Post # 160 New Year’s Resolutions / Goals for 2020

Dear Family and Friends

I wanted to share some inspiration with you about setting goals or making resolutions for the new year. I found this article with some quotes for you to embrace that may help you out with your resolution / goal setting😊 this was written back in December, but it still may be helpful to you in some small way. Maybe you are just getting started – like me😊

 

 

Setting a New Year's Resolution? Here are 31 Quotes for January 2020 to Help You Achieve Your Goals

byDanielle Christensen | Dec. 27, 2019

The year 2020 is fast approaching and with it, those New Year’s resolutions. 

Whether you’ve decided to run a marathon, write a book, or start a business, a new decade is nearly here and with it—let’s be honest—perhaps an impending sense of dread at actually accomplishing those goals you’ve set.

You're not alone. According to New York Times writer Harry Guinness, we sometimes get a little ahead of the game and make lofty goals at New Year’s that are, well, somewhat unattainable. 

And the stats don’t lie—80 percent of people fail to keep their New Year’s resolutions for more than six weeks, petering out around the middle of February.

So, we’re all in agreement—starting new habits can be hard. How do we make those goals become a reality?

First things first: Make sure your goal is something you enjoy. And while you’re at it, give yourself an immediate reward—those who treat themselves for sticking to something are more likely to have that habit stick to them, Business Insider notes.

Why not start practicing your New Year’s resolutions right now? That way January 1 won’t feel like such a daunting number, Guinness writes, and you can adjust your goals to be more fitting for when the clock strikes midnight and the new year rolls in.

 

But even the best of plans can be difficult to carry out. Need a little extra motivation for the days ahead? 

Here are 31 quotes from leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for every day in January to keep your focus on the Savior so you can stay uplifted and inspired to run that extra mile, take up that new hobby, read your scriptures more consistently, or to simply be a little kinder.

So, go on. Beat the odds. Prove that you can keep that resolution and make 2020 a year to remember

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January 1:

At a Worldwide devotional for Young Adults in January 2018, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf spoke about the "Adventure of Mortality" and maintaining an eternal perspective.

“I leave you my blessing this day, at the beginning of this new year, that as you earnestly strive to know your God, your faith will increase. 

As you seek to follow your Savior, your confidence will grow. 

And as you walk in faithfulness and open your heart to the Light of Christ, your love of God will mature and your ability to love your neighbor will be refined.” — Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/article/worldwide-devotionals/2018/01/the-adventure-of-mortality?lang=eng

          

January 2: 

During a Face to Face for youth on Nov. 17, 2019, Elder Gerrit W. Gong spoke about the value in discovering one's personal talents,  interests, and skills.

“Set personal goals that challenge and stretch you.” — Elder Gerrit W. Gong you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/face-to-face/children-and-youth-gerrit-w-gong?lang=eng

January 3:

“Pursue your goals—great, greater, and greatest—to the end that you may qualify for exaltation and eternal life in the presence of your Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ with your families.” — President Russell M. Nelson you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/pursue-greatest-goals-elder-nelson-urges-business-college-graduates?lang=eng

January 4:

“Brothers and sisters, do the best you can do day after day, and before you know it, you will come to realize that your Heavenly Father knows you and that He loves you.” — President M. Russell Ballard you can read the whole talk here:

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/23ballard?lang=eng

January 5:

“Will we choose to do whatever it takes?” — Sister Wendy Nelson  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/youth/article/what-were-you-born-to-do?lang=eng

 

January 6:

“I know it seems difficult. I know you get discouraged at times. . . . 

But keep on. Keep on hammering away. Keep on learning. 

You will never regret learning—neither in this life, nor in the world to come.” — President Henry B. Eyring you can read the whole talk here: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2018-11-06/the-life-changing-moment-that-made-president-eyring-realize-his-full-potential-7043

January 7:

“With the gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the strength of heaven to help us, we can improve, and the great thing about the gospel is we get credit for trying, even if we don’t always succeed.” — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/04/tomorrow-the-lord-will-do-wonders-among-you?lang=eng

January 8:

“You are stronger than you realize. You are more capable than you can imagine. 

