We know enough. Words of Mormon Chapter 1

4 And the things which are upon these plates ^apleasingme, because of the prophecies of the coming of Christ; and my fathers knowing that many of them have been fulfilled; yea, and I also know that as many things as have been^bprophesied concerning us down to this day have been fulfilled, and as many as go beyond this day must surely come to pass—

 7 And I do this for a ^awise ^bpurpose; for thus it whispereth me, according to the workings of the Spirit of the Lord which is in me. And now, I do not know all things; but the Lord ^cknoweth all things which are to come; wherefore, he^dworketh in me to do according to his ^ewill.

Book of Mormon: Words of Mormon Chapter 1: 4,7

     The Lord sent us here without knowledge of who we are or where we came from.  He did this so could practice faith and grow.  The Lord is wise and He knows everything, He knows we needed this in order to become like Him and experience wonderful joy.  
     But, He has provided Prophets and scripture.  We don't know all the answers, but we know enough.  We know enough in order to be prepared.  We are blessed with a Prophet just for our day.

Love,
    Becky joy

Daily communion with God.

Book of Mormon: Jarom 1

 4 And there are many among us who have many^arevelations, for they are not all ^bstiffnecked. And as many as are not stiffnecked and have faith, have ^ccommunionwith the Holy Spirit, which maketh manifest unto the children of men, according to their faith.

     One day it hit me, I talk with God all day long.  How is this so? Prayer on my part.  Seriously I pray all day long.  I start to feel stressed as a Mom, I say a prayer.  I am driving, and I pray for safety.   My husband leaves for work, and I say a prayer for him. 

     And the coolest thing is that prayer is not just a one way thing.  The Lord talks back to me through the Holy Ghost all day long.  Seriously he guides me all day long and I mostly need him throughout my day as a Mother.  Because let's face it, being a Mom is a hard job 

      One day I was feeling a little overwhelmed trying to get my daughter to eat.  We had just gotten back from a wellness appointment and they said she was underweight and needed to eat more.  This was frustrating to me because it is so hard for me to get her to eat more than 2 bites at meals.  She would tell me she was hungry, I would make her something to eat, and put her and the food at the table.  We were on different eating schedules most the time.  I am not sure exactly how that happens, but it often does.  Then a few minutes later she was running around the house playing and didn't touch her food.  I would try and get her to sit and eat it and she rarely would.

     Then I prayed about it, almost immediately the thought came to me, "eat all your meals at the table as a family".  That was the Holy Ghost.  As I pray all day long, He helps me all day long.

Love,

    Becky joy

Enos Chapter 1

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

     The scriptures are often compared to food or nourishment for the Soul/Spirit.  As I read the book of Enos, I feel as though it is so rich in nourishment.  There are so many great things found in this small Book and Chapter, it is kind of hard to know what to focus on.
     But I suppose there was a part that stuck out to me and it was from these few versus found in the chapter:

      Enos is Lehi's grandson.  He is Jacob's son.  Now I am not entirely sure to what extent Enos was a sinner, but he talks about remembering his father teaching him about joy from following Christ and he yearns for it as an older man.  He gets down on his knees one day while hunting and begins to pray all day and all night long.  

      During his prayer he hears a voice:

5 And there came a ^avoice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are ^bforgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.

 6 And I, Enos, knew that God ^acould not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away.

 7 And I said: Lord, how is it done?

 8 And he said unto me: ^aBecause of thy ^bfaith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee ^cwhole.

     I love these scriptures.  The Savior is so good.  Sometimes when I feel like I haven't been the best person, I begin to pray and I feel His love.  I have never seen Him in person and I have never talked to Him in person (at least in this life), but for some reason when I reach out toward Him, He reaches back.  

Love,

      Becky joy

     We are moving forward in our lives and I have to tell you this is a leap of faith on my part.  My husband got into grad school in  North Dakota!!  I told my husband that I needed to learn for myself that this was where we needed to be and I went to the temple 3 times searching for answers.  The third time I went I felt so much peace about North Dakota and I know that is where the Lord wants us.  We will be missionaries there.

       So we packed everything up and we moved to Houston, Tx for a summer job and we are off to North Dakota in the fall.  Wish us luck!

#becauseofhim 2 Nephi 25

Book of Mormon : 2 Nephi 25

 13 Behold, they will ^acrucify him; and after he is laid in a ^bsepulchre for the space of ^cthree days he shall ^drise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have ^eseen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name.

 14 And behold it shall come to pass that after the ^aMessiah hath risen from the dead, and hath manifested himself unto his people, unto as many as will believe on his name, behold, Jerusalem shall be ^bdestroyed again; for ^cwo unto them that fight against God and the people of his ^dchurch.

 

 

     Happy Easter Weekend!!  The Savior was crucified, but the great miracle is that He lives!  Because He lives my children and husband can also live again.  Because of the atonement my marriage can still go on today and on into the next life.  Because of Him, I am comforted through trial.  Because of Him I can find fulfillment and joy in this life.  I love Him.  He Lives!!

 

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Love,

    Becky joy

Rest from the world. 2 Nephi 24

 

 12 ^aHow art thou fallen from heaven, O ^bLucifer, son of the morning! Art thou cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations!

 13 For thou hast said in thy heart: ^aI will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north;

14 ^aI will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.

 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the ^apit.

 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and shall consider thee, and shall say: Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?

 17 And made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his prisoners?

 

     Chapter 23 of 2 Nephi talks about what will happen to the wicked when the Savior Jesus Christ comes again.  Then the next chapter, 24, talks about what will happen with the righteous in that day.  It speaks of peace and rest flooding the earth for the people who overcame the world. 

     Something I found especially interesting though, was when the Lord speaks to Lucifer/ Satan.  How Satan wishes to be exalted and to have all power, yet in that day Satan will be cast in the pit of Hell and the people who see him will see a weak man. 

     I think it is important to note that Satan IS A WEAK MAN, and the only power he has is the power we give him when we follow him. Satan only has power when people listen and act for Him.  God has power no matter what.  In that day though, he will have no power because all those who handed him power, by handing over their agency to him, will be destroyed, and he will be nothing.

     Why do we have to wait for destruction?  Choose today. And how do we do that:

D&C 10:5-

  5 ^aPray always, that you may come off ^bconqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may ^cescape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.

 

Love,

    Becky joy

This is how I have the power to get my dishes done.