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by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 12:30pm
Utah Outpouring For Lori Hacking - CBS News
Utah Outpouring For Lori Hacking - CBS News
http://www.lacipeterson.com/
These things were going on when my marriage was coming to an end.
I never look at these women without knowing that I came very close to being
one of them, a club no one wants to join, the club of murdered spouses..
Why do people murder their spouses?
Feelings run too high I guess, based on unmet expectations or misplaced frustration.
I think also that one person wants to control the other person.
I only know, that I never want to feel that way with another person again.
I don't want to live in a world of disapproval and disappointment
because I can't match the image in some man's mind of what he wants
in a woman.
I never want another person to have the power to affect my life
in the way he did and has and is still doing.
I never want that for my children.
It is better to remain solitary than to be with someone who chases
rumors of grass that is greener in other pastures.
If I could ask one thing of God it would be to help appropriate
social relationships to always exist in my family that
will not allow the destruction of the most precious feelings that
bind the human race together. These are the feelings of caring and compassion
and trust and kindness. If those had not been lost,
Lori Hacking and Laci Peterson would still be alive,
and Elizabeth Smart would never have gone through the
ordeal she went through.
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Mosiah 3:19
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:12am
19. For the natural man is an enemy to God,
and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be,
forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit,
and putteth off the natural man and
becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord,
and becometh as a child,
submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love,
willing to submit to all things which the Lord
seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child
doth submit to his father.
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James 1:5-6
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:16am
5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not;
and it shall be given him.
6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.
For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed.
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Doctrine and Covenants 59:9-10
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:22pm
9. And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself
unspotted from the world,
thou shalt go to the house of prayer
and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day;
10. For verily this is a day
appointed unto you
to rest from your labors,
and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;
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Today's activities included:
Checking Henry out of school
Taking Margles to school
Taking Adam to school
Taking the kids to Field Day with Alpine Online
Origami activities
Practice with the Snap Circuits. Summer made it to # 6, BMTH made it to # 20.
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Matthew 6:24
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 11:19pm
24. No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Daniel 2:44-45
by Rl Tracy on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 7:51am
44. And in the days of these kings
shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom,
which shall never be destroyed:
and the kingdom shall not be left to other people,
but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms,
and it shall stand for ever.
45. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone
was cut out of the mountain without hands,
and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass,
the clay, the silver, and the gold;
the great God hath made known to the king
what shall come to pass hereafter:
and the dream is certain,
and the interpretation thereof sure.
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2 Nephi 2:27
by Rl Tracy on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 8:33pm
27. Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh;
and all things are given them which are expedient unto man.
And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life,
through the great Mediator of all men,
or to choose captivity and death,
according to the captivity and power of the devil;
for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
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Job 19:25-26
by Rl Tracy on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 6:15pm
25. For I know that my redeemer liveth,
and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26. And though after my skin worms destroy this body,
yet in my flesh shall I see God:
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James 2:17-18
by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 8:01pm
17. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18. Yea, a man may say,
Thou hast faith, and I have works:
shew me thy faith without thy works,
and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
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2 Nephi 32:3
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 6:13am
3. Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost;
wherefore, they speak the words of Christ.
Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ;
for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
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Isaiah 53:3-5
by Rl Tracy on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:33am
3. He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5. But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.
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I am grateful to God for not making me a princess, a model or a movie star,
with too much attention and not enough caring.
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James 2:17-18
17. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18. Yea, a man may say,
Thou hast faith, and I have works:
shew me thy faith without thy works,
and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
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2 Nephi 32:3
3. Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost;
wherefore, they speak the words of Christ.
Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ;
for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
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Isaiah 53:3-5
3. He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5. But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.
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1 Nephi 3:7
7. And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father:
I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded,
for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,
save he shall prepare a way for them
that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.
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I'm thankful to God for the many times He has given me a way to
take care of the things I am responsible for.
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1 Corinthians 15:20-22
20. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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Moses 1:39
39. For behold, this is my work and my glory--
to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
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Doctrine and Covenants 82:3
3. For of him unto whom much is given much is required;
and he who sins against the greater light
shall receive the greater condemnation.
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Lots of snow this morning.
Henry wants to talk to Mrs. Batson and let her know how much he liked having her for a teacher.
He wishes he could be in her social skills class again next year.
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Exodus 33:11
11. And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face,
as a man speaketh unto his friend.