You can do it now!” — Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/10/you-can-do-it-now?lang=eng

January 9:

“Achieving perfection is a process that will take place throughout our mortal life and beyond — and only through the grace of Jesus Christ.” —Sister Reyna Isabel Aburto you can read the whole talk here:  https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-10-05/general-conference-october-2019-lds-mormon-women-session-aburto-162698

 

January 10:

“My invitation to all of us is to evaluate our lives, repent, and keep on trying. 

If we don’t try, we’re just latter-day sinners; if we don’t persevere, we’re latter-day quitters; and if we don’t allow others to try, we’re just latter-day hypocrites. 

As we try, persevere, and help others to do the same, we are true Latter-day Saints.

 As we change, we will find that God indeed cares a lot more about who we are and about who we are becoming than about who we once were.” — Elder Dale G. Renlund  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/04/latter-day-saints-keep-on-trying?lang=eng

 

January 11:

"I believe that one important key to happiness is to learn how to set our own goals and establish our own plans within the framework of our Heavenly Father’s eternal plan." — President M. Russell Ballard  you can read the whole talk here:https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/04/return-and-receive?lang=eng

January 12:

"You don’t need an invitation before you start moving in the direction of your righteous goals. 

You don’t need to wait for permission to become the person you were designed to be." — Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2014/01/the-best-time-to-plant-a-tree?lang=eng

January 13:

“Be your best self and let your character shine.” — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland  you can read the whole talk here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/jeffrey-r-holland/banishing-all-shadows/

January 14:

“We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families.” — President Dallin H. Oaks  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/good-better-best?lang=eng

January 15:

“The future of your faith is not by chance, but by choice.” — Elder Neil L. Andersen  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice?lang=eng

January 16:

“I plead with you to set aside worldly influences and pressures and seek spirituality in your daily life. 

Love what the Lord loves—which includes His commandments, His holy houses, our sacred covenants with Him, the sacrament each Sabbath day, our communication through prayer—and you will not be troubled.” — Elder Ronald A. Rasband you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/be-not-troubled?lang=eng

 

January 17:

“As you use your agency to carve out time every day to draw close to God’s voice, especially in the Book of Mormon, over time, His voice will become clearer and more familiar to you.” — Sister Michelle Craig  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-10-05/general-conference-october-2019-lds-mormon-sister-craig-162690

January 18:

“Life provides us with daily opportunities to choose darkness or to progress spiritually as we practice responding to the influence of the Holy Ghost.” — Joy D. Jones you can read the whole talk here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/joy-d-jones/look-unto-him-every-thought/

January 19:

“Trust in the Lord. Put on the whole armor of God and get in the game.” —Elder Gary E. Stevenson  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-04-06/general-conference-april-2019-elder-stevenson-mormon-lds-priesthood-session-prophet-scriptures-3432

January 20:

“Just as we never forget our own name no matter what else we are thinking about, we never forget a commitment that is etched in our hearts.” — Elder Dale G. Renlund  you can read the whole talk here:https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-10-05/general-conference-october-2019-lds-mormon-elder-dale-renlund-162502

January 21:

"Please don't nag yourself with thoughts of failure. 

Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve.

 Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept of your effort." — President Gordon B. Hinckley you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1989/10/rise-to-the-stature-of-the-divine-within-you?lang=eng

January 22:

“Individuals who know their purpose in whatever they are doing, including missionary work, are able to decide what should take priority in their lives at a specific time to accomplish their purpose.” — Elder Quentin L. Cook you can read the whole talk here:  https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-07-01/elder-quentin-cook-2019-mission-leadership-seminar-534

January 23:

“We must keep the doctrine and gospel of Jesus Christ at the center of our goals and plans. 

Without Him, no eternal goal is possible, and our plans to achieve our eternal goals will surely fail.” – Elder M. Russell Ballard you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/04/return-and-receive?lang=eng

 

January 24:

“ … [T]hrough the grace of Jesus Christ, we can repent and we can keep trying to be better—to be more like Him. 

