Sunday, July 31, 2011

ACCORDING TO OUR DESIRES

DO WE DESIRE THIS? OR DO WE DESIRE...
THIS?
This is a question I have to constantly ask myself on a daily basis. I think it is difficult in life sometimes to put off what we think we desire the most like: success in our career, money, the boat, or the vacation spot in some exotic location. When in actuality we should be focusing on a deeper understanding of the scriptures, the temple, and our own relationship with our Father and our Savior Jesus Christ. I was reading two talks today on desires and it struck me that it is a constant process aligning our desires with those of God and in such a way that will maximize our happiness and service in the kingdom. Because it is our desires that determine what we become and what disposition we leave this earth with. It is only our desire and the service we have given that is going to matter to our Heavenly Father. The Lord doesn't care so much about what we do, meaning our profession, but more about what we become while we do it.

"DESIRES dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming" - Dallin H. Oaks

"When we have a vision of what WE CAN BECOME, our DESIRE and our POWER to act increase enormously"
Dallin H. Oaks

"The nearer man approaches perfection, the clearer are his views, and the greater his enjoyments, till he has overcome the evils of his life and lost every desire for sin; and like the ancients, arrives at that point of FAITH where he is wrapped in the POWER and GLORY of his Maker and is caught up to dwell with Him. But we consider that this is a station to which no man ever arrived in a moment"

Joseph Smith


The hard part is to realize that this doesn't happen right now. In a world where internet and answers are in our pocket 24hr/day this is a hard concept to grasp. However, as we search for a sincere desire and consult with the Lord, we will see that our desires are no longer superficial, impulsive, or temporary. But rather, they have become heartfelt, unwavering, and permanent. In a word they have become RIGHTEOUS.




Sunday, July 24, 2011

LATELY.....


MORMON DODGER NIGHT






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