Journal Gems: A Connection

Erik Gray's journals
#journalgems

Saturday, July 18, 2015
Wow.  What a day.  I woke up at 5:30am and left right at 6am to get down to the temple (St. George).  Today was great  working in the Cafeteria!! The Pallocks are such great people.  And Sylvia is an amazing woman.  She ate breakfast with me today and she talked about always having a connection...."It's when you think you know too much or that you don't need God or that you're smart enough, that you don't allow a connection - but when you let yourself have that connection with God, he'll guide you and bless you and help you in your life!"  So don't lose the connection!!!!

#qotd from Erik's phone
(quote of the day)

Journal gems: Succor

His legacy lives on…

Around the 10^th of each month,

we (Erik’s family) will post some thoughts from Erik’s journals.

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January 28, 2017

So in my reading tonight I had a cool thought.

So because Christ performed the Atonement, HE is the one who is completely fit to succor us (the definition of succor I've always loved is "to RUN toward and aid"). So in times of aid, I shouldn't go seeking solace from sources like a blog or other people necessarily, but the Savior FIRST and FOREMOST. And by extension prayer and scriptures and the temple.  :)  

Look to the gospel, not the world!!  :)

That's all for my journaling tonight! Glad I'm doing this, I don't want these insights to be forgotten.Especially because these insights and these feelings I've felt are SO real, and there is no way I can deny the truthfulness of the gospel the Savior, everything about the gospel.

pic: April 16, 2016 ~Salt Lake City Temple North Visitor's Center

pc: EG~April 16, 2016