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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 

What Are You Grateful For?

I will wright 10 things that I am grateful for, and feel free to tell me at least 1 thing you are grateful for. You can think about it while reading these things below.

I am Thankful for...

1. My family

2. My religion (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)

3. My dog

4. Education

5. My home 

6. Good friends who lift me up and help me

7. My body which was given to me 

8. The necessities which keep me going

9. The services which can be performed 

10. and Nature

D&C 59:21

And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things.

Gordon B. Hinckley 

said:

"The habit of saying thank you is the mark of an educated man or woman. Express appreciation to everyone who does you a favor or assists you in any way. Thank the Lord for His goodness to you. Thank the almighty for His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, Who has done for you what none other in the world could do. Thank Him for His great example, for His tremendous Teachings, for his outreaching hand to lift and help. Thank Him for His marvelous Atonement. Confess His hand in all things."

Now hopefully you have that one thing you are thankful for now you may place it as a comment down below, but you do not have too. But once you have it you may right now pray and tell Him you are thankful for it.

Clean Humor

Ok I know I haven't been able to update lately, but I will make up for it now. I found these guys they are hilarious, and, if I had time, I would watch them again and again here go check them out at...

http://www.byutv.org/show/c68c4e4f-6322-4a23-8b8e-a5be75b70635/studio-c

but if your not sure I will give you sort of like a trailer to these guys below.

Ok, Ok, because I couldn't decide which to show you I'll give you two.

P.S. Just in case you were wondering these people are not being serious it's just clean comedy. Which reminds me it's time for the daily thought. 

CLEAN HUMOR AND COMEDY

But this time I will not be using a scripture reference I'll be using a quote from the

 For the Strength of the Youth 

pamphlet, and close with that.

Choose uplifting entertainment. Avoid anything that is vulgar, immoral, violent, or pornographic in any way. Commit to keeping God’s standards. 

http://www.lds.org/manual/for-the-strength-of-youth-card/for-the-strength-of-youth-card?lang=eng

Have You Done Any Good In The World Today?

 So earlier I found this song called, Have I Done Any Good? At first I thought it was just, well, a feel good poem, but then I looked it up on lds.org and then found out it was a song. If you would like to hear the song itself then you can visit,

 http://www.lds.org/music/library/hymns/have-i-done-any-good?lang=eng 

Have I done any good in the world today?

Have I helped anyone in need?

Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?

If not, I have failed indeed.

Has anyone's burden been lighter today

Because I was willing to share?

Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?

When they needed my help was I there?

  There are chances for work all around just now,

Opportunities right in our way.

Do not let them pass by, saying, "Sometime I'll try,"

But go and do something today.

'Tis noble of man to work and to give;

Love's labor has merit alone.

Only he who does something helps others to live.

To God each good work will be known.

(Chorus)

Then wake up and do something more

Than dream of your mansion above.

Doing good is a pleasure, a joy beyond measure,

A blessing of duty and love.

Instead of just reading this I decided to apply it. So, it was my personal goal to step out of my comfort zone and sit next to, or say high to people who might have looked like they needed a friend. The great thing was while I was walking down the hall at school I had many people saying high to me in the hall and it just made my day.   

Scriptures at church

So at church we have what's called, a Book of Mormon Moment where people will  share something they have learned while reading the scriptures or moving throughout their daily lives then applying Gospel standers or scriptures. So today I shared a scripture that's in,

                                                     Galatians 1:10

   and it says,

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

How often are we quick to do what others are doing? I mean I get it you don't want to be left out, and everybody is doing it. Right? Ok I've created some questions you can ask yourself so se if it's a good thing to do.

1. Am I helping others?

2. Am I doing it for the right reason?

3. Am I letting others influences guide my actions?

4. Will it better my future?

ect.

   

Rough Start; Great Finish...

Hey everybody check out this poem, 

By John Bytheway.

Rough Start; Great Finish

Some people like to wonder

Why is my life so tough?

Mortality is full of trials

and every day is rough

They say "hey Lord, I'm bein' good

Why punish me with trials?

