David Journal

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  • Noah’s First Talk

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    Noah gave his first talk in Junior Primary on the same topic as Mariah was giving a talk in Senior Primary The Holy Ghost helps Heavenly Father and Jesus by comforting us and confirming truth. John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall…

  • How Laura seems to see me

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    Based on how Laura treats me and talks to/about me she sees me as a very useful but thick-headed employee. She likes that I do a pretty good job of keeping the house and family from absolutely collapsing but my priorities are weak and my ambition stops at theory. Unfortunately I’m not interested in making…

  • My Lisi

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    Over the course of the last few weeks I have gained a new favorite niece as a fantastic relationship has blossomed between Analese and me. For me the seed germinated after we got back from Dad’s funeral when I had the chance to talk to her one on one a couple of evenings while Laura…

  • Dad’s death – after noon on Monday and the funeral

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    Monday afternoon Once dad had passed away and people had finished filtering in and out of the room our attention was turned more fully and directly toward erasing the breach between the families. Bill suggested that we start by going to lunch as a family. He found a place and we all went and spent…

  • Dad’s death – passing away

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    There seemed to be three phases to our time spent from the time Dad was taken to hospice and the time we left. The first phase, which I described yesterday, people were focused on Dad and making sure to get some final moments with him seeing as we didn’t know how many moments would be…

  • Dad’s death – hospice care

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    I wrote on April 26th that Dad was dying. I said that we expected his death within hours (or days at the most) of him being moved to the hospice care ward. I never wrote the rest of the story. Here it is: On April 27th we returned to the hospital and the nurse explained…

  • Stake General Priesthood Meeting

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    John Nixon Jr. – speaking on how he has been preparing for a mission (leaving July 1 for Argentina) 1: develop a close relationship with God through prayer 2: develop a testimony of the Book of Mormon 3: gain a testimony of the Atonement of Christ Elder Andersen once spoke to the youth of our…

  • Dad is dying

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    We’ve known all week that Dad was in the hospital and things weren’t looking good but there hasn’t been any information to share. Friday afternoon Bill called to say that things had gone south and we were driving to see Dad on Saturday night after Sharon’s funeral/party. (Sharon killed herself last week, she died Friday…

  • Convert Abuse

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    I’ve never considered we prominence might have been associated with the seventy who were called to proselyte while Jesus was alive. “Whoso offendeth one of these little ones …” President Eyring commented that this want about child abuse alone but more generally about “convert abuse” – the weakening of the faith of those whose faith…

  • I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom

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    It now makes sense that Peter was able to do much more incredible miracles after the death of Christ than he did while the Lord was there. The reason is that before Jesus was crucified Peter had held the priesthood but not the priesthood keys. He received the keys at the Mount of Transfiguration. After…