And by trying to be like Him, we can make alliances with other people who are also trying for good in ways that may be very different from ours, who are striving to do the right things for the right reasons, and who are recovering from their mistakes the same as we do: through the virtues of God as they appeal to Him for help.” — Sister Sharon Eubank you can read the whole talk here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/sharon-eubank/turning-enemies-into-friends/

January 25:

"To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done." — Elder Richard G. Scott you can read the whole talk here: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2018-10-06/elder-ulisses-soares-one-in-christ-156144

January 26:

“As we strive to acquire His divine attributes in our lives, we become different than we were, through the Atonement of Christ the Lord, and our love for all people increases naturally.” — Elder Ulisses Soares you can read the whole talk here: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2018-10-06/elder-ulisses-soares-one-in-christ-156144

January 27:

"I urge you to examine your life. Determine where you are and what you need to do to be the kind of person you want to be." — Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/lifes-lessons-learned?lang=eng

January 28:

“Every day that you and I choose to live celestial laws, every day that we keep our covenants and help others to do the same, joy will be ours.” — President Russell M. Nelson  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/joy-and-spiritual-survival?lang=eng

January 29:

“You may be exhausted, but don’t ever give up.” — Elder Neil L. Andersen  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/wounded?lang=eng

January 30:

“Every day is important to you because the way you choose to spend your time will determine the person you become. Be the best you can be.” — Sister Kristen Oaks  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/ces-devotionals/2011-09-to-the-singles-of-the-church?lang=eng

January 31:

“Not one spirit was created to fail; every single one has the capacity to triumph.

 It is up to us individually to make the choices that bring us closer to that potential.” — Sister Jean B. Bingham  you can read the whole talk here: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2018-11-27/sister-jean-b-bingham-shares-6-do-ables-to-help-keep-an-eternal-perspective-6672

I certainly hope that these quotes have given you some inspiration either to set some goals or to continue on with the goals that you have already set for yourselves😊 I have included the site for each quote if you would like to read the whole talk where the quote is taken from.  I have not listened to all of them, but I have read several of them and they are worth the read😊

I thought that I would also share with you the reading schedule for our 2020 scripture study together. I made up the following chart for you, so that you can keep on track and I will try really hard to do the same😊 please forgive me if I get off track😊as I sometimes do☹ not on purpose mind you, but it does happen. I will be the first to admit it to you😊

 

January December 30–January 5 Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon January 6–12 1 Nephi 1–7 January 13–19 1 Nephi 8–10 January 20–26 1 Nephi 11–15	February January 27–February 2  1 Nephi 16–22 February 3–9 2 Nephi 1–5 February 10–16 2 Nephi 6–10 February 17–23 2 Nephi 11–25	March February 24–March 1 2 Nephi 26–30 March 2–8 2 Nephi 31–33 March 9–15 Jacob 1–4 March 16–22 Jacob 5–7 March 23–29 Enos–Words of Mormon	April  March 30–April 12 Easter April 13–19 Mosiah 1–3 April 20–26 Mosiah 4–6
May April 27–May 3 Mosiah 7–10 May 4–10 Mosiah 11–17 May 11–17 Mosiah 18–24 May 18–24  Mosiah 25–28 May 25–31 Mosiah 29–Alma 4	June June 1–7 Alma 5–7 June 8–14 Alma 8–12 June 15–21 Alma 13–16 June 22–28 Alma 17–22	July June 29–July 5 Alma 23–29 July 6–12 Alma 30–31 July 13–19 Alma 32–35 July 20–26 Alma 36–38	August July 27–August 2 Alma 39–42 August 3–9 Alma 43–52 August 10–16 Alma 53–63 August 17–23  Helaman 1–6 August 24–30  Helaman 7–12
September August 31–September 6 Helaman 13–16 September 7–13  3 Nephi 1–7 September 14–20  3 Nephi 8–11 September 21–27  3 Nephi 12–16	October September 28–October 11 3 Nephi 17–19 October 12–18  3 Nephi 20–26 October 19–25  3 Nephi 27–4 Nephi	November  October 26–November 1 Mormon 1–6 November 2–8  Mormon 7–9 November 9–15 Ether 1–5 November 16–22 Ether 6–11 November 23–29  Ether 12–15	December   November 30–December 6  Moroni 1–6 December 7–13 Moroni 7–9 December 14–20 Moroni 10 December 21–27 Christmas

I hope this chart will be helpful for all of us😊 I thought it might also be helpful to share with you all about SMART goal setting😊

Creating S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Realistic

Timely

Specific: A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific goal you must answer the six “W” questions:

*Who:      Who is involved?

