tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19304575852700853842024-02-07T13:15:04.754-07:00One Lone TreeTiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-73799853226820262212018-02-12T19:09:00.000-07:002018-02-12T19:09:26.561-07:00Talk on Faith - Applying Faith to our Sabbath Day<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-fadc80ae-8cea-6c3f-9018-520c9a6ce6e2" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Christ said COME unto to me, SEEK and ye shall find, KNOCK and it shall be opened unto you</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">From the beginning this Church has moved forward with faith. Faith was the strength of the Prophet Joseph.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I am grateful for the faith that took him into the grove to pray. I am grateful for his faith to translate and publish the Book of Mormon. I am grateful that he went to the Lord in prayer that was answered with the bestowal of the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods. I am grateful that in faith he organized the Church and set it on its course. I thank him for the gift of his life as a testimony to the truth of this work.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Faith was also the moving power behind Brigham Young. I often reflect on the tremendous faith he exercised in bringing a very large number of people to settle this Salt Lake Valley. He knew very little of the area. He had never seen it, except in vision. I suppose he had studied what meager information there was, but he knew almost nothing of the soil or the water or the climate. And yet when he looked upon it, he said without hesitation, “This is the right place, drive on</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">If ye have faith the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">GRAIN </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">of a mustard seed you can move mountains.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Why a GRAIN? That is all it takes. No matter how hard, cold, distance, or apathetic a heart might be if we leave a space for the Lord, he can work with that. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">When the disciples asked Jesus why they could not cast a devil out as they had just witnessed the Savior do, Jesus answered, “If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove” (</span><a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/17.20?lang=eng#19" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Matthew 17:20</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">). I have never witnessed the removal of an actual mountain. But because of faith I have seen a mountain of doubt and despair removed and replaced with hope and optimism. Because of faith I have personally witnessed a mountain of sin replaced with repentance and forgiveness. And because of faith I have personally witnessed a mountain of pain replaced with peace, hope, and gratitude. Yes, I have seen mountains removed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In all of Israel I have not found so great faith</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Elder Neil L Anderson - Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is not something ethereal, floating loosely in the air. Faith does not fall upon us by chance or stay with us by birthright. It is, as the scriptures say, “substance …, the evidence of things not seen.”</span><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice?lang=eng#note5" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 7.199999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">5</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Faith emits a spiritual light, and that light is discernible.</span><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice?lang=eng#note6" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 7.199999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">6</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from heaven that comes as we choose to believe</span><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice?lang=eng#note7" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 7.199999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">7</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> and as we seek it and hold on to it. Your faith is either growing stronger or becoming weaker. Faith is a principle of power, important not only in this life but also in our progression beyond the veil.</span><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice?lang=eng#note8" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 7.199999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">8</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> By the grace of Christ, we will one day be saved through faith on His name.</span><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice?lang=eng#note9" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 7.199999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">9</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> The future of your faith is not by chance, but by choice.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">How does the Lord see my faith?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">How does the Lord see your faith?</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">How do we apply faith to our sabbath day?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Prep for Sunday</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Apply faith to your worship</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Apply faith in take aways</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Prep</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> - How do we exercise faith during the week?