And he turned again into the camp:
but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun,
a young man,
departed not out of the tabernacle.
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Margles left this morning for Youth Conference.
The Lakeridge Stake is doing a handcart trek this year,
and Margles was so excited to go.
We made two dresses for her, but she only took one
because the other was not finished. It was lacking its hems.
The wind has been blowing a lot today.
Margles did her own preparing for the trek.
I told her it might be pretty cold there and told her
she should take her winter coat.
I think she is up there without a coat though.
It is quite cool here in the valley, so it must be colder
where she is right now.
I wish I could reach her and take a blanket and
a coat to her. She must be freezing.
I hope she will be okay.
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Genesis 39:9
9. There is none greater in this house than I;
neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee,
because thou art his wife: how then can I do
this great wickedness, and sin against God?
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Where is there to be found in this whole world
a man like Joseph?
Nowhere
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Good Timber by Douglas Malloch
The tree that never had to fight
For sun and sky and air and light
But stood out on the open plain
and always got its share of rain
never became a forest king
but lived and died a scrubby thing.
The man who never had to toil
to gain his farm and patch of soil
who never had to win his share
of sun and sky and light and air
never became a manly man
but lived and died as he began.
Good timber does not grow with ease
the stronger wind, the stronger trees
the further sky, the greater length
the more the storm, the more the strength
By sun and cold, by rain and snow
in trees and men good timber grow
Where thickest lies the forest growth
we find the patriarchs of both
and they hold counsel with the stars
whose broken branches show the scars
of many winds and much of strife
this is the common law of life.
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This poem was given to me by Lori Stevens. Lori is my
For sun and sky and air and light
But stood out on the open plain
and always got its share of rain
never became a forest king
but lived and died a scrubby thing.
The man who never had to toil
to gain his farm and patch of soil
who never had to win his share
of sun and sky and light and air
never became a manly man
but lived and died as he began.
Good timber does not grow with ease
the stronger wind, the stronger trees
the further sky, the greater length
the more the storm, the more the strength
By sun and cold, by rain and snow
in trees and men good timber grow
Where thickest lies the forest growth
we find the patriarchs of both
and they hold counsel with the stars
whose broken branches show the scars
of many winds and much of strife
this is the common law of life.
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This poem was given to me by Lori Stevens. Lori is my
fourth cousin through Isaac VanWagoner Carling.
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Math definition: Point
A point is the intersection between any two lines that cross.
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2 Timothy 3:1-5
1. THIS know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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This is an accurate description of the current state of the human race.
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Mosiah 5:7
"And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters."
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Do we respect and honor the covenants we have made?
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Do we respect and honor the covenants we have made?
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Key Words
On assessments, key words are used to identify the type of response required from whomever is being tested.
Compare:
Tell what is the same and what is different.
Describe:
Use words to create a mental picture for the reader.
Determine:
Use mathematics to find a solution to the problem.
List:
Use point form.
Explain:
Use words and symbols to make your solution clear.
Justify:
Give reasons and evidence to show your answer is correct.
Show your work:
Record all calculations and all the steps you went through to get your answer. You may use words, numbers, graphs, diagrams, symbols and/or charts.
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2 Nephi 9:28-29
28. O that cunning plan of the evil one!
O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men!
When they are learned they think they are wise,
and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside,
supposing they know of themselves, wherefore,
their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not.
And they shall perish.
29. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
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O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men!
When they are learned they think they are wise,
and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside,
supposing they know of themselves, wherefore,
their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not.
And they shall perish.
29. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
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Amos 3:7
7. Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing,
but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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I will never be the perfect woman that you see in your mind
the one who leaves you blind
to the someone who I am, who just might understand
the sadness you want to leave behind.
The women out there with bleached teeth and processed hair
are the only ones you want, that you can see.
You can dream all you want, I have nothing to flaunt
Thank the Lord that you don't want me.
but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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I will never be the perfect woman that you see in your mind
the one who leaves you blind
to the someone who I am, who just might understand
the sadness you want to leave behind.
The women out there with bleached teeth and processed hair
are the only ones you want, that you can see.
You can dream all you want, I have nothing to flaunt
Thank the Lord that you don't want me.
