Thursday, January 25, 2007

   Love and hugs! Be careful out there!
Leviticus 26: 2-6
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

Doctrine & Covenants 6: 15-16, 21-24, 35-37
Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy mind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou hast been enlightened by the Spirit of truth;
Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart.
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Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I am the same that came unto mine own, and mine own received me not. I am the light which shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might know concerning the truth of these things.
Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness can you have than from God?
And now, behold, you have received a witness; for if I have told you things which no man knoweth have you not received a witness?
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And now I command you, that if you have good desires—a desire to lay up treasures for yourself in heaven—then shall you assist in bringing to light[...]
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Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and sin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you.
Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.
Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Amen.

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Xihuitl: Equus and Sano are getting their picture taken out in our orchard, where the cherry trees are blossoming. Yes, it's winter, but in the world of imagination, we can make it spring or summer or autumn for a few minutes. However, come Saturday or next week, Equus will be back to post.

Emeraulde: Until then, God be with you. Jesus Christ loves you. Take care, and be happy and joyful in peace of mind and heart and life.

Haru #8: Here are your pocket hugs for the day.

Hatori-clone: Guaranteed hypoallergenic.

Xihuitl: (whisper) He's visiting from Refi-chan's site. God bless you.

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Fact of the day: In Islam there are the seven pillars of faith, which basically correlate with believing in one God and His prophet(s), fasting, tithing, and travelling to God's sanctuary. There are four others, but I don't remember them right now. From my Middle East class. ^_^

"You need His help, and you know that you need His help. You cannot do it alone. You will come to realize that and recognize that more and more as the years pass. So live that in good conscience you can speak with the Lord. Get on your knees and thank Him for His goodness to you and express to Him the righteous desires of your hearts. The miracle of it all is that He hears. He responds. He answers--not always as we might wish He would answer, but there is no question in my mind that He answers."
President Gordon B. Hinckley

These marvelous young people in this choir are typical of the young people that we meet all over the Church. How we love them. How grateful we are for you, our youth. Nothing is more precious than our children, our youth. And it is to you, our youth, that I speak. Several years ago in Africa I learned how dangerously invisible crocodiles can be. I then warned our youth about unseen spiritual crocodiles lying in wait to destroy them.
Those invisible dangers have greatly increased in number, and now there are many kinds of them.
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If you are one who's been wandering off course, now is the time to return. You can, you know."
~ < ahref="http://www.lds.org/features/frames/0,5963,2286-1-190,00.html">President Boyd K. Packer, "The Word of Wisdom: The Principle and the Promises", Ensign, May 1996, 19
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