Everyone has music in their soul

Last night i was able to go to our wads RS activity. It was themed "There Is Music In My Soul".  it was wonderful to sit among sisters and hear the stories of how there lives in some way have been influenced by music.

One sister shared how a song helped her and her family to get through a hardship that left a sibling paralyzed. Another said she didn't grow up with instruments but she learned to appreciate natures music with the birds chirping and the sound of a creek flowing. it was a night of sitting and listening with such content to each piece each sister played or sung.

I wanted to share the song that has lifted me up today. Music has been in my life always and i really don't have one song that i lean on to. it seems that with each new season of my life and new understanding there is a new song to help express or support how i feel..



(the paper i handed out to the sisters last night)

“I Will Wait”

Mumford And Sons

I feel that the only way to understand how this song has uplifted me and touched my heart is to listen and not listen to me....so here it is laid out and you can follow along....

at first for me this song came off as a humbled man bowing himself to his queen...letting her know how she has impacted his life on a spiritual level...then as i read online, other people took it as a man humbling himself before the Lord...

Then it clicked....“Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else” (D&C 42:22). This is the only place in scripture where the Lord asks us to love anything or anyone with all our hearts besides Himself. ~ Three Principles of Marriage: Matthew O Richardson

The reason i was understanding the song the way i did and then others understanding it the way they did is because We should lean, love, and humble ourselves towards our spouses as we do the Lord....                                                         

Song	My perspective	Others
Well I came home Like a stone And I fell heavy into your arms These days of dust Which we have known Will blow away with this new sun	After a long day of work he comes home and rests in his loves lap...looking forward to a new season with less struggle....	Coming of christ
But I'll kneel down Wait for now And I'll kneel down Know my ground	Humbling himself and putting his queen first	Humbling before the Lord
{chorus} And I will wait, I will wait for you And I will wait, I will wait for you	Waiting for his love, waiting til he is able to love her the way she desires	Waiting for the Second coming
So break my step And relent Well you forgave and I won't forget Know what we've seen And him with less Now in some ways Shake the excess	she stops him in his tracks in his path stop him from his bad habits. she for gave his mistakes and he is grateful....seeing them go from nothing and now having enough to have extra	God is forgiving and we must not forget that those with less really have the inheritance
{chorus}
Now I'll be bold As well as strong And use my head alongside my heart So tame my flesh And fix my eyes A tethered mind freed from the lies	Finding that with his mind and her heart they can conquer anything help him overcome his weakness and helped him see a brighter world	so tame my flesh (lust, greed, selfish desires etc) and fix my eyes (Upon God), a tethered mind free from the lies (free from satan and a life of peace and joy)"
And I'll kneel down Wait for now And I'll kneel down Know my ground
This is the bridge where all come together to make for an incredible ending. I always get goosebumps at this part.
Raise my hands Paint my spirit gold Bow my head feel my heart slow	That her love is so strong and filled with the spirit she is able to humble him and for him in the end can see eternity through her love	praise the lord make his spirit pure and of value Humble and slow to listen and appreciate the Lords love
{chorus}

the reason i am touched my this song is that at first the music was incredible. The talent and passion behind the instruments you cant get from a computer alone. I have a deep appreciation for music. i have been singing and playing instruments as long as i can remember. I love how strings sound and brass is played. they move me to deepest core of my soul. right at the bridge where they all combine voice lyrics and instruments is where i get goosebumps. After hearing the music i learned the lyrics and felt instantly that this could have been written by Angel a song written about his love for his wife but also for the Lord. It is very poetic and is like a piece of art. Its ment for people to grab what they can and have it speak to them according to what they seek. The band does not like to say specifically what their songs are about but want their listeners to feel for themselves...

“Music is a beautiful and creative expression of the soul, and only a few solo artists and/or bands can really pull it off with such chemistry and fervent passion that is exuded by the four gentlemen of Mumford and Sons.”

"Choose your love, Love your choice"

As i was growing up i was surrounded by friends who had both parents in the home...i lived a different path which was the path i know God wanted for me. I did envy those who on Fathers day would have to go and spend time with their dads i did not have a father to celebrate with. But thats nothing big. I was ok. growing up in Philadelphia and going to a public school i found that going to school with other kids, there were those who didn't have both parents in the home. So many single moms not many fathers in involved. As i became a young adult i started to see men walking their kids around the neighborhood it was a rare sight to see but i appreciated those moments knowing that the father was trying the best he could. 

