I Never Stand Alone

(Preface: I just re read this entry and think that it may come across as preachy, that's not my intention. I am simply espressing how I feel and I feel very strongly about this. I am not asking anything from anybody else, I am simply saying how I feel about my life.)

We frequently listen to FM100 on Sunday's. They have a "Sounds of the Sabbath" program that goes on all day with church music. It's very convienant (sp?) if you don't want to listen to regular radio on Sunday. I think that they use the same schedule with the songs (probably so they don't have to had a DJ on Sunday - I think it's pre recorded) so on the way home on Sunday evening (which is usually around 8:00) we always here the song "I Never Stand Alone." It talks about how when we stand for God and what is right (even though others may think of us as "weak and simple hearted") "we stand with Nephi and Moroni, with Abinadi who testified in flame." What an honor. One of the first things I'm going to do when I die is go introduce myself to Nephi and Jacob. Sometimes when we are alone and we look around and wonder why we do what we do we can think that we are not alone because we are with Nephi, Moroni, Jacob, Joseph Smith, Heber J. Grant (my personal favorite), President Hinckley, and President Monson. These are men I will always stand with! What an honor it is to know that we believe the same thing. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and especially for a living prophet who can tell me what I need to do and how to do it.

I heard in church the other day that we need to follow God's commandments the first time he tells us to do something. About a month before I had been inspired to do something. It was something that God wanted me to do, I'm sure of it. So I took the first few steps but didn't see it through until I heard that lesson. I hadn't been prompted again to go do this thing so I figured that I had just imagined it. Well, I know that I didn't imagine it and after I read that Joseph Smith said that we should do what God asks the first time (a concept I had never really thought about) I decided to do this OH SO SCARY THING!!! Well, I did it and I'm not sure if anything will come of it but I have decided that from now on I'm going to do what God asks the first time around instead of waiting for further promptings to do it. Sometimes we are asked to do things for other people that have nothing to do with the other person but more to do with us showing God that we will do what we are asked.

Anybody who knows me knows that I think about the Second Coming of the Savior ALOT. Sometimes I'm terrified but sometimes I'm excited for the the people of the world to see the Savior again and live under his loving rule. I have also been thinking about God's people. God will have a pure people, we will be purged and the wheat and the tares will be seperated so there is no time to lose! We MUST do what God asks the first time. We need to follow the counsel of the prophets and we need to decide where we stand. I know I stand with Nephi and Moroni... so I stand with God. I never stand alone!

Dave Ramsey

I'm so confused. I have mentioned that I am always forgetting passwords... well I wanted to comment on somebody else's blog but it asked me for my password but I couldn't remember it. I came here because I know that I can tell this place that I forgot my password and they will be kind enough to remind me but I pushed login and I was logged in. I didn't have to enter a password. This is very problematic for me because I can't comment on that other blog. (By the way, if you want to read the CUTEST blog in the history of the world go to http://michellejohnnie.blogspot.com/, I worked with this girl at Oakcrest and she is the cutest little thing I could ever imagine!!!!) Problems problems.

So, I had something very exciting this morning (I can't say here in case somebody does read this blog, however unlikely, and I give away a secret) but it's put me in a highly aggetated (spelling?!?!) state and now I feel like everything I touch needs an exclaimation point! Expect to see alot in this blog. Once again, I'm drawing a blank. Ya' know, I wouldn't blame people for not reading this blog. I don't think I would read it if I didn't have to read it while I'm typing. Very boring!

Mike and I are living by a budget for the first time really. (I know, we've been married 6 years now and have NEVER lived by a budget... awesome!) and it's driving me crazy. We aren't driving our family car hardly at all anymore (gas prices SUCK!) so we are packing all 5 of us into a VW Jetta (super squish!) and I can only spend $112.34 at the grocery store this week. That's right, $112.34! It seems random but it's really not. We have it all on paper. The trouble is I feel just as broke as I did before. Having to consult the budget before I buy a candybar is IRRITATING! I guess it's all for the best but for Pete's sake! We have recently gotten very excited about Dave Ramsey and his stuff (which, by the way I HIGHLY recommend) and we are learning for the first time in our lives how to use and live by a budget (not lovin' it). this is always been something we totaly suck at but even though I feel completely broke just knowing that we are going to have money in the back for our expenses is AWESOME! Someday we may even have money in a savings account!!! Wouldn't that be exciting?!?!? We are very pathetic when it comes to money and keeping our house clean, if only Dave Ramsey had a plan for that... we'd be set!