The same man who testified to his breakthrough with HIV (see article below) through the power of Jesus Christ came to our church, and after we had shared, I asked him if one of his legs was shorter than the other. He confirmed this was true. Another church member Marta happened to be in the prayer room at the time and I asked her to join us to pray. This is what happened with a confirmation of the HIV healing miracle testimony. Let your faith grow. Jesus wants you to know Him intimately, and He wants to use you to release The Kingdom of Heaven on this Earth. I will be uploading a video shortly.

I want to impress upon you that it is Jesus who does miracles. Without him, without His death and resurrection they would not happen. Fix your eyes upon Him. If you doubt that He could use you remember 1 John 4 verse 4 “Greater is He that’s within you than him that lives in the world.” That’s if He lives in you. If you are not sure ask Him into your life as Lord and Saviour now, repent of your sins, and follow Him with all your heart because He gave everything for you. Do find a good church to fellowship in, and get to know Him through prayer and The bible on a daily basis. He loves you and has an awesome plan for your life.

All the glory to God.

Praise the name of Jesus, the Most High God! Though I am now  a youth leader of the greatest youth group I have ever had the privilege to be a part of, I would like to take the time and share my testimony of what I experienced in my youth when I first began to go to Church at the age of 18 nine years ago.

When I was 17 years old the goodness of God led me to repentance in such an awesome way. God pulled me right out from the midst of a very wicked generation. Many people do not even have a clue of what God delivered me from! God really saved me, and transformed me by the renewing of my mind. God changed me within, and without in such a way that people that knew me when I was in sin do not even recognize me at all. I am not the same person I used to be. I don’t think the way I used to think, and I don’t talk the way I used to talk. I don’t hang out with the people I used to hang out with. I don’t listen to same music that I used to listen to. I don’t even dress the way I used to dress. I don’t treat people the same way I used to treat people. You want to know the best thing about it? I LOVE THE CHANGE THAT GOD BROUGHT IN MY LIFE, AND I WANT MORE OF IT!

I sold EVERYTHING I had in the world so that I could obtain the truth of God. I lost all my so-called friends. The more God began to help me mortify the sinful deeds of the carnal mind, the more the people I used have fellowship began to disown me, but how they treated me never discouraged me to allow God to restore the conviction of sin back into my conscience. The more I read the Scriptures I found that just about everything I was doing was a sin in God’s eyes. I had to remove the jewelry from my hands and neck because I knew that it was all vanity! The more truth I found, the more truth I searched for. I actually searched for things to get rid of in my life that did not glorify God, and it felt good unto my soul. The people that I used to hang out with did not have that testimony, the more they hung around me they got uncomfortable unto the point that they had cut me off. They had to cut me off because I was not going to allow them to continue to tempt me to smoke weed, get drunk, chase after women, steal, cuss, or lie anymore. God pulled me off the streets, and I lost everything I thought I had. I literally did not have ANY FRIENDS. All I had was a God that I did not know much about but required me to give up ALL MY SINS.

I was so messed up! I used to be the worst out of all the people I hung out with on the streets, and many of them looked up to me, and followed the bad example I had set for them. I was addicted to smoking weed, getting drunk, cursing, lying, and all manner of lust of the flesh. So I searched hard in the Scriptures to find a way to reverse the curse I was in, but all I knew was that I had to repent of everything that God hates, and not to have any secret sins in my life because there is no such thing as a secret unto God (He knows everything). I was only 17 years old at the time. All I had was my Bible and God.

I tried searching for a Church to start attending so I could ask questions and be taught, but had no clue how to find the right Church. There was so many churches out there that I asked God, “Why did I have to be alive now? Why couldn’t I have been alive when you started the Church? If I lived back then it would be very easy to find the true Church.” Then I said unto God, “Trying to find a true Church is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.” I requested one thing of God, “If there is such thing as a true Church, let me find it.” I had no clue that God was going to answer my request to find a true Church. He did not answer immediately but He lead me to HIS CHURCH in His timing, and I had to go through a lot of hay (counterfeit churches) in order to find it (but I will save that for another time).

