I love Education week!!! I feel so spiritual uplifted. I went for the first time in 1988 and I have been trying to go whenever I could since. Now that my children are older it is much easier to go and so I go as much as possible. And this year, like last year, Kara went with me!
Here are some of the things I want to remember from Education week.
What is required for the Celestial Kingdom:
1. Have a current temple recommend always.
2. Family-be part of one and spend time with them.
3. Have excellent personal spiritual habits--personal prayers, scripture study and meditation.
4. Keep the commandments.
5. Serve and love others.
All negative emotions come from unmet expectations
Gratitude: Be happy with where you are, but don't be content to stay there. This is the manner of happiness.
Have I seen the hand of the God reaching out to touch me. Ask this question daily and see how much he touches your life.
Best ways to do good in the following areas that have proven and tried with thousands of people.
Religious Activity
1. Personal religious practice (daily reading and reading scriptures on your own.
Weight Loss (help with losing weight and keeping it off for good)
1. Weigh yourself daily
2. Keep track of the food you eat and write it down 2 to 3 days a week.
3. Cardio activity in your home or outside.
Marriage
1. Arguing-- if you argue and attack in a demeaning way--bad.
2. Speaking honestly and respectfully.
Parenting
1. Consistency
2. Immediacy
3. Predictability
Career
1. Know your stuff--be good
2. Know the right stuff.
3. Be seen as a team player.
Happiness
1. Happiness doesn't change generally after you reach 75k a year.
2. Quality of family experiences and friends.
3. Using money to help others.
"Don't try to just be good, that isn't the goal. The goal is to become like Him as much as possible here on the earth."
We can choose to become a disciple of Christ. We train ourselves and others to believe our lies. The lives become the "rules" we've labeled ourselves. I_____________it's who I am.
78% leave the church at least 1 year total in their life. By the age of 65, 66% are active out of 100. For some reason this statistic really bothered me. I will not EVER become the 78%!
We didn't come to the earth to gain a testimony, we already had one.
"Our Heavenly Father is more liberal in his views and boundaries in his mercies and blessings, than we are ready to believe or receive." Joseph Smith
One of the main purposes of being a parents is not how your children turned out, but what YOU became from being a parent. Does being a parent make you kinder or more of a raving maniac?
How to live a happier life:
1. Live according to what you know.
2. Spend the most on what matters most.
3. Stop comparing.
4. Stop worrying, especially if it won't help.
5. Remember the purposes of life.
(Ryan Eggett
"The longer we live, the greater our realization that it is brief." Thomas Monson`
Death continues the mortal probation. It's not until your resurrected that it's over. There is a lot of work that's going to go on in the spirit world. It's not over until the slim lady sings; slim because she is resurrected.
"The Lord is going to teach you how to overcome your weakness. But you need to be careful what you decide is most important in overcoming. There are some things that matter more than others."
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