Proverbs 15:18 18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. Psalms 103:8 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Proverbs 16:32 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Psalms 145:8 8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. Nahum 1:3 3 The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Joel 2:13 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Nehemiah 9:17 17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage; but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Jonah 4:2 2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Portland Temple
Oregon
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2007
Email from my Bishop
"As faithful members of the church, we have been blessed with the Holy Ghost. As we invite the Savior into our lives, the Holy Ghost will bear witness to us of the love which the Father and His Son, our Savior, have for each of us. But feeling Their love is dependent not only on our desire but upon our actions as well. And the actions we need to take are known to us: genuine prayer that is specific and humble, followed by quiet listening for the Lord's answers; regular scripture study and time to ponder what we read; and, finally, a willingness to be introspective about ourselves and to trust in the Lord's promise that He will 'make weak things become strong unto us'." - Kathleen H. Hughes
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Favorite Scriptures
THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF
JAMES
JAMES
CHAPTER 1
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God—Resist temptation—Be ye doers of the word—How to recognize pure religion.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into adivers btemptations;
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be aperfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 aIf any of you lack bwisdom, let him ask of God, that cgiveth to all men liberally, and dupbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
8 A adouble minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother of alow degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the agrass he shall pass away.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth asin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
21 Wherefore lay apart all afilthiness and bsuperfluity of naughtiness, and receive with cmeekness the dengrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye adoers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
27 Pure areligion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To bvisit the cfatherless and dwidows in their eaffliction, and to keep himself funspotted from gthe hworld.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Perspective
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father
The son answered:
'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.'
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father
The son answered:
'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.'
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?
Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Email From My Bishop
"Just as a fish in a mountain stream must be careful of the lures placed in its path to avoid being pulled away from the water, so must you and I be wise in order to avoid being pulled away from a happy, gospel-centered life. Remember that, as Lehi observed, the devil 'seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself' and obtains 'power to captivate' us when we involve ourselves in unclean and evil things. Thus, do not be deceived into even nibbling at unworthy things, for Satan stands ready to set the hook. It was the very real risk of the hook being set subtly or suddenly that led the ancient prophet Moroni--who actually saw our day to pointedly warn you and me to 'touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing'
"There is much that is evil and unclean in music, the Internet, movies, magazines, and in alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. As to any evil and unclean thing, my young friends, do not even touch it!" - Marcus B. Nash
Saturday, October 13, 2007
My neese's email from Korea
Hi Ro, (That's Korean Slang) October 9, 2007
First of all Tessa is in bigggg trouble for not writing me this week...I thought she was going to be my next companion! [Tess got her letter off in time . . . see below!] But anyways, I thought I would answer the questions first....
I don't know about registration yet...still have to ask President. I think it will all work out. I would have you do it, but to be honest, I haven't thought about what I'm going to take in so long...and I might end up switching stuff around. I think I don't have very much left to take to finish up my English major and Music minor...maybe 4 more classes. I just don't know how long I'm going to stick around. If it's one more semester, maybe I'll graduate in April. Otherwise, I could stick around and add a Korean minor and finish my editing one. Just don't really know yet....
Housing...yeah, um. If you have time to look around on the internet or try phone calls that would be great. But I think I just really want to go back to Raintree. So maybe ask for help. Sister Tanner really wants to room with me but she's not sold on Raintree. Maybe I can still talk her into it.
Right now when I think about going home I think of lying on my bed and taking a long, long nap. I'm not sure about work. I’m home for only 4 weeks...money's always nice...working out sounds fun...spending time sounds way nice...I don't think a full time job would be worth it for that little of time. I think it might be okay to work sales at the auction (if Brother Hinton could use me on auction days), but what if I can't understand English for awhile? Ha ha!? And we don't have a car do we? How would I get there? PS. When does BYU Start?
I'm fine with December 16 for a homecoming talk if that's alright. I'd love for Katrina and that guy to be there. [Michelle refers to Katrina’s husband as “that guy” since she’s never met Gordon. It’s kind of a joke!]
I think I need a physical when I get home (and maybe a massage or a hot tub). I think it's mandatory for me to get a TB test. If I don't, I might die in 10 years or something like that. Yikes! And I think I will need a dentist. I think my teeth smell like Kim Chi. Sick, huh?
Yeah, I can't wait to be Tessa's roommate!!! Unless that would drive her nuts....I've learned I'm a pretty hard companion – ha! And yeah, an empty room would be occasionally great.too..I may be up late talking on the phone a lot. I have a lot to catch up with. Ha ha, I'm such a funny girl...I love you so so muchy!
Can you believe how fast the time is flying!!! I hope my last letter didn't make you trunky for me. It was good to hear from everyone except Tessa didn't write...and I can't even remember what Kevin looks like. I'm sorry Dad got a cold. Preparing for stake conference must be so stressful...I can't even imagine. A lot of burden and pressure...but Dad you've always been my best Dad, so I'm sure it will go great. Mom you are so good at serving!!! You have sacrificed your whole life to our family and it's admirable. I have the best parents in the world.
