I've endured the taunts and teasing of TheHubster and SonnyBoy, from taking that Rx for having my teeth cleaned and two small fillings but I did survive and that front tooth is no longer jack-o-lantern like!! so thankful! Next...extraction/pulling/yanking of two wisdom teeth. last two left in this gabby mouth! I'll do more than take a white Rx pill for that! Full blown knock-out/asleep for those two barbarous feats is my chicken-hearted plan! Ugh!
Enjoying my quest for figuring out the accessing of Grace in overcoming personal weaknesses. Last night I read my patriarchal blessing and read the blessings that I long for and have not yet realized. Please don't tell me that some patriarchal blessings don't come to pass until next life. I know that but I also know the items I listed as I read through are for the now...if I can figure out how to improve myself and align myself in readiness. Much like the tumbler on a safe or a combination lock. things have to be in alignment to make it click. to have the perfect fit of desire and promised blessings actually come to pass. Will I share my list? No. It's a part of my patriarchal blessing and we don't share those sacred documents. Again...we all heard the same pre-earth plan and blessings are about our part in the plan so it's not something that others don't already have or are doing. I want my share!
My heart is still drawn to Elder Holland's address. the last talk of the Conference. Here are just a couple of thoughts he shared that have really made me think and that fit with my treasure hunt.
I am strengthened and encouraged by all of the talk but these few things are really making me think this morning. The Atonement is there as the base for individual improvement. I LOVE that we get...Credit for trying...we can improve. I'm also linking Alma to using Grace by calling out. That is what I'm needing to learn. The calling out...the summoning His strength.
Snippets of Elder Hollands talk....
“[Lucifer] knows he can’t improve, he can’t progress, that worlds without end he will never have a bright tomorrow. He is a miserable man bound by eternal limitations, and he wants you to be miserable, too. Well, don’t fall for that. With the gift of the Atonement and the strength of heaven to help us, we can improve, and the great thing about the gospel is we get credit for trying, even if we don’t always succeed.”
Remember, the Lord blesses those who want to improve, who accept the need for commandments and try to keep them, who cherish Christ-like virtues and strive to acquire them.
“If you stumble in that pursuit, so does everyone; the Savior is there to help you keep going,” he said. “If you fall, summon His strength. ... Call out like Alma, “O Jesus, … have mercy on me.”7 He will help you get back up. He will help you repent, repair, fix whatever you have to fix, and keep going. Soon enough you will have the success you seek.
My jotting notes is starting to be scattered. Notes of trying to tie the Atonement/Grace workings together to be easily understood by my mind. I need to pull them together. That is why I made that list of desired blessings from my Patriarchal blessing. I will go to temple tomorrow and pray and ponder if I'm on the right track. Hope I don't hit a dead end but just wide open rails to zip along.
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