tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55569404487934708602024-02-08T04:02:18.714-08:0040 Days Closer to ChristThis is my journey to become closer to ChirstAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-48777212958530751172010-03-01T18:44:00.000-08:002010-03-01T19:24:14.100-08:00Releasing PressureSo today's Exercise is Releasing Pressure. I so needed that today. Not only is it the beginning of this journey, but it's Monday! And after an unexpected long weekend too. It has been snowing a lot around here and little has melted. I also have been unfortunate in the last couple of weeks to be going through some major emotional stress. I can snap at any moment and I can't control it until I am in the middle of a rampage and I think wow what is going on, oh yea, stop that!! I started crying at the opening of the Olympics and I think I cried every day until last night at the closing. It's all those crazy commercials too. Visa, Proctor and Gamble, all of them!! My emotions were high and out there for all to have to deal with. So this morning I got on Facebook after my 24 + hour fast and saw my friends status and had to try it!<br /><br />Call the Nestle Hotline @ 1-800-295-0051. When asked if you want English or Spanish, wait quietly for about 10 secs & you will smile. Keep going & press 4, then press 7. If you comment on this, don't give the secret away!! If the line is busy try again it is worth it!....funny<br /><br />Oh and it was funny. I loved it and spread the love myself and watched as others posted it throughout the day. It made me smile. It lifted me up. It released a little of the pressure in my life!<br /><br />Knowing I was going to take on this new exercise I made plans for another exercise as well. I will be working out with my friends Laura. She is always a stress reliever for me. You would think that with all that goes on in her life she always makes me smile. And a lot of the time we laugh. We started working out at her house and well that made us laugh!! She has three little ones at home who sat and watched us do the workout video as if it was one of there TV shows. Her baby was dancing and trying to workout too! It was great and I felt rejuvenated after! <br /><br />I look forward to this journey and can't wait for tomorrow!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-68900082490243179132009-02-09T20:08:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:09:23.082-08:00Day 40<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY FOURTY</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Moroni 1-10 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Moroni 10:4 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20) <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Ideals are like stars, you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guide, and following them, you reach your destiny." (Carl Schurz)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-39990224629921462202009-02-08T20:07:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:08:18.749-08:00Day 39<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY NINE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Ether 11-15 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Ether 12:41 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think." (Aristotle)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-24105002108880777762009-02-07T20:06:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:07:38.088-08:00Day 38<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY EIGHT</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Ether 4-10 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Ether 4:11<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "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. But let him ask in faith, nothing veering." (James 1:5-6) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Success is not never falling down, but rising every time you fall."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-32771981253794410042009-02-06T20:02:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:03:39.496-08:00Day 37<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY SEVEN</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Mormon 9, Ether 1-3 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Mormon 9:21<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "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 <span style="font-weight:bold;">your faith," (Ether 12:6) <br />Thought for the Day:</span> "Are you full of FAITH? You can tell whether I am or not by looking at me. You can tell whether the brethren who have been speaking to you are full of FAITH in the gospel by the look of their countenances. You can see this if there is not a word spoken." (Brigham Young)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-15096447106060089082009-02-05T20:01:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:06:36.336-08:00Day 36<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY SIX</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> 4 Nephi, Mormon 1-8 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Mormon 7:7<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "He that is ordained of God and sent forth, the same is appointed to be the greatest, notwithstanding he is the least and the servant of all, Wherefore, he is the possessor of all things; for all things are subject unto him, both in heaven and on the earth, the life and the light, and Spirit and the power, sent forth by the will of the Father through Jesus Christ, his Son. But no man is possessor of all things except he be purified and cleansed from all sin." (D&C 50:26-28) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "The faithful will exercise faith and pray always for all who are within the reach of the Lord. The good desire good to all." (Brigham Young)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-51024499703922039252009-02-04T20:00:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:01:18.514-08:00Day 35<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY FIVE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> 3 Nephi 22-30 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> 3 Nephi 27:8<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day: </span>"Without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him," (Hebrews 11:6) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "The test of the Church is the kind of men it produces." (David 0. McKay)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-55037139424274053042009-02-03T19:55:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:00:22.750-08:00Day 34<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY FOUR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> 3 Nephi 17-21 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder: </span>3 Nephi 18:16<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> ",..it is my will that you should go forth and not tarry, neither be idle but labor with your might... And thus, if ye are faithful ye shall be laden with many sheaves, and crowned with honor, and glory, and immortality, and eternal life." (D&C 75: 3,5) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Successful people always do more than they are expected."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-25034336342105200492009-02-02T19:54:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:56:06.900-08:00Day 33<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY THREE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> 3 Nephi 11-16 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> 3 Nephi 11:29<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Ask the Father in my name, in faith, believing that you shall receive, and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which manifesteth all things which are expedient unto the children of men. And if you have not faith, hope, and charity, you can do nothing." (D&C 18:18-19) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have believed like giants." (Charles H. Parkhurst)<br /><br />Optional Study from the topical guide and other reference material, all you can find on the subject of CHANGE. Have you experienced this "Mighty Change" in your hearts? (And in the hearts of your family?) since you have been lengthening your stride? (Alma 5:14)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-25462231308232204012009-02-01T19:53:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:53:56.259-08:00Day 32<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY TWO</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> 3 Nephi 5-10 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder</span>: 3 Nephi 5:13<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "and I myself will go with them and be in their midst, and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail against them." (D&C 32:3) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "How prudently most men sink into nameless graves, while now and then a few forget themselves into immortality." (William Jennings Bryan)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-57507092425811129602009-01-31T19:51:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:52:37.658-08:00Day 31<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY ONE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Helaman 15-16, 3 Nephi 1-4 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> 3 Nephi 1:14<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man." (1 Corinthians 2:14-15) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Deep and enduring testimonies grow and strengthen as they are daily nurtured. They increase as they are hared." (Marvin J. Ashton)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-19568887234298957212009-01-30T19:50:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:51:53.733-08:00Day 30<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY THIRTY</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Helaman 10-14 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Helaman 10: 4-5<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "...... 