Good quotes

"Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God."
--Joseph Smith Jr.

" And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things.
Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will."
--D&C 88: 67-68

Brigham Young described how he sacrificed to respond to the Prophet’s call to gather:
“When we arrived in Kirtland [in September 1833], if any man that ever did gather with the Saints was any poorer than I was—it was because he had nothing. … I had two children to take care of—that was all. I was a widower. ‘Brother Brigham, had you any shoes?’ No; not a shoe to my foot, except a pair of borrowed boots. I had no winter clothing, except a homemade coat that I had had three or four years. ‘Any pantaloons?’ No. ‘What did you do? Did you go without?’ No; I borrowed a pair to wear till I could get another pair. I had travelled and preached and given away every dollar of my property. I was worth a little property when I started to preach. … I had traveled and preached until I had nothing left to gather with; but Joseph said: ‘come up;’ and I went up the best I could.”

A time for spiritual experiences...

I have been praying for missionary opportunities, and they are coming to me... I thought I would share one of them with you. Last week or so I found out about the "mormon messages" from the LDS website. I saw one called "memories from my childhood" by Pres. Hinckley, and watched it. I wanted to share it with someone, so I went to my list of email addresses and saw that the only one on there who was not already a member of our church was Lori Redfern. I email her once in a while because we were pretty close when I worked at Sonic. So I sent her a message with a link to that mormon message. I was hoping it would not offend her. I never heard back from her.
I prayed last night that I would have a missionary experience today if there was anyone I could reach out to. This morning I was taking my shower when a thought came into my mind about Uncle Dennis. I remembered his face. I thought of how kind and loving his countenance was. I had a thought that I should email Lori and tell her I remembered her Dad kindly this morning, but I didn't do it.
I was out doing yard work, when out of the blue, the thought came again that I should email Lori. I didn't do it.
Then I was in the kitchen fixing lunch for the kids when again (out of the blue sky) my thoughts returned to Uncle Dennis and that email. I decided that I wasn't going to delay anymore because this was definately the spirit, or Uncle Dennis, prompting me. So I wrote Lori:

Hey Lori,
I just wanted to say Hello. This morning I was doing my chores around the house, and I started to remember your Dad and how nice he had been to me when I was little. I always remember him having such a kind look in his eyes. He had a very kind and loving countenance. I remembered how he would pick me up and give me a hug and then tickle and tease me in true Fuller fashion. He, Uncle Jerry and Uncle Darrel were always so nice like that. You are blessed to have had such a loving father.
Love you
Julie

A good quote from my lesson...

President Wilford Woodruff told of a meeting in which the Prophet Joseph Smith prophesied of the Church’s growth. The meeting was in “a small house, perhaps 14 feet square. But it held the whole of the Priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were then in the town of Kirtland, and who had gathered together to go off in Zion’s camp.” After several of the men had borne their testimonies of the work, the Prophet said:

“Brethren I have been very much edified and instructed in your testimonies here tonight, but I want to say to you before the Lord, that you know no more concerning the destinies of this Church and kingdom than a babe upon its mother’s lap. You don’t comprehend it. … It is only a little handful of Priesthood you see here tonight, but this Church will fill North and South America—it will fill the world” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1898, 57).

That's a good quote! That prophesy has been fulfilled in large measure, don't you guys think so? And if it's going to fill the world, we still have a while yet to go, don't we...