 

*What:     What do I want to accomplish?

*Where:    Identify a location.

*When:     Establish a time frame.

*Which:    Identify requirements and constraints.

*Why:      Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal.

EXAMPLE:  A general goal would be, “Get in shape.” But a specific goal would say, “Join a health club and workout 3 days a week.”

 

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Measurable - Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set.

When you measure your progress, you stay on track, reach your target dates, and experience the exhilaration of achievement that spurs you on to continued effort required to reach your goal.

To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as……

How much? How many?

How will I know when it is accomplished?

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Attainable – When you identify goals that are most important to you, you begin to figure out ways you can make them come true. 

You develop the attitudes, abilities, skills, and financial capacity to reach them. You begin seeing previously overlooked opportunities to bring yourself closer to the achievement of your goals.

You can attain most any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you to carry out those steps.

 Goals that may have seemed far away and out of reach eventually move closer and become attainable, not because your goals shrink, but because you grow and expand to match them. 

When you list your goals you build your self-image. You see yourself as worthy of these goals, and develop the traits and personality that allow you to possess them.

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Realistic- To be realistic, a goal must represent an objective toward which you are both willing and able to work. 

A goal can be both high and realistic; you are the only one who can decide just how high your goal should be. But be sure that every goal represents substantial progress.

A high goal is frequently easier to reach than a low one because a low goal exerts low motivational force.

 Some of the hardest jobs you ever accomplished actually seem easy simply because they were a labor of love.

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Timely – A goal should be grounded within a time frame. 

With no time frame tied to it there’s no sense of urgency. 

If you want to lose 10 lbs, when do you want to lose it by? “Someday” won’t work. 

But if you anchor it within a timeframe, “by May 1st”, then you’ve set your unconscious mind into motion to begin working on the goal.

Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished. 

Additional ways to know if your goal is realistic is to determine if you have accomplished anything similar in the past or ask yourself what conditions would have to exist to accomplish this goal.

T can also stand for Tangible – A goal is tangible when you can experience it with one of the senses, that is, taste, touch, smell, sight or hearing.

When your goal is tangible you have a better chance of making it specific and measurable and thus attainable.

http://topachievement.com/smart.html

The following is a Family Home Evening lesson on setting SMART Goals form LDSdaily I hope that it is helpful to each of you, especially those of you with children😊there is even a treat and I have included the web address to get a free worksheet for your 2020 goal setting pleasure😊

 

Setting SMART Goals – FHE Lesson

Aleah Ingram December 25, 2016 FHE Lessons, Home & Family

 

Scripture

Luke 14:28

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Hymn

Improve the Shining Moments | Hymn #226

1. Improve the shining moments; Don’t let them pass you by. Work while the sun is radiant; Work, for the night draws nigh. We cannot bid the sunbeams To lengthen out their stay, Nor can we ask the shadow To ever stay away.	3. As wintertime doth follow The pleasant summer days, So may our joys all vanish And pass far from our gaze. Then should we not endeavor Each day some point to gain, That we may here be useful And ev’ry wrong disdain?
2. Time flies on wings of lightning; We cannot call it back. It comes, then passes forward Along its onward track. And if we are not mindful, The chance will fade away, For life is quick in passing. ‘Tis as a single day.	4. Improve each shining moment. In this you are secure, For promptness bringeth safety And blessings rich and pure. Let prudence guide your actions; Be honest in your heart; And God will love and bless you And help to you impart.

