June 15-21: 1 Samuel 17 Thoughts inspired by Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus' April 2024 General Conference talk tilted "Faithful to the End" Just five smooth stones in a shepherd’s bag Was all that David brought, To face the mighty Philistine, Who against the Lord’s Israel fought. Just five smooths stones and a heart convinced In the name of the Lord he could fair, For in His strength he’d been delivered before From the paw of a lion and bear. Though ruddy and small, and only a

Thoughts inspired by Elder Gérald Caussé's April 2026 General Conference talk tilted "Love All; Love Each" Love for all And love for each, God’s mighty love Within my reach. So vast His love For all creation, Reaching out To every nation. Love that cost Eternity, Is love that knows Uniquely me. Each an all His arms embrace, Extending forth His tender grace. Lord give me From up above, A heart so full Of Thy great love. To all and each Let me extend, Thy love and be A true

When I've begged, and when I've pleaded, "Take this all away." If it doesn't turn out my way Give me strength to say, "Not my will," Oh Lord like you did, When you bore my fate. Give me strength to trust in Thy will, Make of me a saint. © Julianne Young 2026 Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

With folded hands and humble heart And down on bended knee, Here all my longings I impart And raise an earnest plea. A plea for peace amid my fear, A plea for my increase, A plea for those that I call dear, A plea for wars to cease. A plea to lift my weary hands, And all my sins forgive, A plea to water thirsty lands That all the world might live. And just before I end the task And close my prayer to Thee, Did ever once I stop to ask What Thou would ask of me? Oh in my pleadi

Her tender little fingers Around my fingers curl As hand in hand I walk beside My precious little girl. Her feet will walk where mine do She trusts in every stride That I know where we’re headed too With each path I decide. And just where will I lead her? Where will I place her feet, While walking through the roads of life Down any given street? My steps will lead us somewhere Each one directs our way For where I go she follows me As I walk day by day. And when I might start

Inspired by President Emily Belle Freeman's April 2026 General Conference talk titled, "Best Days and Worst Days" The best of days, the worst of days, This is life’s great test: To see if I will choose the Lord And trust that He knows best. For He’ll allow mortality To do its work in me, As painful or triumphant As the days ahead may be. For truly on those best of days When hope smiles from above, Those days when I can’t help but sing Of God’s redeeming love. And also on tho

Easter Week We saw Him ride triumphant, We heard them praise their king, We joined in their hosannas For the peace that he would bring. We watched Him cleanse the temple, His hallowed house they spurned, He drove those who defiled out With tables over turned. We ate with Him at even, He broke unleavened bread, We ate it in remembrance Of His body, as he said. We journeyed to a garden, Where He came to atone, And as our eyes fell heavy He did bear it all alone. And when they c

Easter Week John 20:10-16 Oh Master, art Thou taken? Could not Thy flesh remain? To find this tomb so empty All my grief I can’t contain. And all who came to see are gone So here I am alone, As my bitter tears of sorrow echo In this room of stone. For I can’t bear to loose the one Who saw me more than shame, Who found me in my heartache And who called to me by name. From footsteps now approaching I turn and hide my face, Perhaps the gardener tending here Removed Him from this

Jan 26-Feb 1: Genesis 5:23-24; Moses 6: 33-36 Inspired by the phrase,"Enoch walked with God” Luke 24:13-35 They walked with Christ one day, While on a dusty road, But new it not and bid Him come To stay in their abode. And when they did behold, And there His face discern, They marveled and proclaimed, “Did not our hearts within us burn?” Did Jesus walk with me, At any point today? And when my heart was heavy pressed Did by my side He stay? Perhaps when I felt joy, When challe

Thoughts inspired by Sister J. Anette Dennis' October 2025 General Conference talk tilted "Cheering Each Other On" Runners get ready, We all take our marks, The pistol fires starting the pace. Though try as I might To take hold of the lead, I soon find myself in last place. And with every stride I fall further behind ‘Til im left far behind in the back. With the spectators mock? Will the racers deride? Did I put on display all I lack? Should I stay in the race? Should I