(To be continued…)

Everyday reports of greater miracles are spreading around the world. These events continue to confirm the season of the End Times is upon is. Unquestionably the Holy Spirit is being poured out upon all flesh.(Joel 2:28-29) Believers are stepping out in faith expecting God to keep His promises and deliver miracles. This testimony broadcast by Sid Roth on his “It’s Supernatural” program tells of the experience of one such believer. Click on the link for the incredible story of Jennifer Toledo.

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Alkisah, waktu itu ceritanya gua lagi dalam keadaan freelance ga jelas, jadi pastinya dompet gua kurang berisi, penghasilan gua gak menentu—sangat fluktuatif. Dan kadang-kadang juga gua harus bayar ini ono untuk kebutuhan keluarga. Jadi emang nabung itu hal yang sulit buat gua. Kalo gua dapet duit, palingan dalam waktu sebulan udah abis. Yang namanya kebutuhan dan keinginan, uda pasti bertumpuk-tumpuk di dalam benak gua—sampe gua list-in di excel. Yang menghuni peringkat atas list tersebut, adalah, komputer baru. Gue bener-bener butuh komputer baru. Selama ini gua nyari duit pake komputer, gak lucu dong kalo komputer gua versi Flintstone gini—umurnya udah 7 taon, buka iTunes aja nge-lag. Masa orang mao ikutan lomba MotoGP pake motor bebek? Tapi berhubung kondisi ekonomi gua kayak begini, gua selalu berpikir, gua bakalan bisa beli komputer baru kalo gua udah kerja permanen.

Kurang lebih November 2008, gua baru aja menyelesaikan kerjaan bikin web buat film Mxm Pictures. Waktu itu, DH—selaku ‘penghubung’ antara gua dan Mxm—ngomong : “Do, siap-siap ya, soalnya film berikutnya—Setan Budeg—bakalan keluar dalam waktu dekat. Mungkin minggu depan gua dapet source nya, dan lo harus langsung kerjain.” Dijanjikan sebuah proyek baru dalam waktu dekat, tentunya merupakan kabar yang cukup melegakan. Berarti, dalam waktu dekat gua bakal dapet duit lagi.

Waktupun berlalu. Seperti yang anda semua sadari, yak, dengan sangat cepat. Dompetpun mulai menipis, dan tentu aja gua teringat akan janji tersebut.”Mana nih, koq si DH gak telpon-telpon?”. Seperti biasa, pikiran-pikiran ga karuan mulai muncul. Salah satunya : “Wah jangan-jangan si DH uda nyari orang laen nih buat ngerjain webnya. Kalo gitu gua gak jadi dapet duit dong”. Tentunya sempat tersirat di benak gua untuk menagih janji ke DH. Tapi, dalam hati gua yang paling dalam, gua cuman mikir “Udahlah, gua males pusing-pusingin beginian. Toh klo emang bukan berkat gua, sekeras apapun gua usahain, gak bakal ngefek juga. Dan kalo itu yg terjadi, gua percaya ntar Tuhan sediakan berkat lain”. Gua percaya gua bisa mikir gini juga karna Tuhan yg beri kekuatan buat gua, karna faktanya, duit gua sedang berlari, makin lama makin cepat, menuju nilai nol. Dalam keadaan begini, kekuatiran tentu aja jadi teman paling setia buat gua. Dan emang karna ga bisa ngapa-ngapain lagi, yaudah cuman bisa pasrah.

Desember 2008. Gak terjadi apapun. Tak diharapkan, tapi sudah diduga, masa melarat itu datang lagi. Duit mulai abis, dan begitulah, ini ono jadi sulit. Sesekali nyokap gua—tanpa diberitahu bahwa gua ga ada duit—ngasi gua duit. Entah berapa minggu gua ngalamin itu. Akhirnya, di akhir Desember 2008, dengan tidak diduga dan tak ditunggu-tunggu (karna emang uda males nungguinnya), DH telpon. Dan dia bilang, bahwa bulan lalu Mxm tetep bikin film Setan Budeg sesuai jadwal. Tapi karna lagi ada masalah di management nya, akhirnya pembuatan web untuk film Setan Budeg jadi ditunda. Jadi, kali ini, gua ditugaskan untuk kerjain Setan Budeg, ditambah dengan film berikutnya yang bakal keluar bulan depan : Mati Suri. Buat yang bertanya kenapa koq filmnya horor smua… meneketehe. Tanya sama Mxm sono. Jadi intinya, 2 kerjaan langsung dateng dalam 1 paket.

