MODESTY, PURITY, AND A THANKFUL HEART

Just as we are to “put on” the armor of God, we are to “put on” our clothes as protection for us and others. Clothing ourselves with modest dress and modest actions—mercy, kindness, humility, patience, and charity—will invite the companionship of the Spirit and will positively affect those around us (see Colossians 3:12, 14).

-Robert D. Hales, “Modesty: Reverence for the Lord,” Liahona, Aug 2008, 18–23, as copied from Emily's blog...



I am FAR from the perfect model of modesty, but I do endear it and the feelings which it invokes…



Modesty manifests itself in different forms…An appropriate yet beautiful wedding dress...



A gathering of friends on a reverent Sabbath...



A homemaker...Or perhaps housekeeper...Going about her daily duties with a sense of pride and modesty...



The making of a covering...P. Buckley Moss artist





How is this young woman any less beautiful than her counterparts who choose to dress in clothing that reveals? In deed, she is MORE beautiful.







PURITY…



Have you ever noticed how pure little children are?

They just come that way…

A fresh little spirit...

Full of love and goodness…



They really don’t care WHAT they’re doing…



What OTHERS may think…



Or HOW they may look…



They just are.



Like the beauty of the season…



And the bounty of the Harvest…



Their sweet little souls bring love and joy to all around…









Apparently little Christian's truck was thirsty, as he told me here that he was giving it a drink…;)



Fall is a time of BEAUTY…



A time to GIVE THANKS…



A time to REFLECT…





Fall is a time for a HARVEST HOME…



Whatever that may be…



The WARMTH of the kitchen…



The light from HIS WORD…



And…Of course…Fall is a time for FAMILY…



I pray that we all may have a thankful heart for the many blessings which we do enjoy…



And, Yes...There are many…;)

BE IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF IT

Romans: 12:2 (King James Version)

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

We are taught to be in the world but not of it. To me, this is a very difficult thing to do. When we arrived home from the spiritual environment which we were in and came back to jobs, which we had been able to put aside for a few days, it became very difficult for me to not want to bury my head in the sand. It had felt so could being clothed in the spirit that I wanted to continue that.

So, today, I stayed at home and relished a bit more in the spirit before exposing myself to the world once again. I read some Ensign talks and watched some stories of interest on the BYU channel. Tonight, I read from Abraham 3, and I prayed. DH went back to work—back to the normal grind.

I now have additional goals to add to my list, as I NEED my Heavenly Father to help me in my feeble attempts at this crazy thing we call life. I have prayed; I have studied; I now go forward in faith.

I pray that you may find some inspiration for yourselves to also go forward, even in hard times, having faith that our Heavenly Father will guide you through.

Have a blessed and organized Tuesday, All!

MY PRAYER FOR TODAY

My prayer for today…

That I would be open to the Lord’s will for the remainder of my life.

As I struggle through this existence, I want everything...And I want nothing.

Often times, I feel as if I am just wandering…And that after all these years...20-30...I still don’t have solutions to two of my biggest challenges...

I don’t understand.

But...

Maybe there have been answers, and I have just been unwilling to listen.

I must…I will…gain more faith. I know that my Father in Heaven is aware of me and loves me, as he does all of us, His Children, and that He is there to help us up...



During one of the most difficult times in my life, I came upon (was lead to) this scripture...

I typed it...Printed it...Hung it upon my wall...

And, I committed it to memory.

It is a different wall now, but it still hangs.

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and He shall direct thy paths.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

May we all strive today to strengthen our faith