As i grew up i remember when hip hop started to come into my life. i thought it was weird and all they did was talk in a fancy way.  but i came from a different upbringing and neighborhood so the life style that came with the music was something different. I would listen to the lyrics some good some not so nice but my eyes were opened with sadness but understanding to this world of "hard knocks".

Men feeling like that they ruled the world...feeling they could do anything and didn't need to be tied down by a woman..it wasn't manly to be whipped to be hooked onto a fishing line, to be wrapped around a woman's finger..it was weak. women feeling like they didn't need to tolerate such behavior and could "Do all bad by myself" attitude.. So where do they come together, mutual ground, where is the sacrifice, the compromise..both became hard headed..no budging and who loses. the child.

There became a trend of single mothers and baby daddies. The relationships of the past was old school. living in the moment was more important then living for the future. Where does this madness stop? Have men become too tough too love a woman the way she needs. have women become insensitive and not understanding of mans behavior.

The world wants to tell us that we shouldn't take anyones crap and that we can mistreat each other however we want.

So divorces are they all on infidelity, money? no Divorce is selfish and in the end its because someone forgot how to love the other with all their heart mind and soul.

Recognition, to be seen

So often we hear of a husband wondering and confused on how his wife just up and left. No clue how for so many years she could not say anything and one day leave.
Did he neglect to see her. When she would bare her heart to him about life, kids, work, did he listen. Was he over baring. did she distance herself. resulting in a marriage that started with two best friends ending with two strangers. there are so many factors in how a marriage can end..but i think the most important aspect is that either one or both have forgotten who they were and forgotten each other. below are exerts from two different talks about how to love in marriage..funny how most of it is emphasized on directing the husband. but in the end its us letting ourselves become influenced by the adversary letting him convince us to live with the attitude "YOLO" instead of preserving what we have now so when its time to go to our kingdom and we call to our spouse will they come running or will they go a different road and be without each other for all eternity....


So men don't hurt these women...toughen them up and make them think "they could do bad all by themselves" but have women desire to be with her best friend and to be able to feel confident recognized and seen....



Elder Nelson says. “Be considerate and kind in the tender intimacies of your married life. Let your thoughts and actions inspire confidence and trust. Let your words be wholesome and your time together be uplifting. Let nothing in life take priority over your wife—neither work, recreation, nor hobby.” ~Todays family:Love your wife

Elder James E Faust "No man can become completely adequate or function responsibly without help from others. Of course too much help or the wrong kind of help stifles and is counterproductive. But at the heart of human adequacy is self-esteem, which is fed by rich, life-giving love, confidence, and caring of others. This support can come richly from family and friends. But for men it comes mostly from their wives." ~Brethren Love your wives

"Consequently, there is no higher commitment for any man than to be loyal to his commitment to his God and faith, to his wife and family. The reciprocating fruits from keeping that commitment will usually give him boundless sustaining love and the challenge to reach deep down inside himself and call forth the seeds of the finest of his gifts for their full flowering. He will enjoy a place of honor, dignity, and respect."

"The relationship between husband and wife is the linchpin in the whole family relationship. I am sorry that I have come so late to a fuller appreciation of the extent of the needs of our wives and womenfolk for love, appreciation, companionship, and recognition. These needs are great, they are constant, and they need to be frequently met. Kindness and courtesy do not begin in the professional office—they begin at home."

here are the talks if you would like to read in full

http://www.lds.org/ensign/1981/07/brethren-love-your-wives?lang=eng

http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/love-your-wife

Marriage is Sacred

temples are held sacred,only letting in those who practice a healthy and faithful life towards Gods commandments. Everything is white and nothing that is dirty can come into the House of the Lord. Our homes are like unto a temple, a safe haven for when after we are exposed to the adversities of the world our child can run back and renew themselves within the safe walls filled with the spirit. Our bodies are like unto a temple. Keeping anything harmful out and to keep it as pure as possible. The same goes for with a marriage built on the principles of the gospel. a marriage where the goal for both spouses are to reach celestial glory. A marriage is like unto a temple. Being careful what is let in and what will harmfully influence it. To separate from situations and others who bring nothing but contention and harm towards the marriage. There are boundaries, lines that need not to be crossed. It is the union of a relationship that is eternal.....




“Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else” (D&C 42:22). This is the only place in scripture where the Lord asks us to love anything or anyone with all our hearts besides Himself. ~ Three Principles of Marriage: Matthew O Richardson

A must read about the Three Principles of Marriage

http://www.lds.org/ensign/2005/04/three-principles-of-marriage?lang=eng