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Monday, September 12, 2011

Three Special Names

Brianna asked me to post a couple of poems that she has written while on her mission. Enjoy!

(Brianna's mom posted these!)

Three Special Names

By Sister Brianna Brough

I have a special nametag that I must always wear

Identifying who I am and the message that I share.

Each day I wear this nametag for everyone to see

On it is three special names that mean a lot to me.

The first is from my father, it is my family name.

I strive to live up to it, and not bring any shame.

There is a reputation of what it means to be a Brough

It’s putting trust in the Lord, especially when it’s tough.

It’s having faith and pushing through and giving it your all

It’s never once giving up, and rising when you fall.

The second name is of my Church; it’s who I represent.

It’s the message that I carry and the reason I was sent.

It’s the Church of Jesus Christ here in the latter-days

We learn of His teachings; we follow in His ways.

The third is of my Savior, the one whom God did send

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, my brother and my friend.

All of this I do for him, because of what He’s done for me

Throughout my life, on the cross, and in Gethsemane.

He suffered and He died for me, my burdens he did bear

And now in return He’s asked that I His message share.

He’s done so much in by behalf; it’s the least that I could do

So now I’ll share the gospel to these blessed chosen few.

So there they are, three names, three stories, three different parts of me

Showing others who I am, and all that they can be.

So, I wear this special name tag, it’s simple, small and black

It gives me faith and hope and strength and the courage that I lack.

They are not just names to me; it’s who I am and what I do

Because knowing who I am, gives me hope and gets me through.

Becoming a New Me



Becoming a New Me

By Sister Brianna Brough (Aug. 13, 2011)

Every day I’m striving to be better than before

To take what I learn each day and infuse it in my core

To recognize my weakness and make it be my strength

And if I can do that, I will conquer at great length.

Each and every day I change a different part of me

So that I can become who I truly want to be

I look to my Savior as my friend, my help, my guide

Anything is possible with the Savior at my side.

So here I am in Tennessee, for a few months of my life

Tracting through rain and heat, enduring through pain and strife

Teaching of Christ’s gospel to people who’ve been prepared

Studying morning, noon and night for lessons to be shared.

Giving all my heart to the Lord holding nothing back

Asking Him with all my heart to give me what I lack

Piece by piece and day by day it’s easier to see

Exactly who I am today and all that I can be.

So much potential, so much growth, so much more to learn

Precept on precept, line upon line, based on what I earn

Always seeking knowledge, purity, love and light

Reading scriptures, talks and books, prophets teach us what is right.

Trusting in the Lord each day for strength to get me through

Praying daily for guidance to know just what to do

Answering the call to serve in Knoxville, Tennessee

Piece by piece and day by day becoming a new me!