Akhirnya, setelah kurang lebih 1-2 bulan gua kerjain 2 web itu, selesai juga. Cairlah sudah honor untuk bikin 2 web, ditambah dengan biaya tambahan karna revisi-revisi yang tidak masuk akal dari pihak Mxm. Dan dari hasil itu, unpredictably, gua akhirnya bisa beli komputer baru. Ga nyangka gua bisa beli komputer secepat itu, dengan cara-cara yang tidak pernah terpikirkan juga.

So, the point is, kalo lo sekarang lagi dalam keadaan menunggu dan mendoakan sesuatu, entah itu kerjaan baru, beasiswa, pacar yang seiman, dan lain sebagainya—rasanya seperti gak ada jawaban, seolah-olah Tuhan ngga denger doa kita—, kuncinya (sejauh yang bisa gua pikirkan) hanya dua. Hidup benar, dan percaya.

Gua percaya, kalo detik ini juga Tuhan mau kasi kita hal-hal yang kita dambakan, gak ada susahnya sama sekali. Tapi gua juga percaya Tuhan gak pengen kita cuma bisa nerima berkat, nerima mujizat, tapi terlebih lagi Dia juga pengen ada peningkatan dalam hidup dan karakter kita. Pastinya Tuhan gak pengen kita terima mujizat, tapi kita tetep rajin bikin dosa. Kita terima berkat berlimpah-limpah, tapi kita tetep ‘hobi’ kuatir, tetep gak percaya, tetep ga bisa berserah penuh, tetep hidup jauh dari Tuhan. Gua percaya, di balik semua berkat yang diberikan kepada kita, satu hal yang jadi kerinduan Tuhan, adalah kita hidup makin mirip dengan gambar-Nya, makin menyenangkan hati-Nya.

Kalo kunci pertama udah lewat, dengan kata lain kita udah hidup berkenan, sisanya tinggal yang kedua. Percaya. Ini berbicara soal berserah penuh, percaya bahwa Tuhan ga pernah tinggalkan kita—meskipun seringkali keadaan memaksa kita untuk berpikir demikian—, dan bahwa Tuhan selalu sediakan yang terbaik buat kita. Seringkali Tuhan menunda berkat untuk kita, semata-mata karna Dia tahu timing yang paling tepat buat kita. Dia tahu sekarang adalah waktu yang kurang klimaks buat Dia untuk menyatakan kasih-Nya kepada kita. Seperti contoh diatas, kalau aja jikalau andaikata umpama misalkan bulan November 2008 itu gua kerjain Setan Budeg saja—sesuai dengan yang gua harapkan—, dan di bulan Januari gua baru kerjain Mati Suri, dengan gak usah mikir panjang, gua yakin gua gak bakalan bisa beli komputer baru. Karna pasti duit gua uda abis sebelon honor Mati Suri keluar. Tapi, pastinya karna rancangan-Nya yang terlalu besar, dan emang gak pernah bisa kita selami, akhirnya komputer itu datang juga, di bulan Maret 2009.

Jadi percayalah, Tuhan sediakan sesuatu yang jauh lebih besar daripada yang kita doakan dan pikirkan. Dengan cara yang gak pernah terpikirkan juga. Kalaupun doa kita ngga dijawab, percayalah Tuhan akan berikan yang lain yang lebih baik, dan pada waktunya nanti kita akan mengerti betapa besarnya kasih & rancangan Tuhan buat hidup kita. Gua percaya, sama seperti Tuhan gak pernah tinggalkan gua, Dia slalu tuntun hidup gua step by step, demikian juga Dia gak akan tinggalkan lo. Kalo kita hidup berkenan dan percaya teguh terhadap janji-Nya, gua percaya bakal segera datang saatnya, lo bakal melihat pekerjaan Tuhan yang begitu besar dalam hidup lo.

Tuhan berkati lo sekeluarga dengan sukacita & damai sejahtera yang sesungguhnya—yang tentu saja dunia gak bisa berikan. Amin.

