My Spiritual thoughts

 I sm so very grateful to our Heavenly Father to give us such amazing and in-tuned leaders that were so inspired to give the talks they did. We are living out the scriptures we have read for so many years and it is truly amazing to read " the playbook", as Adonis and I say, each Sunday as we do at home church and our scripture studies.  So many  talks rang so loud for me. I have listened to them over and over again since first seen. One, of so very many things, that rang so true is where we are at right now and what Pres. Nelson said in one of his many wonderful talks.. He stated that he hoped we are using this unique time to grow spiritually. How general considering our circumstances but is it really? I thought a lot about that as well as the statement:  Satan is not even hiding anymore. We can certainly see it in the world right now... It is always easier to see how the adversary has touched others but how about ourselves? Talk about putting yourself in...

Rough Tracks to a Glorious Destination This picture shows a pair of old railroad tracks disappearing into a portion of beautiful Lake Tahoe.  Remnants of an old path now abandoned, they only serve as a memory of prior travels and experiences.  In similar fashion, many in mortality are currently riding along rough and bumpy tracks, as they face the challenges of all kinds.  Physical and emotional challenges, loss of financial security, lost employment and temporal means, loss of loved ones, political strife and contention, natural disasters and countless other things all seem to make the tracks ahead look ominous, unstable and degrading. And as President Henry B. Eyring recently said, "...life seems especially difficult and uncertain. For some of you, that time is now. If not, such a time will come." (Oct. 2020). Countless prophetic leaders, both ancient and modern have warned us of the prophesied times to come preceeding the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. And as Elder Die...