Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha I am fascinated by these sisters we see nit only their relationship with the savior but with each other .

I always get the Mary's mixed up so when Mary is with Martha its easier to understand what's going on. When we first meet Martha and Mary Martha is the one who worries more about the world then the lesson the savior is teaching and Christ has to chastise Martha after she comes whining to him in modern day terms I suppose the story would go like this these two relief society sisters were scheduled to plan this event a say girls camp and one sister was upset because her partner spent all her time studying her scriptures and preparing and studying the lesson so she prays to god and say dear god my partner is so concerned with the things of the sprit and isn't helping me with the catering and the décor ! wait I know is catering and décor our top priority or is it learning about the savior ….but when we see them again Martha is the one who goes out to greet him after her brother's death because Mary is frozen with grief . She tells the savoir she knows he is the Christ and that with his help all things are possible but if only he had been there her brother would not have died I think she doesn't understand the full extent of the saviors power but what she's saying is he would have been healed she does not yet realize that he will wake her brother.

 

It should be noted here that I love décor and this is a lesson that applies to me very personally that probably how I came up with this analogy in the first place

 

 

 

New Testament

The lord has the seventy go before him to prepare the people. He counsels them to travel light without money or provisions, to accept the sanctuary and food from those they meet in the town, and to bless them. To stay in the house that first offers them and accept what they offer not go from house to house .the important part here I think Is to trust in god that someone will take care of you. The seventy are sent to heal the sick and teach the words of the savoir. Christ teaches that those who ignore the seventy shall be doomed in the last day for shunning his prophets in verse 16 Christ teaches that their voice and what they teach is the same as his voice and those who reject them reject Christ . Christ gives them the power to reject devils and he blesses them to be safe from snakes and scorpions. How cool is that I am a servant of Christ the lord and am therefore snake proof. Then Christ prays to his father because he is grateful for the seventy and tells them how they are blessed to understand so many things. Christ organized his church with twelve apostles and then he called the seventy the seventy then go out among the people to bless heal and teach them. We just had a general authority at my stake conference and he came and thought us the same as those seventy did in Christ's time. The seventy are special witness of Christ today we call more than one group of seventy we have like four seventies to teach and travel as apostolic priesthood holders .

New Testament thought of the week is a little short cause I just got my wisdom teeth out!

Jesus was on the mountain praying while storm raged and he disciples were on the sea and so he walked to his disciples on the water. I love how he does this so calmly because it is the most direct route and the fastest way but his disciples are so shocked even they have seen him raise the dead the miracle of transportation was somehow more amazing than that . then peter tries to walk towards him but is scared because of the raging storm and starts to fall so Jesus has to fish him out and bring him back to the boat and he is saddened by how shocked they were cant they see that all things are done through him that by Christ all things are possible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footprints poem

This poem is hanging up in the bathroom at my parents' house .so some people have it memorized. I found this one on some else blog and stole but it the best version. There is another one called footprints in the sand but it doesn't rhyme as well also someone once told me this person who wrote this was somehow related to grandpa or maybe that was a hymn.

Any way lo and behold awesome inspiring poem

 

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The Footprints of God By: Ken Brown

In the deepest sleep one night I dreamed

That on the beach I walked.

God was by my side each step

And quietly we talked.

Then on the sky my life was flashed;

The visions all serene.

Two sets of footprints in the sand were there in every scene.

But then I noticed in some scenes of suffering,pain,and strife....

Just a single set of footprints At the worts times of my life.

''God....you said you'd stay by me in good times and in bad....

Why then did you leave me each time my life was sad?"

''My precious child" God answerd, "When your life had pain, I knew; The single set of footprints were the times I carried you"