Faith&Prayer

What is faith? Faith is believing in something that we can not see but knowing it is there. Faith is something that everyone has and can grow stronger if we let it. Faith is such wonderful thing to have. But i think sometimes we forget that we need to act on that faith. Yeah we can say we have faith but we need to do something with that faith. In the Bible, the book of James it says that "faith without works is dead. for as the body without the spirit is dead so is faith without works." If we have faith in Jesus Christ then we will want to do all we can to follow him, serve him, and obey him. Its just like having faith and trust in a friend. If you love that friend and have faith in them, then you will want to do all you can to help them and do what they ask. One great commandment that the lord has given us is prayer. Prayer is the two way communication with our Heavenly Father. He wants to talk to him. Let him know how we feel, what you are going through, what you need help with, things you are thankful for. Nothing is too dumb or too little to ask god. He doesn't care what we pray for as long as it is from our heart and we pray with real intent having faith in him. Faith and Prayer go hand in hand. We need to have faith that lord will answer our prayers. Even tho we can not see how he will or what the answer may be.. we need to have faith that he will. I have seen how faith can help me with getting answers to my prayers.  It defiantly has built my faith. So have that faith in the lord and follow him. Pray to him and know that he is there and have faith in him that he will answer your prayers. I know that he hears and answers my prayers. I know that he can do the same for you, if you have faith in him.

His Hands

His hands
tools of creation
stronger than nations
power without end
and yet through them we find our truest friend
his hands
sermons of kindness
healing men's blindness
halting years of pain
children waiting to be held again

his hands would serve his whole life though
showing man what hands might dogiving, ever giving, endlessly
each day was filled with selflessness
and I'll not rest until i make up my hands what they could be
'til these hands become like those from Galilee

his hands
lifting a leper
warming a beggarcalling back the dead
breaking bread, five thousand fed
his hands
hushing contention
pointing to heaven
ever free of sinthen bidding man to follow him

his hands would serve his whole life though
showing man what hands might do
giving, ever giving, endlessly
each day was filled with selflessness
and I'll not rest until i make up my hands what they could be
'til these hands become like those from Galilee

his hands
clasped in agony
as he he lay pleading, bleeding in the garden
while just moments away
other hands betray him
out of greed, shameful greedand then his hands
are trembling
straining to carry the beam that they've been led to
as he stumbles through the streets
heading towards the hill on which he died
he would die
they take his hands, his mighty hands, those gentle hands
and then they pierce them, they pierce them
he lets them, because of love
from birth to death was selflessness
and clearly now i see him with his hands
calling to me
and though I'm not yet as i would be
he has shown me how i could be
i will make my hands like those from Galilee

Have you ever stopped to look at your hands and concentrate on what they look like and what they can do? Hands are an amazing thing! We can do so much with our hands! they can become bruised or callused or dry or just to the point where they become so worn out from our everyday lives. Jesus Christ used his hands and wore them out by serving and healing those around him. Doing good for those around him. He loved everyone so he served everyday. So lets follow his example and have hands of Galilee. Lets use our hands for the good things in life. "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your god"



Soft
Peace
Invites
Reverent
Inspire
Teachable
Understands
Ask
Love

Redeemer
One of Israel
Creator
King
Son of God

In the Book of Mormon , Heleman 5:12 we read that we must build our foundation on Jesus Christ. He is our rock and our Redeemer. Or in a sense he is our "Spiritual Rock" He is the one that we can have faith in and trust in him. Even tho we can't see him we know that he is there and that he can be our spiritual rock. He spoke softly, he brought peace, he invites all to follow him, he was reverent, he inpires us to do good, he taught the will of his father, he understans our pains and weaknesses, he asks us to be as he is, he is our redeemer, he is the holy one of israel, he is our creator, our king, the son of god. Jeusus Christ is our spiritual rocks. He is my spiritual rock and i know that he lives. Not only can Jesus Christ be our spiritual rocks but other in our life as well. Such as family and friends. My family are my spiritual rocks. I can trust them and know that i have a foundation with them. I had a friend that i met her on my mission in my first area that told me that i was his spiritual rock. Just like the savior even though we can not see him or we are away from our family and friends they can still be our spiritual rock. We can always count on them. I am so happy that i was able to help and touch that individual so much that he thinks of me as his spiritual rock.  So let us all look to the savior and those in our lives who are our spiritual rocks.