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Scripture Study</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Prayers</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">FHE</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">HT/VT</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lesson Prep - As teacher and Student</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Are we doing these? If not, do them. You have been asked many times</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">If we are doing these, are we getting the desired result.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Bishop Chandler - If we are doing these and we are not yielding a spiritual experience we are not getting the desired result.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Sabbath</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Being here = Faith</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Sacrament - What Prep have you done? What are you doing during the Sacrament?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Elder McKay - Stake Conference</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Sacrament Meeting = Memorial Service</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">“If on mobile device checking a tweet during the sacrament we are profaning the Sacrament” “Will you not wait with me one hour?”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">What are we doing to increase our faith during the Sacrament? What are we doing to assist our accountable children?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Tiffany - 3 things to ponder during the Sacrament</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">What do I need to repent of?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Who do I need to serve?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">What did I do good last week?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Faith from Sacrament Meeting talks</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Kimball “ What do you do when you find yourself in a boring Sacrament Meeting” “I don’t know, I have never been in one”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">If you get nothing from this talk, it is not my fault</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">He that preacheth and he that receiveth are edified and rejoice together</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">3 hours to apply Faith - Some Feast - others asked to put feasting aside </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">President Saunders/Sis Lym - Stake Primary Training</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Primary is PARAMOUNT</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">IF they wonder they will know the way back</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Teaching them how to exercise faith and repent</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Teach them how to eat, in turn you become fed as you become more like Christ</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lesson plan is not important - helping other feel the spirit is</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Take Aways</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">How were you prompted?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Need at least one take away to apply next week.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Alma 32</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Find one way to increase Faith</span></div>
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Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-2086933166274928202017-08-06T11:50:00.002-06:002017-08-06T11:50:32.268-06:00June has been a very eventful month. It feels like I have taken more vacation days than I worked during the month. It was a month with a lot of emotions. We started with Emma graduating High School. We had the ceremony at UVU. Mom and Dad made it to the ceremony. Bingham had their graduation right before Riverton did so Mom and Dad spent the day at UVU. It was great and we got good pictures. It feels weird having a daughter old enough to be done with High School. I still feel like I'm 28. Well, I feel 28 mentally. Physically I feel much much older. Tiffany has been struggling with the idea of Emma moving on. Whenever it is mentioned she has a bit of a meltdown. I'm very proud of Emma and all she has accomplished. It will be fun to see what she does next.<br />
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Tiffany has been saving her Orchestra and Landscape money for our vacation fund. Years ago she decided she wanted to go to Hawaii. We had thought we would take the whole family until we saw that is would cost around 10K to take us all and do what Tiffany wanted. We decided that Tiffany and I would go. We went to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary. Mom and Dad were celebrating their 50th this year and were considering a trip to Hawaii to celebrate. We went together. They asked us to plan it all but dad made three requests. He wanted to see Pearl Harbor, visit the temple, and go to the Polynesian Cultural Center. Dad went online and purchased the most expensive, deluxe, mega package the PCC offered. It came with a private tour and a DVD. We were surprised at the purchase. We thought we would get in the door and roam but Dad had other ideas. We teased him about it for a few weeks building up to the trip. We decided to spend our time on the North Shore on Oahu. We were told it was like old Hawaii before it got all touristy. We wanted to avoid the South side of Oahu and all of the traffic. It was prefect. We had a blast going all over the North Shore. We absolutely feel in love with Haleiwa. We ate very well. We hit a lot of places between Haleiwa and Laie. We had many Acia Bowls. We visited the shrimp trucks. Had the best burger I have had at Seven Brothers. We visited the temple. We made it down to Honolulu to visit the Bishop's Museum and Pearl Harbor. the traffic in Honolulu was crazy. If it was moving it was very fast and felt dangerous. It easy to see the rules of the road in Honolulu. Whoever had the worst car did what they wanted and everyone else tried to get out of their way. The North Shore was a great way to introduce us to Hawaii. We went to Oahu thinking when we brought the kids back we could go to a smaller island. It will be hard to go back and not take the kids to the PCC.<br />
