David Journal

Tag: family

  • Discount movie day

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    Laura had talked for some time about going to movies on a Tuesday when tickets are $5. Today as she picked me up from work she said that the family needed a break from routine and suggested that we go see You Story 4. That was a great way to spend the evening – a…

  • Timpanogos

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    We hiked Timpanogos cave as a family today. Isaac chose to go to the temple instead but the other nine of us had a great time. The hike up to the cave was harder than Laura remembered but we all weathered it pretty well. The cave was awesome. In the decade plus since any of…

  • Home: a place of Belonging

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    I was very touched by Elder Carl B Cook’s talk from priesthood session. He spoke of strong quorums but I saw a description of what this family need to become. If like to make the following statement prominent in our family culture: The Lord would have you establish a place of belonging for each and…

  • The Quorum: A Place of Belonging

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    Every priesthood holder, regardless of his situation, benefits from a strong priesthood quorum. We should be striving to build strong quorums so that all priesthood holders in the quorum will receive maximum strength. “Some may have seen me as a longshot or an underdog because of my situation (raised by a divorced single mother). Perhaps…

  • Trampoline

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    When Laura asked which trampoline I thought we should buy I chose the one with green pads because I didn’t want one with blue pads like every other trampoline on the planet. Laura let the kids vote and they chose the blue pads. The trampoline arrived today and when I got home the kids were…

  • New focus … again

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    I am reminded again if the need to drop anything that might distract from the family and focus my efforts on only the core responsibilities. If I get caught up in a nice project we suffer from it. We had a nice bike ride between sessions this afternoon and in the evening I watched a…

  • Understanding Mormon

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    In my prayer this morning as I sought answers on how to support my family I felt how much my situation has echoes of what Mormon experienced. He loved his people but could not (on the whole) recommend them to God. He had led his people but his soul cried out for the Lord to…

  • A day together

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    For the first time in a very long time we had the whole family together. We were celebrating Mariah’s birthday and Enoch was with us plus I had talked to Lily about visiting Ezra sometime so we arranged to bring him with us. He didn’t get to stay overnight but he went with the rest…

  • Changes in motion

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    Last night President Nelson announced that elders and high priests would begin meeting in a single quorum under a single presidency. Today he followed that up with the announcement of a new program of ministering that replaces home teaching and visiting teaching. I’m very excited about those changes – if done right the church will…

  • Plans on hold

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    After days of thinking we had a plan, things came to a halt today as Becca finally talked to David and he raised some legitimate concerns regarding what they could offer. They have no final answer yet but we can’t assume they will be able to do what we had felt would be the most…