I was impressed to get up early this morning and encourage all who read this to remember . . . that YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE! A Prophet of the Lord, Spencer W. Kimball gave our family some VERY good advice when we had decisions to make when we were not quite sure which "WAY" to choose. He said, "No matter what the decision you have to make... whether it is where you live, the friends you keep, or what job that you do . . . you will ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST TWO CHOICES! You can go this way...or that way. ALWAYS CHOOSE THAT WHICH WILL GET YOU THE CLOSEST TO THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM AND YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER!"
As we see the trials and TESTS of this day in which we live, you have the CHOICE to decide whether you look life as a GREAT DAY...or a DREADFUL DAY! Is your glass half full...or half empty? Are you a Positive person or a Negative person? The Pendulum of Life swings both ways! If it swings far to the left, it will swing just as far to the right. Scripture says, "As a man thinketh...so is he!" Every decision that you make should have ETERNAL significance!
Yes, times are hard right now and it might even get harder. Your family, marriage, your job, your health may be challenged... it may seem unfair . . . and even the future of this "GREAT" Country may be challenged!
I try to remember the words of another Prophet, Harold B. Lee, when he said...
"Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His Temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won't fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges.
I plead with you NOT to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is a favored land. This is the land of or forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may have to pass through."
Scripture says: Gen. 12: 2
I ask you to join me in looking at this world, and your life, and your family today as a "GREAT DAY"!
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Powerful words Brother Osmond.... yes Jesus Christ is our Savior and He lives... for guidance,understand and true knowledge we only need to ask, by Prayer all things are given and revealed to us.
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