Monday, October 2, 2006

   Hi!
"The fruit of keeping covenants is the companionship of the Holy Ghost and an increase in the power to love. "
~ Elder Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, Nov. 1996, 32

Alma 58: 33, 37, 39-41
But behold, we trust in our God who has given us victory over those lands, insomuch that we have obtained those cities and those lands, which were our own.
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But, behold, it mattereth not——we trust God will deliver us, notwithstanding the weakness of our armies, yea, and deliver us out of the hands of our enemies.
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And those sons of the people of Ammon, of whom I have so highly spoken, are with me in the city of Manti; and the Lord has supported them, yea, and kept them from falling by the sword, insomuch that even one soul has not been slain.
But behold, they have received many wounds; nevertheless they stand fast in that liberty wherewith God has made them free; and they are strict to remember the Lord their God from day to day; yea, they do observe to keep his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments continually; and their faith is strong in the prophecies concerning that which is to come.
And now, my beloved brother, Moroni, may the Lord our God, who has redeemed us and made us free, keep you continually in his presence; yea, and may he favor this people, even that ye may have success in obtaining the possession of all that which the Lamanites have taken from us, which was for our support. And now, behold, I close mine epistle. I am Helaman, the son of Alma.

Alma 60: 13
For the Lord suffereth the righteous to be slain that his justice and judgment may come upon the wicked; therefore ye need not suppose that the righteous are lost because they are slain; but behold, they do enter into the rest of the Lord their God.

2 Chronicles 30: 18-20
[...]But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

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Equus: We had General Conferance this weekend in our church. There were some wonderful talks on Sunday. (I didn't hear any of the Saturday ones.) For example, others can't offend us unless we choose to be offended. We should be careful to not give offense, but we can also choose not to take offense, no matter how rude someone is. And Jesus Christ loves us--and we need to learn to forgive everyone, including ourselves.

Xihuitl: And the family's here for dinner. Well, Equus's parents and her one brother's family. Her other brother and her sister are in other states. This family is only half an hour away, and dinner evolved from her father helping her brother.

Equus: Mm-hm. And guess what I'm going to be for Halloween? A werewolf! A black-and-white werewolf, with some green.

Xihuitl: And thanks for visiting, Miaka and Taka, DarkLynx, and Xx beth xX. ^_^

Equus: Now off to the valley to work! Come on, guys! (Equus grabs Sano's and Kyo-clone's hands and takes off.)

Xihuitl: Love and pocket hugs. Take care, and God your Father and Jesus Christ love you!

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Fact of the day: In Jane Austen's time, Miss Smith or Mr. Smith (if not talking about the father) meant the oldest child of that gender. Younger daughters, at least, would then be Miss Jane, Miss Mary, etc.

(From reading Jane Austen. ^_^; )
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