“Kita tahu sekarang, bahwa Allah turut bekerja dalam segala sesuatu untuk mendatangkan kebaikan bagi mereka yang mengasihi Dia, yaitu bagi mereka yang terpanggil sesuai dengan rencana Allah.”

”…Dialah, yang dapat melakukan jauh lebih banyak dari pada yang kita doakan atau pikirkan…”

Tetapi seperti ada tertulis: “Apa yang tidak pernah dilihat oleh mata, dan tidak pernah didengar oleh telinga, dan yang tidak pernah timbul di dalam hati manusia,: semua yang disediakan Allah untuk mereka yang mengasihi Dia.”

August 2009,
aldosan

Have any of your ever had a period in your life that you see no good come out of? That when you reflect back on it all you can see are the very roots of problems that you are now realizing are not just in your head? I am having a hard time dealing with my Middle School years. I was stupid, and gullible. My mind was abused into a twisted obedience, my insecurity was thrust upon me like a ball and chain. Bending over backwards to please the one person who would introduce me to a whole new level of hopelessness.

If I didn’t if I bent too far or didn’t bend enough, yikes, watch out. You would find an emotionally distraught girl circling her friend asking and asking but not ever being told what she had done to make her so upset.

I am having a hard time with this because I realize most of the way I am and how I treat others sometimes fall back on how I was when I was 12 or 13. I HATE that! I am reading a book called ‘Lady in Waiting: Becoming God’s Best While Waiting for Mr. Right‘ By Jackie Kendall and Debby Jones.I have come to figure out I have way, way, way to many insecurity problems! But I rejoice in the fact that I can actually be my own person and not have to be under the reign of someone who so needed to be in control of someone.

Sometimes(mostly once a day) I reflect on my insecurity problems even if it is just for a few seconds. I think it is quite surprising at times. Like someone with bad breath that doesn’t know it. They don’t know that they have bad breath until someone tells them, the same thing with me. I didn’t know until I it was pointed out to me (insecurities not bad breath, ). I didn’t know I was because it was just a part of my normal life.

But then I get this attack of sadness when I dwell on the fact that I am basically comparing people to my Middle School friends! Why would I want to do such a thing?! I need to tell myself that I don’t need to be perfect! Why am I dwelling on the stupidity of my pre-teen years?! Maybe it is because I feel like I have no good thing that really impacted my life, maybe I am still looking for that good thing. Maybe it is right in front of me? I don’t need to be perfect! Everyone has something they would like to change, maybe they are better at hiding it then I am, who knows? I don’t need to be perfect! God help me come to grips with that!

Thanks for your read.

On to victory together

Moroni received a letter from Pahoran that had him feeling two contrasting emotions.  ”And now it came to pass that when Moroni had received this epistle his heart did take courage, and was filled with exceedingly great joy because of the faithfulness of Pahoran, that he was not also a traitor to the freedom and cause of his country (v. 1).  But he did also mourn exceedingly because of the iniquity of those who had driven Pahoran from the judgment-seat, yea, in fine because of those who had rebelled against their country and also their God (v. 2).”  Moroni was happy because Pahoran had not become a traitor, but was still interested in fighting for the cause of the Nephites.  He was sad because of the other Nephites who had rebelled and forced Pahoran to flee to Gideon.

“And it came to pass that Moroni took a small number of men, according to the desire of Pahoran, and gave Lehi and Teancum command over the remainder of his army, and took his march towards the land of Gideon (v. 3).  And he did raise the standard of bliberty in whatsoever place he did enter, and gained whatsoever force he could in all his march towards the land of Gideon (v. 4).  And it came to pass that thousands did flock unto his standard, and did take up their swords in the defence of their freedom, that they might not come into bondage (v. 5).  And thus, when Moroni had gathered together whatsoever men he could in all his march, he came to the land of Gideon; and uniting his forces with those of Pahoran they became exceedingly strong, even stronger than the men of Pachus, who was the king of those dissenters who had driven the freemen out of the land of Zarahemla and had taken possession of the land (v. 6).”  Moroni marched toward Gideon, gathering Nephites along the way.  He was able to get so many, because he rallied people to the cause of liberty.

