Raman Wadhwa shared a message
The world is your mirror.
The good you find in others, is in you too.
The faults you find in others, are your faults as well.
After all, to recognize something you must know it.
The possibilities you see in others, are possible for you as well.
The beauty you see around you, is your beauty.
The world around you is a reflection, a mirror showing you the person you are.
To change your world, you must change yourself.
See the best in others, and you will be your best.
Give to others, and you will give to yourself.
Appreciate beauty, and you will be beautiful.
Admire creativity, and you will be creative.
Love, and you will be loved.
Seek to understand, and you will be understood.
Listen, and your voice will be heard.
Teach, and you will learn.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Chapter 6 - "The Fall Of Adam and Eve"
Adam and Eve Were the First to Come to Earth
* What evidence helps us know that Adam and Eve were valiant spirits?
God prepared this earth as a home for His children. Adam and Eve were chosen to be the first people to live on the earth (see Moses 1:34; 4:26). Their part in our Father's plan was to bring mortality into the world. They were to be the first parents. (See D&C 107:54-56.)
Adam and Eve were among our Father's noblest children. In the spirit world Adam was called Micael the archangel (See D&C 27:11; Jude 1:9). He was chosen by our Heavenly Father to lead the righteous in the battle against Satan (see Revelation 12:7-9). Adam and Eve were foreordained to become our first parents. The Lord promised Adam great blessings: "I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever" (D&C 107:55).
Eve was "the mother of all living" (Moses 4:26). God brought Adam and Eve together in marriage because "it was not good that the man should be alone" (Moses 3:18; see also 1 Corinthians 11:11). She shared Adam's responsibility and will also share his eternal blessings.
* What can we learn from the examples of Adam and Eve?
The Garden of Eden
* Under what conditions did Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden?
When Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden, they were not yet mortal. In this state, "they would have had no children" (2 Nephi 2:23). There was no death. They had physical life because heir spirits were housed in physical bodies made from the dust of the earth (see Moses 6:59; Abraham 5:7). They had spiritual life because they were in the presence of God. They had not yet made a choice between good and evil.
God commanded them to have children. He said, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over . . . every living thing that moveth upon the earth" (Moses 2:28). God told them they could freely eat of every tree in the garden except one, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Of that tree God said, "In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Moses 3:17).
Satan, not knowing the mind of God but seeking to destroy God's plan, came to Eve in the Garden of Eden. He tempted her to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He assured her that she and Adam would not die, but that they would "be as gods, knowing good and evil" (Moses 4:11). Eve yielded to the temptation and ate the fruit. When Adam learned what had happened, he chose to partake also. The changes that came pon Adam and Eve because they ate the fruit are called the Fall.
Adam and Eve's Separation from God
* What physical and spiritual changes occurred in Adam and Eve as a result of their transgression?
Because Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Lord sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world. Their physical condition changed as a result of their eating the forbidden fruit. As God had promised, they became mortal. They and their children would experience sickness, pain, and physical death.
Because of their transgression, Adam and Eve also suffered spiritual death. This meant they and their children could not walk and talk face to face with God. Adam and Eve and their children were separated from God both physically and spiritually.
Great Blessings Resulted from the Transgression
* How does the Fall provide opportunities for us to be come like our Heavenly Father?
Some people believe Adam and Eve committed a serious sin when they ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, latter-day scriptures help us understand that their Fall was a necessary step in the plan of life and a great blessing to all of us. Because of the Fall, we are blessed with physical bodies, the right to choose between good and evil, and the opportunity to gain eternal life. None of these privileges would have been ours had Adam and Eve remained in the garden.
After the Fall, Eve said, "Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed (children), and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient" (Moses 5:11).
The prophet Lehi explained:
"And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen (been cut off from the presence of God), but he would have remained in the Garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created...."
"And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin."
"But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things."
"Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy" (2 Nephi 2:22-25).
* Why do you think it is important to know about the Fall and how it influences us?
Additional Scriptures
* 1 Nephi 5:11; 2 Nephi 2:20 (Adam and Eve first parents, family)
* 2 Nephi 2:14-21 (opposition and the Fall; life a probation)
* 2 Nephi 2:22-26 (Fall part of the plan of salvation)
* What evidence helps us know that Adam and Eve were valiant spirits?
God prepared this earth as a home for His children. Adam and Eve were chosen to be the first people to live on the earth (see Moses 1:34; 4:26). Their part in our Father's plan was to bring mortality into the world. They were to be the first parents. (See D&C 107:54-56.)
Adam and Eve were among our Father's noblest children. In the spirit world Adam was called Micael the archangel (See D&C 27:11; Jude 1:9). He was chosen by our Heavenly Father to lead the righteous in the battle against Satan (see Revelation 12:7-9). Adam and Eve were foreordained to become our first parents. The Lord promised Adam great blessings: "I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever" (D&C 107:55).
Eve was "the mother of all living" (Moses 4:26). God brought Adam and Eve together in marriage because "it was not good that the man should be alone" (Moses 3:18; see also 1 Corinthians 11:11). She shared Adam's responsibility and will also share his eternal blessings.
* What can we learn from the examples of Adam and Eve?
The Garden of Eden
* Under what conditions did Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden?
When Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden, they were not yet mortal. In this state, "they would have had no children" (2 Nephi 2:23). There was no death. They had physical life because heir spirits were housed in physical bodies made from the dust of the earth (see Moses 6:59; Abraham 5:7). They had spiritual life because they were in the presence of God. They had not yet made a choice between good and evil.
God commanded them to have children. He said, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over . . . every living thing that moveth upon the earth" (Moses 2:28). God told them they could freely eat of every tree in the garden except one, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Of that tree God said, "In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Moses 3:17).
Satan, not knowing the mind of God but seeking to destroy God's plan, came to Eve in the Garden of Eden. He tempted her to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He assured her that she and Adam would not die, but that they would "be as gods, knowing good and evil" (Moses 4:11). Eve yielded to the temptation and ate the fruit. When Adam learned what had happened, he chose to partake also. The changes that came pon Adam and Eve because they ate the fruit are called the Fall.
Adam and Eve's Separation from God
* What physical and spiritual changes occurred in Adam and Eve as a result of their transgression?
Because Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Lord sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world. Their physical condition changed as a result of their eating the forbidden fruit. As God had promised, they became mortal. They and their children would experience sickness, pain, and physical death.
Because of their transgression, Adam and Eve also suffered spiritual death. This meant they and their children could not walk and talk face to face with God. Adam and Eve and their children were separated from God both physically and spiritually.
Great Blessings Resulted from the Transgression
* How does the Fall provide opportunities for us to be come like our Heavenly Father?
Some people believe Adam and Eve committed a serious sin when they ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, latter-day scriptures help us understand that their Fall was a necessary step in the plan of life and a great blessing to all of us. Because of the Fall, we are blessed with physical bodies, the right to choose between good and evil, and the opportunity to gain eternal life. None of these privileges would have been ours had Adam and Eve remained in the garden.
After the Fall, Eve said, "Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed (children), and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient" (Moses 5:11).
The prophet Lehi explained:
"And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen (been cut off from the presence of God), but he would have remained in the Garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created...."
"And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin."
"But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things."
"Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy" (2 Nephi 2:22-25).
* Why do you think it is important to know about the Fall and how it influences us?
Additional Scriptures
* 1 Nephi 5:11; 2 Nephi 2:20 (Adam and Eve first parents, family)
* 2 Nephi 2:14-21 (opposition and the Fall; life a probation)
* 2 Nephi 2:22-26 (Fall part of the plan of salvation)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Someone Sent Me - Share Four
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; Forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day; Begin it well and serenely, And with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; Forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day; Begin it well and serenely, And with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
Monday, January 11, 2010
Someone Sent Me - Share Three
Professional Summary
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight mediocrity that knows nor victory nor defeat."
I promise myself :
• To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
• To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet.
• To make all my friends feel that there is something in them.
• To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
• To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
• To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
• To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
• To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
• To give so much time to the improvement of myself that I will have no time to criticize others.
• To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. Let's leave the words away and start the action to prove who we are.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight mediocrity that knows nor victory nor defeat."
I promise myself :
• To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
• To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet.
• To make all my friends feel that there is something in them.
• To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
• To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
• To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
• To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
• To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
• To give so much time to the improvement of myself that I will have no time to criticize others.
• To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. Let's leave the words away and start the action to prove who we are.
Someone Sent Me - Share Two
Ashok nair shared a message
Having shot a deer, Ben and Arthur began dragging it by the tail to Arthur's trailer. On the way, they were stopped by a policeman. "Let me see your hunting licenses boys," he said.
When he saw that everything was in order he asked if he could give them some advice.
"Sure!" the hunters agreed."Well boys, I think that you would find it a lot easier to drag that deer by the horns and not the tail."
"Aye, O.K. and thanks," said the lads. After about five minutes Arthur said, "Ben, dragging by the horns is sure a lot easier, eh?"
"Yes, you're right," said Ben, "but have you noticed that we are getting further away from the trailer?***** "
Having shot a deer, Ben and Arthur began dragging it by the tail to Arthur's trailer. On the way, they were stopped by a policeman. "Let me see your hunting licenses boys," he said.
When he saw that everything was in order he asked if he could give them some advice.
"Sure!" the hunters agreed."Well boys, I think that you would find it a lot easier to drag that deer by the horns and not the tail."
"Aye, O.K. and thanks," said the lads. After about five minutes Arthur said, "Ben, dragging by the horns is sure a lot easier, eh?"
"Yes, you're right," said Ben, "but have you noticed that we are getting further away from the trailer?***** "
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Friendship Information
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Someone Sent Me - Share One
1. Everyone has the right to be stupid. But some people just abuse the privilege.
2. Don't play stupid with me! Because ya know I'm better at it.
3. Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint.
4. A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it's the stupid ones who need all the advice.
5. If barbie is so popular, then why do people have to buy all her friends?
6. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
7. I poured spot remover on my dog & now he's gone.
8. They say that hard work never hurts anyone. But then again, why take the chance?
9. Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
10. Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.
2. Don't play stupid with me! Because ya know I'm better at it.
3. Be careful of reading health books, you might die of a misprint.
4. A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it's the stupid ones who need all the advice.
5. If barbie is so popular, then why do people have to buy all her friends?
6. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
7. I poured spot remover on my dog & now he's gone.
8. They say that hard work never hurts anyone. But then again, why take the chance?
9. Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
10. Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate.
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