Part of one flock this morning 🦃

Hoping your Monday was marvelous. 🙏🩷☺️ I am pondering Deuteronomy 6:5—And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might; and this from Elder Gerrit W. Gong: The scriptures invite us to place all we are and are becoming on the altar of love and service. In the Old Testament, Deuteronomy enjoins us to “love the Lord thy God” with all our heart, soul, and might. Joshua exhorts, “Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, keep his commandments, cleave unto him, and serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” We rejoice in the invitation to devote our whole souls to seeking higher and holier ways to love God and those around us and to strengthen our faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in our hearts, in our homes, and at church. Have a terrific Tuesday my friends. Remember that you are a beloved child of God, our Eternal Father, and let Him prevail in your life. He will do wonders!🙏🥰

In my neighborhood this morning.

Hoping your Sabbath was sacred. 🙏🩷☺️ I am pondering Numbers 23:19—God is a God of truth, and cannot lie; and this from Elder Richard G. Scott: To exercise faith is to trust the Lord knows what He is doing with you and that He can accomplish it for your eternal good even if you can’t understand how. We are like infants in our understanding of eternal matters and their impact on us here in mortality, yet at times we act as if we knew it all. When you pass through trials for His purposes, as you trust Him, exercise faith in Him, He will help you. That support will generally come step by step. While you are passing through each phase, the pain and difficulty that comes from being enlarged will continue. If all matters were immediately resolved, you could not grow. Your Father in Heaven and His Beloved Son love you perfectly. They would not require you to experience a moment more of difficulty than is absolutely needed for your benefit or for those you love. Have a marvelous Monday!🙏🥰

Hoping your Saturday was super. 🙏🩷☺️ I am pondering Numbers 22:18—Balaam tells Balak he cannot go beyond the Lord’s command; and this from Elder Lynn G. Robbins: Trying to please others before pleasing God is inverting the first and second great commandments. It is forgetting which way we face. And yet, we have all made that mistake because of the fear of men. In Isaiah the Lord warns us, “Fear ye not the reproach of men”. When people try to save face with men, they can unwittingly lose face with God. Thinking one can please God and at the same time condone the disobedience of men isn’t neutrality but duplicity, being two-faced, or trying to “serve two masters”. When others demand approval in defiance of God’s commandments, may we always remember whose disciples we are, and which way we face. Have a sacred Sabbath my friends. Happy Mother’s Day! Remember that you are a beloved child of God, our Eternal Father, and let Him prevail in your life. He will do wonders!🙏🥰