Mormon Lives Matter

Pg. 108 “Now here I am telling you about my kids and my friends and about Nan, but you already know everything I am telling you, don’t you? You’re acting like it’s the first time you’ve heard it.” Sarayu reached across the table and took his hand. “Mackenzie, remember our conversation earlier about limitation?” “Our conversation?” He glanced over at Papa, who was nodding knowingly. “You can’t share with one and not share with us all,” Sarayu said and smiled. “Remember that choosing to stay on the ground is a choice to facilitate a relationship, to honor it. Mackenzie, you do this yourself. You don’t play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship. You will even lose a competition to accomplish love. It is not about winning and losing, but about love and respect.” “So when I am telling you about my children…?” “We have limited ourselves out of respect for you. We are not bringing t...

2 Chronicles 4:1 The idea behind the Hebrew word for  altar  is essentially, “killing-place.” This was the place of sacrifice, the center for worship and service for the priests and the people. i. “Just as in the tabernacle, the altar was the first main object to be met as one entered the sanctuary court. It demonstrates that God may be approached only through sacrifices.” (Payne) ii. We also have an altar:  We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat  ( Hebrews 13:10 ). Our altar – our “killing-place” – is the cross, where Jesus died for our sins and we follow by dying to self and living for Jesus.

I'm Robert Kinghorn for those who don't know me. About 12 years I met a beautiful woman. Her name was Renae and she was from Peachtree City. One of the first things I noticed about her, was her beautiful tan knees. And beautiful smile. We become friends, then girlfriend/ boyfriend, then broken up, then back together, then engaged, then married. Then Living, then disagreement, then making up and happy again and the cycles continues and as we grow together.  For example, by the raise of hand, how many couples sleep with separate blankets? I sleep with a light blanket. Renae likes to sleep with the equivalent of 1000 lb michelin man marshmellow duvet that if you tossed it over Michael Phelps (the best Olympic swimmer in the world) in the pool he would surely drown.  I didn't know this was a thing until I got married. Happy, miscommunication, disagreement, makeup. This is a pattern with the person I love most. I also love God and Jesus Christ. And I have a similar pattern with ...

Pg 26 The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game. True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement. Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress. Pg 27 You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. If your systems are not daily or at least weekly and incremental it's very difficult to change yourself and your habits. No one 'goes to the gym once a week for 5 hours ' or 'brushes their teeth once a month for 1 hour' because we know small daily efforts compound into change.  P. 36 Over the long run, however, the real reason you fail to stick with habits is that your self-image gets in the way. This is why you can’t get too attached to one version of your identity. Progress requires unlearning. Becoming the best versio...

This is going to be a painful memory to write about. On a rainy day we were playing pickleball in the church. Previously I had nudged Jocelyns phone out of the way when we were playing volleyball so it wouldn't get stepped on and broken. She freaked out and snapped at me to not touch my phone. Another day I was playing music with my phone and Laurel grapped it was going to change the music, I asked for my phone and she wouldn't give it back. The Clarke family culture doesn't respect phone privacy. For me it's inappropriate to grab someone's phone w/out permission and scroll etc. I also didn't want my SA guys to text or call and they see it because it's anonymous. Devon changed my music the day of and it severely escalated. I was so upset that they didn't understand my point of view. Devon and I were yelling at each other. Jocelyn yelled that I don't respect other people's property. I went outside and went to fix the van flat tire. I felt sick to ...

1 Chronicles 29:1-5 Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God: David gave all he gave because he loved the house of God. We naturally give to and support that which we love. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew 6:21).

Fruit that remains  Elder Matthew L. Carpenter  When fully matured peaches are picked, they last two to four days before they spoil. If properly prepared and heated, the fruit is preserved until the seal is broken. John 15: 16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and2 ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. This is like Step 12: You share, you show up and support your fellow recovering addicts.