“And it came to pass that Moroni and Pahoran went down with their armies into the land of Zarahemla, and went forth against the city, and did meet the men of Pachus, insomuch that they did come to battle (v. 7).  And behold, Pachus was slain and his men were taken prisoners, and Pahoran was restored to his judgment-seat (v. 8 ).”  The kind of the dissenters was Pachus, and he was killed in the battle against Moroni’s army.

“And the men of Pachus received their trial, according to the law, and also those king-men who had been taken and cast into prison; and they were executed according to the law; yea, those men of Pachus and those king-men, whosoever would not take up arms in the defence of their country, but would fight against it, were put to death (v. 9).  And thus it became expedient that this law should be strictly observed for the safety of their country; yea, and whosoever was found denying their freedom was speedily executed according to the law (v. 10).  And thus ended the thirtieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi; Moroni and Pahoran having restored peace to the land of Zarahemla, among their own people, having inflicted death upon all those who were not true to the cause of freedom (v. 11).”  They had to get rid of all of those who remained in rebellion against the cause of freedom for the Nephites, in order to protect the safety of their country.  This was the promise of Moroni, to cleanse the inner vessel, which he gave to Pahoran in his last letter to him (see post for chapter 60).

Once Pahoran and Moroni were able to stand together, they were strong enough to take back Zarahemla and restore the power to the Nephites.  Their unity in purpose and religion, gave them the power of God to overcome.  Freedom is a cause the is worth fighting for, even if it means fighting within our own nations.  Freedom is a divine gift that must be protected by those who want to follow God’s plan.

The power of national unity

Moroni sent 6,000 of his men and provisions to Helaman (v. 12) and another 6,000 men and food to Lehi and Teancum (v. 13).  He left some men in Zarahemla and marched with Pahoran to Nephihah (v. 14).  Now that the Nephites were united, they could all work together in a large number to defend and retake the land.

As they marched they killed many Lamanites and took their supplies (v. 15).  Those that they did not kill, they had make a covenant to no longer fight with the Nephites (v. 16).  Then they sent them to live with the people of Ammon, who were former Lamanites that had been converted (v. 17).  The people of Ammon were those that had covenanted not to take arms, so instead they kept the Lamanites that had been captured with them.

They came to Nephihah, but the Lamanites did not want to go out to fight them (v. 18-19).  Moroni spied on the Lamanites in the night (v. 20).  He saw that the Lamanites slept, so he had his army make ladders to drop down into the city (v. 21).  Then they entered the city on the opposite side of where the Lamanite army slept (v. 22).  In the morning, they were all inside the city (v. 23).  The Lamanites were scared when they woke up and they feld from the city (v. 24).  The Nephites went against them as they fled, killed many, took many prisoners, and some of the Lamanites ran away to the land of Moroni (v. 25).  The Nephites did not loose any of their army during this battle for Nephihah (v. 26).

The Lamanites who wanted to be free, were allowed to go live with the people of Ammon and they worked to provide provisions for the Nephites as well as gave the army of the Nephites less prisoners to keep (v. 27-29).

Moroni next marched his army to the land of Lehi (v. 30) and the Lamanites were scared and fled (v. 31).  Moroni’s army followed the Lamanites until they met up with the army of Lehi and Teancum.  The Lamanites fled to the land of Moroni (v. 32).  Now all the Lamanite armies were together in the land of Moroni under king Ammoron (v. 33).  The Nephite armies surrounded the land of Moroni (v. 34).  They decided to rest for the night, but Teancum, who was angry with Ammoron for causing such a great war (v. 35).  Teancum snuck into the city and searched for the king.  When he found Ammoron, he killed him.  Then Ammoron’s servants found Teancum and killed him (v. 36).

Lehi and Moroni were very sad for the loss of Teancum because he had been a valiant soldier and captain, who cared deeply for the liberty of his country and people (v. 37).  In Alma 51:34 we read, “And it came to pass that Teancum stole privily into the tent of the king, and put a javelin to his heart; and he did cause the death of the king immediately that he did not awake his servants.”  Teancum had been the one to kill Amalickiah, the king who had started this fighting and the brother of Ammoron.

