on a morning walk....

(From my scripture study this morning) Helaman 8 24  And now, seeing ye know these things and cannot deny them except ye shall lie, therefore in this ye have sinned, for ye have rejected all these things,   notwithstanding so many  a evidences  which ye have received; yea, even ye have received  b all  things, both things in heaven, and all things which are in the earth, as a witness that they are true.   25  But behold, ye have rejected the truth, and  a rebelled  against your holy God ; and even at this time, instead of laying up for yourselves  b treasures  in heaven, where nothing doth corrupt, and where nothing can come which is unclean, ye are heaping up for yourselves wrath against the day of  c judgment .  Mormon, seeing our day, knows that the Gentiles also reject the fullness of the gospel as these people did. You can’t reject something unless you have received it. This isn’t just about missionaries kno...

(From my scripture study this morning)   Helaman 8     5  Therefore  they did cry unto the people , saying: Why do you suffer this man to revile against us? For  behold he doth condemn all this people, even unto destruction; yea, and also tha t these our  a great  cities shall be taken from us, that we shall have no place in them.    6  And now we know that this is impossible, for be hold, we are  a powerful , a nd our cities great, therefore our enemies can have no power over us.  So...if you know that what Nephi is saying can't happen, why are you so bothered by his words? Just call him, "crazy" and keep walking...?    7  And it came to pass that thus  they did  a stir up  the people to anger  against Nephi, and  raised contentions  among them; for there were some who did cry out:  b Let  this man alone, for he is a good man, and those things which he saith will...

 Alma 57:21  21  Yea, and they did  obey  and observe to perform every word of command with  exactness ; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them; The other day I was thinking about a sacrifice I could make to add to and show my faith to Father in Heaven because of a blessing I was seeking. I decided to drive the EXACT speed limit and wear my seatbelt EVERY time I was in the car. (Yeah...I grew up in the era of no seat belts and that's been a hard one for me, especially when I'm just going around the block...) So, my first time out I was going on a 2 1/2 hour trip. To my surprise it only added 6 minutes to my normal drive. This helped a lot to know this for when I had shorter distances to go but was in a hurry or felt I'd be late. One time I was headed home during rush hour to meet someone at my house at a specific time. I rationalized that "just this once" it would be ok to go a little faster so I didn't make them have to wait or worry ...