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 Luke 22 31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:  32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.  33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.  34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. What was Peter thinking? How could he claim to be so strong and good and then deny Christ three times? How could he be so fickle! No. One time I got a 94% on a test (ha one time). That happened right after I found out I had received a half tuition scholarship and right before I got my dream job teaching at the Missionary Training Center. I had also just started dating someone. I felt so good. I felt extremely blessed, and that gave me a lot of confidence. Every once in awhile I have a great experience or series of experiences t

Learn to Recognize the Promptings of the Spirit (Preach My Gospel, Ch. 4) President Boyd K. Packer taught: "The voice of the Spirit is described in the scripture as being neither 'loud' nor 'harsh.' It is 'not a voice of thunder, neither...voice of a great tumultuous noise.' But rather, 'a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper.' and it can 'pierce even to the very soul' and 'cause [the heart] to burn.' (3 Ne 11:3; Hel. 5:30; D&C 85:6-7)". For the last year or so, my parents have felt a persistent whisper to move out of the house they have lived in for almost 14 years. I spent 10 years of my life there and loved it. "Knowing that this still voice of perfect mildness" came from above, they were obedient to it. They spent months preparing the house to sell, and moved out to a rental home in the meantime. They decided to stay there until they could decide where to move. Summer 2012: the

The other night I realized how painfully empty my food shelf was in the apartment pantry, so I grabbed my keys and went out to get in my car and drive to the store. When I got to the parking lot I couldn't find my car anywhere. I walked around for a few minutes looking for it before the light bulb turned on: I left it at work. I had walked to campus, and then, because I was too lazy to walk back and get it, I had just walked home to my apartment......I still need to go to the store. Acted upon. Agency ( Preach My Gospel Ch 3, Lesson 2) 2 Nephi 2:26  And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given. We are FREE. Every one of us is free. I am free, and I ca