When the "personal purity" lesson at institute falls on October 3rd

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When the "personal purity" lesson at institute falls on October 3rd

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Thereās this line of thought Iāve seen crop up fairly frequently in church classes and talks expressed in a few ways:Ā āthe gospelās really about the small things,āĀ āwhatās really important is making sure youāre consistently doing the little thingsāĀ āyou know, itās all comes down to those sunday school answers, right? say your prayers, read your scriptures, attending churchā¦ā All of these are saying the same thing: the gospel isnāt really that hard! All you need to do is find a couple of church-y things to do in the midst of the non-church-y things youāre busy with all the rest of the week, plop them on top of your life the way you pour sprinkles on a sundae. If youāre watching YouTube for a couple hours anyway, at least spend two minutes watching a Mormon Message. Make sure you meet your minimum quota of Jesus for the week and then anything else church-y youāre able to put in is just, like, bonus blessings!
The problem with all this is that thereās never going to be a minimum amount of Jesus we need in our lives or any real distinction betweenĀ āchurch-yā andĀ ānot-church-yā beyond what we choose to arbitrarily imagine. The Lord told the Prophet Joseph thatĀ āall things unto me are spiritual and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal,ā that each of ourĀ words and deeds, no matter how seemingly mundane, have spiritual implications (D&C 29:34). As Christians, our lives arenāt diametrically separated into church-y and non-church-y things like oil and water are in a jar: instead, our discipleship to Jesus Christ is supposed to dictate the attitude by which we approach every area of our life. Each of us needs to experiment ourselves on what it means to be Christlike while working, how we might carry the example of Christ into school, or the time spent with friends and family, or our hobbies, and everything else life includes. We convert each of these activities in the course of our lives to be Christlike activities in all ways they can be so. This is, of course, much more difficult than sprinkling one or two overtly church-y things into an otherwise mostly secular lifestyle; I donāt want to pretend like Iāve mastered it at all. But this life-permeating mindfulness is what I think weāre asked to commit (to covenant) ourselves towards in the prayers said over the Sacrament:Ā āthat they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him, and keep his commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his Spirit to be with themā (Moroni 4:3).Ā
There is no minimum level of discipleship or any easy mode to Christian living that pares whatās required by the callĀ ācome follow meā down toĀ ācome follow me by doing two or three church-y things a day this next week.ā At the end of that path lies only the sad idolatry of mistaking the tools of worship for what we are worshiping. The command at the climax of the Sermon on the Mount is ābe ye therefore perfectāāwhole, complete, purposefulānot a partial Christian or a dash-of-church-y-ness-where-I-can-squeeze-it-in Christian, but a whole-hearted, entire, and complete disciple (Matthew 5:48). Christās good news should have an impact on everything we do, even where (especially where) we donāt expect it to apply (I find Lewisā parable about the house a useful illustration of this). Yes, it is harder, and I donāt mean to disparage or discourage those who are still finding their footing in Christ and who find it helpful to at first grab hold of a few overtly spiritual habits to help gain their bearings. But if we are to be truly nourished and strengthened in the gospel, we must move on at some point from its milk to its meat and thisāāhaving the image of God engraven upon [our] countenancesāāis a crucial step in our progress (Alma 5:19).
Today, I have been baptised for ONE YEAR!! I can't believe how much I've grown and changed in just twelve months. Adam fell that men might be, and men are that they might have JOY.
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Q: What message do you have for LGBT young single adults? A: I want anyone who is a member of the Church who is gay or lesbian to know I believe you have a place in the kingdom, and recognize that sometimes it may be difficult for you to see where you fit in the Lordās Church, but you do. We need to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past, so that all members feel they have a spiritual home where their brothers and sisters love them, and where they have a place to worship and serve the Lord. When we love God, we make and strive to keep our sacred covenants. I testify that living gospel commandments brings anyone untold blessings, allowing us to become our very best selves, exactly who God wants us to be.
Elder M. Russell Ballard at BYU Devotional, 11/14/2017
(https://www.byutv.org/player/8789b987-b45f-4764-9e45-5b46d9e104f3/byu-devotional-address-elder-m-russell-ballard-111417)

