The Power of Porter

People tell me that they love my posts and look forward to them. This has made me feel the need to write something awesome every week, which has caused me to feel a little overwhelmed and is the reason I didn’t write one last week. From now on, I will not miss another week, and I apologize if you are disappointed, but I realized the point isn’t to wow everyone every week. So everyone lower your future expectations haha.   I have had an amazing couple of weeks. We spent the weekend of the fourth up at the cabin, and it was a blast. Literally. I had an amazing conversation with Mark Durham, who is a relative of mine. I don’t know very many people who are as close to the spirit as he is. He is color blind and has learned to mix colors and paint using only THE SPIRIT to guide him to the correct colors and mixtures. So amazing. He has served as a bishop, mission president, and is currently a patriarch. He was a successful businessman and has a strong faithful family. I hope I am just li...

Think about your personal prayers. Ask yourself these questions, and ponder the true answer. Am I being sufficiently sincere? Am I asking in faith? Do I have real intent? Am I truly communicating with Heavenly Father, or just going through the motions? Am I only praying and studying during rough times, or is it a regular part of my life? How do I make my prayers more meaningful? Please take time to think about all of these questions, and then please go study these talks.  From “Ask in Faith” By Elder Bednar “We can move beyond routine and “checklist” prayers and engage in meaningful prayer as we appropriately ask in faith and act, as we patiently persevere through the trial of our faith, and as we humbly acknowledge and accept “not my will, but Thine, be done.” 3 things:  First, ask in faith and act.  Elder Bednar says that he understands it as “the necessity to not only express but to do, the dual obligation to both plead and to perform, the requirement to communicate an...