Once the king was dead, Moroni had his army marched against the Nephites and kill many of them.  The rest were driven out of the land, ending the war with the Nephites (v. 38-39).

How important are “the prayers of the righteous”?

“And there had been murders, and contentions, and dissensions, and all manner of iniquity among the people of Nephi; nevertheless for the righteous’ sake, yea, because of the prayers of the righteous, they were spared (v. 40).”  The prayers of the righteous are what spared the Nephites in this great war.  In Alma 10:22-23 we read, “Yea, and I say unto you that if it were not for the prayers of the righteous, who are now in the land, that ye would even now be visited with utter destruction; yet it would not be by flood, as were the people in the days of Noah, but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the sword (v. 22).  But it is by the prayers of the righteous that ye are spared; now therefore, if ye will cast out the righteous from among you then will not the Lord stay his hand; but in his fierce anger he will come out against you; then ye shall be smitten by famine, and by pestilence, and by the sword; and the time is soon at hand except ye repent (v. 23).”  And again in Helaman 13:12-14 we read, “Yea, wo unto this great city of Zarahemla; for behold, it is because of those who are righteous that it is saved; yea, wo unto this great city, for I perceive, saith the Lord, that there are many, yea, even the more part of this great city, that will harden their hearts against me, saith the Lord (v. 12).  But blessed are they who will repent, for them will I spare. But behold, if it were not for the righteous who are in this great city, behold, I would cause that fire should come down out of heaven and destroy it (v. 13).  But behold, it is for the righteous’ sake that it is spared. But behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord, that when ye shall cast out the righteous from among you, then shall ye be ripe for destruction; yea, wo be unto this great city, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in her (v. 14).”

The righteous will always be the reason why wicked places are spared from utter destruction.  We have been promised this in the scriptures and we can hold on to the hope within this promise today as well.  As long as the righteous continue to pray for this land, for the freedoms we enjoy here, and for the gospel to continue to go forth, we will be spared as well.

Why do people react differently to the same event?

“But behold, because of the exceedingly great length of the war between the Nephites and the Lamanites many had become hardened, because of the exceedingly great length of the war; and many were softened because of their afflictions, insomuch that they did humble themselves before God, even in the depth of humility (v. 41).”  Some of the Nephites were hardened because of the war, while some were humbled greatly by it.  This war had gone on from eighteenth year of the reign of the judges (Alma 43:3), to the end of the thirty-first year of the reign of the judges (Alma 62:39).  This was a long and difficult thirteen years for the Nephites.  I am sure that some did not understand why they were made to suffer for so long a time and that could have been a cause for some of the hardness.  If all of the Nephites had the same love for God and faith in Him and the Savior, they would have all been able to be grateful for the lessons and trials that they had been given.  Even though many of us experience the same or similar things, our reaction will depend a lot on the amount of faith we have and how strong our testimonies are.

FYI:  Moroni fortified the land and then returned to Zarahemla, Helaman went home, and the Nephites had peace (v. 42).  Moroni retired and gave the job of commander to his son, Moronihah (v. 43).  Pahoran was the judge again and Helaman returned to preaching to the Nephites to bring all the Nephites back together in the gospel again (v. 44).  Many were converted and baptized through the missionary work of Helaman and his brothers (v. 45).  The church was established again, the laws of the land were regulated, and judges were chosen again (v. 46-47).  The Nephites began to prosper again, but were not prideful, they remembered God and were humble instead (v. 48-49).  They were thoughtful of how God delivered them from the Lamanites, they prayed often and were blessed by God (v. 50-51).  ”And it came to pass that all these things were done. And Helaman died, in the thirty and fifth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi (v. 52).”

Lynn Harris and Patricia Ireland. Note the EEEEVIL RED EYES of a FEMINIST.

Here is my slice of ’90s feminism. Background: I had gone to an all girls’ school in Boston, an old-fashioned place but with feminist values, values that were almost never questioned. I mean, why couldn’t girls do anything? We had no competition. (Especially not from our brother school, Bonehead Academy.)

