You Were Gifted: The Quest to Receive
You are worthy to receive good gifts from your Heavenly Father! You are worthy of love, of goodness, and of healing! Jesus Christ is the ultimate giver of gifts. We have so much available to us to receive in this life! Light, truth, hope, yes even miracles! I am on a quest to become a great receiver! Learn with me as we study, discover, and change the way we are in relation to accepting gifts, and receiving all the good gifts available to us. I love to give gifts. From the time I was a little child I was very conscientious about the process of giving gifts and making others feel really special. I crave it like pickles and ice cream at 8 months pregnant. My gift budget is always over the limit and I look for little ways to surprise and delight people when they are not expecting it. I love anonymous giving especially. I imagine that our Heavenly Father is like this. He delights to give us good gifts. He is ready to shower us with blessings. But..... We are tricky humans. We tend to think we don’t deserve them. Maybe we have to make them ourselves, and wrap them too. Oh, and buy them. Why are we so slow to receive? ”But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 ”Nevertheless, they shall return again to their own place, to enjoy that which they are willing to receive, because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might have received.” Doctrine and Covenants 88:32 Let the quest begin! My mission is to help as many humans as I can join the quest to receive ALL that God is willing to grant us! Every day, every minute, every moment. For like one of my favorite mentors ever said: ”Moments are the molecules that make up eternity!” (yes he did use an exclamation point!) Neal A. Maxwell I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints. I am starting this podcast as a way to help myself and others come unto Christ and to learn to RECEIVE all the good gifts available to us! My disclaimer is from another mentor of mine, Dieter F. Uchtdorf: ”You will find that this church is filled with some of the finest people this world has to offer. They are welcoming, loving, kind, and sincere. They are hardworking, willing to sacrifice, and even heroic at times. And they are also painfully imperfect. They make mistakes. From time to time they say things they shouldn’t. They do things they wished they hadn’t. But they do have this in common--they want to improve and draw closer to the Lord, our Savior, even Jesus Christ. They are trying to get it right. They believe. They love. They do. They want to become less selfish, more compassionate, more refined, more like Jesus.” Thank you for taking a chance on me. I hope you find value here. I love you already. Email me at: wardlea15@gmail.com with your stories, your ideas, your critiques and your questions!
Episodes
Nov 30, 2024
Nov 30, 2024
21 min
The process of making and keeping covenants is an experience in investing! Join me today as I share my thoughts on how investing in covenants specifically in the house of the Lord is an important process we need to continuously work on and keep up with and track, so we can grow and gain the best return!
Settle this in your Hearts by Neal A. Maxwell
The Lord Jesus Christ will Come Again by President Nelson
Oct 19, 2024
Oct 19, 2024
23 min
Slow and behold, here is my next episode..haha. Listen in as I share what I learned from my experience with kidney stones. They are from the devil. And I really would never wish them on anyone. Drink water folks! Don't get physically dehydrated, but more importantly, how can you stay spiritually hydrated! I have embarked on a quest to do better in 1 specific area in my life.
I mention the Doctrine of Christ in this episode. I want to point out that I failed to mention the one aspect of that Doctrine which is the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Perhaps that is a lesson for me. But Faith, repentance, baptism, and the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring the end, along with living a life of covenant keeping will bless us as we find our way home. Jesus Christ is the Light and the Life of the world. If we follow Him we can be at peace.
Please enjoy reading the talks I reference! They are all excellent and full of wisdom and hope!
Living by Scriptural Guidance
The Power of the Word
Christ is Risen, Faith in Him will move Mountains
Lest Ye be Wearied and Faint in your Minds
Simple is the Doctrine of Jesus Christ
I had to add this amazing talk by President Eyring just a few weeks ago that he gave in General Conference! I was able to listen to this talk in the conference center and it was given a few days after I recorded this episode! I was so pierced by his message and it was in line with the personal revelation I have received and I am excited to share more about this talk in other episodes. Conference was SO good! Can't wait to dig deep!
Jul 3, 2024
Jul 3, 2024
14 min
Have you ever thought about pain being a gift? In this episode I explore the idea that our pain, suffering, both spiritual and physical are opportunities to dig deep and understand what is really happening and what we can do to grow.
https://joettecalabrese.com/ Here is the link I promised with more info about Homeopathy and I encourage you to check it out! I sure have felt empowered by what I have learned about how to care for my family.
