Some Good Advice

Today is the first day of the 184th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints. For those who are unfamiliar with this, you can learn more here.

Today I really, really enjoyed Elder Holland's talk where he mentioned standing up for what you believe, and doing so in a kind and respectful way. One of my 2014 goals was to not be afraid sharing my thoughts, opinions, and beliefs. I have always been kind of afraid to do so because many of my beliefs are rather conservative and not accepted by the vast majority of the people in the world we live in. Another reason that sharing and defending my beliefs has made me nervous is that many might take offense because they might not understand what I believe. However, this quote really touched me today because it reminded me that it is, indeed, OK to stand up for what I believe and defend my beliefs by doing it kindly, courteously, and compassionately. I have never had any intentions of defending my beliefs unkindly, but this was just a good reminder.

This General Conference I'm wanting to share favorite quotes from talks via social media. If you have any favorite talks that you would like to see in a design like this, comment below or message me and I'll make one! I'm hoping to share quotes like this through Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (though I have no idea what I'm doing with Twitter!) to share the gospel and uplift people regardless of their beliefs or faith.

God Loves His Children

God loves His children...he really does!

The past couple weeks I have felt so much love from my Heavenly Father. I'll share some experiences in more detail later, but tonight before I go to bed I just wanted to share that I know that God knows all of His children and what they are going through. He knows what makes them happy, what makes them sad, and everything in between. This past weekend was General Conference for my church. General Conference is something that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has twice a year where our prophet and apostles and other leaders speak on various topics and give us guidance and direction. I  grew up as a member of this church my whole life, so conference has never been something new to me (and to be honest when I was little it wasn't all that exciting), but this year General Conference just hit me hard and was so powerful. I felt so strongly that God is always working to help us all get on the right path to happiness and righteousness through His prophets and apostles, and through the inspiration of those around us. Here is one of my favorite talks from this conference. Even if you are not LDS, and even if you don't have any of these specific struggles, this talk gives so much hope and offers so much peace as we are all battling to be successful in such a hectic world. I'll post more of my favorites later. But for now, enjoy!