Atonement

Our Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us that enables us to return and live with him again. The most important part of that plan that he has for us is the atonement of Jesus Christ. The atonement consists of three things. His suffering in the garden of Gethsemene, His death on the cross, and his resurrection. With out these three things we would not be able to return and live with God again. That is why it so essential to the plan that he has for us. Gods plan is also layed out for us to follow him by having faith, repenting, batism, receiving the gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end. These five steps will get us home to live with our Heavenly Father! This plan that Heavenly Father has for each of us is perfect in every way and will work to lead us home. I am grateful for this plan. It makes me happy to know that i am not alone and that I can have christ in my life to help me so that i can return. I know that by following these 5 steps that we can live with god again. It makes him happy when I follow him. He loves everyone no matter what. No matter who they are, what they have gone through. He wants EVERYONE! to follow him so they can live with thim again.

Missionaries!!

I am Sister Tuckett and i am a missionary for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. My purpose as a missionary is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement, repentence, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. I am a Missionary because i love my god and i want to serve him and fulfill my purpose as a missonary. What is a missionary? A missionary is a reprsentative of Jesus Christ that goes out to different places in the world and teaches about Jesus Christ and about his church that he said up when he was on the earth. We teach about Heavenly Fathers plan for us and how we can live with him again. We teach about having faith and repenting of our wrongs and how we can be baptized and then have the holy ghost to be with us at all times. We teach about gods commandments that he has given us and how to follow him. We teach about families and we can be with them forever! When do missionaries go? The male missionaries(Elders) go out when they are 19 years of age and sisters go out when they are 21. Missionaries go to Canada, US, Europe, Africa, England and lots of other places around the world. 

There are hundrends of missionaries out preaching the gospel. Missionaries are called by our living prophet and apostles today. We feel out a series of papers and turn them into Salt Lake City, UT and they decide where each missionary goes, then they send us back a letter telling us where the lord wants us to go. We then report on a certain date to what is called the MTC(Missionary Training Center) we go there to learn how to teach people and how to be become successful missionaries. We are there for about 3 weeks and then go to where we have been called to serve. Elders serve for 24 months and the sisters serve for 18 months. We dedicate our time and effort to the lord. We are set apart from the world to do the lords work and to only serve him. I am so happy to be a missionary and i am know that i have been called of god to teach his gospel to the people of Montana. In the Book of Mormon: Another Testement of Jesus Christ i love the verse which reads: "Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any human soul should perish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure endless torment did cause them to quake and tremble." I am out here to help people to come unto Christ so that can enjoy the blessing that i enjoy.  http://mormon.org/missionaries/

One night I had a dream--
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord
and across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints,
one belonged to me and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many times along the path of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest
and saddest times in my life.
This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would walk with me all the way,
but I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life
there is only one set of footprints.
"I don't understand why in times when I needed you most,
you should leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child,
I love you and I would never, never leave you
during your times of trial and suffering.
"When you saw only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

A Living Prophet Today!

In the Book of Mormon we read about King Noah. King Noah was a very wicked man. He did not keep the commandments of god, he was self conceited,he lied, he was lazy, idolatrous, and he did not care about any one but himself. He also had a lot of  wealth, and went after riches.He taught his people to do the same and not to follow god.

Because he was so wicked, god sent a prophet(Abinadi) to tell King Noah and his people that they needed to repent or his people will be put in bondage. But King Noah did not listen and he said that he was a crazy man and to kill him. So Abinadi was put to death by fire. This story reminds me a lot of our world today. We have those people that are following the ways of the world and not the ways of god. So god called a prophet just like Abinadi to call us to repentance and to follow Heavenly Father today. It is so important that we have a prophet today. Cause the world is getting more and more crazier each day. We need that prophet to lead and guide us, to warn us and to receive that direct communication with our loving heavenly father.

Thomas S. Monson