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  What are the Characteristics of Spirit?  By  Larry Barkdull  · August 16, 2022 Before he died, Larry Barkdull had written a substantial part of an unfinished manuscript  about the extraordinary power of faith,  particularly as a power that causes things to happen. This is faith on a higher level than we usually practice and understand it. With the permission of his wife, Buffie, Meridian will be running an excerpt from this new book every week. See earlier articles in this series  HERE  and  HERE  and  HERE . Faith, light, truth, priesthood  and  power— can we not see that they are interdependent and likely components of the same intelligent spiritual substance?  Spirit  with its various parts, is the power of the Gods to bring things to pass and deliver astounding blessings. We read, for instance, that when  Spirit  functions as the light of Christ, it becomes the agent of power for the Holy Gho...

The Neuroscience of Singing http://upliftconnect.com/neuroscience-of-singing/ By Cassandra Sheppard on Sunday December 11th, 2016 I found this on facebook!  It is so interesting!  Let's have a sing-along this  weekend!  Personally I have noticed I find it difficult to sing if I am sad or depressed in any way.  I realized that singing does lift my spirits!  It will yours too!    Singing Together Brings Heartbeats Into Harmony The neuroscience of singing shows that when we sing our neurotransmitters connect in new and different ways. It fires up the right temporal lobe of our brain, releasing endorphins that make us smarter, healthier, happier and more creative. When we sing with other people this effect is amplified. The science is in. Singing is really, really good for you and the most recent research suggests that group singing is the most exhilarating and transformative of all. The good feeli...

Ideas in this article would help us all be "Filled with Life and Energy".  This appears in the July 2015 LDS Ensign Magazine.  I liked it so much, I decided to print it here, especially for those who may not get the Ensign.  Filled with  Life and Energy By Randal A. Wright, in the July 2015 LDS Ensign Magazine, page 22 What one practice, if followed consistently and with discipline, would help you have better health, energy, and inspiration?                                                           Pres. Harold B. Lee                                                                              ...