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Doctrine and Covenants 137:7-10
7. Thus came the voice of the Lord unto me, saying:
All who have died without a knowledge of this gospel,
who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry,
shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;
8. Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it,
who would have received it with all their hearts,
shall be heirs of that kingdom;
9. For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works,
according to the desire of their hearts.
10. And I also beheld that all children who die
before they arrive at the years of accountability
are saved in the celestial kingdom of heaven.
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2 Nephi 2:25
25. Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.
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Searching and finding by Andrea Morrill
I used to search for rainbows
with pots of hidden gold
I used to climb the mountains
and cross o'er lands untold.
I used to watch the stars at night
for a single trace
of kindness in your thoughts and deeds
or actions filled with grace.
I used to hope your heart would be
one with God above
I also used to hope I'd be
the only one you'd love.
But now I see my selfishness
in wanting you to be
the type of man I'm looking for
I've got to start with me.
I used to count your honesty
as a "must be" trait
I hoped that you'd be handsome, tall,
as well as fun to date
and that your tender gentleness
would be just mine alone
respect would be ingrained in you
and confidence you'd own.
Your sense of humor used to be
important in my mind.
I somehow hoped that you would be
the perfect man I'd find.
But now I know these dreams of mine
are not reality.
To find those traits in you, my love,
they must be found in me.
with pots of hidden gold
I used to climb the mountains
and cross o'er lands untold.
I used to watch the stars at night
for a single trace
of kindness in your thoughts and deeds
or actions filled with grace.
I used to hope your heart would be
one with God above
I also used to hope I'd be
the only one you'd love.
But now I see my selfishness
in wanting you to be
the type of man I'm looking for
I've got to start with me.
I used to count your honesty
as a "must be" trait
I hoped that you'd be handsome, tall,
as well as fun to date
and that your tender gentleness
would be just mine alone
respect would be ingrained in you
and confidence you'd own.
Your sense of humor used to be
important in my mind.
I somehow hoped that you would be
the perfect man I'd find.
But now I know these dreams of mine
are not reality.
To find those traits in you, my love,
they must be found in me.
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James 1:5-6
James 1:5-6
5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
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- Rl Tracy I lack wisdom, and faith in a lot of things so I am one of those people who needs God constantly.August 30, 2010 at 6:35am ·
Synopsis of events Monday through Sunday last week
Monday--Margles started school
Tuesday--Took Summer to the seminary open house.
Wednesday--Took Margles to school, Summer started school, Henry started school, Adam started school
Summer took the bus, Henry walked, I took Margles and Adam.
Alethea, Clarity, and Benjamin went along for the ride. My school started too today.
Thursday--
Friday--The boys went to scout camp after school
Saturday--The boys returned from Scout camp just in time to leave for the impromptu visitation scheduled by their father.
Sunday--This morning I went to church. There was a speaker topic that was painful, so I left the meeting, went to the 6th
ward and listened to the speakers there for a while, then returned to the 5th ward for the remainder of the meetings.
I left after the combined RS Priesthood meetings. I picked up the kids at ACAFS @ 6:30pm.
That's a brief summary.
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Monday through Wednesday
Monday the trash went out, I took Margles, Henry,and Adam to school,we made some progress on the home school. Summer has asked to be taken out of school. Hopefully something happens that changes her mind or a door is opened for her to make progress at her own pace. Alethea was hit in the face by a softball hit with a lot of power. After a blessing administered by our neighbors Brother Peterson and Brother Allen, healing began immediately. I watched her face change as I held her at the hospital during her examinations, CAT scan and eventual release. The examinations and scan revealed her nose had been broken on the right side The next morning, her black eye had cleared some, and the swelling was down. Whatever others may say about the resilience of children, I believe a miracle occurred.
Tuesday
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12 sep 2010
Love can't be a competition, or a prize to be won, but must be a cooperation among people
interested in a common goal. This goal bonds them, and cannot be attained solely by physical means
although some physical efforts are involved in the process.
Love itself establishes or causes a need for and establishment of propriety, respect, responsiveness, responsibility.
When love is gone, so are the refinements of society, and society loses its conscience and ceases to go through
the motions after a while.
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Boy Scout Oath or Promise
On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
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How to fix Congress--Forwarded e-mail message
This message was forwarded to me via e-mail from Diane Ferre. I do not know for sure if she is the person who sent it since people can and will do what they want on the internet often using the name and face of another.
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Subject: FW: How to fix CongressIf each person contacts a minimum of twelve people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!
