Saved For This Time

 

Each of you stood firm and strong

Against the devil and his wrong.

You begged the Father for this time

So you could come and make your climb.

I believe with all my heart

You knew the risks right from the start.

That only made your choice more sure

Your spirits were all clean and pure.

Now you’re here on planet earth

Striving to recall your worth.

I know you all to do your best

I have faith you’ll pass the test.

Remember what you came here for

That will guide you ever more.

You have within you power divine

One day you’ll hear that “You are mine”

God will never forsake you

Regardless of what you may do.

He wants us all to come back home

When we’ve finished here to roam.

The day will come when you will see

You’re now who you were meant to be.

Your hearts will fill with godly love

As you return to home above.

Heaven Opened Once Again

 

In the spring of eighteen twenty

So many churches teaching plenty.

Confusion ruled the day and night

A young boy needs to know what’s right.

James tells us to ask without a doubt

And God will help us find truth out.

And if we ask with a pure heart

God will show us where to start.

This young man knew he could just ask

He set out on this humble task.

Into a sacred grove of trees

Young Joseph fell down to his knees.

His first prayer came from deep within

As evil tried to do him in.

He prayed with all the strength he had

A pillar of light removed the bad.

God the Father and His Son

Appeared to Joseph , brighter than sun.

They called him by his given name

Dear Joseph you have brought no shame.

Which church teaches thy true word?

I want share and just be heard.

The answer came and pierced his mind

None of them , for they’re all blind.

Joseph Smith was called that day

To be a prophet, that I say!

His life from that day was intense

For what he taught made perfect sense.

God and Jesus taught him well

Sending angels with truths to tell.

Moroni in September came

Joseph would never be the same.

Moroni told of plates of gold

That told of God’s forgotten fold.

The Book of Mormon is for all

I know it’s true so I stand tall.

The gospel has been now restored

At its head is The True Lord.

Never to be lost again

Heaven speaks, that will not end.

All of this I know is true

It’s on my heart like morning dew.

My God has blessed me with so much

I hope someday, His wounds to touch!

Playing with Fire

 

At first it seems so innocent 
When that first request is sent.
But what you see is nothing pure
Of that I am so very sure. 

Then the dopamine hits hard
And it makes you drop your guard. 
Now you’re digging a deep hole 
One that will destroy your soul. 

Shame and guilt then enter in
Guilt can help, shame makes you spin. 
You must find someone to talk to
And pray until you make it through. 

It is a tough road that’s for sure
But with the Lord, we can be pure. 
When you fall, get up once more
And God will show you what’s in store. 

Rest assured you’re not alone 
For your sins Christ did atone. 
He waits for you so patiently
For with him you will be set free. 

Nigh at Hand

 

The time is now to choose your side

To follow Christ or evil pride.

Prophets all have testified

That all will have their faith be tried.

We all knew life would be this tough

That many things would make it rough.

Many children are deceived

Forgetting all they have received.

The only way to win the day.

Look up to God and with him stay.

He has promised all he has

If we this earthly test do pass.

Even when the souls of hell

Tempt you with the lies they tell.

Their evil ways will be revealed

And Satan will be bound and sealed.

Faith is key in all we do

For fear can never get us through.

Trust the Father and the Son

They will help us to be one.

The second coming of our Lord

Will reveal the faith we’ve stored.

Great and dreadful it will be

For evil ends ,that, you will see.

Eye Single To His Glory

 

Every day brings with it choice

To follow evil or God’s Son.

The world will tie you up in knots

And make you think you are no one.

Keep your eyes upon The Christ

For He was lifted up for all.

In the garden and the cross

He rescued all from Adam's fall.

Chaos rules so many lives

Like smoke and mirrors, it hides the truth.

The only sure way to survive

Trust in Jesus, the perfect sleuth.

We have trusted man too much

Man can’t save us from the war.

We must remember who to trust

I know that’s God ,down to my core.

He sent us here to do his will

We only need to find that out.

Never will he forsake us

His name will I forever shout.

As the coming days unfold

Evil may seem like it’s won.

That is the biggest lie of all

For Vict’ry’s in God’s only Son!

Windows of Heaven

 

God asked Malachi long ago

Why have my people robbed me so?

Why do they hold their goods from me

Where is their faith that sets them free?

Have I not promised blessings sure

Like rain from Heaven clean and pure.

There would not be sufficient room

For blessings giv’n will surely bloom.

God will send forth heaven’s light

He opens windows, sends what’s right.

Any offering we sacrifice

Will make a life a little more nice.

Tithing opens windows holy

And revelation comes, you’ll see.

Faith increases when we give

And God, our sins, he will forgive.

All we have comes from God’s hand

Without Him we could never stand.

