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
Dec 2, 2023
Dec 2, 2023
16 min
The first gift we were ever given on this earth was the gift of life. Join me this week as we prepare to celebrate Christmas, for some reminders of what we have already been given. With Jesus Christ as our focus we can come to realize that HE is the opportunity in all of our difficulties. With Him we can overcome and endure any challenge we face.
Nov 18, 2023
Nov 18, 2023
11 min
The people we meet, and the moments we share with them are not by coincidence. Listen in this week as I share a powerful example of how a friend blessed my life years ago, and again last week during some hard days. Learning to receive even difficult things like grief takes conscious effort and space.
I invite you to listen to these amazing talks:
By Divine Design
Receiving the Gifts of God
Flashes of Light
Each of these talks will remind you of the people, the path and the plan your Heavenly Father has for you!
Nov 4, 2023
Nov 4, 2023
12 min
What were you gifted? What are the earliest gifts you remember receiving? Have you pondered on the spiritual gifts you have? Join me this week as I share some special gifts I have received. Start trying to remember what you have been gifted by asking!
For the song I mention:
https://youtu.be/HKc0jVW6AaU?si=W3SD7STAPaH6BEuy
Elder Bednar's talk:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/04/the-tender-mercies-of-the-lord?lang=eng
Oct 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023
12 min
A song for a friend, a tender mercy from the Lord in the words of Paul, and some amazing counsel from a newly called prophet. How do you see the Lord in the tiny moments of your life? Look for them this week!
Please follow this link for the talk I quoted. There are so many gold nuggets of wisdom in this talk!
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/04/revelation-for-the-church-revelation-for-our-lives?lang=eng
Oct 20, 2023
Oct 20, 2023
11 min
Enjoy this little story of some moments both scary and fun. The gift of a warning is a blessing every time we receive it!
I encourage you to read and study Doctrine and Covenants Section 8!
Oct 12, 2023
Oct 12, 2023
9 min
In my quest to receive I have had to face my tendency to resist. How can you be more intentional? What is a Receiving Place? And, How can Jesus Christ turn our deepest pain into opportunities to receive?
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/broadcasts/article/christmas-devotional/2012/12/the-good-and-grateful-receiver?lang=eng&id=p29
Oct 3, 2023
Oct 3, 2023
8 min
Join me for a quick recap of the recent General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.
I share a neat way to sum up a 2 day feast! I have done this for years and I love taking note of simple things our leaders have said. WORDS are powerful affirmations of faith. I invite you to make your own list of phrases that will help you in your life for the next six months!
General Conference is a gift that keeps on giving. I love this special time. There was so much to receive, and we will dig into these talks in future episodes. Enjoy!
Note: I have every quote written down with the speaker and reference. Please let me know if you would like a copy.
Sep 29, 2023
Sep 29, 2023
5 min
"Moments are the molecules that make up eternity" Neal A. Maxwell
Tune in each week for one of my favorite moments. They are shaping my days and my weeks and my life. What moments in your day are making up your eternity?
This weeks molecule moment is about a pair of unused garden gloves, an inconvenient prompting, and an unexpected gift.
Sep 26, 2023