I have to share this with all of you. Today I felt very inspired to see this movie. I felt like God told me to go see it. Now I know why. It is one of the best movies I have seen in my whole life. You will not want to miss this. This is based on a true story and is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever ever seen. Please go see it if you can. It can change your life and your outlook on life and most importantly, it can help you see things more clearly. Charity, faith and hope can exist in hearts that have been shattered and not only can these heavenly inspired attributes exist but as we seek, find, and develop them, we will be able to do miracles in peoples ives. I wish I could meet Joe in real life. Maybe someday I can. http://unconditionalthemovie.com/http://unconditionalthemovie.com/

Loved this movie! My dad told me about this one and I am so glad I saw it. Don't miss it! If you love freedom, you will love this!!!! So so good!! I learned from this to never ever be afraid to take a stand for freedom, truth and righ teousness. Just like a soldier goes into battle, so too must we take a stand for all that is right. Sometimes that is the hardest battle we will face. We must never be afraid to fight for freedom no matter the cost wherever we may be or in whatever we do. https://www.facebook.com/LastOunceofCourage  

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If I Were The Devil by Paul Harvey

If I were the prince of darkness I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness, and I’d have a third of its real estate and four fifths of its population. But I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree: thee. So I’d set about however necessary, to take over the United States. I’d subvert the churches first. I’d begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve, “Do as you please.” To the young I would whisper that the Bible is a myth. I would convince them that man created God, instead of the other way around. I would confide that what’s bad is good, and what’s good is square. And the old I would teach to pray after me, “our father which art in Washington…” And then I’d get organized: I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting. I’d threaten TV with dirtier movies, and visa versa. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil I’d soon have families at war with themselves; churches at war with themselves; and nations at war with themselves; until each in its turn was consumed. And with promises of higher ratings, I’d have mesmerizing media fanning the flames. If I were the devil I would encourage schools to refine young intellect, but neglect to discipline emotions; just let those run wild, until before you knew it you’d have to have drug-sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door. Within a decade I’d have prisons overflowing; I’d have judges promoting pornography. Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls—and church money. If I were the devil I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg, and the symbol of Christmas a bottle. If I were the devil I’d take from those who have, and give to those who want it, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And what’ll you bet I couldn’t get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich. I would caution against extremes, and hard work, and patriotism, and moral conduct. I would convince the young that marriage is old fashioned—that swinging is more fun. That what you see on TV is the way to be. And thus I could undress you in public, and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure. In other words, if I were the devil I would just keep on doing what he is doing. Paul Harvey, Good Day. (Originally written 1964, broadcast 1993)

Light vs. Dark

Lately I have been contemplating three very important talks. The first is entitled Patterns of Light by Elder Bednar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fycvkAhYz1I&feature=player_embedded and the second is entitled The Light in their Eyes by James E. Faust http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2005/10/the-light-in-their-eyes?lang=eng&cid=facebook-shared The last one is entitled Agency and Accountability By Elder Shayne M. Bowen http://www.lds.org/liahona/2012/09/agency-and-accountability?lang=eng&query=wolf These are very good talks that teach us important truths. One is the fact that we have good and evil in us. It is like two wolves fighting to see who wins in the end. The one we feed is the one who will win. If we want the evil wolf to win, we feed him evil. If we want the good wolf to win, we will feed him with good. Starving the evil wolf is a process and takes time but eventually the wolf dies. This process can seem hard at times but have you ever noticed that when you are hungry and you begin to eat, you want more? So it will be with feeding the evil or good wolves inside of us. If we feed the good wolf, the good wolf will want more. If we feed the evil wolf, we will develop a habit of feeding it and it will grow very large. Kill the evil wolf. That is the goal. Now this goal is wonderful but we need direction and this is where the other talks come into play. The evil wolf feeds on darkness and the good wolf feeds on light. As we allow more light to enter us through our choice entertainment, choices, habits and actions, we feed the good wolf. This all boils down to what we are exposed to. We must be careful to expose ourselves to light if we wish to feed the good wolf. Avoid darkness. We cannot avoid all darkness but we can take as many precautions as are essential to avoid any darkness that an evil wolf can feed on. Surround yourself with goodness, light, truth, joy and uplifting things that will help you want to be better. Introduce uplifting and good things to others. Avoid surrounding yourselves with filth and bad things. This will only make you dark and feed the evil wolf. If you continue to feed the evil wolf, you will have much darkness in you. Have you ever met people that seem to never be shocked at evil but actually embrace it and get mad at you for shunning it? This is because they have allowed more darkness than light to come upon them. The things that they would have never approved of before are embraced and accepted. This is scary. Realize that you must never subject yourselves to material or situations where you can feed the evil wolf. Keep darkness far from you. The good thing is that we can fill our souls with light. The more light we have, the more light we will desire until we are filled with light and there is no darkness in us. Last it is important to note the source of all light. The source of all light comes from Christ so we should never take credit for the light we have. It is the light of Christ. Ever look at a child and see the light that they have in their eyes? That is the light of Christ and children are alive in Christ. May we all seek light and flee from darkness. <3 Below is a picture I made awhile back on the importance of what we are exposed to. If we want light, we expose ourselves to all light. That means everything that is good and draws us to Christ.

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