We Believe in God the Eternal Father

The First Article of Faith states:

1 We ^abelieve in ^bGod, the Eternal Father, and in His ^cSon, Jesus Christ, and in the ^dHoly Ghost.

This morning I was thinking about gifts of the spirit, and how they require faith...in God, the Eternal Father.


I remember hearing as a missionary that to truly have faith in God we need to understand His true nature. I am still working on that. I have heard more than on person comment on the fact that His preferred title is Father.



I have long loved this line from the Bible Dictionary under the heading of PRAYER.

As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part (Matt. 7:7–11).

This really is more of a logic sequence. I hope everyone can follow it.

God is our Father

I am His daughter (son, for you men)

As his Daughter (Son) I inherit divine gifts.

As I believe and accept God as my father.

I accept access to divine gifts of the Spirit.

As we learn of God and our relationship to Him we learn more of our divine nature. More or our God given talents. More of what we are here to do. Or rather what we are here to become.

Envelope Budgeting

I was in college when I was introduced to the idea of envelope budgeting. I have been budgeted my money using this idea for over 10 years. Here is an good introduction.





Budgeting was one of the reasons I wanted a smart phone. I was very excited to find a EEBA (Easy Envelope Budgeting Aid) app for my android phone.

https://www.eebacanhelp.com/login.php

Here is info on how to use EEBA.



Using EEBA free does not include account information. You are just tracking spending against a set spending allowance. It allows for 10 budget "envelopes" and 10 annual / irregular "envelopes".

I get paid every two weeks. I set up 10 envelopes I can empty ever two - four weeks. I also set up 5 irregular envelopes for things like my MSA account, building savings, and car insurance. I am also hoping to have my students use the sight to work on budgeting skills.

Live long, and prosper.

Monday Memory Moment

It seems there are days I can go without noticing the date. Today, I saw it repeatedly. It struck mee as familiar and important for some reason. Maybe it is someone's birthday. Nope, no one I could think of ( I even checked facebook). Then all of a sudden it came to mee.

ON THIS DAY... June 27, 1844 Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith were martyred by a mob in Carthage Jail.

Daily Events in the Life of Joseph Smith

There are many emotional and intellectual responses to the name JOSEPH SMITH. This range includes disgust, admiration, or nothing at all. There are few names more generic in the English language than Joseph Smith. Ask mee: Who is Joseph Smith?

A prophet of God. The first prophet of this, the last dispensation, or the dispensation of the fullness of times. The founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Translator of The Book of Mormon. A friend of God and all mankind.