Feel So Now

So I have always loved Elder Cook. He always has great talks with messages that speak words of inspiration to me. I was thinking about this talk and how he says that church members have never been stronger, but yet still have a great need to be more committed to the gospel. How true that is, at least for me. I know it's so hard as a college student to find adaquate time to the Lord. I can barely find time to devote to my studies. So I thought it was time to take a step back... am I in a spiritual drought? And what things will cause me from being spiritually fed?

There are the common, primary answers; prayer, scriptures, loving others. But I think it goes deeper than that. Am I doing those things? And not only am I doing those things, but am I doing them with a full intent to be more like Christ? I think there is always room for improvement. You could always become more intimate with your scriputers and always become more acaunited with your Father in Heaven by saying more heartfelt prayers.

My biggest struggle is setting aside that time to God. I know that if you do so, you will be blessed! The Lord has given us so much, so doesn't he deserve at least some of our time? He is our Friend... I always make time for my friends, so I should include him as well.

It is time to take action... there is no more time to say "Well, I will do better tomorrow!" I know that I need to start working towards become closer and more like Christ NOW. To "feel so now".

General Conference Blog

My friend, Shaylee started a blog where she talked about all the general conference talks. It inspired me to do the same. I thought it was a good opportunity to really dissect the talks and pick them apart. How many times do we just go through the motions of listening to conference. I know I sure do... I get SO excited for conference. I listen to all the talks and think "YES, I am going to work on that and do better." But than I don't always do it. I thought maybe if I started to blog about the talks and really ponder them, I might take action upon the words of what our apostles and Prophet were saying. That I would really think about the counsel I was being given. 

I love our Prophet and I love hearing him speak. When I hear him, I get such a calm and peaceful feeling. I can feel the power he has and that he is a man of God. I know that this "talk", although it wasn't really considered a talk, we the highlight of this years general conference. The fact that the age for missionaries in our church has been changed has been a huge blessing in many peoples lives! There are so many people who are in need of the gospel, and now we have the opportunity to send even more servants of God out to preach to them and bring them the true gospel. 

I also love the welcoming of General conference because that is when they announce all the new temples that are going to be built. I think of how blessed we are to have so many temples around the world. We just continue to build more and more proving that our church is only growing. There are so many places around the world who don't have temples anywhere near them and it's such a blessing when they get the opportunity to get a house of the Lord built by them. As President Monson says in his talk, there is no place as sacred or important as a temple and we currently have 139 temples with 27 more to come. 

The Lord is looking our for his people and he knows their needs. He has given us these temples to bless us and he knows when and who needs them the most. I love this gospel with all my heart and am thankful for it. I am nowhere near perfect, and I am thankful that I am always able to be forgiven for my mistakes and sins so that I can eventually become perfect and like him! I am thankful for my Savior and God and for his love for all his children. I am thankful that I had the opportunity to hear from our church leaders and the Prophet who can give me counsel that can guide me in my everyday life so that I can return to my Father in Heaven, and be welcomed home once again to live with him. I hope and strive to eventually one day be like him! I know with his help, I can!