Don’t Let the Magic Pass You By
Isn’t it a cool movie?! You know you are bored when you start looking for random things and then go putting them on your site.
(if the link didn’t work, try this)
Happy Easter, the most sacred of holidays despite its origins in the worship of a pagan godess. . . .
“I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever living Head.
He lives to bless me with His love,
He lives to plead for me above.
He lives my hungry soul to feed,
He lives to help in time of need.
He lives triumphant from the grave,
He lives eternally to save,
He lives all glorious in the sky,
He lives exalted there on high.
He lives to grant me rich supply,
He lives to guide me with His eye,
He lives to comfort me when faint,
He lives to hear my soul’s complaint.
He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to wipe away my tears
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart.
He lives, my kind, wise, heavenly Friend,
He lives and loves me to the end;
He lives, and while He lives, I’ll sing;
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.
He lives and grants me daily breath;
He lives, and I shall conquer death:
He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.
He lives, all glory to His Name!
He lives, my Jesus, still the same.
Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives,
I know that my Redeemer lives!”
yAy! I’m glad that they’re having modest Fashion Shows so close to my home. That’s the next stake over- maybe 20 min. away.
No! 
My 3 yr old sister chopped off all her golden curls. *tear* her hair isn’t long and curly anymore. I’m going to cry.
P.S. To my LDS friends out there . . . Movie Trailer What do you think. I could tell you what I think about the movie, but . . . well first of all, I don’t know exactly what I think yet. Second, no matter what I say, I think I’d get a lot of, “you’re right” type comments instead of “I think . . .” comments.
What a great session of Conference. I was really edified by the message of faith, unchanging values, and optimism through these perious times.
I loved James E. Foust’s talk about the still small voice that brings personal revelation with a sweet testimony of the Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley. L. Tom Perry asserted the divine nature of fathers with strong words that maintained the divinity of the family. His words were nicely complemented by the relief society presidency. She talked about women and the divine role of mothers, saying that womanhood neither began nor ends on Earth, and that neither man nor woman can fulful God’s purpose independently.
A member of the seventy talked about faith in a way I had never thought before. He quoted Daniel 3:17-18, “If it be so [that we are cast into the furnace because we don't worship the golden image], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.” Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego not only had the faith that they would be delivered from the fire, they had the faith to obey God even if he did not deliver them from the fire. That is faith.
Boyd K. Packer’s words really comforted me. He talked about the fear we sometimes have of the future because of the sad state of the World. I have had that fear. When our nation is divided 50/50 over large issues, when other nations bow to terrorism (*cough spain. Who would Osama vote for?*), when criminals evade justice, when people are without work, when wickedness prevails over so many people, I have been scared of our future. The Spirit, however, overcomes that fear with faith, it’s opposite. In the Book of Mormon we read, “And thus we see that except the Lord doth chasten his people with many afflictions, yea, except he doth visit them with death and with terror, and with famine and with all manner of pestilence, they will not remember him.” (Helaman 12:3) We need to remember him. These afflictions are for our benefit.
President Hinckley also spoke about these perilous times forseen by many prophets, including Paul, Moroni, and others. The peril, however, is not new to today. He recounted the history of man, beginning with the preexistence and working his way to today. In every time, and in every land, there has been peril. Regaurdless of the evil of this day, we live in a marvelous day and age with many blessings. We can look to the future with optimism, knowing that our children can be rigteous despite the world.
The Prophet said that we will not surrender or comprimise our doctrine, but that we will work with our neighbors with kindness. We should respect their beliefs. We should not hate anyone, despite the peril that runs so rampant.
So many people quoted Paul’s prophesy of our perilous day that I’m not sure who said it, but someone quoted Epesians 12:12-13, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” The perilous times of today and growing acceptance of sin, as well as the humbling terror and pestilence, was prophesied long ago, but we will not stop fighting it. We will fight in court, in legislature, and most importantly by living righteously, teaching our children the gospel, working actively in Church, remebering and having faith in Jesus Christ, and protecting ourselves from the Adversary with the “armor” of God. Despite the peril of these latter days, we will triumph in the end.
Alright . . . we’re due for a big update, and I’ll get to it soon because I finished my 11th piece in AP art, but it is conference today, and Jonathan is here, so . . . a short entry will have to suffice.
I love general conference. If you can, please listen to the Prophets (www.lds.org) today. Yesterday it was pretty cool. I loved the subtle slips of certain topics, like the distinction between spiritual and genetic gifts, and the fact that our standards do not change despite the changing tides of culture. There have also been good talks on Jesus Christ. I’ll report on that later.
I would also like to ask for any prayers or fasts that I can get. There is something that will happen over the next two days that will determine the entire future and life of a little boy. He doesn’t know who Jesus is. I just can’t get over that. My prayer is that on tuesday I’ll be able to help a Judge make the descision that will alow us to teach him about Jesus. I know I’m being vaugue, but I can’t really post details on xanga for various reasons.
Have a good Conference Sunday . . .
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