David Journal

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  • The faulty implications of “after”

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    Laura really wanted to go to the Festival of Trees today (last day) and so we went this afternoon. Unfortunately after we arrived there I realized I didn’t have my wallet and we weren’t able to find another way to pay so we just had to go home. The greatest part of that is that…

  • Temple blessings

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    I’m not sure what to say about today. I got some work done in the yard and I got the dishes caught up. I managed to reach my 10,000 step goal which was more important to me since I skipped my steps yesterday. More importantly Laura and I went to the temple to do initiatory…

  • A timely temple lesson

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    Considering the events of last Saturday it’s no surprise that I didn’t record my experience from the temple that morning but as I was talking to Bill yesterday I realized that my insights in the temple that morning provided helpful context for me in processing Isaac’s drama that evening. As I was doing more processing…

  • 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…

  • Adam and Eve in the temple

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    In the temple this morning I realized in a more complete way why Eve was made from a rib. Of course there are the standard answers about her being his equal/helpmeet and it being an image of his side rather than his head or foot. All fine and good, but those explanations only scratch the…

  • Doctrine and Covenants 109:1 – 23

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    At the time that the Kurland temple was dedicated the people may have expected that it was the only temple they would need to build. In fact, they had little idea of what temples were all about. They expected that they were building a very special meetinghouse. The feeling of this page is much like…

  • Taking Savannah to the Temple

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    We went to the temple this morning with Savannah for her twelfth birthday. She’s been looking forward for a long time to going to the temple and I think she came away underwhelmed. The activities in the temple, especially baptisms for the dead are fairly pedestrian in form. I felt really good being able to…

  • Journal 13 April 2004

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    Okay, so my journal writing has not been consistent. This last month has been good for me. It finally came to a point where I had to stop and look at what I really wanted. I was working my schedule but floundering a little . . . again. I went to the temple questioning my…