Mothers Day

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.  ~Washington Irving
I love you so much mom. I'm grateful for all the things you help me with in my life. I'm counting the seconds till I can talk to you guys! I miss you lots.
Love your firstborn son, Elder Geoff Merrell

The Gift of the Holy Ghost

The Gift of the Holy Ghost is one of the greatest gifts that we've been given.  Somtimes we don't recognize how important he is. As i was reading a talk given in an Ensign, it talked about the difference of the Power of the Holy Ghost and the Gift of the Holy Ghost. The Power of the Holy Ghost can come upon a man before Baptism. He can't be with them constantly but can guide them in where they need to go. Kind of like lightning in the middle of the night. There will be a few flashes in which you could reach your destination. They who have Faith in Jesus Christ, Repent, and are Baptized will recieve the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands. The Gift of the Holy Ghost can be as like a flashlight. When we recieve him we can carry that flashlight around with us and constantly move to where we need to go.
John 16:7-Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.