 

Lesson

*Suitable for All Ages*

Begin by watching this video. Before you play it, ask everyone to think about how this video related to goal-setting. ‘A Work in Progress’

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media-library/video/2010-12-0160-a-work-in-progress?lang=eng#p3s:17892&p3e:427340

Ask: What does this video teach us about goal-setting? Why is it important?

Read aloud: At the start of a new year, many people make resolutions. 

While these resolutions often don’t last, goal setting is an important gospel principle

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Elder Russell M. Ballard once said, “I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don’t set goals in our life and learn how to master the techniques of living to reach our goals, we can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached but a small part of our full potential.”

Learning how to make and keep goals isn’t easy. We often have to make goals to make goals.

Ask: What are some goals you have made and achieved? What helped you keep those goals?

 

Read aloud: One common tool used by people around the world to set goals is called the SMART method.

Write the following out and describe each step:

Specific – the goal should have a specific purpose and a specific end

Measurable – you should be able to measure your goals in some tangible way

Agreed – family goals (or any sort of group goal) should be made together and unanimous

Realistic – your goals should be achievable with the tools you have

Time-Based – you should be able to achieve or reach your goals in a set time frame

Finish the lesson by discussing how goals help us become more like God. Share any personal experiences that may relate. Complete the goal setting activity below.

Setting goals is an important part of the gospel. 

 

 Treat

Pretzel Turtles

Ingredients:

-1 (11 oz) bag Rolo candies (50 Rolo’s)
-50 mini pretzels
-50 pecan halves

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line an 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay pretzels in a single layer on baking sheet then place one Rolo candy in the center of each pretzel. 

Warm in preheated oven just until chocolate and caramel have softened, about 4 minutes. Remove from oven then press 1 pecan into each rolo candy. 

Transfer baking sheet to refrigerator and chill until chocolate has set. Store in an airtight container at room temperature (preferably in a single layer – the chocolate softens up just a little at room temperature).

(Courtesy of Cooking Classy)

 

 Activity

Goal Setting Activity

Have lots of papers, pens, glue, and magazines ready. Sit down together and use the SMART formula to begin creating goals for the new year. 

You can write things down, glue images together, or put it in a planner. 

Go over some of the goals together. Use the free printable above for extra help!

https://www.ldsdaily.com/home-and-family/free-2020-lds-goal-setting-worksheet/

I hope that you and your family members and friends enjoy this family home evening lesson. There are many more on their site as well, you should go check it out. Here is the transcript from the video if you are unable to view it for some reason:

Haws at the line and two shots. 

It's a crazy feeling being at the free throw line, knowing that you've shot a million of them. But this is the one you have to make. 

Well it definitely is a lot easier to watch your husband play basketball than it is to watch your son. 

There's a lot of emotion that goes into it when your son's out on the court. 

[UNINTELLIGIBLE PHRASE] stolen away by Jackson Emery. Now to Tyler Haws. Ty's ahead of the pack, and he dunks it. He dunks it again. Driving throw down by Tyler Haws.

Often times people will say well, of course he's good. Look at his dad. His dad was a great basketball player. And in my mind I say oh no. You don't know. You do not know how hard he has worked.

I never was the most talented kid. But the one thing that my dad always taught me was that if we just work as hard as we can, good things are going to happen.

When Tyler was in the third grade, he was cut from a team-- a really good team and was devastated. 

So Marty pulled him aside and told him work harder than everybody and we'll put in the time.

One of the things that we decided that we would do is we would get up early. And we would go over to the church and that we would just start working.

We did so many drills in the summer. And it was repetition of those drills that made is so we could do them in the game.

We would keep track. How many free throws have we made today. And we would do it in tens.

We would try and shoot 100 a day and get a certain number.

At first it was probably in the 60s or maybe 70s. And by the end, all you're doing is counting the misses. 

 

It was so awesome to have him there and be willing to help me in those early mornings in the summer.

Matched it like it was nothing. No. We didn't want him to see that.

By 8 o'clock when I would take off and go to work for me to have already spent two hours with him-- a great blessing in my life and I think in Tyler's development.

