An "ah-hah" moment...

Nephi described the children of Israel thus:  "...the labor which they had to perform was to look; and because of the simpleness...or the easiness of (the way), there were many who perished."   1 Ne 17:41

The quote for the day in one of my thought books was from John Taylor:
"Never do an act that you would be ashamed of man knowing, for God sees us always, both day and night, and if we expect to live and reign with him in eternity, we ought to do nothing that will disgrace us in time."
In other words, be COMPLETELY honest and fair at ALL times.

The author then went on to explain:
"Developing integrity of heart is not simply a matter of personal determination and willpower.  It is accomlished only through the enabling power of the atonement of Jesus Christ."

And the "ah-hah" comes now:
We are human, with carnal desires!  Selfishness is something that we must constantly fight against.  In order to have a pure and perfect heart, we must get help, because we can't do it on our own; we're all too imperfect!  We (I) must learn to go to my Savior for help, and then let Him do it!  I need to let go of some of my pride that makes me want to say "I can do it by myself!"  The hard part is letting Christ's atonement help me... but it's really a very simple  principle. 
So, is it really hard, or do I just make it that way?  I guess there's a reason that FAITH is the first principle of the gospel:  it's the most foundational one, and sometimes the hardest one!!  It's the one that I need before I can gain any others;  it's one that I constantly need to get better and better at;  it's the one that connects us all to heaven!

Lexi's blog

(I started this post a while ago, and forgot to publish it!)
I found this blog through another friend's blog, and decided that she is my inspiration for the day!
What a faithFUL lady!  She realizes the blessings that she's been given, and that inspires me!
Check out her baby's story: 

http://www.mostlytruestuff.com/2010/07/i-wanted-this-to-be-so-eloquent.html

The Riddle

Here's a riddle for you; find the answer:

There's a reason for the world...

YOU AND I!!

I LOVE it!!!  This song is inspired! 
I read in the scriptures, and found a complementary scripture:
"Behold, the Lord hath created the earth that it should be inhabited; and he hath created his children that they should possess it."                            

1 Nephi 17:36

Lyrics to The Riddle :

There was a man back in '95
Whose heart ran out of summers
But before he died, I asked him
Wait, what's the sense in life
Come over me, Come over me

He said,
Son why you got to sing that tune
Catch a Dylan song or some eclipse of the moon
Let an angel swing and make you swoon
Then you will see... You will see

Then he said,
Here's a riddle for you
Find the Answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I...

Picked up my kid from school today
Did you learn anything cause in the world today
You can't live in a castle far away
Now talk to me, come talk to me

He said,
Dad I'm big but we're smaller than small
In the scheme of things, well we're nothing at all
Still every mother's child sings a lonely song
So play with me, come play with me

And Hey Dad
Here's a riddle for you
Find the Answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I...

I said,
Son for all I've told you
When you get right down to the
Reason for the world...
Who am I?

There are secrets that we still have left to find
There have been mysteries from the beginning of time
There are answers we're not wise enough to see
He said... You looking for a clue I Love You free...

The batter swings and the summer flies
As I look into my angel's eyes
A song plays on while the moon is hiding over me
Something comes over me

I guess we're big and I guess we're small
If you think about it man you know we got it all
Cause we're all we got on this bouncing ball
And I love you free
I love you freely

Here's a riddle for you
Find the Answer
There's a reason for the world
You and I...