Be loyal to the royal within you: The ugly ducking!

As we go thought this life we hear so many degrading things that we can't help but allow some into our lives. I'm sure we have all heard some of these "You're not smart enough!" "You'll never make that team." " He wont make it far." Many of these sayings I have heard in my life, and as we go thought life we start to listen to some of them. I have wondered how can we get these thought out of our heads and why do they come up?
Since being on my mission I have come to understand a couple of things, First satan does not want us to be happy. second if satan can get us to not grow or help others then that helps him. Then last I have learned that if we turn to Christ, He can change us to be who we are suppose to be.
As I have stated in already satan does not want us to be happy he looks for every for us to fall and to give up. Because if we get off the path and settle for some, we may miss out on that which was best for us. I have seen in my life so many times of me just doing enough to get the grade, or to get out of it. If we do that in our lives satan is happy with that. If we look at ourselves as just somebody we forget that we are children of God, and we forget all that that mean.

                                                                        

We must remember who we are, we are Children of God that loves us and the power that comes form that faith is the power that changes lives. While I was growing up I though of myself as the common children  "The ugly duckling". But was I got older and read more in the scriptures I began to look at myself and the world in a different light. As I gave my life to Christ and told him I may not have much to give, but I will give it to you His love and power began to work in my life. As it says in the book of Mormon in Ether chapter 12:27   "If men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness....for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, I will make weak things become strong unto them." So as we have faith in Christ and come unto him, and begin to look at ourselves in the manner that he would have us see us in his eyes. 
The point of seeing ourselves in his eyes was addressed in the 2011 October general conference in a talk by  Sister Elaine S. Dalton entitled "Love Her Mother", She explains how fathers can help there daughters know what is best for them as they (the fathers) lead by example as she says " You can show your daughters by the way you love and honor your wife that she should never settle for less".  I believe this is true as we treat those around us as Christ would they can feel of the love there Heavenly Father has for them. As we do this we ourselves will see our lives as Christ would have us, one of worth and honor! As Sister Elaine S. Dalton says, " Be Loyal to the royal within you!" 

I know that as we do turn to God and treat others as He and Christ would have us ourselves will change and we will help others come closer to Christ. The blessings that will come are amazing. I am so thankful for all that the Savior has done for us. For we may feel like we are not much but to him we truly mean everything! 

Calming that sea around us.

As I was reading in the book of Luke the other day one story that we hear so often hit me. It is the story of Christ calming the raging sea. I began to try and see how this lesson could relate to me in my life. How does a storm over 2000 years help me in my life today. As the story goes Christ and his disciples take off in a ship to another city while on there way they run into a storm. As any person would be the disciples were scared and they woke Jesus up and he calms the sea and they arrived to the city and all was well. (this is just a summary).  

 As I thought about this a few lines hit me.

 First in we see in verse 22 it says " Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth." As we think about this Christ will invite us to make changes or to grow more. We know not the day or the time, but we must be ready. Second verse 23 it talks about how the storm came and how Jesus fell asleep. As we are on the trial of discipleship hard times will come, and we may feel alone. But as it says in verse 24, they woke Christ (we can wake him as we pray for help). Then he arose and calm the sea, this can be liken to us when we are scared and Christ speaks peace to our soul. 

In this video we see how Christ can help us though hard times.

As we turn to Christ in our lives when our lives become as uneasy as the sea was for them in the ship, He will calm out soul and give us peace in our lives. I can promise that as we give more efforts to Christ we will see the blessings that of guidance and peace in our lives. 

This is what we are! Christians!

With much of the thing in this world today people have had some questions if members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are Christians. I give my testimony with millions of others that we are Christians. This video is the simple truth. Please watch it.