Ponderize #9

Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving break was a blast! It was so much fun to be home and spend time with family and do fun things with them! Wednesday...I really can't remember what I did on Wednesday but I'm sure it was fun! Thursday I was able to enjoy a warm and delicious Thanksgiving dinner at my grandma's house and on Friday I went Black Friday shopping with my mom then saw Mockingjay Part 2 (again) with my dad. On Saturday we put the Christmas decorations up! Woo hoo! Now I have to finish up the semester at school, but it was really nice to enjoy Thanksgiving and to have a break. 

Camri and Me 

Off to Black Friday Shopping 

Now it's time for the Christmas season! Woo hoo! 

Decorating the Christmas tree

Ponderize #8

Alma 34: 38 "That ye contend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the name of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you."

Ponderize #7

Alma 44:3 "...And now ye see that ye cannot destroy this our faith." 

"You Cannot Destroy This Our Faith"

Source: lds.org 

The other day, was reading in Alma 44:3-4 and I love when Moroni says boldly to Zerahemnah and the Lamanites; “You cannot destroy this our faith!” (exclamation point added for emphasis :) ) That really stuck out to me. Moroni is such a great example of courageous, strong and unshakable faith. We live in a crazy world now that has, as Joseph Smith put it, a “war of words and tumult of opinions”(JSH 1:10). But no matter which way the world goes, God has made it clear what His commandments are and His Gospel will stand strong and will go forth no matter what. When I was in young woman’s, every week before mutual, the young men would stand and recite this quote; “The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.” (Joseph Smith Jr., History of the Church, 4:540). God knows what He's doing and He reveals His word to our living prophets and apostles today. They lead and guide the Church through direct revelation from Him and they will not lead us astray. 

It's so important to continually and daily work on having a strong foundation of faith, so no matter what people of the world say or do, we can say like Moroni, “You cannot destroy this our faith.” 

Ponderize #6

D&C 6:34 "Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail."

Ponderize #5

1 Timothy 4:12 "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."

Swinging Halloween

Yesterday was Halloween! I dressed up as a 50's girl and was able to eat pizza and watch movies with my roommates. I hope everyone had a wonderful and fun Halloween! 

Tried on sunglasses at the store..

Me and Lyndsey