The only overt disturbance in the feminist force I recall is when, through a long story involving dramatic lifesaving surgery by a classmate’s doctor on a friend of Gloria Steinem’s, well, guess who spoke at our graduation in 1986? When we’d discussed it, one more conservative classmate asked, lip curled, “Isn’t she a feminist?” Most of the rest of us were pretty much like, “Yeah!”

But then college was co-ed. And boys there were —who knew? — smart. They even raised their hands and talked in class. Can you imagine? They had thoughts, certain kinds of deep thoughts, that I wouldn’t have had in a hundred years. This I found intimidating. Especially when my own damn boyfriend turned out to be extra-super-smart. This I found very intimidating. When I whimpered to my mother that I wasn’t sure I was smart enough, she made me read Carol Gilligan’s In A Different Voice, about how men and women think and perform moral reasoning in contrasting — but equally valid — ways. Jackpot! All of a sudden my political feminism — which already included working for abortion rights, etc. — had a deeper grounding in my own life.

That was just the beginning of the ’90s, but it made me a bigger activist — I worked for NOW for years after I graduated (the era when we began to define terms like “date rape” and “sexual harassment”) — and a stronger person, for the rest of the decade. Though my fashion choices, it should be noted, were decidedly less powerful. (Possibly worse than the 80s, when we had an excuse.) — Lynn Harris

P.S. I still wear boots with babydoll dresses.

“The Lord said, ‘I will hasten my work in its time’ (D&C 88:73). Surely anyone observing the recent growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is keenly aware of that hastening process. This should make us humbly grateful for the Lord’s omnipotent hand. Obstacles that seemed insurmountable have proven to be merely challenges for the faithful, for ‘with God nothing shall be impossible’ (Luke 1:37). “Inspiration has prepared the way from the beginning, when the Lord impressed the Prophet Joseph Smith to compose the twelfth article of faith: ‘We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.’ This inspired statement was surely written for our day. The Prophet knew that the gospel was ultimately to be taken to all nations regardless of their governmental differences. He knew that the ordinances of salvation and exaltation could bless the lives of people regardless of their politics. And he knew that people who were taught correct principles and who were loyal to their civil leaders and observing of their local laws would be most able to enjoy the blessings of the gospel.”

Elder Russell M. Nelson

Hi Kevin this is Jake Howard,

I am one of your Visionary Trainers in Brooklyn.

First of all I want to say thank you for opening my eyes at the seminar. I have since done some of my own research and I am horrified at the way the entire nation and most of western civilization has been conned by the large food companies and associates. Second, your book and my research answered any questions I had regarding the Liberation Diet, and I have already completely changed my eating pattern/habits.   Thanks.

Learn more about the Liberation Diet on the website.

Today one of our newest volunteers asked me about how I ended up working in the pregnancy crisis centre.

Yeah, long story, right? One of our mutual friends, who worked for the centre at the time of my employment came in and immediately started picking up on what I’d left out.

Everything in my life has had a purpose that leading up to this point. It’s so obvious looking back now, but it certainly wasn’t always clear at the time.

In 4 hours time I need to be up to drive to the airport and start making the journey to Basingstoke. I can’t sleep.

I was reading Angie Smith’s blog. I wasn’t expecting to see a ultrasound picture taken at 10 weeks gestation.

Yes, that was the stage of pregnancy I was at when I had it terminated.

It was a little bit of a kick in the guts to see that, I’ll admit. Sometimes I wish I could turn back the clock, and bizarrely I don’t want to turn it back to the point before she was conceived to change things in that way. Turning back the clock I wish I would have had the information, support and courage to make a different decision.

You can’t think like that though. Because if it hadn’t been for Sophie being part of my life, I wouldn’t have the wisdom and understanding I have now. The perspective I have when I meet with clients, or abortion providers is different from many of my colleagues. It’s not that I necessarily agree with the people who think it’s all ok, it’s that I get where they’re coming from…because I used to have a totally different viewpoint.

God is doing some crazy things with this work, ministry or whatever you want to call it.

Crazy in the best and in some cases, most unexpected of ways.

He is, as Sarah Chia put it earlier this year, widening my territory.

And yet, I’m not that close to God as I once was. My quiet times are um, yeah, embarrassingly few and far between. My prayer life sucks compared to what it once was. There are lots of things in my life that need sorting.

