My Spiritual thoughts

"The minute we think that pride is no longer a problem is the minute it is a problem.  Pride is your greatest enemy.  Humility is your greatest friend." - Elder Neil L. Andersen. Hugh Nibley once stated: "Who is righteous?  Anyone who is repenting.  No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting he is a righteous man.  There is hope for him.  And no matter how good he has been all his life, if he is not repenting, he is a wicked man.  The difference is which way you are facing.  The man on top of the stairs facing down is much worse off than the man on the bottom step who is facing up.  The direction we are facing, that is repentance." These teachings are consistent with the Lord's parable as found in Luke 18:9-14 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood a...

A little reminder of how the lord has blessed me and it's the little things we tend to forget and goes uncounted for when times get tough.  3 years ago May 2018:  Tender Mercies that seems to pop up when you least expect it. I was in Lowe's today having to do some exchanges and purchasing some more stuff to get our house ready for sale. I had placed my credit card in my pocket, knowing I was going to be making another purchase. After running through the store several times looking for things that I knew we were going to need, I headed to the checkout stand. As I went to pay for all the merchandise, I reached into my back pocket and my credit card was no longer there. I searched my purse just to make sure I hadn't actually put it back in there. To no avail I could not find my credit card. My heart started racing and I started to panic trying to figure out where it could have possibly falling out at. As I spoke to the employee, I asked her if she would hold on to my stuff so ...

In the scriptures light is described as life. John 1:4 “In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” Genesis 1:3 that on the first day of creation “God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” Spiritually, light is sometimes a symbol of life that comes from a loving Creator who cares for creation. Just as all living things on Earth need sunlight to grow physically, people need the light of a loving relationship with God our divine creator to grow spiritually. When we fail to increase our light and divine understanding through drawing closer and developing a loving relationship with God, we linger in spiritual darkness also known as spiritual death. Across many cultures Light is a symbol for understanding of divine intellectual thought. Light is said to conquer darkness and bring order to chaos. Spiritual light gives nourishment to our souls. This light is known as the Light of Christ. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in dark...