Raising Flowers and Skids

“On the eleventh day of Christmas my Saviour gave to me”:

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 Romans 8:38-39

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to ^aseparate us from the ^blove of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

My extra scriptures

John 15:13: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

1 Nephi 19:9: And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men

Mosiah 4:15: But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.

Shannon’s Extra Scriptures:

Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not ^aavenge, nor bear any ^bgrudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt ^clove thy ^dneighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

John 3:16 For ^aGod so ^bloved the ^cworld, that he ^dgave his ^eonlybegotten ^fSon, that whosoever ^gbelieveth in him should not perish, but have ^heverlasting ⁱlife.

2 Corinthians 13:11: 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be ^aperfect, be of good comfort, be of ^bone ^cmind, live in ^dpeace; and the God of ^elove and peace shall be with you.

“On the ninth day of Christmas my Saviour gave to me” :

COMFORT

 Isaiah 49:13″^aSing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into ^bsinging, O mountains: for the Lord hath ^ccomforted his people, and will have ^dmercy upon his ^eafflicted.”

Gabe’s extra scriptures:

John 14:18 – I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Romans 15:4 – For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Isaiah 51:3 – For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Shannon’s extra scriptures

Matthew 11:28-30 Come​ unto me, all ​ye​ that ​​​labour​ and are heavy laden, and I will give you ​​​rest​.
​​​29 ​Take my ​​​yoke​ upon you, and ​​​learn​ of me; for I am ​​​meek​ and ​​​lowly​ in ​​​heart​: and ye shall find ​​​rest​ unto your souls.
​​​30 ​For my yoke ​is​ ​​​easy​, and my burden is light.

3 Nephi 9:13-14 O all ye that are ​​​spared​ because ye were more ​​​righteous​ than they, will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may ​​​heal​ you?
​​​14 ​Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will ​​​come​ unto me ye shall have ​​​eternal life​. Behold, mine ​​​arm​ of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me.

My extra scriptures:

Matthew 5:4 Blessed ​are​ they that ​​​mourn​: for they shall be ​​​comforted​.

D&C 121:7 My son, ​​​peace​ be unto thy soul; thine ​​​adversity​ and thine afflictions shall be but a ​​​small​ moment;

Psalm 18:2 The ​​Lord​​ ​is​ my ​​​rock​, and my ​​​fortress​, and my deliverer; my God, my ​​​strength​, in whom I will ​​​trust​; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, ​and​ my high tower.

I find Scriptures about comfort so powerful. Who does not need comfort at some time in their life? There are so many times when you feel you just can’t go on, and then there is that small comfort – sometimes in the form of someone else, sometimes in the form of a thought, or sometimes it’s a feeling of warmth or even a physical sensation where you can feel the arms of angels comforting you.

Sam’s extra:

John 16: 7 Neverthelss I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Josh’ s extra:

Mosiah 24:15 The Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

Rob’s extra:

Jacob 3:1 But behold, I, Jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. Look unto God with firmness of mind, and ​​​pray​ unto him with exceeding faith, and he will ​​​console​ you in your ​​​afflictions​

D&C 128: 21 ​And again, the voice of God in the chamber of old ​​​Father Whitmer​, in Fayette, Seneca county, and at sundry times, and in divers places through all the travels and tribulations of this Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! And the voice of Michael, the archangel; the voice of ​​​Gabriel​, and of Raphael, and of divers ​​​angels​, from Michael or ​​​Adam​ down to the present time, all declaring their ​​​dispensation​, their rights, their ​​​keys​, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their priesthood; giving line upon line, ​​​precept​ upon precept; here a little, and there a little; giving us consolation by holding forth that which is to come, confirming our ​​​hope​!

John  14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Zandra’s extra scriptures

Isaiah 49:13​​​​​ Sing​, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into ​​​singing​, O mountains: for the ​​Lord​​ hath ​​​comforted​ his people, and will have ​​​mercy​ upon his ​​​afflicted​.

D&C 50:14 To preach my gospel by the ​​​Spirit​, even the ​​​Comforter​ which was sent forth to teach the truth.

D&C 79:2 And I will send upon him the ​​​Comforter​, which shall teach him the truth and the ​​​way​ whither he shall go;

These scriptures testify to me that the Holy Ghost is always here to comfort us and guide us through our hard times. We need to believe. The Holy Ghost can also teach us and others around us. 

Sam’s extra scriptures

2 Corinthians 1: 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

2 Corinthians 7:6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus

2 Nephi 8:3 For the Lord shall comfort Zion, he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody

Zach’s extra scriptures

Alma 26:27 Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to ^aturn back, behold, the Lord ^bcomforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with ^cpatiencethine ^dafflictions, and I will give unto you success.

John 14:18 (repeat)

D&C 121:7-10 My son, ^apeace be unto thy soul; thine ^badversity and thine afflictions shall be but a ^csmall moment; 8 And then, if thou ^aendure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy ^bfoes. 9 Thy ^afriends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands. 10 Thou art not yet as Job; thy ^afriends do not contend against thee, neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job.

“On the seventh day of Christmas my Saviour gave to me” :

PEACE

 John 14:27″^aPeace I leave with you, my ^bpeace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be ^ctroubled, neither let it be afraid.”

