I Know That Jesus Loves Me By J. Celeste Sellers I know that Jesus loves me. I can see it in the sky. It shows in every cloud That dances for my eyes. I know that Jesus loves me. I can hear it every day In the kind and gentle words My parents often say.Continue reading “JESUS LOVES ME”
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#LTW17 HIGHLIGHTS
While we didn’t hit every, we really nejoyed participating in this year’s #LightTheWorld invitations. It certainly brought us closer as a family and helped us hold on to the spirit of Christmas. Here are some of our highlights: Honoring our parents on social media-Putting up Christmas lights for our elderly neighbor-Purchasing water for the humanitarianContinue reading “#LTW17 HIGHLIGHTS”
#LIGHTTHEWORLD
Last year my family and I joined thousands of other members of the LDS church and participated in the “Light the World” initiative. “Light the World” encourages all to participate in service opportunities during the Christmas season to celebrate the life of Jesus Christ. From December 1 through Christmas day, we were provided with a dailyContinue reading “#LIGHTTHEWORLD”
ONLY AT BYU-I
“Only at BYU-Idaho,” was a phrase I muttered countless times during my six years in Rexburg. And if I’m being completely honest, it was usually meant in a derogatory manner. Oh, your roommate got engaged to a girl he met just last week? Only at BYU-Idaho. It’s -35 degrees after wind-chill and class still isn’tContinue reading “ONLY AT BYU-I”
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”
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