Eternal blessings will be yours

As fires of hell pass by your doors.

Look to Him

 

You looked to him before your birth

You knew your purpose and your worth.

You felt His love with all your heart

Which helps you want to do your part.

You looked to him with your first cry

As your mom your tears did dry.

The light of Christ is in your smile

He’ll walk with you for many a mile.

You looked to Him throughout your life

In all the worry and the strife.

Especially when things went right

You kept His glory in your sights.

Look to Him as children do

They love and worship Him so true.

Their hearts are pure and full of love

That’s why they look to heav’n above

Look to Him forever more

So someday you’ll walk through His door.

As long we stay firm and strong.

Yoked with Him you cant go wrong.

It Matters Not

 

It matters not what men will say

From God’s sure path I will not stray.

He is our Father in Heaven above

Who sent His son to save with love.

I do not worship mortal man

But God with His most perfect plan.

Jesus Christ His son was born

To save us from this life forlorn.

Joseph Smith was foreordained

To be the prophet all sustained.

As a boy he sought to know

He knelt to pray in the sacred grove.

In response to his simple prayer

God and Jesus came to him there.

He asked of God which church was true

God’s answer shocked him through and through.

All men's churches do not seek

My will to do, nor are they meek.

Their hearts are not fixed on my Son

With me they don’t seek to be one.

The Book of Mormon does testify

That Jesus Christ will Purify.

Two witnesses we need for truth

The Bible is the first of two.

God has opened heaven again

And chosen prophets among men.

They speak with God to show the way

May we heed their words I pray.

Jesus Christ restored His Church

From His holy, heavenly perch.

His priesthood power has been restored

To do the work of our King and Lord

These things I know apart from men

I’ll say them now and more again.

God’s Holy Spirit taught my soul

And with my life I’ll pay the toll.

Peacemakers

 

If there ever was a time

To seek for peace, the time is now.

Satan seems to be in charge

As he puts on an evil show.

Division, hate and cruel intent

Rule the lives of many men.

The only way to cure these ills

Is to love our fellow man again.

Do not seek a worldly peace

For it won’t last more than a day.

The peace that Jesus offers us

Will in our hearts forever stay.

Make the effort to be kind

And love each other without shame.

This simple act of a loving heart

Reminds us of His sacred name.

Those who choose to follow Christ

Pick up their cross and follow him.

You will not carry it all alone

You’ll not be left out on a limb.

Bless’ed are the peace makers

For they become a child of God.

The gospel is prepared with peace

And with that peace our feet are shod.

New Beginnings

 

How does one begin anew

When this life seems all askew. 

Chaos seems to rule the day

Until you kneel and start to pray. 

That is the first step we must take

And he will heal a heart that aches. 

One or two or thousands more 

New beginnings don’t keep score. 

He loves us with a love so pure

His love is quite the perfect cure. 

We’ll never go too far away

Where His love, with us, won’t stay. 

Do not listen to the lies 

Of he who says don’t even try. 

God’s grace and mercy have no end

His love for you will never bend. 

New beginnings bring us hope 

Like being washed and cleaned with soap. 

Keep your focus on God’s son

The day will come and you’ll have won!

Here am I, send me

 

What power do these words provide

But put you firmly on God’s side. 

Once these words form in your heart 

Your life will have a brand new start. 

To follow Jesus every day

Spend time on your knees and pray. 

Pick up your cross and follow me 

Then heavenly blessings you will see. 

Just remember what He taught

They hated me and always fought. 

He taught us all before he died 

Love everyone and do not hide. 

The truth he spoke to all mankind 

Would help us all, his path to find. 

The words he spoke made many foes

And kept his followers on their toes. 

The path he forged for every child

Would not be calm, and even wild. 

But if we are faithful to the end 

Eternity with God we’ll spend. 

It's not Left vs Right

Puppet masters pull the strings

In hopes of getting much more power.

They hoped to silence all good men

From spreading truth upon the tower.

We have chosen every day

To follow Christ in every way.

The world will hate you when you speak

Because God’s words strengthen the weak.

The lie that we have all been fed

It’s left or right so make your choice.

But what is really going on?

A war for souls, so use your voice.

The angels of the devil sneer

Each time, for evil, minions cheer.

We must rid darkness from our life

Choose God’s light, not worldly strife.

We must press on in such a cause

To gain rewards in heaven above.

This war that never seems to end

Was won by Christ with his pure love.

So keep your eyes upon God’s son

He’ll light the path, the only one.

The day is coming, Jesus said

When pain and sorrow we will shed.

The battle that we fought in heav’n

Still rages on this earthly realm.

Satan knows time’s running out

So look to Christ, He’s at the helm!!