Remember ... Listen to the Voice Inside of You!

There is a voice inside of you
That whispers all day long,
“I feel this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong.”
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What’s right for you – just listen to
The voice that speaks inside.

– The Voice by Shel Silverstein

Listen to your intuition, impressions of light, your gut feeling, that little voice that guides you!

“And the Book of Mormon and the holy scriptures are given of me for your instruction; and the power of my Spirit quickeneth all things.” (D&C 33:16)

“Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart. Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground. Therefore this is thy gift; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you out of the hands of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.” (D&C 8:2-4, emphasis added)

The scriptures have explained that the “Holy Ghost” is a personage of Spirit and dwells in you. In Moses 6:61, the Holy Ghost is described with the following attributes:

Therefore it is given to abide in you;

the record of heaven;

the Comforter;

the peaceable things of immortal glory;

the truth of all things;

that which quickeneth all things,

which maketh alive all things;

that which knoweth all things,

and hath all power according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.

This is a description of the personage of Spirit which dwells inside you. This is the Holy Ghost. This is something that can be in contact with the “mind of the Father and Son.” or the Holy Spirit as Joseph Smith taught in the Lectures on Faith, “... And he being the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, and having overcome, received a fulness of the glory of the Father—possessing the same mind with the Father, which mind is the Holy Spirit, that bears record of the Father and the Son …” (Lecture 5:2, emphasis added)

“For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.” (Mosiah 3:19, emphasis added)

“For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.” (D&C 45:57, emphasis added)

Don’t let others make your decisions for you or stand between you and God. Receive the Holy Ghost and revelation yourself. Connect with God, the Holy Spirit, and His Mind. Take heed, take the Holy Spirit for your guide, and yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit!

Patience

“Ye are not able to abide the presence of God now, neither the ministering of angels; wherefore, continue in patience until ye are perfected.” (D&C 67:13)

“In your patience possess ye your souls.” (Luke 21:19)

“And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life.” (D&C 101:38)

“Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith. Nevertheless—whosoever putteth his trust in him the same shall be lifted up at the last day. Yea, and thus it was with this people.” (Mosiah 23:21-22)

“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” (James 1:3-4)

Here are a couple additional links:   Patience 1  and  Patience 2

 

Happy Life

“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:” (Job 5:17)

“Then will ye longer deny the Christ, or can ye behold the Lamb of God? Do ye suppose that ye shall dwell with him under a consciousness of your guilt? Do ye suppose that ye could be happy to dwell with that holy Being, when your souls are racked with a consciousness of guilt that ye have ever abused his laws? And then cometh the judgment of the Holy One upon them; and then cometh the time that he that is filthy shall be filthy still; and he that is righteous shall be righteous still; he that is happy shall be happy still; and he that is unhappy shall be unhappy still.” (Mormon 9:3,14)

“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” (Proverbs 29:18)

“He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.” (Proverbs 14:21)

“He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.” (Proverbs 16:20)

“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.” (Proverbs 3:13)

“Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.” (Psalms 144:15)

“And it came to pass that there was no contention in the land, because of the love of God which did dwell in the hearts of the people. And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God.” (4 Nephi 1:15-16)

“And it came to pass that I beheld a tree, whose fruit was desirable to make one happy.” (1 Nephi 8:10)

Perfectly You!

Be weird. Be Random. Because you never know who would love the person you hide. (CS Lewis)

Just be perfectly you ... Nobody else can take your place!

Baptism / Rebaptism is Required

The Lord clearly states that baptism is necessary in order to be saved. One is not able to enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and of the Spirit (John 3:5, 3 Nephi 11:38)

“Yea, repent and be baptized, every one of you, for a remission of your sins; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost. Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel; and remember that they shall have faith in me or they can in nowise be saved;” (D&C 33:11-12)

Therefore, we should have no question about whether or not baptism is fundamentally essential and plays an indispensable part of the gospel of Jesus Christ (D&C 39:6). Christ has repeatedly and unequivocally declared that an individual must repent and be baptized to inherit the kingdom of God.

Thinking or assuming “all is well in zion”, some may say, “I am saved. I have already been baptized by one with authority. No need to worry about me!" But, what if the Lord has recently sent an essential message of salvation? What if a servant of God speaks today? What if apostasy has occurred in a church that once had His authority to baptize? What if the religious organization, in which Christ has previously accepted the ordinance of baptism, has in fact lost connection with God and no longer has His authority to baptize? What if God no longer vouches for the baptisms performed therein? What if the church is now considered by Christ to be in apostasy, under condemnation, and lacking authorization and evidence to legitimately claim to be His church. What if the LDS church has lost the authority to perform correct, legal, and authoritative baptisms? What would that mean to you?

Therefore, some key personal questions may arise: Have I been baptized unto the Lord according to His current instructions? Is there something going on here? What have I missed? Do I need to update my understanding with God? Today, as the Lord is preparing for His return, does my baptism currently count? Does my baptism sufficiently qualify with the Lord? Here and now in this moment in time, is my baptism sufficient for me to be spared? Or is it necessary that I become acquainted with His word, receive it, repent and face God, and be re-baptized? What is my spiritual state and how do I currently stand with God?

Here are links you may find valuable: 
Baptism and Baptism is Mandatory and Zion's Return