"And I was Afraid"

We read these words in matthew 25:25, "and I was afraid", and in matthew 25:26 we read these words,"thou wicked and slothful servant".

Fear is Satan's most useful tool, I think, it's so easy to be afraid. We fear the things we don't really understand. We fear we are not good enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough, not rich enough, the list is endless. With fear comes weakness, gossip, harsh words, anger, the truth becomes an after thought, darkness, slander, greed, this list is endless. One thing I know for sure they are all things Satan loves. Fear and darkness are his goals for mankind. Moses 4: 3 "Satan sought to destroy the agency of man". Without agency we have no light, no power over evil, no courage, we become pawns for the evil one, we have no liberty, we become afraid!
In alma 46: 5 -16, is a story we all know, I hope you will read and ponder it. It is about a brave man, a man of GOD, who was not afraid. He raised his "title of liberty" for all to see. He had light, truth, power, and God on his side. I hope we will not let fear hold us back. Raise your " title of liberty" for all to see.
What do you think. How has not being afraid helped you? Love to hear from you. Larry

I got a new iphone4

I told most people I know that I would never have a phone like an iphone. Well I lied, I've got one. It's way cool. What does this have to do with this blog? It has a note book app. and I have been keeping my thoughts about this blog, and Satan's tools on it, and I have so much good stuff, and goofy stuff, I have to seperate them. This will take another day or two. I'm working on it, I'm very slow. So don't give up, I got some really good stuff to talk about. You can email me at larry@thegrumpymormon.com . I'd love to hear from you.

You can't do the Lord"s work with Satan's tools

I think about this alot. You can't do the Lord's work using Satan's tools. It can never work. Think for a while about the Lord's work using the devils tool belt. Which tool do you use? Which would you never use? Is one better than the other? When do we turn to Satan for help? WE Pray to God for Blessings, yet do we as mortals listen more to Satan's promptings. These are questions to ponder, I will tell you what I think in the days to come. And I want you to remember this, I pretty much know everything.

This is hard

As I get older and wiser, I remember why I don't like to put things in written form. #1 I'm a bad speller. #2 I would rather talk to a group of Ph.d's, Lawyers, Doctors, English Major's or anyone else about a subject that I have no idea about, than put my feelings in writing. #3 I'd rather which T.V. There are alot more, but you get the idea. This is hard for me. Yes I know about spell check. So does this make me a farmer, chicken,or eagle? I've never been a chicken, at least in my mind. I think today I'm a farmer with an Eagle on my arm pecking at my head. I'm trying to make the climb, I think I've taken a big step for me. So stay tuned, and wish me luck

Which are you?

Take some time to think about this. Are you the farmer,chicken, eagle, or something else. Be very honest as you think about that question. What do each mean to you? I'll let you know how I feel about them tomorrow.

Fly with the Eagles!!!

Well, I have been deep in thought lately and wanted to share this little story with you. "There was an Eagle living in the barnyard with all the chickens. They would just walk around all day and peck the ground. The farmer came to the Eagle and said "Eagle you are not supposed to be here pecking with the chicken, you are meant to soar high in the air and the farmer put the Eagle up on a tall fence post and said "soar Eagle, spread you wings and fly" but the Eagle just hopped down and started pecking with the chickens again. So the next day the Farmer came out to the barnyard and there was that Eagle pecking the ground with the chickens. The farmer said again"Eagle you are not supposed to peck the ground you are meant to fly high in the sky and soar" So the Farmer took the eagle to the very top of the multi story barn and set him on the roof and said fly Eagle fly and the eagle spread his wing and just went down to the chickens and started pecking the ground. The Farmer was getting very frustrated so he got up really early one morning and went and got the Eagle and walk up the mountain. It was a long hard hike but they made it to the top. The Farmer was exhausted and said to the Eagle "fly Eagle fly...soar like the other Eagles." It was then and only then the Eagle looked up high into the sky and saw the beautiful blue sky and all the tall green trees and could smell the fresh air and he jumped off the cliff and he flew and he soared and it was a beautiful sight"
The moral of this story is don"t get stuck with your nose in the dirt and look up and remember who you really are. God intended you to soar and fly high and succeed in this life. So keep your head up, look everyone in the eyes and smile, spread your wings and fly high. Never ever forget who you are and what your potential is and what we are expected to do with it.

What I know today

This is what I know for sure today. We all need to thank THE LORD for the blessings we recieve every day. We should ask for HIS SPIRIT to help others feel safe, warm, and know he will be there for them. The world is a scary place, HE will help us get though the hard spots, if we ask.

Email address

You can email me at larry@thegrumpymormon.com or lawrence@grumpmormon@com, I'll look forward to hearing from you . Let me know whats on your mind, we can figure anything out, because as most of you know, I pretty much know everything.

Everyone needs a blog

This should be fun. I'll have to get the grandkids to help. Stay tuned