Brain dump

Though I have attended the temple for years. I still do not understand everything, but I know that I feel a certain way.

It is always best to take some time to pray in the peacefulness of the Celestial room. He felt good about it, and Isn't that the ultimate goal? To feel healed and good...

So grateful to go to the navoo temple, got to see pagents and the jail.

Bishop is always there to talk to.

Try to thank the Lord everyday for his atonement.

What do we live for if not to make lives a bit easier? (Look up George Elliot)

Can you make the Lord smile?

I hope to someday understand the atonement more fully.

"Why? Isn't my atonement enough?" Asks the Savior when we beat ourselves up over our mistakes.

It is through the atonement that we can even hope to return to God.

Regardless what happens or is said, the church was restored through Joseph Smith, who was a prophet.

I honestly do not know how I helped, because all we did is talk about heavy metal and star wars but at times all we need to do is show love and support.

We need not tell people what we believe, but we ought to show them.

Like going to the temple we do not even tell others, it will shape who we are.

Sunday School lesson - Developing Our Talents.

Singing is allowed if it is "happy birthday" if he starts it in the key he chooses.

Think of a talent a person in class has. then, name a talent that we have.

We can develop talents that we don't have. We have a responsibility to develop our talent.

We don't always know what our talents are and we can ask others.

If we recognize that we have weaknesses we can through faith be blessed to be able to turn it into a strength. (Ether 12:27)

How much time do you put in, it actually is not God given.

Bishop knows talents that we have been given. So he accordingly gives us calls.

A challenge can be taken and in a year be able to develop a talent, so maybe I ought to pick what talent I feel the Lord wants me to develop, and then trust it.

Story of Del Parsons being commissioned and he finally submitted a work that had criticisns and they were used to create a masterpiece.

Our talents/gifts should be used to help others.

Satan does not want us to try. But, he will try to stiffle us.

Talk that was given about desiring to help children be molded and Pres. Eyring prayed to know how to best help his child reach their potential.

Story of shy child who he carved a lion of and the child realized that potential within himself and became not shy.

Girls were given a bread board and taught to make bread for others.

As parents we see the potential in our children, just as our father in heaven.

We all desire to create.so do it, no specific talent is required. We have a boundless potential because our Father is a master creator just look around yourself.

Don't let the voice of others criticize you.

Relief Society -

Missionary work. Hastening the work.

Sister Joseph is so beautiful!!! It is very hard to prepare a child to go and even harder to let them go.

Curfew for children. They try to get to stay out longer, but must be firm and there was fighting.

Story about guy and violin in Lousiana.

Take name tag to the temple.

They go as boys, but come home as men, that change happens in 3 months. 

Buy in 100% or get out. It helped them go to state not because of talent, but commenttary.

Buys all of field because not sure where the treasure is, it is in the middle of the field.

Evidence of maturity shown in letters, not as much a travelog, but more testimony.

It seems to me, that when you have a testimony you tell it when ever you can.

If I don't get them here, my brother will get them on the otherside.

This life is not the end.

"If I didn't want to go on a mission, I wouldn't."

Good idea of sending scripture to a life saver. Brilliant, scriptures are life savers. Can I send some to Lindsay, Lacy, mom and Dad.

Tattered shoes were kept and bronzed. To remind us of how dedicated we must be.

Her own son's shoes were kept. He had pnumonia but continued on to the end.