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10 Takeaways from General Conference
Henry B. Erying “If you trust God enough to listen for His message in every sermon, song, and prayer in this conference, you will find it. And if you then…
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You Can Change
You are wholly responsible for what you do and most importantly, for who you become. You not only can change, but you do change all the time. To believe that…
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Finding the ability to Forgive
There has never been a time where forgiveness is more necessary than it is today. We need to learn to forgive quickly and often. In a recent family scripture study, my 13…
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Fear Not, I am With You
Do you desire to feel closer to the Savior? What would it be like if you could walk beside him for a day? What if you could feel that his Promise…
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Confidence in God- Not in yourself, 3 ways to build God Confidence
You’ll often hear messages about building self-confidence. Some claim “Confidence in yourself is absolutely critical to living a joyful life.” (Huffpost) Some also claim that Self-confidence is linked to almost every…
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Become a Master of Time-</br> 3 ways to boost productivity
There was this one day that my wife asked me what I had accomplished at work. When I rattled off my short list of meetings and tasks, she paused and…
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Jesus and You
A lot of people have this misconception that Jesus Christ suffered and died for all people all at once. That this suffering was so great that he bled from every…
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How to Speak With God and Not just at Him
While my sister Rayna was visiting our family, I asked her “What’s God been teaching you lately?” She paused for a few minutes, but didn’t respond. I asked her again…
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7 Ways God has been preparing members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the Coronavirus
The current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been a big concern we all have right now. And there seems to be some good reason for it too. Here’s just some…
Read moreWhy Is it Called Smile Insights?
The Power of a Smile
“I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish.” —Mother Teresa
Forbes magazine reported, “Smiling is not just a universal means of communicating, it’s also a frequent one. More than 30 percent of us smile more than 20 times a day and less than 14 percent of us smile less than 5 times a day. In fact, those with the greatest superpowers are actually children, who smile as many as 400 times per day!” (“The Untapped Power of Smiling,” 2011). Another reason the Lord has asked us to “become as little children.”
“Remember, to be carnally-minded is death, and to be Spiritually-Minded Is Life Eternal.” – 2 Nephi 9:39
S.M.I.L.E.= Spiritually Minded is Life Eternal.
Benefits of smiling
- Improves mood
- Better Relationships
- Younger Appearance
- Improves Perspective
- Reduces blood pressure
- Increases endurance
- Reduces pain
- Reduces stress
The Savior's Smile
“And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him; and his countenance did smile upon them, and the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were as white as the countenance and also the garments of Jesus; and behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea, even there could be nothing upon earth so white as the whiteness thereof…
…and he did smile upon them again; and behold they were white, even as Jesus.” – 3 Nephi 19:25-30
The people began to shine even as Jesus did, when they had received his smile. I imagine they also began to smile back, thus becoming “white even as Jesus.” Coming unto Christ will bring us more joy than anything else and it’ll bring the best smile we could ever have.
Smile Insights Author
Hi! I'm Daylen
I'm a Husband, Father, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love His gospel!
Mission
I felt impressed to start this blog in 2019. I know the way to joy and smiles is through Jesus Christ. Who came that we “that [we] might have life, and … have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
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