I am actually in bed early tonight. We had an FHE type activity with 2 of the 3 of my home teaching families, the Folkman’s and the Conrad’s. It was fun to bring families together, eat, let the kids play and talk. I shared a little lesson about what matters most – what’s on the […]
Archives for June 2010
Step 7 Review of My Answers
Here’s one of my reviews on one of the Step 7 questions: I feel one of the things I can do better with submitting my will to God and being humble is consistent personal prayer. i feel my “Heavenly Father, I need your help” prayers have really helped me; however, I feel I lack giving […]
Primary Lesson – Trusting in God
The Objective: To teach the children the value of trusting in the Lord. What does it mean to TRUST IN THE LORD? Quotes: “Perhaps the greatest discovery of my life, without question the greatest commitment, came when finally I had the confidence in God that I would loan or yield my agency to him — […]
Great Meeting Tonight
This will be a quick post because I’m not keeping my goal to be in bed earlier (currently 12:04 a.m.). I was really glad to make it back to the meeting tonight. We read Step 8 about Seeking Forgiveness. I shared my thoughts on how my progress in recovery has NOT been based on my […]
I’ve Had Better Days Overall
Today wasn’t a “bad” day. I don’t feel it was my best day either. Here’s why: I lost my temper and overreacted a bit with Caleb tonight After the kids went down, I “surfed” the TV and watched a few minutes of America’s Next Top Model – waste of time and not a good idea […]
Reviewing Step 7
I had a good meeting today with Jason. We talked about Step 7 and the things I’ve learned as I’ve worked on this step. We also talked about some of the sacrifices I plan to make as I review Step 7 before moving on to Step 8. Sacrifices I Plan to Make Early to bed, […]
Step 7 – Surrendering Your Weaknesses
A religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation” (Joseph Smith, comp., Lectures on Faith [1985], 69). Some people read these words and think “all things” refers to all possessions. How has surrendering all your weaknesses to the Lord increased […]
Take Upon Me the Name of Christ
Today was a great day at church. I worked on one of the action steps in Step 7: Seek for the power of the Savior’s Atonement to become effective in your personal life by meditating on the sacrament prayers. As I listened to the sacrament prayer, I thought about this challenge so I opened up […]
Youth Conference is Over!
Today was quite the day. I took Chloe with me to work (play pen, toys, crackers, and all) because Beck was at the 2nd day of Youth Conference. One of the reasons I missed yesterday was because I took Caleb and Madi up to Brigham City to meet Mom and Dad at Maddux. They then […]
Step 7 – Taking Upon Yourself the Name of Christ
I hope today will be a good day. I feel a bit down today for a few reasons: I stayed up a bit late last night just watching Sports Center. I feel like going to Seven Peaks isn’t the best idea for me overall, but I realize it’s a family activity that the kids and […]
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