Category: Journal
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A bold step forward
Tonight I talked with Brother Newcomb about what he had learned relative to building close friendships with other men. His experience was not what I had imagined based on the nuggets of information he had shared when teaching Elder’s Quorum but I still found some valuable information and now I’m determined to talk to the…
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A new calling finally
I can’t even remember exactly how many months it’s been since our Sunday School presidency was dissolved but I finally got a calling again—and it’s not in the Sunday School presidency (the only calling I’ve had in this ward after 6½ years)—Brother Boyer extended a calling to teach gospel doctrine today. Notes Leslie Perry said…
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Tough conversation
I woke up worried about money—specifically about financing the Honda Accord but more generally about our debt load. I finally sat down with Laura to tell her some hard truths but the major message was that I need more help from her. I was afraid that she would work under the truth but she took…
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We love what we know
Sister Preece made the comment that it’s hard to love people that we don’t know. She went on to point out that Christ paid the price to know each of us perfectly so He is able to love us perfectly. I would add that it’s usually hard not to love anyone that we really know.…
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You just never know
I had come to the expectation that Bex would want to get the Camry today after test driving it and I had decided that we could make a deal even with the things the inspection had identified. When we pulled into the car lot I noticed that they had a number of cars that were…
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I conquered the jug
Today I got my first colonoscopy. That meant waking up at 3:30 AM to finish the last of the 4-liter jug of medication that I had to take to prepare for the procedure. The medication was boring more than anything and the procedure was nothing more than a nap for me. I enjoyed relaxing for…
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Something is in the air
Thoughts in sacrament meeting Sometimes focusing on Jesus doesn’t mean looking directly toward Him but instead looking toward where He points us. I thought it was interesting when Brother Hartman suggested that sometimes we are “face blind” even to ourselves and invited us to seek to see ourselves the way Heavenly Father sees us. Elders…
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When a thing is wick
Laura and I saw Secret Garden tonight it struck me in ways it hadn’t before. I really appreciated how broken some of the characters were, like Mary, more than I had previously understood. I also loved the ideas in the song Wick. When a thing is wick, it has a way of knowingWhen it’s safe…
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The least bad outcome
Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy with how everything played out with the Cruze even as I lament the $1000 price tag of towing and repairing it. The least bad outcome is that it passed the carbon test which indicates that Bex stopped the car before the overheating could cause any real damage. We may…