But A Small Moment

Help me, dear Father, to freely forgive All who may seem unkind to me. Help me each day, Father, I pray; Help me live nearer, nearer to thee. Help me, dear Father, to truly repent, Making things right, and changing my ways. Help me each day, Father, I pray; Help me live nearer, nearer to thee. "Help Me, Dear Father," Children’s Songbook, 99 I was seven years old when I first remember repenting. My friend who lived across the street had received money from her mom to buy somet

"I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not I believe in God even when he is silent." Scratched in the wall of a cellar in Cologne by Jewish Holocaust survivors TRIGGER WARNING: This post discusses difficult experiences related to child sexual assault. Please be kind with yourself and feel free to skip if this is not in your best interest. NOTE: I've felt the nudge to share my story for over ten years. And I've been hesitant to

I kneel to pray ev’ry day. I speak to Heav’nly Father. He hears and answers me When I pray in faith. Children’s Songbook, 14, “I Pray in Faith” When I was five and six years old, my older brothers, Craig and Josh, were turning 12. And in preparation for them receiving the Aaronic priesthood, my parents spent many Family Home Evenings talking about gaining a testimony. They taught so clearly that I felt it was imperative to gain a testimony for myself. But I wasn’t quite sure

I have a family here on earth. They are so good to me. I want to share my life with them through all eternity. Families can be together forever Through Heavenly Father’s plan. I always want to be with my own family, And the Lord has shown me how I can. The Lord has shown me how I can. Children’s Songbook, 188 I grew up in a family many would envy -- two parents, three brothers, two sisters, various family cats, and a swing set. My early years were spent playing with the neigh

Let no man count them as small things; for there is much which lieth in futurity, pertaining to the saints, which depends upon these things. You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves. D&C 123:15-16 I love the idea that our lives are simply a series of small moments strung together. Some are pleasant, many mundane, and still others are painful and uncomfortab

I am a child of God, And so my needs are great; Help me to understand his words Before it grows too late. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, Help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do To live with him someday. Children’s Songbook, 2 My great grandmother was one of my favorite people as a child. Affectionately called Momo, she had a God-given way with children. Momo was a baby whisperer and could swoop up a crying infant, relieve a frazzled mother with a smile, and soot