You don't know you're beautiful

From the Grantsville Young Men

But seriously, watch this video. Can you imagine our young men doing this, hahahaha

You Are A Daughter Of God

Stressed?

 

You must never forget

You Can Now POST!

You should have received an email informing you that you are now able to post on this blog. Here is a list of the people I added. If you would like to be added, comment and I will add you.....

Sam Allred
Ashlee Witt
Anna Titcomb
Sydney King
Jess Vincent
Briona Grey
Megan Royall

A glimpse into the past....

While Brandon and I were dating, we used to study gospel principles together. I was also take an institute class on the atonement, repentance, and forgiveness. This is an email I sent to Brandon after doing some studying one night...I hope you guys really read this talk and then my email.  I won't be at church on Sunday, but we will discuss this next week. 

The Atonement: Our greatest hope

Brandon,
I loved this one. i read it last night after you left. I loved when he said ..." I wonder how many drops were shed for me"...

He is so patient with us all. It also clicked with me the whole "at one" part. at one with the savior, him understanding us and being completely there for us, but not only that...doing our part and understanding him and his love and the atonement. why he did it. 

There were so many fantastic sections of this talk! This part....I believe that the savior will give us the minimum punishment to satisfy justice for our sins...and the maximum amount of blessings for our righteousness. I truly believe that the Lord has done that for me. i always wondered why i he is so great to me when i deserve to be punished more. I think I've had the hardest time with that. I kinda feel like I've been let off the hook without even doing anything to deserve that from him. But the savior loves us SO much that the least amount of punishment he will give just to remain to be god. He has to follow laws and rules. i bet he doesn't even want to punish us! He wants just to love us and let us off the hook, but he can't. He is God. So we must do our part and that is repenting and that is where mercy is extended, as it says in the talk. 

If we will sincerely repent the Lord will do the rest.... our part and his part. We are so lucky to have such a merciful heavenly father! some one who loves, who just wants us to come home safe and he is just pleading for us to return unto him. I need to remember always the love that my savior has for me, and the love my father in heaven has for me. He's waiting for me, being so patient and loving...He loves me. He wants me to be his so badly and I need to do my part to help make that happen. He has already forgiven me, He loves me, he's just waiting for me to come to him. I've got my invitation. It's time to RSVP. 

I love you Brandon. Sorry this was so long, but i had some revelations whilst writing this. :) The bishop is truly the mouthpiece for the Lord. The Lord knows me so well. i just need to remember remember remember.

Love, Elyse

Who am I? Who can I become?

 "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." Psalms 82:6

We had an awesome experience in class letting each other know how AWESOME we are! Each of us has unique qualities that the Lord has given us to be successful in this life. A lot of those qualities come from Him personally. Just like you have attributes from each of your earthly parents, you have brought characteristics of Heavenly Father here to Earth.

What can we do to support each other as we strive to live

 up to our True Identities as Daughters of God?

  "This is a paradox of man: compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God. While against the backdrop of infinite creation we may appear to be nothing, we have a spark of eternal fire burning within our breasts. We have the incomprehensible promise of exaltation -worlds without end-  within our grasp. And it is God's great desire to help us reach it."

 -President Uchtdorf

As you think about how much God loves you this week, and pray for your testimony of his love for you, Do these personal progress assignments that go with the lesson:

 Divine Nature 1: What are some of the divine qualities of a daughter of God? Read “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”; 2 Peter 1; Alma 7:23–24; and Doctrine and Covenants 121:45. In your own words, list the divine qualities discussed in your reading. Think about how you can discover and develop each of these qualities. Record your ideas in your journal.

 Divine Nature 2: As a young woman you are blessed with divine feminine qualities. Increase your understanding of and appreciation for womanhood. Read Proverbs 31:10–31 and two talks on womanhood from a conference issue of the Church magazines. Review what “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” says about being a wife and a mother. Then ask your mother or another mother you admire what she thinks are important attributes for being a mother. List the attributes in your journal. Then choose one of those attributes and strive to develop it. After two weeks report your success to a parent or leader. 

 Divine Nature 6: Develop your divine qualities. Read Matthew 5:9; John 15:12; Galatians 5:22–23; Colossians 3:12–17; 1 John 4:21; and Moroni 7:44–48. Memorize your favorite verse from one of these passages. Identify the divine qualities mentioned in all these scriptures and list them in your journal. Select one quality, and for two weeks strive to make it a part of your daily life. Record your progress and experiences in your journal. I LOVE YOU! Have a wonderful week. Know that you are daughters of God and that you are created to be like him....

Stand in Holy Places Banner

This would be a great way to display the cards we wrote on in YW on what it means to Stand in Holy Place. Instead of the alphabet letter, we can put the card in place...what do you think?

Here are the topics we are going to hit on this month. Ask yourself these questions, and tell us what you have learned, or what you already know!

This is a great diagram of the Godhead accompanied with the first article of faith.

In These Three I Believe

There is a talk I wanted to share with you girls that I think is a great discription and testimony of the Godhead. It was given by President Gordon B. Hinckley in 2006. Hopefully it will add some wonderful insight into who are Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are. I love you girls. Remember to invite the Holy Ghost into your lives, and ask in your prayers to have him with you throughout the day. I look forward to hearing the experiences you have!

  http://www.lds.org/ensign/2006/07/in-these-three-i-believe?lang=eng