Women of God

Women of God can never be like women of the world.
The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender.
There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind.
There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined.
We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith.
We have enough greed; we need more goodness.
We have enough vanity; we need more virtue.
We have enough popularity; we need more purity.

Margaret D. Nadauld
YW General President
The Joy of Womenhood

Guidelines for discerning when you do
or when do not have the Spirit of God with you


Positive

When you have the Spirit:
You feel happy and calm.
You feel full of light.
Your mind is clear.
Your bosom burns.
You feel generous.
Nobody can offend you.
You feel confident in everything you do.
You wouldn’t mind everybody seeing what you are doing.
You feel outgoing.
You love to be with people.
You are glad when others succeed.
You want to make others happy.
You bring out the best and say the best of others.
You gladly and willingly perform church ordinances.
You’d like to be in the temple for a while every day.
You feel you can magnify your church calling.
You feel like praying.
You wish you could keep all of the Lord’s commandments.
You feel you have control of your appetites and emotions.
You eat and sleep in moderation.
You are generally just glad to be alive.



Negative

When you do not have the Spirit:
You feel unhappy, depressed, confused or frustrated.
You feel heavy and full of darkness.
Your mind is muddled.
You feel empty, hollow, cold inside.
You feel selfish, possessive, self-centered.
Everything anyone does bothers you.
You are always on the defensive.
You are easily discouraged.
You become secretive, sneaky, and evasive.
You want to be alone.
You avoid other people, especially family members.
You are envious of what others do and of what they have.
You are critical of others, especially of family members and of authority.
You feel hesitant, unworthy to perform church ordinances.
You don’t want to go to the temple.
You wish you had another church job or no job at all.
You don’t want to pray.
You get mad when others want to pray.
You find the commandments bothersome, restricting or senseless.
You become a slave to your appetites.
Your emotions become passionate and extreme with wide mood swings.
You wonder if life is really worth it.




Effect of the Holy Ghost on the individual

“An intelligent being in the image of God, possesses every organ, attribute, sense, sympathy, affection of will, wisdom, love, power and gift which is possessed by God himself.”

But these are possessed by man in his rudimental state in a subordinate sense of the word. Or, in other words, these attributes are in embryo, and are to be gradually developed. They resemble a bud, a germ, which gradually develops into bloom, and then, by progress, produces the mature fruit after its own kind.

The gift of the Holy Spirit adapts itself to all these organs or attributes.


 It quickens all the intellectual faculties,

 increases, enlarges, expands and purifies all the natural passions and affections, and adapts them by the gift of wisdom to their lawful use.

 It inspires, develops, cultivates, and matures all the fine-toned sympathies, joys, tastes, kindred feelings, and affections of our nature.

 It inspires virtue, kindness, goodness, tenderness, gentleness, and charity.

 It develops beauty of person, form and features.

 It tends to health, vigor, animation and social feeling.

 It develops and invigorates all the faculties of the physical and intellectual man.

 It strengthens, invigorates, and gives tone to the nerves.


In short, it is, as it were,
Marrow to the bone,
Joy to the heart
Light to the eyes,
Music to the ears,
And Life to the whole being.


(found in Appendix 8- Articles of Faith by James E. Talmage, page 487).

Ideas for handouts for youth

"Don't be a Butterfinger, keep your goals within your grasp"


"Be a Life Saver and read the scriptures both Now and Later"


"Reading the scriptures can bring excite-mint into your life"


"Let the scriptures Krackel and pop into your life"


"We all look at the world the same, but see it a little differently" You can use cut outs for this one.


"Go the Extra mile, read your scriptures"

Hugs

I've always loved this handout I received as a Young Woman. It talks about hugs and the types of hugs out there. I think this would be a great handout for Young Women, because everyone needs a hug!

Relief Society Survial Kit

I found this cute handout that I've been holding on for years... What a cute idea to share as Visiting Teachers, Enrichment Leaders or as a Relief Society Presidency.

To Do List

I saw this list on another blog and thought it would be fun. The items in bold are things I have done in my life. Go ahead and copy and paste it for your blog and see what you have done in yours.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band ....at school
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Another tag

Tagged, again!
thanks to Keri (I copied some of your answers) I'm supposed to name 5 of each of the following: joys, fears, obsessions/collections, and surprising facts.

Joys
alone time when kids are in bed and the house is quiet
hearing my children laugh together
working out: running, walking, or dancing
reading a good book, watching a sappy movie or Thursday night TV
going out to dinner and having a delicious meal I didn't make or have to clean up


Fears
living without my husband or kids
dying a horrible death
not losing the last 15 lbs. of baby weight
not being prepared
falling (a bad memory from my last pregnancy and scars to prove it)

Obsessions/collections
chocolate from See's candy
dolls/stuffed animals (they are all still downstairs in a box though)
blogging/computer time
food, love to eat it, and go out to dinner!
books

Surprising Facts
I've always wanted to be a ballerina or a ballroom dancer
I've always wanted to run a marathon
I don't know how to swim or dive
I have a fear of flying
I never went to prom

I tag anyone that reads this blog!