Hope

"Hope sustains us through despair. Hope teaches that there is reason to rejoice even when all seems dark around us......Such a mature hope comes in and through our Savior Jesus Christ. To all who suffer-to all who feel discouraged, worried, or lonely- I say with love and deep concern for you, never give in. Never surrender. Never allow despair to overcome your spirit. Embrace and rely upon the Hope of Israel, for the love of the Son of God pierces all darkness, softens all sorrow, and gladdens every heart."  ~ President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

With Easter quickly approaching, I know I'm spending a lot of time thinking about the resurrection that will one day come.  I am so grateful for the hope we have in Jesus Christ and the knowledge we have that we will see and hug our David again. 

Homeward Bound

HOMEWARD BOUND

In the quiet misty morning 

When the moon has gone to bed, 

When the sparrows stop their singing 

And the sky is clear and red, 

When the summer's ceased its gleaming, 

When the corn is past its prime, 

When adventure's lost its meaning, 

I'll be homeward bound in time. 

 Bind me not to the pasture; 

Chain me not to the plow. 

Set me free to find my calling 

And I'll return to you somehow. 

If you find it's me you're missing, 

If you're hoping I'll return, 

To your thoughts I'll soon be list'ning, 

In the road I'll stop and turn.

Then the wind will set me racing 

As my journey nears its end, 

And the path I'll be retracing 

When I'm homeward bound again. 

Bind me not to pasture; 

Chain me not to the plow. 

Set me free to find my calling 

And I'll return to you somehow. 

In the quiet misty morning 

When the moon has gone to bed, 

When the sparrows stop their singing, 

I'll be homeward bound again

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What's On The Other Side?

My mother in law came across this book a few months ago and got it for me for my birthday. I just wanted to share with you a part i read today -

"Because of the importance and urgency of the work of the Lord in the spirit world, there are times when faithful men and women are called to that work before we may think that they are ready to die. Similar to Church callings here in mortality, deaths are sometimes unexpected and come at what we may think are inopportune times. Elder Neal A. Maxwell gave an insightful observation of this fact. He said: "On the other side of the veil, there are perhaps seventy billion people. They need the same gospel, and releases occur here to aid the Lord's work there. Each release of a righteous individual from this life is also a call to new labors. Those who have true hope understand this. Therefore, though we miss the departed righteous so much here, hundreds may feel their touch there. One day, those hundreds will thank the bereaved for gracefully forgoing the extended association with choice individuals here, in order that they could help hundreds there."

http://deseretbook.com/Whats-Other-Side-What-Gospel-Teaches-Us-Spirit-World-Brent-L-Top/i/5005476

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