The gift that Tyler has been given is he just works. He'll work and work and work.

Sometimes maybe not having the most natural talent or ability is not the worst thing in the world. For Tyler it was I will work hard. And lots of good things have come from that.

Dear Elder Haws. You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Philippines.

Oh my God.

It's always been my plan to serve a mission. And I've made it a goal when I was a little kid in primary to serve a mission. So a lot of people ask me why are you leaving basketball? You have so much going for you. 

Why are you leaving right now? Is that hard for you? And if I would be making this decision right now then it would be really hard. But just the fact that I made that decision a long time ago, it really has been an easy decision for me. 

As someone who has served a mission, to be able to go and be able to see how the gospel can have an influence on people's lives, that's a great blessing. And as a dad I'm really happy that Tyler will get to experience that. 

As a mom it is tough. But for me I think of the happiness that the gospel brings me as a mother and having the relationship with all of my kids and knowing that it's eternal. I think if he can go and give that to another mom the same thing the gospel's given me, it's OK. I am so happy he's serving.

Doing OK, bud?

Yeah.

You know I love you.

I love you too.

OK, buddy.

All right. 

To be a priesthood man is a lot more important than all of the other things. And we've been able to watch that progress as he was a deacon and a teacher and a priest and watch him magnify his calling, watch him serve, watch his leadership ability grow. 

And for us to see him honor his priesthood and know that that's an important thing in his life-- that's something that as a parent gives you a lot of satisfaction. 

A mission has always been my plan. It's always been something I wanted to do. And I know that there's people in the Philippines that need the gospel and are waiting for me. 

 

And I know that when we put Heavenly Father first that he's going to bless us. I just picture myself back at the church with my dad rebounding for me. 

And I just trust myself and trust that my hard work will pay off and it'll go in. 

I know that when we put God first, we know that He will bless us, individually and as a family😊 This has happened in my life and it can happen in each one of yours as well.  And if you have not set any goals for this year maybe the things that I have shared with you will help you to do so. I have learned the importance of setting goals, even if they are small😊

Remember who you are! You have a Heavenly Father who knows you each of you individually. He knows your unique situation and He wants to help you through every situation in your lives if you will but invite Him in. remember, He gave His Only Begotten Son, even Jesus Christ for us.😊

Jesus Christ freely and willingly came to earth to be born in a manger, to be born of a mortal mother, a chosen vessel. He learned and grew as we all do, being born on this earth. He was a god who came down to earth, to die for each of our individual sins. He rose from the grave after 3 days.😊

 

Jesus Christ, who’s birth we just celebrated, made it possible for each one of us to return home to our heavenly home. Through His Atonement He made it possible for us to have an eternal life, to have forever families if we live righteous lives. He made repentance possible. He didn’t leave us alone He sent us the Holy Ghost as our comforter.😊

I know that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ He enables us with the power and strength that we need to get through any situation or circumstance that will come into our lives. As we study through the Book of Mormon this year, we will learn more about our Savior, Jesus Christ and His teachings for our lives. He was the perfect example for us to follow😊

Well, my dear Family and Friends I have rambled on for a bit now. I have more to share, but in a later post. Please keep praying every day, keep a prayer in your heart, help those around you, love all those around you. Keep studying the scriptures with me and all of our cyber study buddies😊 

I hope and pray that you are all starting this new year off in an optimistic way. Be positive, keep smiling, Know that God lives, that Jesus Christ id His Only Begotten Son, know that Jesus died for each of us. Jesus paid the price for our individual sins and transgressions and wrong doings 😊

Our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ love each one of us individually. They are there for each one who has ever lived or who will ever live on this earth. 😊Remember that our Heavenly Father is only a prayer away. They are ever reaching down to lift us up to a place where we can get back on the right road that will lead us back to our heavenly home. 

I love my Heavenly Father and His son, Jesus Christ who is our Savior. No matter how far off the straight and narrow road you may have gone there is nothing that you cannot overcome through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I believe this and know in my heart that it is true. I know-- still rambling, I am done now😊 and until my next post, make it a good week!!!