797. Inspirational thoughts to start your week!

This is a small article that was in the Improvement Era, in 1950, just before Wayne and Blaine left for the Swedish Mission, in 1950.  That was one of the things I noticed about Wayne, -- his faithfulness in attending Church!  He and his twin brother Blaine had perfect Church attendance at all meetings, from ages 12 through 19.  This time last year he was getting weaker each day, and was totally on a feeding tube.  In the picture Wayne is on the left, then Blaine, and Ronald, and their father Roy is holding the scriptures.

January 28, 2017 Tithing

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY  Malachi 3:10 "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

QUOTE OF THE DAY Gordon B. Hinckley "Now, do not get me wrong. I am not here to say that if you pay an honest tithing you will realize your dream of a fine house, a Rolls Royce, and a condominium in Hawaii. The Lord will open the windows of heaven according to our need, and not according to our greed. If we are paying tithing to get rich, we are doing it for the wrong reason" ("Tithing: An Opportunity to Prove Our Faithfulness," Ensign, May 1982).

January 27, 2017 Parenthood

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY  Mosiah 27:14 "And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith."

QUOTE OF THE DAY Howard W. Hunter "A successful parent is one who has loved, one who has sacrificed, and one who has cared for, taught, and ministered to the needs of a child. If you have done all of these and your child is still wayward or troublesome or worldly, it could well be that you are, nevertheless, a successful parent. Perhaps there are children who have come into the world that would challenge any set of parents under any set of circumstances. Likewise, perhaps there are others who would bless the lives of, and be a joy to, almost any father or mother. "My concern today is that there are parents who may be pronouncing harsh judgments upon themselves and may be allowing these feelings to destroy their lives, when in fact they have done their best and should continue in faith" ("Parents' Concern for Children," Ensign, November 1983

January 26, 2017 Prayer

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY  3 Nephi 18:19-21 "Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name; And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you. Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed."

QUOTE OF THE DAY Ezra Taft Benson "It is soul-satisfying to know that God is mindful of us and ready to respond when we place our trust in Him and do that which is right. There is no place for fear among men and women who place their trust in the Almighty, who do not hesitate to humble themselves in seeking divine guidance through prayer"("Prayer," Ensign, May 1977).

January 25, 2017 Follow Jesus Christ

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY  Luke 6:46 "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?"

QUOTE OF THE DAY Spencer W. Kimball "This was Jesus of Nazareth, born in a manger, reared in a small village, baptized in the Jordan River, crucified on Golgotha, buried in a stone-cold roomlet in the cliff, and his resurrection attested to in a small, pleasant garden near the tomb. "His suffering before and on the cross and his great sacrifice can mean little or nothing to us unless we live his commandments" ("Keep the Lines of Communication Strong," Ensign, July 1972).