Wow, conference sounded exciting. I heard Elder Eyring is in the first presidency...I don't really remember what Elder Cook looks like...oops. We get to see it this weekend. I got to see the Relief Society broadcast too with an investigator...but it was all in Korean. So, I just sort of stared at the TV. No, I got a little bit of it....maybe.
Missionary work is going great. We are super busy with a lot of investigators. The only frustrating thing is they are all very interested in English, so they are progressing very slowly. But I love them all. We had a district meeting and talked about the faith to baptize. I had so much of that when I came out here, so much hope, and I still have the hope, but I think I'm afraid to push people because it HURTS a lot when they turn you down. Luckily I've got a greenie (who's not a greenie anymore) who's full of faith.
I've been teaching boldly lately. Yesterday we met a lady on the subway. She said she's Buddhist, and she thinks only people who have a lot of time can be Christian. She said Buddhists only have to go to the temple once a year, but Christians have to go 3 times a week, and not only that, they have to live like Christians every day. I said being Buddhist sounded pretty convenient. I asked her who she prayed to (I don't know if Buddhists pray to Buddha or not)...and she said when she prays in her heart she prays to God, of course. I was really shocked. If you ask God for blessings, but you are too busy to sacrifice anything to/for him, isn't that a little hypocritical? I told her I knew God lived and that it was the truth. I told her that everyone, even Buddhists, are looking for truth and peace, and that believing God and keeping his commandments are the only way to find what they are looking for. She started to nod, and then we had to get off the train...but I just think of us as people sometimes, and how much we complain about having to keep the commandments. Or how hard it is. But it's really not hard, it's happiness. And when we finally understand that we will give up everything willing to our Father who loves us.
I told some investigators this week that not everyone has the authority to baptize. Had to explain that Joseph Smith received the priesthood straight from Peter, James, and John. And their eyes got really big. But they finally understood. If this is not true, it is weird....but it is true, and they recognize the truth and goodness that comes from this church. And if it really happened they are all starting to recognize the blessings of the authority of God on this earth. It's amazing.
Kim Hyun Ju is doing great. She came to the broadcast with us. She also recognizes that when she is with us she feels peace and the power of God. When she had a hard day she wanted to call us. Her husband recognized that she was going to church every Sunday and was okay with it...and she prayed with her children. She's doing so great. We're hoping for a baptismal date for this month. She had questions about polygamy so we had to discuss polygamy with her...not so fun. So I made my greenie do it. Ha ha.
We met a crazy old grandpa. He had a rainbow umbrella for a cane and a whispy white beard. When he saw our nametags he recognized that we were "Mormon" and stopped us on the road. He spoke perfect English. He asked our names, and started quizzing us on the bible. I thought he was an angel of God disguised as an old man. My companion thought he was going to mug us. He asked me "Who do you always remember?" And I said..."Um...you?" Because he was so weird I didn't think I'd ever forget him. But he didn't answer so I said "God" and he said "jeezus." It was good, but then he asked us for money-so we left quickly. I'm so sick of Grandpas. (But not my Grandpas of course.)
The cockroaches in our house are finally growing up. They are all HUGE! Fun, huh!
Well, I think I've rambled on and on. We are going to a tall tower in Seoul today...you can see the whole city! And then we are going to an aquarium. And then we're teaching a Buddhist tonight.
This is such an adventure!!! I woke up today and realized I was just happy. And I didn't really know why. But it's amazing that I've found happiness here. I wouldn't rather be anywhere else. I miss you guys!!! And I'm excited for Family Home Evening when I get back!!!
Love,
Sister Brady
PS
Dad! I love the talk on Preach my Gospel. Send me a copy!!!
Mom I hug you!!!
Katrina!
I love you!!! I am out of time. Can't wait to see you at Christmas on December 15th! Maybe I'll talk to you on the phone before that. I still remember the ramen here too. Try to make it for Gordon...It's the spicy kind with cheese. I have no clue what I should do when I get home....maybe get married? Ha ha! I will write you so much more next week.....I promise! Love ya! Sister Brady
Tessa!
I have seriously one second! Thanks for writing! I can't wait to see you in the airport! You date so much. Thanks for sharing the gospel in Oregon.. Talk to you next week!!! Love you! Sister Brady
Ha ha Erica!
Funny, funny joke. I knew you'd get into the middle C’s. You are one amazing singer!!! I know there are only 8 FHEs left! That's going to go so fast. 8 more Sundays...8 more P-Days...8 more district meetings...8 more weeks to baptize all of Korea. I think I've got to work harder. You are in my prayers. How's middle school? Just be happy...and all will work out for good. I love you a bunch. Sister Brady
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