A friend sent this along to me. I can't think of a reason to disagree. I am sending this to virtually everybody on my e-mail list and that includes conservatives, liberals, and everybody in between. Even though we disagree on a number of issues, I count all of you as friends. My friend and neighbor wants to promote a "Congressional Reform Act of 2010." It would contain eight provisions, all of which would probably be strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I know many of you will say "this is impossible." Let me remind you, Congress has the lowest approval rating of any entity in Government. Now is the time when Americans will join together to reform Congress - the entity that represents us. We need to get a Senator to introduce this bill in the US Senate and a Representative to introduce a similar bill in the US House. These people will become American heroes. **********************************
Congressional Reform Act of 2010 1. Term Limits. 12 years only, one of the possible options below..A. Two Six-year Senate termsB. Six Two-year House termsC. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office. 3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. 4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work. If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.
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- Rl Tracy It should be an honor to serve in Congress, but when was it ever an honor to serve people who are angry all the time, who blame you for everything, who worship money, and have expectations of you that they can't reach themselves and are willing to crucify you on the cross of public opinion??October 13, 2010 at 3:50pm ·
11/1/2010
Halloween never was a holiday, it was the evening before a holiday. November 1st, All Saints Day was the holiday. Who in their right mind would declare a day to worship death, darkness, ghouls, fear, horror, terrorism, spiders, witches, devils, evil of all sorts? Why would anyone want to celebrate those things? And yet, the majority of people in the United States do just that. What happened to the people who used to celebrate life, harvest, the hand of the Lord in all His goodness?
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Mirage
Falling broken to my knees in the desert sands,
heat waves rising all around, saguaros start to dance.
through a haze I seem to see,
rippling water and windswept trees.
Mirage, only an illusion.
Created in my mind, increasing my confusion.
Only an optical image,
it's just a mirage...
Fool that I am, I stagger to my feet
racing like a lunatic through the desert heat
filled with urgent desires I can't resist
to capture a dream that doesn't exist.
through a haze I seem to see,
rippling water and windswept trees...
Just a mirage,
just a mirage,
just a mirage...
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A prayer
Please God, give me back the years
laid waste by sorrow and useless tears
that ran like rivers and washed away
the hopes and dreams of yesterday
Please fill my heart with love again
the wonder that I felt back when
the world was new and filled with grace
and simple joys now erased...
Help me find the spirit then
to feel alive in thee again
and rest my faith in thy dear hands
submit my will to thy commands...
And I be content to live my part
to live with Heaven in my heart
no more to seek a bitter end
and be thy child again
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Math study burnout
I keep recreating, regenerating
negative numbers and nulls
Seems all my natural numbers
wind up undefined polynomials
But with the right coefficient
life would be different
factors would all be prime
divisible only by one other number and mine.
As quantification formats all relations
statistics decay in their allocations
Plotting slopes lose the origin
infinte, opposite neither side wins.
But with the right coefficient
life would be different
factors would all be prime
divisible only by one other number and mine.
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Qualifications
It can't be just a pretty face or unblemished skin
or eloquent words or the cut and style of clothing
Those things I appreciate they are ornaments of you
but they can't be the sole reasons for love that is true
All people have desires based on common needs
to eat, sleep, breathe,to love, trust, and believe
These needs bind people together or tear them apart
They motivate the spirit and activate the heart
Love can't be unconditional based on conditions
exceptions must exist to mediate convictions
For love to live and grow, intolerance must die
end the unremitting horrors of social suicide.
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12 29 2010
Sometimes life is full of lies
and those who kill butterflies
and use your life to make their own
bright in others eyes
but those who create visual lies
are seen by other greater eyes
and those who peek through others fences
will suffer greater consequences...
The time will come when right prevails
and those who rend the others veils
to do them harm will meet with fate
and justice will repatriate
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Alma 37:35
35. O, remember, my son, and learn wisdom in thy youth; yea, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God.
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Jacob 2:18-19
18. But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.
19. And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good--to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted.
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Moroni 7:16-17
16. For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
17. But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him.
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Doctrine and Covenants 88:123-124
123. See that ye love one another; cease to be covetous; learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires.
124. Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.
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Doctrine and Covenants 121:34-36
34. Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen.
And why are they not chosen?
35. Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world,
and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson--
36. That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven,
and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon
the principles of righteousness.
