Weak Ankles

We were eating dinner with a wonderful family when
the conversation turned to the tragedies that are happening around the world.
We were sharing our need to stand strong and help others along our way.
The words were getting caught in my mouth with the strong feeling of
importance and truth.
We ran out the door more determined to step up our efforts in bringing
others to Christ.
Down the steps we went.
We cut across the grass
And boom.
My good ankle buckles beneath me.
I'm hands and knees on the ground...
The pain doesn't last long.
I'm able to hop up and keep going.
But I couldn't help but laugh.

I know the quickening of the work of salvation for our brothers and
sisters isn't going to come with out opposition.
I know the more we desire to do good, hard things will come, ankles
will give out, and heals will be bruised.

As we sincerely seek to understand God's message, we may face
challenges, but God will help us.
The question is are we prepared for what is ahead?
Are we prepared to let God help us as we help ourselves and others?

"Are we prepared for the emergencies in our lives? Are our skills
perfected? Do we live providently? Do we have our reserve supply on
hand? Are we obedient to the commandments of God? Are we responsive to
the teachings of prophets? Are we prepared to give of our substance to
the poor, the needy? Are we square with the Lord?

We live in turbulent times. Often the future is unknown; therefore, it
behooves us to prepare for uncertainties. When the time for decision
arrives, the time for preparation is past."
- Thomas S. Monson
Are We Prepared?

Food Problems

Last month I was hungry.
My body is allergic to something (not sure yet)
Thus making my normal smoothie in the morning quite unenjoyable.
Food always has been a given in my life.
Hungary. Eat. Enjoy.
Now it's more like.
Hungry. Eat. Sneeze. Pain. Unable to enjoy.
The last straw was me trying to make something I thought wouldn't hurt
and then I burnt it. Making it uneatable.
Yet again I wasn't able to feed myself like I wanted and like I needed.
My stomach rumbled.
Frustrated and hungry I started to pray.
I knew Heavenly Father wanted to tell me something but I just wasn't
getting it.
This time the answer came quickly.
To keep our body working we feed it what it needs.
To keep our Spirit working we need to feed IT what IT needs.
Our stomach rumbles and rebels when we don't fill it with what it needs.
Good!
This reminds us that our spirit should feel the same!
Also I learned that we can't eat the wrong things and expect it to do us good.
We can't allow poor spiritual influences into our lives and not expect
them to have a damaging impact.
Nope nope nope.
My tummy tells me this is true and so does my soul :)
We need to
Feed our spirit
and not eat the garbage (temptation) this fallen world throws at us.

Our Savior faced hunger as well

"Though He was tempted by that master of deceit, even the devil,
though He was physically weakened from fasting 40 days and 40 nights
and was an hungered, yet when the evil one proffered Jesus the most
alluring and tempting proposals, He gave to us a divine example of
obedience by refusing to deviate from what He knew was right." -
President Thomas S. Monson
(Obedience Brings Blessings)

We need to refuse to deviate from what we know is right :)
We need to eat good food.
We need to feed our soul.

6 And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after
righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.
3 Nephi 12:6


Since writing this post a month ago my stomach problems have died down!

Both my body and soul feel well feed :)
(For now.. We still have tomorrow to wake up and eat all over again ;)