Have you been Converted today?

I often wish I could say something that would change someone, that means something, that could help someone's day be just that much easier. But I can never think of the words. I end up just saying something ridiculous or venting for myself.

I wish I could share with others the joy I feel when I feel the spirit. I wish everyone could feel it.

It is not just a happy feeling, joy, or some other emotion that is wholly dependent on circumstance. It is a feeling of peace and power. One I can access at any time If I just allow the spirit to guide me. I am at peace because I know what I stand for is right. I know that even when I am at the end of my rope I can gain more patience just by praying for it. I know that my Father in Heaven wants me to be happy and to grow stronger, that is why he gives me trials. "Without the night we would not be able to see the stars."

Power. It is a scary word. Not everyone uses power righteously. Some use it to gain more power. Some use it over others. Some have it and don't use it. Each of these is not form God. The Power God gives us it to be used to help others, to help yourself, and to "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."

Every day we must be converted. We cannot just expect one experience to hold for the rest of our lives. We must dedicate ourself to God everyday.

Every Day.

In Alma 23 The Lamanites lay down their weapons of rebellion.

What is your weapon of rebellion? And how do you bury it deep?

"Find Yourself Standing In Holy Places."

Why? Why should we go to the temple often? Why should we even believe in this God that we have never seen or met?

Because we have.

God is our Father in Heaven.

He is our Father. our Heavenly Father.

Don't push him away. don't leave him out of your life.

Follow what he says, even if it seems hard, or scary. He knows what is best.

Alma 27, the Anti-Nephi-Lehi's were being killed by the Lamanites. They needed somewhere to stay. They needed a new home. So they decided to go to the land of the Nephites. The only problem was that they had killed the Nephites brethren. What if the Nephites wanted to kill them? They asked God what they should do. God told them to go to the Nephites. And so they did. Knowing they may die, knowing the Nephites should hate them.

Yet God knows all, and always leads us in the right paths.

The Anti-Nephi-Lehi's got to the land of the nephites, and were welcomed with open arms, and even given land for them to live on. The Nephites put armies around them to protect them and keep them safe.

Have you been converted today?