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Doctrine and Covenants 130:22-23
22. The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; the Son also;
but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit.
Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.
23. A man may receive the Holy Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not tarry with him.
but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit.
Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.
23. A man may receive the Holy Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not tarry with him.
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Moroni 7:45
45. And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
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1 Corinthians 15:20-22
20. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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Deuteronomy 7:3-4
3. Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
4. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
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Business Law
I used to work in a sewing factory in Lehi. I think sweat shop sewing is much easier than trying to understand the thousands of ways people swindle each other. I'm glad I'm not going into law as a profession, but I don't see how I can keep out of court if I don't learn this stuff. It seems like a person can land in court just for breathing through the wrong windpipe.
The kids were with their father this weekend. My two oldest refused to go with him. I had a weekend of housecleaning and homework planned but it didn't happen because my daughters dragged me away to see the Great Salt Lake. They took off their shoes and went wading. We listened to General Conference all the way. My daughter drives so I can do projects while she is at the wheel, but I can't study because my kids need my ears. They like talking to me. Thank goodness I have kids who will talk to me. Some parents aren't as lucky as I am.
Funny. It's hard to think about business law when caught up in the everyday life stuff, but it really affects just about everything we do doesn't it?
The kids were with their father this weekend. My two oldest refused to go with him. I had a weekend of housecleaning and homework planned but it didn't happen because my daughters dragged me away to see the Great Salt Lake. They took off their shoes and went wading. We listened to General Conference all the way. My daughter drives so I can do projects while she is at the wheel, but I can't study because my kids need my ears. They like talking to me. Thank goodness I have kids who will talk to me. Some parents aren't as lucky as I am.
Funny. It's hard to think about business law when caught up in the everyday life stuff, but it really affects just about everything we do doesn't it?
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Alma 34:32-34
32. For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.
33. And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
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CRT TESTING
CRT TESTING
Tuesday, April 27th 9:30 am - CRT Language Arts for grades 2-8 and IOWA Reading Test for 3rd graders
Alpine School District Offices (PDC building) at 575 N. 100 E. in American Fork
9;15 am - Check in
9:30 am - Testing begins
All students 2nd-8th are expected to take the language arts test.
Students in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 will take a paper/pencil test. 6th graders will be doing their test online.
The CRT tests are not timed tests. The testing usually takes around 2 1/2 hours.
Alpine Online will provide water and a snack for students during the test.
Families will not be allowed to wait inside the district offices. There are parks, stores, and a library near by. It is best if you have a cell phone so students can call as soon as they are ready to be picked up.
Each class will have the following dates for the Math and Science CRT tests.
All testing will take place at Alpine School District offices at 575 N. 100 E. in American Fork
Friday, April 30th - Chantel Adams' class
Wednesday, May 5th - Kathryn Persch's class
Thursday, May 6th - Julie Burnside's class
Friday, May 7th - Heather Neilson's class
All days will follow the same schedule:
CRT Math
9:15 am - Check in
9:30 am - Testing begins
Math Testing Requirements
All students 2nd-6th are required to take the math test if the student is taking math through Alpine Online.
Students 2nd- 6th not taking math are highly encouraged to take the test.
Students 7th-8th are required to take the math test only if they are taking grade level math or higher through Alpine Online.
The math test will be taken with paper and pencil.
The test is not a timed test. The test usually takes around 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
CRT Science testing for grades 4-8
11:00 - Testing begins (approximately)
Science Testing Requirements
All students 4th-8th taking science through Alpine Online are required to take the science test.
Students 4th-6th not taking science are highly encouraged to take the test.
The test usually takes around 1 1/2 hours.
Julie Burnside
K-8 Online Teacher
801-691-4932
2 Nephi 2:27
27. Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
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Doctrine and Covenants 58:42-43
42. Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.
43. By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins--behold, he will confess them and forsake them.
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Doctrine and Covenants 14:7
7. And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.
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Moroni 10:4-5
4. And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
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John 14:15
15. If ye love me, keep my commandments.
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Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-19
18. Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.
19. And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.
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Doctrine and Covenants 1:37-38
37. Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
38. What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
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Overnight campout for the boys--9 Apr 2010
Henry and Benjamin went on their overnight campout with Brothers Stanger, Barnes, and Winget last night. They went up Diamond Fork Canyon. They came back this morning feeling pretty cold because they didn't dress warm enough and just took one blanket, sleeping bag, and pillow apiece.
