Sunday, November 6, 2011

#6. Prayer

I love prayer! :) Every night and every morning that I'm on my knees I can feel the Saviors love for me. I'm so grateful I have a best friend in Heaven listening and caring for me when I feel alone. I can always count on Him. Always. I feel like I can talk to Him for hours on my knees. Somedays I just feel like talking to Him and telling Him how my day went. I ask Him questions and He answers them! He really does! I have a huge testimony on Prayer. :) Prayer always lifts me up.
In seminary they mentioned, "When you pray, what if the things you didn't mention you were grateful for went away?" The feeling made everyone think. That night I went home, got on my knees and prayed for everything I had and am grateful for. I felt like I was on my knees for an hour. When I was done I had the happiest feeling ever! I was proud and grateful for soo many things. I don't think I even mentioned half of the things. I have TONS!
I know I can prayer when I have trials, when i'm happy, when i'm sad, when i'm excited, when i'm angry or when i'm content. He will always be there listening and caring for what I have to say.
Here is a poem I keep on my "Friends" magnet board. I have never taken it down ever since I got it in YW's last year.
You Know His Number

His line is never busy,
pick up your phone and see,
you will always be able to reach Him,
just drop to your knees.

you have unlimited minutes,
I know you have been told,
and I will guarantee one thing,
you'll not be asked "will you hold?"

I'm not a "little prayer rock"
so don't tuck me in your drawer,
don't put me under your pillow
or chuck me on the floor.

But keep me close beside you
and use me all the time,
for in this world around us,
Satan's at his prime.

You can call when you need Him
or just to have a chat,
just bow your head and call
"Heavenly Father, where are you at?"

And when there's an emergency,
no need to dial 911,
just close your eyes and say
"help me out or forgive me for what I have done."

It's never too late to call Him,
He never goes to bed.
Remember, "Ask and ye shall receive,"
is what He said.

So next time when you're feeling down
or maybe feeling blue,
just pick up your little prayer phone,
He'd love to hear from you.

~Rhonda Shawver


Saturday, November 5, 2011

Learn to Love

"We seem to learn the most about the things that we don't get. We learn to love our health not when we're well, but when we're sick. And we learn to love working, not when we're working but when we're out of work. And we learn to love companionship, not when we have it, but when we don't."
~Meg Johnson

Cousins :)

Today was a LOOOONG, FUN AND AMAZING DAY!! My parents woke me up at 8AM! Wahoo! We went with my cousin to this church thing. Afterwards we went to Bath & Body Works. It was fun! We loaded on stuff. And with my 50% discount, it was a good deal.
My brother took me to Shopko to hand out the 40% discount cards from Aero. Note: They are free. :) I have had tons of people ask me "How much are they?" Haha makes me laugh everytime. Some people freaked out in excitment about the cards. It was great! Please, please, please let me know if you know people who love Aero so I can give them Discount Cards. :) I had 240 this morning and now i'm down to 208.
We then headed back to my cousins house. We watched hilarious videos on youtube. It was a great bonding time with them. I love them so much. They make me so happy!
I then returned home at 8PM. It was a 12 hour day, full of laughs, love, fun & happiness.
Thank goodness for Daylight Savings tomorrow!! We get one more hour of sleep!!!

#5. Scriptures

I am very grateful for my scriptures. I love how I can pick up this amazing book and find my answers. There has never been a day where I have read my scriptures and not learned something. I always learn something new and I know you can too. I know the Book of Mormon is true. I love it dearly!

Friday, November 4, 2011

#4. Laughter

I love laughter! If you know me, I laugh a LOT!! It's great! If I'm in a bad mood laughing gets me in that good mood again! I love laughter. It's a signature thing I have.