Everlasting Beginnings

I’m pretty behind on my LDS Printables, but let me tell ya, life has been crazy around here! We are moving again (this will be the 8th time in the last 4 1/2 years), so my house is a tad bit chaotic. Hopefully things will settle down once we get into our new place and get unpacked.

In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to email me or leave a comment of your favorite quotes from the April 2015 General Conference. I would love to hear the messages that stood out to you the most.

Today’s quote is from a talk given LAST April (2014) by Dieter F. Uchtdorf entitled “Grateful in Any Circumstances.” He says, “How grateful I am to my Heavenly Father that in His plan there are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings.”

Aren’t you grateful for that knowledge, too? How else could we survive the trials and hardships of this life without this fact? I love knowing that NO MATTER WHAT happens in mortality, if we are keeping the commandments of God, I will with my family FOREVER. Everlasting beginnings…

How has this knowledge blessed your life?

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The Gift of the Holy Ghost

Last night I lay awake in my bed, stressed about so many things going on in my life. I started to feel anxious, angry, emotional, and a little sad. In the midst of my mind running a million miles an hour, a gentle reminder from deep within stirred my soul, and comforted me. The Holy Ghost sent peace to my heart. My mind rested, and I was then able to sleep soundly and comfortably.

Elder Faust and Elder Wirthlin combined their thoughts into a wonderful quote: “…the gift of the Holy Ghost ‘is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world.'”

I am grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost, and I testify that it truly does bring peace at the times when we need it most. I can’t imagine life without this gift, and I can’t imagine the fears and stresses that would overcome me if I didn’t have the Holy Spirit’s constant companionship.

I hope that we can all ask for and feel peace through the Holy Ghost in times of turbulence, and that we can share this knowledge with others.

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Loving Words

Lately, I have noticed an unfortunate trend in our society–-so many people are eager to say something cruel, harsh, negative, or controversial. They want to be the first to gossip about, make fun of, or criticize others and their decisions. Especially with the ability to hide behind a social media profile, people are saying anything that comes to their minds. It is definitely a trend that I do NOT want to be a part of.

When I think about the Savior, I think of all the good and kind things He had to say. He taught truth and lived truth. He kept His mouth shut at times, reprimanded in love at other times, but mostly told people how much He loved them and desired for them to return to live with Heavenly Father. Christ spoke with charity, setting an example for us to do the same.

Next time you are itching to post a negative comment on a friend’s status update, share your opinion about an outfit a certain person was wearing, or even speak with your children who may be frustrating you, remember the words of a familiar hymn: “Perhaps today there are loving words which Jesus would have me speak.”

You may never know how much good you will do by sharing a kind and loving word. But I can almost assure you that you won’t ever regret choosing loving words over unkind words.

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