They smelled like campfire.
I hope the experience helps them to think about what it really takes to survive and how dependent we have become on the luxuries civilization has to offer. I hope that it helps them recognize that we have experienced great mercy from God, our family, our community. Maybe they will become aware this way of the need to conserve and prepare.
Life is fragile, easy to lose, easy to destroy, and we are all subject to the will of God.
Life's lessons aren't easy to learn. There is no easy way.
Experience is the best teacher, but it can hurt so much.
Sometimes in life you meet someone who has been through the pain,
knows where the hard parts are, and helps us through them.
Those are our angels. I hope my children will always use their experience
to help others, and not hurt them.
They smelled like campfire.
I hope the experience helps them to think about what it really takes to survive and how dependent we have become on the luxuries civilization has to offer. I hope that it helps them recognize that we have experienced great mercy from God, our family, our community. Maybe they will become aware this way of the need to conserve and prepare.
Life is fragile, easy to lose, easy to destroy, and we are all subject to the will of God.
Life's lessons aren't easy to learn. There is no easy way.
Experience is the best teacher, but it can hurt so much.
Sometimes in life you meet someone who has been through the pain,
knows where the hard parts are, and helps us through them.
Those are our angels. I hope my children will always use their experience
to help others, and not hurt them.
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Proverbs 3:5-6
5. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
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The internet has been down for a few days,
and I haven't known how to fix it.
My family has become dependent on it for school,
communication and entertainment,
so when it is down, it becomes a real problem.
Today is CRT's for four of the kids.
The one thing we can count on in our lives,
the one most consistent thing is change.
We prayed for guidance and inspiration
and understanding to find the problem
and eventually a combination of things we tried
were successful in restoring the internet connection.
I am not sure specifically which things we tried
that worked, but I am willing to believe and admit
that divine guidance was the most essential part.
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There are places we can't go
and people we can't know
There are barriers we can't cross
and so many hopes we've lost
But there are places we love
and a smile from God above
And the things that take us there
are the memories we share
Someday we'll be fragile
and too infirm to travel
much further than our beds
we'll go places in our heads
until there we must stay
as memories fade
But there are places we love
and a smile from God above
And we can still be there
with the memories we share
and people we can't know
There are barriers we can't cross
and so many hopes we've lost
But there are places we love
and a smile from God above
And the things that take us there
are the memories we share
Someday we'll be fragile
and too infirm to travel
much further than our beds
we'll go places in our heads
until there we must stay
as memories fade
But there are places we love
and a smile from God above
And we can still be there
with the memories we share
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3 Nephi 11:29
29. For verily, verily I say unto you,
he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me,
but is of the devil, who is the father of contention,
and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger,
one with another.
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Malachi 3:8-10
8. Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me.
But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee?
In tithes and offerings.
9. Ye are cursed with a curse:
for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be meat in mine house,
and prove me now herewith,
saith the LORD of hosts,
if I will not open you the windows of heaven,
and pour you out a blessing,
that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
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Proverbs 3:5-6
5. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
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This is the best advice.
In all ways acknowledge Him.
He will direct my paths.
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Mosiah 3:19
19. For the natural man is an enemy to God,
and has been from the fall of Adam,
and will be, forever and ever,
unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit,
and putteth off the natural man
and becometh a saint
through the atonement of Christ the Lord,
and becometh as a child,
submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love,
willing to submit to all things
which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him,
even as a child doth submit to his father.
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Margles has been reading "Lord of the Flies" for school.
I don't really think that book has improved society.
It has only described humanity's base attributes
through fictional representations.
There is nothing like putting
nightmares into peoples' minds to haunt them
for the rest of their lives
or show them examples to adopt.
If I want examples for my children to follow
I would rather pick Jesus,
than the " Lord of the Flies"
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Ether 12:6
6. And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat
concerning these things;
I would show unto the world that
faith is things which are hoped for and not seen;
wherefore, dispute not because ye see not,
for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.
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James 1:5-6
5. If any of you lack wisdom,
let him ask of God,
that giveth to all men liberally,
and upbraideth not;
and it shall be given him.
6. But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavering.
For he that wavereth is like
a wave of the sea
driven with the wind and tossed.
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Matthew 16:15-19
15. He saith unto them,
But whom say ye that I am?
16. And Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17. And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona:
for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee,
but my Father which is in heaven.
