Unalienable Rights


 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."  Declaration of Independence

I am grateful for my Creator that has given us the ability to choose how we will believe and live our lives. I am grateful for those who have gone before, those who have paid the ultimate price for us to enjoy our lives as we deem right and good. I am grateful for those who sacrifice to bring peace among our people. I am grateful for goodly parents who raised me with good moral values that give me direction. I am grateful for friends and family that bring joy to my life.  



Life can bring storms that challenge us to our very center.  We don't need to be tossed about or destroyed during these storms.

"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." Book of Mormon, Helaman 5:12

Comments

  1. MelanieJuly 4, 2021 at 12:04 PM

    Paula this is so beautiful! Thank you for your inspiring words and experiences❤️

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  2. Adam BurkeyJuly 4, 2021 at 1:53 PM

    Beautiful!! Thanks

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  3. Viviana Wilkinson July 4, 2021 at 3:09 PM

    Beautiful message! The storms can be raging but we have to be holding into the iron rod. Thank you for the wonderful reminder ❤️
    https://youtu.be/d0oKMJW_ph0

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  4. UnknownJuly 4, 2021 at 7:53 PM

    Hi Sister Allen!
    Bravo! Yes, the Declaration of Independence was very much inspired by our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. “ That all men are created equally,” Like how we were all created in the Pre mortal like.

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