for it all as we covered your ...
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Spiritually Minded Motherhood: Workshops
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Choose to S.M.I.L.E. Every Day. Choose to S.M.I.L.E. One of our great purposes for this journey on earth is to put our spiritual desires in control of our carnal tendencies. Learn how to become more spiritually minded and filled with the power of Christ by using five simple and effective principles. You just might find yourself waking up with a. Joyful Living: Finding Joy in Every Day. Have you ever celebrated gumdrop day? What about Talk Like a Pirate Day? Leading Our Children to Christ. A house of glor...