I feel like I’m just riding this wave of God…He seems to have me along for the ride whether I like or not really!

The majority of the time, I do like it. I love it. The life God has for me is never dull.

But it is sometimes tough.

Um, actually a lot of the time it is tough.

I need to get prepared - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually – as much as I can for what God has in store for 2010.

How do you do that? Answers on a postcard (or blog comment) please…

Teman Kesuksesan
- Dai Haekal Mohammad -

Pilihlah Teman dengan Hati-Hati (Rahasia #2)

“Dengan siapa Anda menghabiskan waktu, itulah masa depan Anda” (Robert T.Kiyosaki)

Om Robert TK ketika masih muda pernah mengikuti seminar yang mana merubah keputusannya dan hidupnya menjadi jauh lebih Breakthrough!! Instrukturnya meminta om robert menuliskan enam orang yang paling sering melewatkan waktu bersamanya. Bisa jadi orang yang tersebut adalah teman Anda, teman kantor, pasangan hidup, komunitas agama, kelompok sosial, dll.

Setelah dituliskan 6 orang tersebut, jumlahlah penghasilan ke 6 orang tersebut lalu buatlah rata-rata penghasilannya. Maka Anda akan menemukan sebuah Angka yang mencengangkan, karena 5 tahun dari sekarang +/- itulah besar penghasilan Anda. “Anda sedang menatap masa depan Anda, keenam orang yang sering menghabiskan waktu bersama Anda adalah masa depan Anda”

Bagaimana dengan Anda, sudahkan Anda merencanakan masa depan Anda, pilihlah dengan bijak orang yang akan bersama anda menuju kesuksesan masa depan anda. Anda sekarang bisa melakukan hal yang sama yang dilakukan om Robert, yakni menulis 6 orang yang menghabiskan waktu bersama anda, kemudian buat rata-rata penghasilan ke 6 teman anda, kemudian perhatikan apa yang terjadi.

Tapi jangan salah persepsi bahwa kita hanya bergaul dengan orang secara financialnya lho.. maksudnya disini kita belajar dari dari semua teman-teman kita dan secara sadar kita harus senantiasa belajar dan mencari pengetahuan mereka. Kalau anda ingin menjadi ahli dibidang properti tentunya anda belajar dan bergaul dengan orang yang ahli dan telah terbukti sukses, maka anda pun +/- bisa sama dengan mereka, begitu juga dengan yang lain.

“Bayarlah untuk tetap bisa bersama orang-orang yang hebat” (Tung Desem Waringin)

Sudahkan Anda memilih teman-teman yang Anda ingin menjadi…….??
menurut saya, kesuksesan kita sangat tergantung 3 hal :
1. Apa yang kita masukkan kedalam otak kita
2. Siapa yang kita kenal dan berpengaruh dalam hidup kita
3. Bagaimana tindakan kita

So… temukan orang tersebut dan ajaklah makan siang minta nasehatnya, karena setiap orang butuh mentor yang bisa anda jadikan modeling/contoh menuju kesuksesan Anda. Do It Now!!

Salam Breakthrough

Dai Haekal Mohammad
#1 Self Motivator Indonesia Trainer
President & CEO DHM Education & Training Center

• Bro. Eli mentioned that Don Manolo Fabis was asked by Willy and Warly to air  their show in his program and to side with them attempting with money talk. Don Manolo refused and said, “Sa totoo pa rin ako. Kay Eli pa rin ako (I still go for the truth. I still go for Eli)

• Bro. Daniel Razon then again welcomed the newly baptized member who came from different places in the Philippines from Kidapawan City, North Cotabato City Jail, Mandaue City, Leyte and Apalit Pampanga. In abroad, converts came from Dubai, Macau, Hongkong, and Singapore. Also included are  African and  Singaporean nationals.

• Played in the congregation the video clip of Sis. Jane Santiago (Willy Santiago’s wife) that she willingly run away from her husband with her kids, refuting the accusation of Willy’s camp that MCGI members took them from him.  Elaine, their daughter, testified as well in a video clip, saying that she saw her dad hurting her mom.

- Notes from 11.21.09 TG