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I voted Yes. I'm Mormon, and I voted Yes. These things are not mutually exclusive. ššš»
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this week has brought unfathomable pain and struggle into my life.
the casualty with which people talk about what happened to people i know and love, using their memory to prove a point is just heartbreaking.
i guess itās one thing to know and understand doctrine about eternal families, and another entirely to live through it.
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Scripture study tips?
meetingmymormons:
Would any of y'all be willing to share some suggestions on how to set up a study plan for learning the gospel? Or maybe even know if a site that has a recommended lesson plan? Iāve been wanting to read more of the scriptures, but I didnāt know how to get the lessons in motion. I want to learn, but have no idea what the heck Iām actually doing.
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I asked about this when I was an investigator.
There are so many ways you can read the scriptures, so many ways for you to learn! Each of them are personal so do what works for you! Hereās some ideas though:
-Find something from the Topical GuideĀ that sounds interesting, or that you feel inspired to learn about. Read all of the scriptures with the topical guide. I am currently going through each of the topics about Jesus, and reading the scriptures there.Ā Ā -Read the Book of Mormon as a book, cover to cover. Even if you only read one chapter a night. Iāve found itās important to at least be familiar with the stories. -WatchĀ or readĀ talks from the most recent General Conference! Even if youāve read them before. The things that our modern day prophets and apostles say are inspired by God. That is, weāre learning from God when we study general conference talks. -Follow the lesson plans for Gospel Principles. Read the scriptures in the lessons. Read the scriptures associated with those scriptures (In the footnotes). -Pray about it. Pray and ask Heavenly Father what he wants you to learn about. Sometimes it will come as a really strong feeling that you need to open to a certain topic. Sometimes it wonāt come at all. Sometimes, Heavenly Father trusts you to continue learning without his instructions. -Go through the pamphlets you have been given, and read the scriptures all through that pamphlet. -Text the missionaries to ask them if there are any scriptures they would like you to read before your next lesson. I promise theyāll be chuffed.

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You guys, today I got my patriarchal blessing.
Oh. My. Goodness.
I felt him. I felt God talking to me. I felt his warmth and his comfort and his power. The promises that he gave me and the directions are so... So perfect. So personalised.
This church is true you guys. I know it.Ā
Alone. Thatās how Satan wants us. Alone with our own tangled thoughts. Alone with his whispered lies that start to sound more and more like truths. Separated from the very people who could speak courage into our deep places flirting with discouragement and defeat. Separated from friends who could let us stand on their faith when our own gets a little shaky. The enemy knows if he can isolate us, he can intimidate us. Confuse us. Deceive us. And ultimately, make us believe that the safer paths in life are ones apart from God and our friends who serve God. Sweet friend, if you have felt isolated recently, I want to encourage you to reach out to that friend who leads you back to God time and time again. If you are longing for a friend like that tonight, turn toward Jesus. Ask Him to send a godly friend your way. And know that I am praying for you to find that kind of friendship too.
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It was a crazy eventful night after this photo, but @ldspinklady and I got our first ever certificates for Institute tonight! We ended up getting full completion certificates, not just attendance. So much hard work paid off! Super proud best friend right here, especially as Nikki wasnāt even a member for 3/4 of the class.
warning signs;
We had been preparing Nikki for trials that would come before her baptism. Remembering my own doubts, anxieties and struggles prior to my baptism date, I warned Nikki that she should stay strong in the face of these troubles. āThe adversity will do everything he can to stop you from feeling the joy that comes when you join the church,ā I said, uncharacteristically serious.
āItās because he canāt feel happiness. He wants everyone to feel as much sorrow as him.ā Sister Huffaker intoned.Ā
Nikki took our warnings seriously. She prayed every morning and night for the strength to overcome not just her clinically diagnosed anxiety, but extra anxieties that would come in the face of such a life-altering change. My friend prepared herself, safeguarded herself with the scriptures, with dutiful studying and worship.Ā
So concerned with Nikkiās spiritual progress, I forgot my own.
On what was the most joyful day of our friendship, I was neck-deep in the early stages of what would become a two-month long, stifling depression.
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I was- and I am, struggling. Things that were once easy suddenly became very hard. One hour of church became torturous, three hours was unthinkable. My mind fogged up every time I opened my scriptures to the point where I hadnāt opened them for two weeks. I was struggling with the bare essentials of life- remembering to eat, showering, sleeping. How was I meant to find the time to read my scriptures, attend the temple, be with my non-member family, go to church for three hours a week, go to institute, let my home teachers come over, go to institute, and meet with the missionaries every week? I prayed to know how it could all fit in when Iām so deeply depressed. The answer from my Heavenly Father, who knows me innately, brought me clarity and relief: You are doing the best you can. Thatās all I ask of you. He knows that Iām struggling. He knows. Oh Lord, does he know. Ā His Son has felt my pain. The Lord knows that on Sunday morning, when I wake up, brush my teeth, and burst into tears, He does not expect more from me than I can manage. He knows that Iām not going to institute because Iām struggling through long casual work to be able to afford to feed my family. He knows my intentions. He knows my fears. He knows that in all of this, I am doing my best. I worried for a long time about the example that I was setting for Nikki as a recent convert, and the friend who introduced her to the gospel. If she saw that I wasnāt doing certain things anymore, would she think that was āokayā? I hope so. I hope Nikki knows that Ā the Lord knows our heart, and that saving face isnāt a reason to do anything. I hope Nikki knows that our Heavenly Father, who loves us, who created us, expects us to be kind to ourselves. He calls us to try our hardest, He sets standards for this life; but he knows that we will fall. He knows that things will be hard in this life, in this body with an imperfect mind. I hope she knows that that is exactly why He made a plan, why He sent his only son.
As I typed my hopes for Nikki, my best friend, I came to my own conclusions.Ā
I finally realised the magnitude of the Atonement.