Past Witnesses

 I know I mentioned before in my previous how I'm late to the game on my CFM study this year so this post is in regards to Doctrine and Covenants 6-9.

I just finished watching the Youtube video from Don't Miss This and I had a few thoughts that stuck out to me that I wanted to share. In these sections, the Lord often tells Oliver Cowdery to remember that he is the same God as he was from the first time he received revelation or had an answer to the prayer. There's a lot of importance on remembering God and seeing His hand in your life. 

I've talked many times about how I wish that my spirituality was the same today as it was when I was a teenager. I was a spiritual giant and it got me through so much in my life and I'm missing that now. So reading these sections really spoke to me. I know that God is wanting me to remember all of the times he showed up in my life. All of the times as a teenager when the spirit saved me or the gospel brought me comfort. God wants me to remember that. So even though I ache to be that spiritual giant I used to be, I can lean on those past experiences and knowledge that God is still there and he is the same. God still loves me and I'm still his child.

Something that I heard David and Emily say, I can't remember who exactly, was "hold onto your past witnesses." And that really stuck with me. I need to hold onto my past witnesses when the times get hard and my questions rise to the surface. I need to remember the goodness of God in all that I do. So I encourage you to remember the witnesses of your past and hold onto them. Write that down somewhere that you'll always see it and make an effort to remember. Heavenly Father deems it important for Oliver to remember, I can only imagine he feels these same about us.

Late to the Game

 Man, where have I been?

I totally abandoned this blog last year after General Conference. It was a hectic time! We had just moved to a new city, the pandemic hit, and I was in the thick of being a new mom and figuring out how to keep a human being alive.

I had big plans for this blog last year and it all just kind of fell into the garbage. I want to try harder this year so I thought I'd start off by sharing some thoughts I have with this year's Come, Follow Me study. I watch the YouTube videos from the Don't Miss This channel. I love watching Emily and David teach. I learn really well in a class setting like seminary or institute and since they're both religious teachers, it's perfect for me! I love it. They also take the audio from their YouTube videos and put it on a Podcast if that's easier for you than watching something.

I'm really late to the game this year. I'm so behind in my studies but it's okay. I try to do a little bit each day. I try to read the sections before watching the videos and then I can truly just journal alongside their lesson. I have also really enjoyed listening to the Podcast, Follow Him. I love that they bring on guests to talk about church history. It kind of gives you a different perspective of that time period and it's a different type of lesson assistant like Don't Miss This.

In section 1, after watching the video with David and Emily, I wrote down a thought that I wanted to share with all of you. In the video, they talk about people carrying revelations around in their pockets. They would study them, ponder them and pray to be able to apply them in their lives, before these were made into a book. And the thought occurred to me... do I carry revelations in my pocket? Do I carry my revelations with me wherever I go? Or do I just leave them in my journal never to be read again?

So I challenge you to think about that. What things does God tell you that you should carry with you? Try it.