Ah-ha's, Awakenings, and Applications

Leann and Melissa talk about the importance of daily preparation in building our spiritual foundation. Ponder Questions: Am I taking the time for my spiritual foundation? What can I change? Am I getting enough spiritual nourishment for the day?   Challenge: What is something I can add to my daily routine to prepare now?   References: Doctrine & Covenants 38 :30 Analogy from Jill Geig...

Leann and Melissa discuss the difference that simple connections can make and being more mindful during interactions with others.   Ponder Questions: How can I be more aware of my influence? Who may need my influence today?    Challenge: How can we be an influence today?   References: John C. Maxwell, hcleadershipessentials.com  Alma 37 :6 Matthew 5 :14-16 10 Secrets for S...

Leann and Melissa talk about being grateful for and during hard times.    Ponder Questions: How is God blessing me to help me learn and grow? What in my life am I not grateful for? What can I do to see the gratitude in hard things? What is He blessing me with? Challenge: Start a gratitude journal.   References: D&C 59 :7 "Mountains to Climb," Henry B. Eyring, April 2012 General...

Leann and Melissa talk about partnering with God during your day and being willing to listen to the Spirit.   Ponder Questions: Is there something I can change? Is there something I can do better? Do I turn towards the source of light, or do I turn away? Lord, what would Thou have me do? Am I collaborating with Him? Am I stopping to get His input?   Challenge: What does it look like and...

Leann and Melissa discuss accessing the power of God and how to start where you are. Ponder Question: What can we do to qualify for greater manifestations of the Savior’s power?   Challenge: How have I seen God’s power working in my life? What could I do to more fully access His power today? Keep a Power of God journal.   References: “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,”...

Melissa and Leann discuss personal holiness and the importance of turning to the Lord for a change of heart.   Ponder Questions: How am I qualifying for holiness? What does holy mean to you? Where are your holy places? How can we make our hearts more holy? How are we filling our lives with holiness?   Challenge: Choose one way to create more holiness in your life.   References: "Giv...

Leann and Melissa discuss impactful prayers in the scriptures and how to change casual prayers into mighty ones. Ponder Questions: What prayer do I need to pray to change my life and the lives of those around me? What does mighty prayer look like to me? Do I ask what to ask? How do I feel when I pray? Challenge: How can I change the very nature of my prayers? References: "To Acquire Spiritual Guid...

Leann and Melissa ponder action words in the scriptures and how women are being called to “awake and arise” in the latter days.    Ponder Questions: What are we being asked to awake and arise to do? Am I seeking for greater light? What can I act upon? What am I being called to awake and arise to? What energy are you leaving people with?   Challenge: Look to see what your influence w...

Leann and Melissa discuss the two great commandments and how simple connections with other people can make all the difference.    Ponder Questions: Who can I connect with today? Whose burdens can I ease? How can I open my heart and receive?    Challenge: Who can I serve today? Find the one. Whose burden can I ease?   References: Daily Joy: A Devotional for Each Day of the...

Leann and Melissa talk about finding and recognizing heavenly gifts in the everyday and the importance of being open to receiving them.    Ponder Questions: What do I want to receive? Am I choosing to receive His power?   Challenge: Open your heart and receive His gifts today.   References: "O Remember, Remember,” Henry B. Eyring, October 2007 General Conference "Walking in Cov...

Leann and Melissa discuss the importance of having faith in the “Sunday School answers” and making adjustments throughout the day to point yourself back to Christ.    Ponder Questions: Is this taking me towards a stronger foundation, or is this pulling me away? How can I serve today?   References: "A Matter of a Few Degrees,” Dieter F. Uchtdorf, April 2008 General Conference "Come,...

Leann and Melissa introduce themselves and share their story of why this podcast got started.   Connect with us: awakenings@googlegroups.com If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, we would love to hear from you.   We are grateful for our production team: Ben, Sydney, Kinzie, Lyndee and David Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.