Changing!

Dear Emmia and Kirk,
      Well the previous posts has been slightly aimless. When I started this blog it was called The River's Return. Pretty neat huh? (you can read The Reason page to find out why I picked it:) I went through a whole long gazillion year period where I was changing my blog every week because it just wasn't working. I even went to wordpress.com and started the exact same blog (same name and posts) thinking I could just choice between them if one worked out. . . it didn't work out. This whole process of writing a blog seemed daunting and now frustrating! ggrrrrrr! I went through many phrases of denial (oh it looks fine don't worry), ignoring it (I'll figure it out later) and utter frustration (why can't I get the colors to work out?!AND why can't this do-dad thingy go THERE?!)

   But I did not give up. I wanted to start writing a blog so I could possibly help people (including you) to find the meaning of life and how they could come closer to Jesus Christ. So, a few days ago I had the idea to write a blog and to my future kids whose names will hopefully be Emmia and Kirk (at least two of them.) I thought it was such a cool idea because people say that if your writing to someone specific it helps focus your writing and brings it purpose to you and also not going to lie, it will probably be super funny to read this with you one day:)

     So my next step was trying to add it to the blog I had already have, a sub blog within my river's return blog. But alas I am technologically impaired and it was just making me super frustrated and I kept bugging everyone about it. Soooo. . . BAM! complete change:) Kind of like putting on new underwear or changing your whole life. . . or blog (heehee)

     I love this feeling! To have a purpose to my blog and to write freely. This is how life should be all the time right? Moving forward and progressing all the time without any hitches or potholes and moving along with purpose. Isn't that what most everyone prays for? Good health. Happy life. Great career. But it doesn't always turn out that way. We have adversity and trials. Why do you think that is? That when we pray for blessings and a happy life we get a flat tire, lose a job or simply don't feel as happy as we want? I came across a quote in my personal study that will help with that question. Its in the Ensign and it really shined new light into my brain:

   It effected me so much I even cut it out and glued it in my study journal. :) Do we understand what that's saying?  OUR TRIALS ARE BLESSINGS. They refine us and bring us closer to God which is the greatest blessing of all. 

Lean on Jesus Christ through prayer, faith and His scriptures and you will make it through all the trials and frustrations of this world. That is how we become truly free. Free to live. Free to be us and free to return to our Father in Heaven. "I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and the law also maketh you free". (D&C 98:8)

   Love,

       Ryn.

When life gets away from you, pray to the One that gave it to you.

     Life tends to get away from most of us. Whenever I hear people say a phrase like this one I tend to picture someone buying a huge Mastiff dog and trying to take this big pooch on a walk. I can just see in my head this poor someone being dragged by the horse-sized dog until they finally let go: hence life has "gotten away". Its a really comical and sad picture to me. Comical because when I was little that always happened to me with my sister's dog; a Great Pyrenees, and sad because I believe they (and me) could have had some help if they had asked for it. In my opinion we can all choose to have some help with our life. In the King James version of The Bible, Jesus Christ tells us this: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." -Matthew 11:28-30.
     Well I think almost everyone falls under the category of "heavy laden". We all have worries, concerns, troubles, trails: its a part of the "life" that sometimes gets away. But for me and for anyone who wants Him to, Jesus Christ can help us. He has already helped us through The Atonement He can strengthen us to get through all the burdens of life.
      If you need help ask God. Simple as that! James 1:5. "If any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God that giveth to men liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." God loves us and wants to help us. So don't let life get away or get in the way of His pure love. Seek after it, and He will be there for you.
                                                              WE ARE NOT ALONE!!!
                                                                        D&C 88:63

Light of Life

"The light of Christ is just what the words imply: enlightenment, knowledge, and an uplifting, ennobling, persevering influence that comes upon mankind because of Jesus Christ. The light of Christ fills the "immensity of space" and is the means by which Christ is able to be "in all things, and is through all things, and is round about all things." It "giveth life to all things" and is "the law by which all things are governed." It is also "the light that quickeneth" man's understanding (Doctrine and Covenants 88:6-13, 41) The light of Christ will lead the honest soul to find the true gospel and thereby receive the Holy Ghost. "and by the power of the Holy Ghost you may know the truth of all things"(Moroni 10:5)
    -Bible Dictionary page 725

 Light in the darkness

Hope in the night

walking to the understanding

of the faithful and the right

Darkened by confusion

wondering what to choose

walking to the revolution

in the horizon.

Follow that light

of Christ.

He will guide you to your future

Follow the light.

of Christ.

Find the hope of inspiration

Don't give up when you fill lost.

He will find you by the light of life.

Follow the light

of Christ.