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." (Ether 12:6) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> Faith in God cannot of course be anything other than personal. It must be yours; it must be mine; and to be effective, must spring from the mind and heart. Every man will do well to pray with Emerson: "O'God, make me willing to do thy will." (David 0. McKay)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-31846353223907686122009-01-29T19:32:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:50:49.082-08:00Day 29<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY NINE</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Helaman 1-9 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Helaman 5:12 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "And if 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. Nevertheless, thy vows shall be offered up in righteousness on all days and at all times" (D&C 59:9-11) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day: </span>"Seek not for greatness, but for truth, and you will find both."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-29488509933918565762009-01-28T19:30:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:32:03.334-08:00Day 28<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY EIGHT</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 59-63 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 62:51<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Quench not the Spirit." (I Thessalonians 5:19) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Success in life depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance. Men get tired and give up."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-52749911633195410602009-01-27T19:29:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:30:23.112-08:00Day 27<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY SEVEN</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 55-58 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 58:11<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Yea, they had been taught by their mothers." (Alma 56:47) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Faith is to the soul, as sunshine is to the earth." (David 0. McKay)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-24037883470097223252009-01-26T19:28:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:29:21.985-08:00Day 26<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY SIX</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 51-54 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 51:21<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Be faithful until I come, for I come quickly; and my reward is with me to recompense every man according as his work shall be." (D&C 112:34) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "The degree of faith possessed by any man depends not upon the extent of his knowledge but upon the certainty of his knowledge, which leads its possessor to works corresponding to his knowledge. Thus a man of great knowledge may have weak faith, while one of limited information may have a strong faith. (Joseph Smith) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Optional Study:</span> Study from the topical guide and other reference material, all you can find on the subject of LOVE. Share your LOVE with someone this day.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-34143175956770147022009-01-25T19:26:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:27:25.083-08:00Day 25<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY FIVE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 45 -50 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 46:12 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith. Meekness, temperance; against such there is no law." (Galations 5:22-23) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "I wish the people to understand that they have no interest apart from the Lord our God. The moment you have a divided interest, that moment you sever yourselves from eternal principles." (Brigham Young)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-4297543572049651292009-01-24T19:25:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:26:47.169-08:00Day 24<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY FOUR</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 42-44<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 42:23<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day: </span>"Behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father." (D&C 15:6) <span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> " The proper example is all important. Let us be what we profess to be. There is no satisfactory substitute." (Ezra Taft Benson)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-85516515811464555952009-01-23T19:24:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:24:56.651-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Bear your testimony to others. Share special experiences that have occurred during the 40 Days Closer to Jesus Christ Book of Mormon study.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-67872166693227046512009-01-23T19:23:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:24:33.156-08:00Day 23<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY THREE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 37-41 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 37:6-7<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." (Ephesians 6:16) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Implied FAITH and confidence in God is for you and me to do everything we can to sustain and preserve ourselves; and the community that works together, heart and hand, to accomplish this, their efforts will be like the efforts of one man." (Brigham Young)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-68990033824014328982009-01-22T19:22:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:23:35.644-08:00Day 22<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY TWO</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span></span> Alma 30-36 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 32:21 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment that every man, both elder, priest, teacher, and also member, go to with his might, with the labor of his hands, to prepare and accomplish the things which I have commanded, And let your preaching be the warning voice, every man to his neighbor, in mildness and meekness." (D&C 38:40-41) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "When you have done the best you can, be satisfied and don't took back. Rather than berate yourself for what you didn't do, congratulate yourself for what you did," (M. Russell Ballard)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-42729171337843836942009-01-21T19:21:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:22:17.685-08:00Day 21<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY ONE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 25-29 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 25:16<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For everyone that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "In our ante mortal state we walked by sight. Then we knew God. We lived with him. He was our Father, and our teacher. This earth life was intended as a place where we might learn to walk just a little way by faith." (Sterling W. Sill) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Optional Study:</span> Study from the topical guide and other reference material, all you can find on the subject of PRAYER.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-51543092749358745672009-01-20T19:21:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:21:19.912-08:00Deliver cookies and visit; widows, sick, visiting teacher sisters, and/or husband’s home teaching families. (Alma 34:28)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-79209046866628382862009-01-20T19:20:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:20:53.730-08:00Day 20<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY TWENTY</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Scripture Study:</span> Alma 20-24 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 22:14<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Thought for the Day:</span> "Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works." (Jacob 4:10) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "Faith is more potent in human endeavor even than judgment or experience." (David O. McKay)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5556940448793470860.post-12121865173622929602009-01-19T19:19:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:20:06.295-08:00Day 19<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAY NINETEEN</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Study:</span> Alma 15-19 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Scripture Mark & Ponder:</span> Alma 16:16<br />Scripture Thought for the Day: </span>"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous." (1 John 5:3) <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thought for the Day:</span> "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heartthrobs. He most lives who thinks most - feels the noblest - acts the best."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08167380763695670074noreply@blogger.com0