Food. I have come to a point in my life where I once again want to change the way I eat. But to what, I am not quite sure. I do know I don't want to define myself as anything, but eat what makes me happiest, healthiest, and is most align with my beliefs.
Love. I want to have my marriage be all it can be, so as I learn and grow, I want to be able to share with others so they may also learn and grow.
Motherhood. What an amazing blessing it has already been these past three months. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a mother in this world. I want to be able to share with the world the great calling we have as women to be mothers, to be teachers on this earth and also teachers in eternity. No calling is greater in this life and the next. The work we do with our children will no doubt be the most important thing to us, especially as the years go by and we reflect on our lives.
Faith. My yearning to be close to my Heavenly Father and Savior never ceases. I find myself too often wishing I had said a pray, or prayed more sincerely. Too often wishing I read my scriptures in the morning or before bed. Often wishing I felt the Spirit more closely and understood the things the Lord desired of me. So when is the best time to change this? Now. And how? Just do it. It reminds me of a talk President Uchtdorf in General Conference, where he told us to STOP doing the things that held us back. In this case it is also that simple, to just DO the things that move us forward.
So where do I begin? What better place than in the scriptures. And like the name of this blog, on the topic of abundant life. Michael actually liked the name abundant life for our farm, and so did I, so I used it for my blog:) Christ said in John 10:10, "...I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." I think most of us are searching to have the most fulfilling life possible, and Christ said that thru Him we can. Because of Christ it is possible for us to have an earth life experience, and also eternal life. It makes sense that if we put our trust in Him, we can also have the most abundant life.
To further this search I looked in the topical guide under abundant life, and decided I would read all the scriptures under it (which only turned out to be 17). I was planning on summing up each scripture here, but I think it will be sufficient to summarize the key aspects of obtaining abundant life. One of the first things we learn is to first seek the kingdom of God, and then everything else will be added unto us. Well, how do we seek the kingdom of God? Keep the commandments of God. As I read through each scripture this seemed to be the overarching theme. As we seek to keep the Lord's commandments we are able to find that abundance of life, which really is happiness, fulfillment, and 'the good of the land.' The Lord knows us individually and as I pondered over what He meant by 'the good of the land', I began to think it really is an individual thing, for the Lord knows our unique needs and desires. Just a few other points I thought were important, is we must be willing in our hearts. Sure, we may want to keep the commandments but if our heart isn't in it, it won't really mean much. When we are willing, the Lord is able to work miracles and blessings in our lives. The last point I want to touch on, is keeping the sabbath day holy (D&C 59:16). I thought it was interesting that this scripture was under abundant life. It emphasized how important this commandment is, and that by keeping this one day a week sacred, it can help bring abundance to our lives. This is my short take on abundant life, and a start to the world of blogging.
Here is a picture of part of my abundant life...
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