“The tree that never had to fight

For sun and sky and air and light,

But stood out in the open plain

And always got its share of rain,

Never became a forest king

But lived and died a scrubby thing.

The man who never had to toil to live,

Who never had to win his share

Of sun and sky and light and air,

Never became a manly man

But lived and died as he began.

“Good timber does not grow at ease,

The stronger wind, the stronger trees.

The further sky, the greater length,

The more the storm, the more the strength.

By sun and cold, in rain and snow,

in trees and men good timbers grow.

Where thickest lies the forest growth

We find the patriarchs of both.

And they hold council with the stars

Whose broken branches show the scars

Of many winds and much of strife.

This is the common law of life.”

Tõeline printsess võitleb vaenlasega

“When Satan wants to disrupt the work of the Lord, he doesn’t poison the world’s peanut butter supply, thus bringing the Church’s missionary system to its collective knees. He doesn’t send a plague of laryngitis to afflict the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He doesn’t legislate against green Jell-O or casseroles. When Satan truly wants to disrupt the work of the Lord, he attempts to confuse gender and attacks God’s plan for His spirit children. He works to drive a wedge of disharmony between a father and a mother. He entices children to be disobedient to their parents. He makes family home evening and family prayer inconvenient. He suggests family scripture study is impractical and not doable. That’s all it takes, because Satan knows that the surest and most effective way to disrupt the Lord’s work is to diminish the effectiveness of the family and the sanctity of the home.
“Look at what he accomplishes when he does that. Couples unhappy in their marriages tend not to give appropriate gospel instruction in the home, both through formal family home evening lessons and through exemplary living. They are less likely to be committed to gospel principles in their own lives. Some drift from the Church. Apathy can overcome even the active members, keeping them away from the temple and weakening their capacity to be effective leaders and teachers–thus leaving countless lives untouched and slowing the Lord’s work. And the Internet, when not properly used, is a vicious influence in the home. So we know, without question, Lucifer is the enemy of the family!”
M. Russell Ballard (2003, August 19). “The Sacred Responsibilities of Parenthood,” BYU Devotional Address.

Jumalik loomus 1

Usk
Voorus
Tunnetus
Alandlikkus
Alistuvus
Leebus
Kasinus
Kannatlikkus
Vagadus
Innukus
Vennalikkus-sõsarlus
Armastus
Tähelepanelikkus (prohveti sõnadele)
Pikameelsus
Usinus
Palvemeelsus
Tänulikkus
Lootus

...sest kui teil seda kõike on, siis ei saa te jääda laisaks ega viljatuks meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse tundmises. Sest nõnda võimaldatakse teile karistamatu sissepääs meie Issanda ja Päästja Jeesuse Kristuse igavesse kuningriiki. (Vt 2.Peetruse 1)

Kuna Martal on nüüd enda isiklik blogi http://isiklikareng.blogspot.com siis jätkan siin edaspidi mina ja kirjutan ikka sellest mis mul südames ja meeles, sellest kes me oleme, kust me tuleme, kuhu läheme ja mida peame tegema, et sinna jõuda.
Ma tean, et iga tüdruk ja naine, ükskõik kui vana või noor on Jumala armastatud tütar. Meil kõigil on jumalik potensiaal ja Taevase Isa ootused meie suhtes on suured.

Inspiratsioon õde Julie B. Beckilt

"The priesthood duty of every righteous man is to qualify for the blessing of holding that priesthood and trust for the Lord so that he can bless his family and those around him. And I will say the priesthood duty of sisters is to create life, to nurture it, to prepare it for covenants of the Lord. Don’t confuse the power with the keys and the offices of the priesthood. God’s power is limitless and it is shared with those who make and keep covenants. Too much is said and misunderstood about what the brothers have and the sisters don’t have. This is Satan’s way of confusing both men and women so neither understands what they really have."

"There is an intellectual study that can be made, but a spiritual confirmation is what teaches us who we are and what we are to do. There is much out in the world that is false by way of identity. There are identities of sensuality, women seeking power, prestige, money, leisure—all of these things are different identities. But the identity of a daughter of God is precious beyond compare, and rich, and full. We know that women are the guardians of the hearth and the home. And they have the responsibility for the hearts and souls of men and women and the children of our Heavenly Father. They are given this powerful and influential leadership role. Female responsibilities include being a wife, include being a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend. This is all about nurturing, teaching, and influencing. These are non-negotiable responsibilities. We can’t delegate them."

http://ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference/archive/2011/pdf/JulieB_openingS.pdf

Mida iganes te usus palute Isalt minu nimel, mis on hea, uskudes, et te saate, vaata, see antakse teile.

Moroni 7:26

Which would you rather be if you had the choice--divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good?
Anne of Greene Gables , L.M. Montgomery