Friday, September 10, 2010

Day 45
Read: Alma 14-16
Mark" ALma 14: 10-11
"The right question to ask is not why good people have trials, but how shall good people respond when they are tried?" - Elder Marion D Hanks
"Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long surffering and self-mastery. The sufferings of our Savior were part of his education." - Presiden Spencer W. Kimball
How do you respond to adversity?

Day 46
Read: Alma 17-18
Mark: Alma 17: 2-3
"Fasting can help to overcome personal flaws and sins. It can help us overcome our weaknesses. Help them become strengths. Fasting can help us become more humble, less prideful, less selfish and more concerned about the needs of others. It can help us see more clearly our own mistakes and weaknesses and help to be less prone to critcize others. THroughout the scriptures the term fasting is usually combined with prayer...Fasting without prayer is just going hungry for 24 hours. But fasting combined with prayer Brings increased spirituality. " - Elder Carl E Pratt
What experiences have you had with fasting?

Day 47
Read: Alma 18 -20
Mark: Alma 20:17
"Anger is not an expression of strength. It is an idication of ones inability to control his thoughts, words, his emothions....When the weakness of anger takes over, the strength of reason leaves."
-President GOrdon B Hinckley
When is it most difficult to control your anger? Why is it important to stay in control of your thoughts, words and actions?

Day 48
Read: Alma 21-23
Mark: ALma 22: 15-18
"No part of working by faith is more difficult, then walking the road of repentance. However, with faith unto repentance, we can push roadblocks out of the way, moving forward to beg God for mercy...One simply surrenders, caring only about what God thinks, not whay 'they' think...Giving away all our sins is the only way we can come to know God." - Elder Neal A Maxwell
What are you willing to give to know him.

Day 49
Read: ALma 24-26
Mark: Alma 26:11-12
"As children of GOd we are somebody. He will build us, mold us and magnify if we will but hold our heads up, our arms out and walk with him. What a great blessing to be created in his image and know of our true potential in and through him! What a great blessing to know that in his strength we can do all things." - Elder Marvin J Ashton
WHat do you think some of the might miracles my be that the Lord will work through you?

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