Do your troubles come more from your circumstances or from your own internal weaknesses? What kind of help do you need from God?

In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. 

~Judges 17:6

This is a great question!  I would say that my troubles come from more of my circumstances than from my internal weaknesses.  I, like all of us, have gotten ourselves into fights or disagreements with not just family members but friends as well.  I am an individual that usually doesn't like to get into those kinds of situations.  Many of them do trouble me and yes at times they have gotten me into some sort of trouble.  In order to resolve these problems, I usually turn to God and seek his help and advice.  I pray for him to give me continued strength and to search my own heart for the right way to take care of things as well as the right words to say to the person the next time I get to talk to them.  I also reflect on what had happened between me and that friend or family member and after a while come to the realization where I have very possibly have gone wrong.  I then feel very sorry for anything I've said or done to hurt the other individual and want to tell them how genuinely sorry I am and then pray that between that point and the next time I get to talk to that person that God just speaks to them and opens up their heart to hopefully forgive me of my recent wrongdoings.  I beleive with this last step it can take some patience to come to the resolve, but it is always worthi it in the end when we come back together in peace.

What might best be said of you: "Oh what he/she might have been" or "He/she made the best of his/her abilities"?

When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.” 

~Judges 14:2

I think most poeple would say "She made the best of her abilities" when it comes to me.

Do you picture yourself as a leader? Why or why not? What would God have to change to make you a leader?

But the LORD said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.”

~Judges 6:23

I do see myself as a leader more and more every day. As a teacher you need to be fearless in the knowledge you must provide



In what areas could you strenthen your talents to become more well-rounded?

I guess if we use the example of my piano practicing, I could say that I should keep trying to stay dedicated to a certain span of time to get the songs I want to work on accomplished

Suppose you had been in the room to hear the first news of Jesus' resurrection. Would you have believed it? What makes you believe it now?

But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.

~Luke 23:23

I would have believed it.  I still believe it today because for whatever sins I have made, I have always been forgiven by Him

What one question would you most like to ask Jesus in person? Given how he handled tough questions in Luke, can you imagine how he might respond to yours?

Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.  Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.

~Luke 19:47-48

I'm sure it's a popular question to ask in Christian circles. Most of us have been visited by them and most of us shut them out and want them to leave us alone despite how friendly they are.  My question is this.  Should we really view people who are part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as true Christians?  A vast number of friends I've talked to about it believe that they are not, however, I do have a few other friends that are convinced they are.  I'm sure if I had the ability to ask Jesus this, face-to-face, he wold be able to instantly give me the rightful answer without pause