Words Matter Elder Rasband listen again! Such a great talk!
Apr 19, 2024
Apr 19, 2024
25 min
It has been 6 months since I launched this podcast! Thank you to everyone who has shared it, given a review and let me know how it has blessed your life! I love the ways I have seen this miracle of podcasting bless lives in ways we could never have seen!
I share 4 ways this experience has impacted me and helped me learn. I share the promised story that truly touched my life a few weeks ago in an airport.
Here are the awesome resources I mention in this episode:
Elder Holland epic talk: The Inconvenient Messiah
Elder Renlund: Jesus Christ is the treasure
Sister Bonnie H. Cordon: Never Give up an Opportunity to Testify of Christ
President Nelsons epic talk to the sisters of the church:
Sisters' Participation in the Gathering of Israel
Elder Patrick Kearon's First ever talk as a member of the 12 Apostles:
God's Intent is to Bring you Home
Mar 20, 2024
Mar 20, 2024
25 min
This episode we start the discussion of the life long quest to understand, respond to, and access the Gift of the Holy Ghost. 20 minutes just isn't enough time to talk about everything I want to share, but this is a start.
Here is the link to the amazing talk I reference in the podcast. Go listen! So much more to unpack here!
Personal Revelation: The gift, The Test, and the Promise (Elder Boyd K. Packer)
The beautiful music for this weeks podcast. I loved the title. Waiting for you is kind of what the Holy Ghost is doing with us. Waiting for us. Ready and waiting. For us to receive.
Waiting for You (Monument Music)
And this talk by President Russell M. Nelson is phenomenal and worth another listen:
Revelation for the Church, Revelation for our Lives (Russell M. Nelson)
And of course my favorite talk from the October 2023 General Conference. Hearing this talk the day after I launched my podcast was a powerful reminder that I was on the right track and that the Lord was very aware of me and my desire to gather Israel and understand the role the Holy Ghost plays in my life and in my ability to receive all the gifts the Lord has for me and for each of us.
Promptings of the Spirit (Elder Gary E. Stevenson)
Feb 29, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
25 min
We just celebrated Valentines Day, and while it can be fun, we often hear about the pain and hurt that is caused by unmet expectations or loneliness. Long ago I learned that the best way for me to find love on Valentines day was to GIVE it. And then in so many ways it opened up the floodgates for me to receive. But did you know that the Lord actually asks us to have a broken heart? I wanted to know why and what that meant!
This episode is a little longer SORRY! There were just so many great words I needed to share! Come along with me as I dive into what the Lord has said in the scriptures about the HEART.
If anyone wants a list of all of the scriptures I used just email me and I will get them to you!
I want to start giving credit for the beautiful music I use on my podcasts. This song is called Sentimental Piano by PaulYudin on PIxaby.com look him up!
Feb 12, 2024
Feb 12, 2024
14 min
Join me in this episode as I open up about a personal struggle and learn to receive the Lords direction to help my heart heal. Sometimes I think the Lord is just waiting to help us SEE THINGS AS THEY really are! This one was shocking in it is parallel for me and my life. I shared this tender experience with permission from my son. I am grateful that the Lord asks us to bring a broken heart as a GIFT to him. But to do that I had to be willing to RECEIVE his guidance.
This is an excellent talk I reference and I encourage everyone to read it and get even more inspired.
"Endure it Well" Neal A. Maxwell
Jan 29, 2024
Jan 29, 2024
20 min
Have you ever been in a place where you had to wait? This was me for the last month! Waiting to get this episode out! Join me as I share some thoughts on what it means to WAIT on the Lord. It isn't what you might think. I am so grateful for this perspective that I was given during some difficult moments.
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
15 min
We are seeking help. We want an antidote. We have one.
It is well with my soul (Tabernacle Choir)
Gordon B. Hinckley The Wondrous and True Story of Christmas)
Elder Patrick Kearon (The whole thing is great!)
Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023
15 min
Everyone on earth has this gift always. It is part of who we are. I am astounded at the magnitude of this gift. We all have it. It has already been gifted. YOU were gifted! I highly encourage you to read these as a further study and search out your own resources to understand this gift. Great words to pack in our bags as we travel on this quest!
Peace of Conscience and Peace of Mind (Elder Richard G. Scott)
An Educated Mind (Stephen R. Covey)
The Light of Christ (Boyd K. Packer)