#LightTheWorld Day 11 – Jesus Ministered to Children It is crazy to think that Christmas is only two weeks away. I am more excited for this Christmas than any other before. Not for the typical reasons of presents and partying, but because this is the first Christmas that my oldest daughter, Avery Sue, really knowsContinue reading “Day 11”
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Day 10
#LightTheWorld Day 10 – Jesus Helped People Walk Jesus does not just invite us to follow Him—He gives us the power to do it. In His day, He healed those who could not walk and helped them rise physically and spiritually. Today, we live in a world that offers more ways than ever to assistContinue reading “Day 10”
DAY 9
#LightTheWorld Day 9 – Jesus Visited the Lonely Because on the road with my brothers all day today, Summer and the girls picked up my slack and took over today. My lovely wife and beautiful daughters took the time to go down to St. George and visit my grandma. My grandma has been a widowContinue reading “DAY 9”
DAY 8
#LightTheWorld Day 8 – Jesus Prayed for Others Some of Jesus Christ’s most enduring words weren’t directed to His disciples but rather to His Father in Heaven as He prayed on behalf of others. As we seek to improve our prayers, we can look to Christ as our ultimate example. I already spent some timeContinue reading “DAY 8”
DAY 7
#LightTheWorld Day 7 – Jesus Fed the Hungry “And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.” -Matthew 14:19 So, today’s “LightContinue reading “DAY 7”
DAY 6
#LightTheWorld Day 6 – Jesus Read the Scriptures Luke 4:16–18 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias.Continue reading “DAY 6”
DAY 5
#LightTheWorld Day 5 – Jesus Healed the Sick Stories of Jesus administering to the sick and afflicted are some of the most tender passages of scripture we have. And while we don’t have a ton of opportunities everyday to help others who are physically ill, we were able to find a few ways to “healContinue reading “DAY 5”
DAY 4
#LightTheWorld Day 4 – Jesus Worshiped His Father Today’s “Light the World” has led our family to focus on prayer and worship. Perhaps the greatest illustration of the love that our Savior has for us can be seen in what is known as the “great intercessory prayer.” Offered just prior to the atonement, in thisContinue reading “DAY 4”
DAY 3
#LightTheWorld Day 3 – Jesus Helped Others See In the ninth chapter of the Gospel According to John, Jesus heals a man born blind. The focus of the “Light the World” initiative this day was to help others see. We went about this in a few different ways. I wrote encouraging notes to some ofContinue reading “DAY 3”
DAY 2
#LightTheWorld Day 2: Jesus Honored His Parents For the second day of the “Light the World” initiative, Summer and I both called our parents to express our gratitude and love for them. Our girls also got to FaceTime both sets of grandparents. Avery and Reese love their grandparents more than pretty much anyone or anything in theContinue reading “DAY 2”