Why am I angry?

While pondering and wrestling with the political events of the week, I read the prophet Nephi ask "Why am I angry because of mine enemy?" (2 Nephi 4:27). I need to do better in loving all people as the Savior did. He loved friends and enemies alike. So this week, I'll be pondering Nephi's question. I'm so grateful for the Book of Mormon that was written so long ago for me today.

"why should I yield to sin, because of my flesh? Yea, why should I give way to temptations, that the evil one have place in my heart to destroy my peace and afflict my soul? Why am I angry because of mine enemy?"

The Armor of Righteousness

This week we plan to ponder the counsel Lehi gave his sons, to achieve freedom from sin through Christ by choosing personal righteousness:

Awake, my sons; put on the armor of righteousness. Shake off the chains with which ye are bound, and come forth out of obscurity, and arise from the dust.
-- 2 Nephi 1:23

By small means

We see examples all the time in our everyday lives of the power of small things (our cell phones, a car key, a remote control, etc.), yet it can be hard sometimes to trust the small means of the Lord (like prayer and daily scripture study) to bring about great things in our lives. So this week we will ponder 1 Nephi 16:29:

by small means the Lord can bring about great things.

Ye can do all things

This week we are pondering Moroni 10:23 from the Book of Mormon.

And Christ truly said unto our fathers: If ye have faith ye can do all things which are expedient unto me.

The background of this image comes from the printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon.

Let Us Be Faithful to Him

For the past few years, I have put up a new scripture next to our refrigerator nearly every week to ponder.  I will start posting them here.  This week we are pondering 1 Nephi 7:12 from the Book of Mormon.

"the Lord is able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him. Wherefore, let us be faithful to him."