COOKIE CRUMBS: Blessings

We should not underestimate or overlook the power of the Lord’s tender mercies. The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live. When words cannot provide the solace we need or express the joy we feel, when it is simply futile to attempt to explain that which is unexplainable, when logic and reason cannot yield adequate understanding about the injustices and inequities of life, when mortal experience and evaluation are insufficient to produce a desired outcome, and when it seems that perhaps we are so totally alone, truly we are blessed by the tender mercies of the Lord and made mighty even unto the power of deliverance (see 1 Ne. 1:20).
-Elder David A. BednarOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Blessings

D&C 18:45
Wherefore, the blessings which I give unto you are above all things.

I have been thinking for a while that it is time for me to start a regular list of my blessings. So here it goes.

My Mom: My mom retired this week we have been counting down to this date for along time. Let the lunch dates, shopping and sleepovers begin.

Education: School starts tomorrow. ShiAnne is sooooo very excited.

Priesthood blessings and a husband who honors his priesthood: With school starting tomorrow we all received father/husband blessings today what a great source of comfort and strength.

The Spirit of competition: Hasn't it been so fun to watch the Olympics this week?! I was thinking this week, you know how we always think about the pioneers and wounder what they would have thought if they could have seen Utah and the church today. Well what do you think those ancient Greek Olympiads think of the legacy they have left for us to enjoy today?