9/21/2016
This was a great week! We had to chose an attribute that we want to work on throughout the semester, so I chose, "obedience," because I think that's something that I could work on a lot. It's something everyone could work on since we're all imperfect. I know that making good choices will help me become happier! We studied Matthew 3-4, Mark 1, Luke 3-4, John 1-4 and a few parts of those scriptures talked about obedience and repentance. For the readings this week, we also had to pick out 3 principles that stood out to us and then post one of them on a discussion board for other people to see. I loved reading the principles that other people found because I hadn't seen some of them in the way that they had seen them. I liked that one guy said that the root of all sin is pride. I think that's true. Whenever I make a choice that probably isn't the best, I do have a prideful attitude, like I'm smarter than everyone else that would tell me that choice isn't the best. I also liked what another girl had to say about immediate service; that when we know someone is in need, we should immediately go to help them, despite all of our other tasks and things we want to do throughout the day. The disciples immediately helped Jesus when he needed help. I really liked when a girl quoted Elder Holland saying, "Are we not all beggers? Don't we all cry out for help and hope and answers to prayers? Don't we all beg for forgiveness for mistakes we have made and troubles we have caused?...Little wonder that King Benjamin says we obtain a remission of our sins by pleading to God, who compassionately responds, but we retain a remission of our sins by compassionately responding to the poor who plead for us." I know that there have been times in my life when people have helped me, that I will always be grateful for. There are also times when I felt that I was alone and I felt like no one was willing to help me. I don't ever want to leave someone to feel alone like that, so I'm going to try my best to go out of my way to help those in need, immediately. I will also continue trying my best to obey the commandments, because I know that is what will make me happy. I learned a lot from this class this week and felt a lot of inspiration, as well. I am so grateful for this class!
10/19/16
A principle that stood out to me in the reading this week was in Matthew 16:25. It reads, "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." I really liked this because in the past, I've tried to rely completely on myself, when we should really be trusting in ourselves as well as the Lord. We do have the ability to make good decisions for ourselves, but we need the Lord's help and guidance in order to become our best selves and have true happiness. I used to rely completely on self-help books, advice from other people, and my own desires. While I think these things are still important, I think that if we're putting the Lord first in our lives, He will guide us into the right directions. We can combine our own ability to think for ourselves with the Lord's will. But when our desires don't align with the Lord's, we should always put His will first, not our own. We will "save our lives," instead of "lose our lives," when we do this. I am working on obedience during this class, and this is a perfect scripture that aligns with obedience.
11/5/16
I learned a lot this week! I feel like I learn the most from the Teaching Principles part of my class. We each pick a principle from the scriptures to write about and then we discuss what we think about each others posts. I learned a lot from others posts. I learned that we should rejoice in other peoples successes. I've been working on not comparing my life to other peoples lives (especially through Instagram, Facebook, etc.) but it was interesting to me that not only should I try not to compare my own life to theirs and get jealous, but I should be happy for them. The principle that I chose was to not put away your wife (divorce) and then get another wife and that divorce should only happen if either spouses commit adultery (cheat) or are abusive. It didn't say abusive, but I know that recent prophets have said that's another reason. I'm sure there are other reasons as well, but that we should try to get as much help as we can, before terminating a marriage. It's interesting to me how in the world today people put their own happiness first and if they aren't feeling happy with something, sometimes they feel like they are doing the right thing for themselves if they get divorced. I think this is somewhat selfish, because sometimes the other person isn't ready for a divorce, and when the two people got married, they signed up to work through as much as they could together. I think that divorce is sometimes beneficial, but should be done solely for selfish reasons. I've been doing great on my Becoming Project. I feel like I've become more obedient and have had the Spirit with me much more since I began this project. I'm excited to continue it.
11/14/16
This was a great week! I am working on my obedience and it is going very well. I know that the commandments are there for a reason and that I'm happier when I am following the commandments. A principle that I found this week that ties into my plan of being obedient, is Matthew 23:10, which states, "Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, aeven Christ." We should only have one master. We can have other interests and we can seek advice from other sources, but we should place Christ at the center of our lives. I have been trying to do this the past few weeks and it has helped me be a lot happier. The days that I don't put Christ at the center of my life, don't go as smoothly and I'm not as happy and full of peace. I'm more anxious and sad about things.
10/19/16
A principle that stood out to me in the reading this week was in Matthew 16:25. It reads, "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." I really liked this because in the past, I've tried to rely completely on myself, when we should really be trusting in ourselves as well as the Lord. We do have the ability to make good decisions for ourselves, but we need the Lord's help and guidance in order to become our best selves and have true happiness. I used to rely completely on self-help books, advice from other people, and my own desires. While I think these things are still important, I think that if we're putting the Lord first in our lives, He will guide us into the right directions. We can combine our own ability to think for ourselves with the Lord's will. But when our desires don't align with the Lord's, we should always put His will first, not our own. We will "save our lives," instead of "lose our lives," when we do this. I am working on obedience during this class, and this is a perfect scripture that aligns with obedience.
11/5/16
I learned a lot this week! I feel like I learn the most from the Teaching Principles part of my class. We each pick a principle from the scriptures to write about and then we discuss what we think about each others posts. I learned a lot from others posts. I learned that we should rejoice in other peoples successes. I've been working on not comparing my life to other peoples lives (especially through Instagram, Facebook, etc.) but it was interesting to me that not only should I try not to compare my own life to theirs and get jealous, but I should be happy for them. The principle that I chose was to not put away your wife (divorce) and then get another wife and that divorce should only happen if either spouses commit adultery (cheat) or are abusive. It didn't say abusive, but I know that recent prophets have said that's another reason. I'm sure there are other reasons as well, but that we should try to get as much help as we can, before terminating a marriage. It's interesting to me how in the world today people put their own happiness first and if they aren't feeling happy with something, sometimes they feel like they are doing the right thing for themselves if they get divorced. I think this is somewhat selfish, because sometimes the other person isn't ready for a divorce, and when the two people got married, they signed up to work through as much as they could together. I think that divorce is sometimes beneficial, but should be done solely for selfish reasons. I've been doing great on my Becoming Project. I feel like I've become more obedient and have had the Spirit with me much more since I began this project. I'm excited to continue it.
11/14/16
This was a great week! I am working on my obedience and it is going very well. I know that the commandments are there for a reason and that I'm happier when I am following the commandments. A principle that I found this week that ties into my plan of being obedient, is Matthew 23:10, which states, "Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, aeven Christ." We should only have one master. We can have other interests and we can seek advice from other sources, but we should place Christ at the center of our lives. I have been trying to do this the past few weeks and it has helped me be a lot happier. The days that I don't put Christ at the center of my life, don't go as smoothly and I'm not as happy and full of peace. I'm more anxious and sad about things.
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