Have you felt it my friends? Have you felt the call to Glory?
Does mediocrity bother you?
Is there something inside of you ...deep inside of you that KNOWS that you are meant for more?
Is there something that tells you, that YOU are meant for greatness?
Is there something that tugs at your heart and tells you that you have a message to share with the world?
That the world needs you?
Has it scared you...the magnitude of it all?
Has it been hard for you to believe, even though you feel the call?
Maybe like me, you feel these things so powerfully inside...but like me you have not known exactly how to share your message.
Maybe, like me.... it has taken you a while to figure out exactly what it is that God is writing on your heart that He wants you to share, or teach the world.
Well, if you have felt these things my friends, I want you to know that it's TRUE!
You were sent here with a powerful message, and when it is time, God WILL write upon your heart the message...or messages that HE wants you to share. And YES!! It may scare the bejeepers out of you.
But....PLEASE Don't let that fear shut you down. Because we are at that time of the world,
when your brothers and sisters NEEDS to hear your message!
YOU ARE GREAT!!
YOU Have divinity within you!
You are unique and so much more powerful than you can even imagine.
There are things within you....things you know, things you have experienced, which give you ALL the credentials you need, to teach others your message. There will be those who can ONLY learn from YOU!!
No mater what your message is...I know that it IS Important!
IF you are feeling the Call, Then it IS important.
I know for me, for a time, I questioned whether anything I had to say was important enough for anybody to want to listen. I allowed that enemy of us all to destroy my confidence and my self worth to the point of feeling like I didn't even want to be on this earth any more. At one point, my life felt so hard and so lost and so messed up, and I felt so unloved that one day, I decided that I was going to crawl under my covers and BEG God to take me home....life was too hard...and I was too broken; so, I BEGGED him...
"Please, just take me in my sleep!"
But, in His infinite wisdom and grace He called out to me, "Daughter, I can not bring you home yet....
Your mission is not over. YOU have a work to do.
Will you keep your promise? Will you stay and finish your work?"
Oh how angry I was. I remember that day, 4 years ago, like it was yesterday.
I stayed in bed, under my warm cozy covers all day, nursing my wounded heart. I stayed there until the sun came up the next morning.
Then, when I realized I was still ALIVE, I pondered Gods words.
I told Him that if he would help me, and show me the way, and heal my heart and my life,
then I would stay and I would do my best to keep my promises.
I still wasn't ok....I was still wounded and broken and hurting to the core of my being.
But I knew that God had told me the truth. For I had felt the CALL for a long time. I didn't know how it was going to be ok.
I didn't know how God would ever put my life back together.
I didn't know how my heart would ever mend.
But...
I decided to take a chance on HIM.
I decided to take one small step at a time. I wanted to have faith. I wanted to feel His love. I wanted to believe Him.
I wanted to believe that what was on my heart was worth sharing.
I wanted to know that my message would be heard. And that it could help someone else who may be going through something similar to what I had experienced. I didn't want anyone to ever feel as alone as I felt. So, I begged Him to help me. To give me courage and strength to walk that next step. To get out of my bed and leave the comfort of my soft covers...to shower and dress and begin a new day.
I made it through that time my friends.
He did guide me. He strengthened me.
He began to heal me...and has continued to heal me each day since.
He has taught me more than I could ever imagine.
He has taught me that I AM MEANT FOR GLORY.
That MY MESSAGE IS IMPORTANT.
And that SOMEONE....maybe more than one someone...
NEEDS MY MESSAGE!
He has guided me to the people and experiences that I have needed to bring out my messages more fully.
He has opened the way for me to be "taught" and "mentored" by those who know how to help me learn to express my message...
giving me permission...
He has opened the windows of heaven and poured out BLESSINGS upon me...
He has brought the most unexpected gifts into my life, through the most unexpected people!
HE WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU!
I can promise you this.
