President Gordon B. Hinckley's Challenge and Promise

President Gordon B. Hinckley said in a

worldwide leadership training meeting:

“I am convinced there is no other organization anywhere to match the Relief Society of this Church.

If they will be UNITED and speak with ONE VOICE,

Their STRENGTH will be INCALCULABLE!”

10 January 2004, 20

Relief Society - A Restoration of an Ancient Form

RELIEF SOCIETY

“A Restoration of an Ancient Pattern”


Although the name may be modern date,

the institution is of ANCIENT ORIGIN.

We were told by our martyred prophet

that the same organization EXISTED

in the church ANCIENTLY.”

Eliza R. Snow

(Published in: “Daughters in My Kingdom”)

Friday, November 11, 2011

Remembering our Veterans and Current Military Men and Women

Captain Moroni and the TITLE OF LIBERTY

One of my absolute favorite lines in the scriptures was
declared by Captain Moroni:
"In memory of our God, our religion,
and freedom, and our peace,
our wives, and our children!"

We have fought for our "RIGHT to CHOOSE"
long before we came here...

Many a man/woman pledged their 
"Sacred Honor"
like our Founding Fathers when they declared their
their "Independence":
"...and for the support of this Declaration, 
with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence,
we mutually pledge to each other
OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES, and our
SACRED HONOR."
Declaration of Independence
4 July 1776

However, FREEDOM, unfortunately, comes with a price and often, the choicest blood from each generation...is given...

In Declaring our Independence
John Adams had this to say:
I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is worth all the means. This is our day of deliverance. --- John Adams (1735–1826) 
This Nation's DIVINE MANDATE:
“America was discovered, colonized, and made into a great nation so that the Lord would have a proper place both to restore the gospel and from which to send it forth to all other nations.  As a prelude to his coming, and so the promised work of restoration would roll forward, the foundations of the American nation were laid. --- Bruce R. McConkie

The spirit of patriotism were often engulfed in songs like this:
"Over There" - Written by: George M. Cohan

THANK YOU to all those family members who
sacrificed TIME with their loved ones...

My oldest son's family - awaiting the arrival
of our son, Joshua, from Iraq
Seeing and being with their daddy after months away from home...

Long awaited and safe arrival...
One of the twins - not quite certain...

May we REMEMBER all our Veterans, today...
and especially PRAY EVERY DAY
for their safety and DAILY express our
GRATITUDE...

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