David Journal

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  • Conference reaction

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    For the first time in several conferences I was able to stay awake for all sessions of conference and pay attention to almost every minute of every session. It helped that I napped between the morning and afternoon sessions both days. I spent a good portion of the time feeling depressed by the weight of…

  • Expanded quarantine

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    News came this afternoon that the schools will be closed at least until the beginning of May. That will be six full weeks of online school. Hopefully Savannah will get a few weeks back in school with friends but with another five weeks together as a family we might be able to enact some much…

  • Covidquake 2020

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    Just as we are acclimating to the soft quarantine/social distancing effort to allow the spread of a global pandemic (coronavirus which causes COVID 19) we woke up to the largest earthquake (5.7) Utah has had in 28 years. And the last one was in St George so it’s been much longer since the Salt Lake…

  • Social distancing

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    Yesterday WTW determined that the infrastructure teams should work from home full time until further notice in order to minimize the risk of spreading coronavirus. Today President Trump declared a national emergency for this pandemic and then later in the afternoon the governor ordered that all K-12 schools close for at least two weeks. The…

  • Mounting frustrations

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    In the midst of a glimmer of good news Moroni is thrown back to reality with another unexpected setback as the city of Nephihah falls to the Lamanites. I know that feeling of taking hit after hit and how it hurts more when coming in the heels of finish feeling like something was starting to…

  • Alter the Management

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    I’ve been brainstorming today about what changes would fundamentally change the equation for me and the family. Here are things I have identified: Make an unbreakable habit of daily prayer (how?) Fast with purpose Attend the temple regularly Regular family scripture study (is that even possible for us?) Increase income by $1000/month Get a job…

  • Moroni and Amalickiah

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    I see the actions and appeal of both Moroni and Amalickiah differently now than I used to. Today we live in a time when large groups of people distrust what their guvernant is doing. That distrust is deep enough that they favor anyone not connected to the current centers of power. This is what drove…

  • National pancake day

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    Because of national pancake day today IHOP was giving away a few short stack of pancakes to anyone who came to their restaurant. I got to use that to take the kids out to dinner for free. This is convenient because: It let the kids practice behaving in public (lots of work left to do…

  • Temple attendance

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    It has probably been a year since I put my family on hold long enough to go to the temple. I finally went this morning. I really want to make sure I go more often than that going forward. Laura has been asking me to only pay tithing on half or money and give her…

  • Invited to Humility

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    I hear Alma’s words about those who were compelled to be humble because of their poverty and I see our family. We are emotionally and materially poor. In an effort to escape true poverty of spirit Laura has opted for enmity toward God. She is kicking against the pricks and losing her light.