For, as Sherri Dew has shared in her beautiful talk at BYU in 2013;
" You were recommended to help run the last leg of the relay that began with Adam and Eve because your pre-mortal spiritual valor indicated that you would have the courage and the determination to face the world at it's worst; to do combat with the evil one during his heyday and in-spite of it all, to be fearless in building HIS kingdom of God.
You simply MUST believe this-- because...
YOU WERE BORN TO LEAD!"
"When we have the power of God with us, we truly can do all things—including everything we were born to do."
~Sherri Dew
Just like the beautiful Alstroemeria Flower...in all her different colors,
You are unique....and NO ONE ELSE can share your message exactly like you!
So....if you give up...if you hide...if you stay under your covers
and choose not to let your light shine
through your message,
The world will be missing out on something special!
And those who desperately need YOUR message, will Not get it;
And because of that, they may not be able to fulfill THEIR mission...
They will not be able to heed Their Call...
Because YOUR message may be exactly what THEY need...
and what YOU have promised to share in order to help them move forward and to have courage to share "their" message!
I love you my friends. I truly do.
I am so excited to share my messages with you today.
Women's Conference is always a wonderful time to get great inspiration and education on Gospel and Family topics and more.
One of my most favorite talks I recently listened to was given by Wendy Watson Nelson (April 30, 2015). I loved her opening statements; "Our covenants are a gift. A gift from God, designed to get us safely home to Him."
I truly believe that this is true. I have found safely and peace in keeping my covenants with the Lord. Especially during times of difficulties and personal trials.
During her talk, Wendy spoke of one of her favorite experiences in Russia. In a speaking engagement, she told her audience that she wanted to get to know them by their lineage! This was exciting to me, because she shared that as she read the name of each of the twelve tribes, and the women stood according to their lineage, she realized that 11 of the twelve tribes of Israel were represented there that day...all but the tribe of Levi!
Wendy also talks about how our covenants of God connect us to the other valiant women in the gospel! MILLIONS!! WOW!! Think about that. I love the thought that we are inseparably connected to those beautiful sisters that I feel such love for and such admiration for, such as Sariah, Abish, Sarah, Rachel,Martha, Mary (all of them!), our sweet mother Eve and more!
Oh how this thrills me! I hope to meet these beautiful women in person one day. Until then, every time I seek after my ancestors, I will remember Wendy's words.
Those behind the veil ARE very much alive, and not so thrilled about being called dead! LOL
Those on the other side are anxious...even desperate to make and keep covenants!
It is MY covenant and privileged to find my ancestors whose work has not been done and bring them OUT of prison!
Picture the Savoir himself saying the sacrament prayer and offering to me the sacrament.
You may not always be able to go through the temple...but the temple can go through you!
Remember the words of our Temple covenants we have made, and say them (in our minds) every day!
There is power in our sacred words of worship.
Wendy quoted her husband's wise words, "The highest complement is to be called a covenant keeper." I love this, and I completely believe it to be true!
Wendy said something else that really struck my heart, "Our covenants change everything in our lives for the better. They change our identity and our ultimate destination. They change the road we are traveling on through this life, because now we are the covenant path that leads back home. And no GPS of the world can ever find that road. As convent keeper, what we want out of life; what we are willing to spend our time, energy, and money on, what we think is entertaining' what we think is appealing;all change. As covenant keepers, our desire to be someone the Lord can count on increases exponentially, no matter what He asks us to do! As covenant keepers, how we feel about the Savoir changes forever! He is real to us in a way He's never been before. How we feel about His atonement changes, we relish repentance, and we seek gifts of the Spirit, one by one to turn our weak things into strengths! As covenant keepers, out prayers change, because we are now bound to Heavenly Father, and we're tied closer than ever to our Savior Jesus Christ!Personal revelation becomes something we prepare for and expect! As covenant keeps our past, present, and future can all change! Everything can change for the better, including our very natures!"
WOW!! I am totally inspired by this talk to make a few changes in my own life and to become more diligent in my own temple worship, genealogy work and my personal prayers. Oh how I love this gospel and this church and the opportunity we have to learn more each and every day!
Here is a 4 minute summary of her talk:
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