Arie Belle Blog

The other day on facebook, I was scrolling along just like I normally do when I am bored and end up clicking the little blue button on my bookmarks. As I was scrolling I noticed a facebook friend posted an article that was in response to a fairly recent youtube video of a young boy named Ryan who happens to be transgender. I had seen the youtube video the day before seeing this friends article which was judging the parents and the child for being transgender. It was hard for me not to want to cuss everyone out for being judgmental assholes for blaming this child's parents and for saying that being transgender is not real. I feel like a lot of people just have no idea what being transgender is, people are not educated about LBGT issues but instead keep themselves uneducated while judging from a stance that they have no prior knowledge about. Here is the post from facebook that I had to comment on. Here is the link to the 7 minute short documentary ...

This Sunday during church this simple statement caught my attention. "Charity Never Faileth". These three words have a lot of power, but first we need to understand what charity is. charity  is the pure  love  of Christ, and it endureth   forever ; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him. (Moroni 7:47) This scripture says that charity is the pure love of Christ. The Pure Love of Christ. How powerful. How do we have a pure love of Christ? What does that in-tell? From a 1981 General Conference talk by Gordon B. Hinkley he says, " I speak of charity in the sense of  forgiveness , of tolerance of the failings of another, of the smothering of the feelings of jealousy and unkindness toward associates."  So Charity comes in many forms, like forgiveness, tolerance, kindness, and not being jealous of others. Here is another great scripture about Charity, If so, his  a faith  and hope...

First I want to share some quotes about gratitude and giving thanks with you. "In some quiet way, the expression and feelings of gratitude have a wonderful cleansing or healing nature. Gratitude brings warmth to the giver and the receiver alike." "It’s so easy in life for us to receive blessings, many of them almost uncounted, and have things happen in our lives that can help change our lives, improve our lives, and bring the Spirit into our lives. But we sometimes take them for granted. How grateful we should be for the blessings that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings into our hearts and souls. I would remind all of you that if we’re ever going to show gratitude properly to our Heavenly Father, we should do it with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength—because it was He who gave us life and breath"   David B. Haight The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us. -  J. Reuben Clark In every thing give thanks...