It’s late. I’m tired. But the Yankees won! I had a decent day today. The hardest part of the day was meeting Becky and the kids and Seven Peaks, but I felt I did pretty good and worked hard to submit my will and keep my chin up. I didn’t get to answer a question […]
Archives for June 2010
Step 7 – Taking Upon Yourself the Name of Christ
What do you need to do to be found at the right hand of God? What do you covenant to do when you are baptized and when you partake of the sacrament? To be found at the right hand of God, I need want to lay aside my sins and submit to God 100%. To […]
A Letter I Wrote to Josh
This email was written May 20, 2010, although Josh never responded or even mentioned that I’d written. PUNK 🙂 Hello Elder Josh, Yes, this is Nate. Yes, I haven’t written to you that much (maybe once), mostly because I couldn’t handle the Stephy stuff… J But now that you’ve limited that stuff, I’ve decided to […]
Primary Lesson: Israel & the Brass Serpent – Humility
It’s so interesting that the lesson I get to teach today is about humility, which has been the topic of Step 7. I’m excited to share thoughts with the boys and help them understand the importance of humility, even at an early age. Scriptures to read: Numbers 21:4-7, 8-9 1 Nephi 17:40-42 Alma 33:18-22 Deuteronomy […]
Feeling a Bit Tempted Today + Step 7
Like Becky said (although I didn’t want to agree) today hasn’t been the best day because we didn’t really have a plan. I’ve spent much of the day vegging in front of the TV watching World Cup Soccer (USA tied with England 1-1). Things that have tempted me today: Browsing around a bit on Facebook, […]
Step 7 – The Love of God
How does step 7 qualify as the greatest act of your love so far? By putting God first in my life and being willing to submit my will completely over to Him, I’m giving Him the only thing I can really offer that he hasn’t already let me “borrow”. If I really, truly love God, […]
Step 7 Obeying the Law & Commandments – One More Time
How is keeping the commandments an expression of your love for God? Keeping the commandments is doing God’s will. The commandments are suggestions from a Father to his children. They are things that, if we do, will make us the most happy in this life. The commandments aren’t restrictions necessarily. The commandments can be broken […]
Step 7 – Obeying the Law Continued
How do you feel today about keeping the law? I honestly have a hard time answering this question because I’m not sure exactly what it’s referring to. If it’s talking about the Law of Moses, I don’t live that law at this point, or not that I know of. Maybe this could pertain to the […]
Step 7 – Obeying the Law and the Commandments
For this end was the law given; wherefore the law hath become dead unto us, and we are made alive in Christ because of our faith; yet we keep the law because of the commandments” (2 Nephi 25:25). We are “made alive in Christ because of our faith” in Him. What does it mean that […]
Step 7 – Believe in God Continued
What promises come from doing as King Benjamin instructed? (See the last verse.) “. . . If ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, […]
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