18. And I say also unto thee,
That thou art Peter, and upon this rock
I will build my church; and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it.
19. And I will give unto thee
the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth
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Job 19:25-26
25. For I know that my redeemer liveth,
and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26. And though after my skin worms destroy this body,
yet in my flesh shall I see God:
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John 17:13-16 (KJV)
13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world,
that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them,
because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world,
but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
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Over the years categories mentioned as applied to people in the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have popped up in my life,
based on attitudes and tolerance levels among members.
I didn't really like the idea of categories at all
and didn't have enough experience early on to understand what they meant.
I loved seeing all church members as brothers and sisters.
They don't all feel that way, but so many have helped me...
Now I understand some of it after years and years
of being asked my denomination and being reacted to accordingly.
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Jack Mormon--One who is or was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
who may know the gospel principles and practices, but doesn't live them unless they suit his/her convenience.
Sunday Mormon--One who preaches and practices gospel principles on Sundays. The rest of the week, anything goes.
Churchy Mormon--One who keeps attributes of the Church around them and talks about church stuff regardless of what others want to do or talk about
Cultural Mormon--One who is Mormon by continuous exposure to the stories, beliefs, principles and customs pertaining to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
True and Faithful Mormon--One who practices what he/she says he/she believes in.
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Jack Mormons look like the worst out of these.
Sunday Mormons are actually the worst of all of these.
They are the most deceptive and destructive I think.
They are all surface and no substance.
They go to church for making contacts and doing business.
I'm not sure they believe in what they preach
except to use it as a survival tool.
The only hope for any people is to learn the truth by experience.
Experience is the best teacher, but hurts so much.
The innocent suffer most.
I believe in Heavenly Father's ability to preserve His word and His people.
I believe in His ability to change and refine and save anyone
regardless of what category they fit.
I know there are members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
who are true and faithful
who do all the Lord asks them to do.
I do not want the church to cease existing.
I want to be one of those who is true and faithful in all things.
I don't want to be just a category,
but if I must be one, please let it be true and faithful?
Doctrine and Covenants 89:18-21
18. And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;
19. And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures;
20. And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint.
21. And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.
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When I was in my 20's, reading Isaiah Chapter 5 in the Bible one day, I had a strange experience.
I thought I read as part of the scripture " Wo unto he who builds wall to wall, and house to house
till there be no place where a man may find himself alone, for he shall not be held blameless in the end"
Here is what it actually says:
8 ¶ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place,
that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate,
even great and fair, without inhabitant.
10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
Those who have overbuilt and charge high prices for the purpose of making as large a profit margin
as possible will not be held blameless in the end.
Despair is at a premium, and people are dying so someone can have their profit.
Why is money worth more than life to people?
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Isaiah 1:18
18. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
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Wouldn't that be so great?
I need that sort of reassurance and hope.
It is no fun living as scarlet.
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Doctrine and Covenants 18:10,15-16
10. Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;
15. And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
16. And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!
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The souls I know I am most responsible for
are my own and probably my children's
and the influence I might have on others.
It is my responsibility not to affect others
in a negative way.
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Ether 12:6
6. And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things;
I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen;
wherefore, dispute not because ye see not,
for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.
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I know that the things I go through
are to try my faith.
I know that Heavenly Father needs people
who are strong and faithful
who will not throw Him away
for love or money.
God can't be treated as a commodity.
Faith is things hoped for but not seen.
There are some things I have no faith in
but other things I have great faith in.
There are things I used to have no faith in
that I have great faith in now.
Faith can grow where no faith was before.
I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen;
wherefore, dispute not because ye see not,
for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.
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I know that the things I go through
are to try my faith.
I know that Heavenly Father needs people
who are strong and faithful
who will not throw Him away
for love or money.
God can't be treated as a commodity.
Faith is things hoped for but not seen.
There are some things I have no faith in
but other things I have great faith in.
There are things I used to have no faith in
that I have great faith in now.
Faith can grow where no faith was before.
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Doctrine and Covenants 89:18-21
18. And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings,
walking in obedience to the commandments,
shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;
19. And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge,
even hidden treasures;
20. And shall run and not be weary,
and shall walk and not faint.
21. And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise,
that the destroying angel shall pass by them,
as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.
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What better gifts could any receive
but the ability to run and not be weary
and to walk without feeling faint?
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