A great quote I wanted to share: 

“Our hope is to capture the true spirit of Christmas for ourselves and for those we love. That spirit is characterized by peace. … The peace of Christmas is ‘the peace of God, which passeth all understanding’ [Philippians 4:7]. It is the peace that the Apostle Paul promised would ‘keep [our] hearts and minds through Christ Jesus’ [Philippians 4:7]. And Paul was right. That peace we seek is only through and because of Jesus Christ.”

—President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency

The most glorious Christmas announcement: 

Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a ​​​child​ is ​​​born​, unto us a ​​​son​ is given: and the ​​​government​ shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, ​​​Counsellor​, The ​​​mighty​ ​​​God​, The ​​​everlasting​ Father, The Prince of ​​​Peace​.

I remember as a young girl, our ward would do a live, outdoor, nativity. I was Mary one year – and literally rode a live Donkey! There was a live audio that told the Christmas story and right at the end the narrator’s voice boomed with Isaiah 9:6. I loved it. It was so powerful. It was my favourite part of the nativity. I loved all His titles. I loved knowing that he was the Prince of Peace.

And finally, my 3 scriptures: 

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

1 Corinthians 14:33 ​For God is not ​the ​​​author​​ of ​​​confusion​, but of ​​​peace​, as in all ​​​churches​ of the ​​​saints​.

2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be ​​​perfect​, be of good comfort, be of ​​​one​ ​​​mind​, live in ​​​peace​; and the God of ​​​love​ and peace shall be with you.

I love all scriptures that refer to peace as I think it is one emotion/state of mind and of being that makes me feel the closest to Christ. 

Zandra‘s 3 scriptures:

Mark 9:50: Salt ​is​ good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have ​​​peace​ one with another.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord ​be​ with you all.

Psalms 29:11 The ​​Lord​​ will give ​​​strength​ unto his people; the ​​Lord​​ will bless his people with ​​​peace​.

When we have peace within ourselves and with others, we can create more happiness and love in our lives. We need to have peace even when it’s hard. It gets us through. 

Gabe’s extra scriptures

I’ve got 1 Cor 14:33 as well. love that scripture.

Luke 1:79 – To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

2 Timothy 2:22 – Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Sam’s extra scripture:

3 Nephi 12:3 And it came to pass that Nephi went forth among the people, and also many others, baptizing unto repentance, in the which there was a great remission of sins. And thus the people began again to have peace in the land.

Rob’s extra scriptures:

Luke 24:36: “While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’”

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (repeat:)

Zach’s extra scriptures:

D&C 19:23 ^aLearn of me, and listen to my words; ^bwalk in the ^cmeeknessof my Spirit, and you shall have ^dpeace in me.

Enos 1:6 And I, Enos, knew that God ^acould not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away.

Alma 58:11  Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our ^adeliverance in him.

“On the fifth day of Christmas my Saviour gave to me” :

HOPE

Ether 12:4″Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with ^asurety^bhope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which ^chope cometh of ^dfaith, maketh an ^eanchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in ^fgood works, being led to ^gglorify God.”

Here are my extra 3 scriptures:

Hebrews 6:19  Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

2 Nephi 31:20; Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

Moroni 8:26  And the remission of sins bringeth meekness, and lowliness of heart; and because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love, which love endureth by diligence unto prayer, until the end shall come, when all the saintsshall dwell with God.

There are also so many great quotes about hope. I chose a very simple, practical one – “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today”

Rob’s extra scriptures

Jeremiah 17:7 ​Blessed ​is​ the man that ​​​trusteth​ in the ​​Lord​​, and whose ​​​hope​ the ​​Lord​​ is.

Ether 12:4 ​Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with ​​​surety​ ​​​hope​ for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which ​​​hope​ cometh of ​​​faith​, maketh an ​​​anchor​ to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in ​​​good works​, being led to ​​​glorify​ God.

Romans15: 4 ​For whatsoever things were ​​​written​ aforetime were ​​​written​ for our ​​​learning​, that we through ​​​​​patience​ and comfort of the ​​​scriptures​ might have ​​​hope​.

Gabe’s extra scriptures

Proverbs 14:32 – The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

D&C 4:5 – And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eeye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.

D&C 42:45 – Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shalt weep for the loss of them that die, and more especially for those that have not hope of a glorious resurrection.

Hope is seen a weakness in today’s world, if we don’t appear to know exactly what’s going on and not going on you seem like you’re on the back foot relative to everyone else. This is not true however, and without hope, it would hard to worldly justify any endeavour, let alone something hard.

Sam’s extra scripture

Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope

Zach’s extra scriptures:

Alma 34:41: But that ye have ^apatience, and bear with those ^bafflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions.

(This one was a really important one for Zach right now he had said…)

Alma 26:27: Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to ^aturn back, behold, the Lord ^bcomforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with ^cpatiencethine ^dafflictions, and I will give unto you success.

Joel 3:16: The ^aLord also shall ^broar out of ^cZion, and ^dutter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall ^eshake: but the Lord will be the ^fhope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Moroni 7:41: And what is it that ye shall ^ahope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have ^bhope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life ^ceternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise.