prayers of soy milk

Recently I have decided that I was going to switch to drinking Soy milk. Bad idea without trying it first! It is not very good. This morning right before eating my breakfast I prayed to Heavenly Father to make it taste better, and what do ya know it was a lot better then my first try. Prayers no matter how silly we think they are sometimes or how small are something special to our Heavnely Father. He answers our prayers because He loves us!

The great Book of Mormon prophet Nephi shares loads of experiences from his life on receiving answers to prayers. In 1 Nephi 2:16 he say's "having great desires to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father..." I like Nephi didn't receive what I wanted just by sitting back and expecting Heavenly Father to just give it to me. We both prayed and asked for the things that we desired.

We need to not be afraid to ask our Heavenly Father for the things that we need, want, or desire. If He didnt want to help us, hear our cries, our stories and all about our lives... He wouldnt have taught us about prayer. President Henry B. Eyring stated "Every child of God can commune in prayer with Him." We are ALL children of God!

Prayer is how we ask.. and most often prayers are answered through other people. We have a special opportunity to hear from the Prophet and Apostles this weekend at General Conference. I have recently been reminded to "Think of questions [I] want answered during general conference. Write them down and pray to know the answers." (President Barry, mission president) 

I know that if we pray and seek for the answers we desire that we will receive them. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf promised blessings of receiving answers to these prays and said "Answers to your specific prayers may come directly from a particular talk or from a specific phrase. At other times answers may come in a seemingly unrelated word, phrase, or song. A heart filled with gratitude for the blessings of life and an earnest desire to hear and follow the words of counsel will prepare the way for personal revelation."

Prepare now! Ask for help direction, comfort whatever it may be. You will receive these answers as you watch conference this weekend with an open heart.

Pie and Ice Cream

Following the Lord, Jesus Christ can be just as easy as eating delcious pie and ice cream.

How many times does Jesus Christ tell us to do something that seems so easy? Something that we can see the end result of and know that it will bless us? Then how often do we go and do that easy task? Most of the time, because we can see the result it is easy for us! That doesn't take as much faith as doing something that we can not see the result. That is when we are tried and tested and when we really have to rely on faith and the Holy Ghost to help us through it.

In the October 2010 conference President Henry B. Erying gave a wonderful talk titled  "Trust in the Lord, Then Go and Do." In this talk he says, "You show your trust in Him when you listen with the intent to learn and repent and then you go and do whatever He asks. If you trust God enough to listen for His message in every sermon, song, and prayer... you will find it. And if you then go and do what He would have you do, your power to trust Him will grow, and in time you will be overwhelmed with gratitude to find that He has come to trust you."

When I was praying to know if I should come on a mission I didn't know if I would be able to leave everything and everyone behind. It was hard!! I didnt know if I really could do it or not. For a split second I thought of staying home. But I trusted in the Lord. I didnt know how it would turn out but here I am. Serving in the BEST mission in the world with the BEST people in the world. I love it so much and I love teaching people. I have grown to love everything that I do. I could not see the blessings a year ago when I was preparing to come. But now.. Only now that I trusted and jumped in feet first can I have my pie and ice cream and enjoy all the blessings that come with it! Trusting in Jesus Christ is the best and nothing else compares to those feelings you have when you look back and notice that you might have been walking blind but he was holding your hand the entire way. I am thankful for Him. I love Him and I would do anything that He asked me to do. Depending on if I liked it or not. I want to follow Him with exactness!