I thought that if I chose the right

I'd have a life of smiles"

So here's some things within a poem

We mustn't disregard

Which hopefully will answer

why our lives can be so hard

Nephi crossed a desert 

to find a place to build a ship

I think we'd all agree 

this was not a pleasure trip

A wilderness dark and dreary

lay before the tree of life

You must fetch Ismael's family

before you find your wife

A wilderness will always come

before the Promised Land

And before they sowed in dark rich soil,

They saw a lot of sand

The kind of things that they went through

we go through now today.

Here's 25 examples of how things can be that way:

You've got to eat your Cracker Jack's 

before you get your prize,

You have to sit through drive-through

before you get your fries

I drove a Chevy Vega

before my Honda Prelude

I had to take my finals man

before I got my grade dude

Before the 80's music came

we had to go through disco

before the tephlon frying pan

We used to cook with Crisco

You do a lot of dating son

before you find your honey

Bank officers will check your past

before they loan you money

Endure the small apartment kids

before you buy a home

My Franklin planner weighed a ton

before I bought a palm

You have to pass the food court

before you reach the mall

and I was really really short

before I got this tall

It takes a lot of courage boys

to ask the girls to dance

without the risk of asking though,

you'll never find romance

The ugly duckling came before

the really pretty swan

you've got to pull the dandelions

to have a gorgeous lawn

It could take 300 Wonka bars

to find a golden ticket

To eat that pile of chocolate

boy, you've really gotta dig it

We shovel snow in winter time

before we get to spring

Some guys will sacrifice their jeep 

to buy a wedding ring

It's half a dozen previews

and then the presentation

and only after 8th grade trials

comes high school graduation

airport security must be passed

before you find your gate

It's odd that much of traveling 

is stand in line and wait

You've got to go in rush hour

Then you park in your garage

You have to do stuff for your wife

to earn a back massage

Hours of piano lessons came

before the big recital

The Cougars played the U of U

before they won the title

Perhaps I should get to the point

before this poem gets longer

I guess that what I'm trying to say

is that trials make you stronger

So when you have a problem

there's no reason to complain

It might just be that all that's wrong

is for your eternal gain

Next time a trial comes along

don't gripe or write a letter

Just see what's really going on

your problems make you better

I hope my amateurish poem

my point will not diminish

sometimes a rough start comes before

a really awesome finish.

also check out the blog where I got this poem at 

http://xxtigm er-kelsey.blogspot.com

A Secure Anchor

Ok I have been gone for a month and a half, therefore explaining why I haven't been able to update my blog.

Anyway...

Check out this amazing video I found on 

http://lds.org

And if you are unable to watch this movie here you can visit this website...

https://www.lds.org/youth/video/a-secure-anchor?lang=eng

just copy then paste.

Now my thoughts on the movie.

Well when I watched this video I thought, "would I climb that rock cliff?" and then I applied this analogy to my own life. Well first off, I'm afraid of heights, so, I said to myself, "No. I would probably just climb back down, or fall." Then I realized God is our anchor, and we need to have faith in Him, and we will not fall, and will reach new heights.

If you would like to watch other neat videos like this one you can visit...

https://www.lds.org/youth/video?lang=eng 

THIS IS RANDOM BUT...

Mainly today I have been thinking a lot about family. I was also thinking of how lucky I am to have one; I bet people pass that by everyday, but when there families are there no more then they will see that they are too lucky to have one. Actually I have a great scripture to go along with my quick thought.                               

  3 Nephi 7:4

(click on it to take you to a neat website)

Now behold, there was no man among them save he had much family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes became exceedingly great.

So my challenge today, and everyday, is to tell your family you LOVE them.

Welcome

Welcome to my online Journal (Blog).

First a question...

“Do you know what LDS stands for?” 

If not I’ll tell you it stands for Latter Day Saints, in other words, my church is called 

The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints

 I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

I would also LOVE to get GOOD comments from everyone, feel free.

I will be posting journal entries every week unless otherwise notified.

If you have questions I am not able to answer I will kindly point you into the direction of two of our churches websites...

http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng

or

http://mormon.org