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Soon after we got home Hyrum and I went to scout camp. We went for 3 days to the Green River. We had a guide take us up 9 mile canyon to search for petroglyphs. We were there for 5 hours. It was very hot. It was interesting but I think we got to a point where the guide was having fun and we were humoring him. We camped next to a golf course. We ate well. We went cliff diving and witnessed a girls break her leg. We ran the river and got a little carried away when a scout dove from one raft to the other and pushed our river guide out of the raft. We earned some merit badges. When we were done we were happy to be home.<br />
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The following week we went to Youth Conference. we were there as support for the Lehis and Saraihs. It was a Book of Mormon Youth Conference. Tiffany and I were able to implement a skit around the Anti-Nephi-Lehis. We reenacted the burying of the swords and massacre that followed. the mothers raising their sons and eventually forming the Army of Helaman. It was a very special experience. Being support meant we had a lot of downtime. It was interesting to not have any connections with the youth . We held a reunion and asked for feedback we then sent to the Stake to include in the next BoM Youth COnference they do. <br />
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June was a fun month but I feel I had more days away from work then I had work. I hope it does not cause too many problems for next quarter. I keep telling myself that when I'm old a gray I will not wish I septn more days at the office but will rely on these memories. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-65924832295674927122017-01-15T11:42:00.001-07:002017-01-15T11:42:43.327-07:00WE have had a great christmas break. We surprised the kids with a trip to San Diego. On Christmas morning we opened all of our presents and then we sent them on a little treasure hunt. We put together some clues that rhymed which took them to the library where we had their luggage. Then to Hyrum's room where we had some flip flops. then to Tiffany's music room where we had 3 presents. Marked When?, How?, and Where? The first two were in boxes. For the When? we printed a calendar and marked the end of the month. for the how Tiffany folded a paper airlplane which we put in the box. For the Where we had them open a box that has a Eggo Waffle in it with the logo torn from the packaging and a cup of sand. all of this on a cookie sheet. We gave them instructions to our the sand on the Eggo. It took them a while but eventually they got Sandy Eggo. We left the morning of the 26th and came home very late on the 31st. Temperature ranged from 65-85 degrees. We went to Imperial Beach like we had before. There were a lot of rains which meant we could not use the beach in Imperial. The Mexican government will let their sewage drain into the rivers that bleed into the ocean. When we have a good rain these river flush out into the ocean and contaminate the water. We went to the beaches in La Jolla. The beach was great btu the waves were much smaller than the ones we saw at Imperial. We were able to give Emma and Eve some surfing lessons while at La Jolla. They wiped out a lot but had a lot of fun. By Wednesday they lifted the restriction around Imperial. We rented wet suits for everyone and had a lot of fun at "our beach". Mari and I went into the water very early that morning. It was not yet 7:00 and we were hitting the waves. Mari was fearless. The waves were very large. It did not take much to go far on a wave. Were having fun on the waves for a little over an hour before the other came to join us. I'm glad we had the wet suits. the water was very cold. by a little after lunch time the waves were much smaller and the tide was not coming in nearly as far. We moved a little closer to the water and everyone took turns going back to our rental to shower and change and come back to the beach. We sat in the sun for a few more hours. It was in the mid 80s while it was in the mid 30s back home. We went to the Mormon Battalion as visited with the sisters. they were very talkative with the girls. Tiffany thinks they were missing home due to Christmas. We went to Ghirardelli's for some overpriced ice cream. We went back to the Blue Fish and stood in line for over an hour to be seated. We went there on the 31st. they said they were busy due to the holiday. We visited a few new places this time. We went to a great taco shop where Hyrum got a lucidor mask. I had a California burrito. Fries, steak, shrimp . . . man it was good. We went to iDesserts. It was a dessert shop that used molecular biology in making desserts. It was different. Good, but very expesive. About the same cost as Ghirardelli's but not as much food. We went to a taco shop that was close to Imperial as got some Asada fries that were awesome. the girls really wanted some Horchata. Every trip we go on the girls make a play list for us and one of the songs was about drinking horchata in December. We went back a second time for good measure. It was a fun vacation and hard to come home from. Coming back to cold weather was hard to adjust. I'm still not right yet<br />
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We ended the year at work with some tremendous momentum. I have 2 month where everything went my way. We had a large amount of money come in the door and everyone I talked to wanted my help which lead to a lot of production. Every week I had big numbers. I have a new boss so I'm bit concerned that I might be setting expectations too high. It is another lesson of when you pray over what is important to you the Lord will bless you. I had a very rough beginning of the year last year which lead to an underperfoming year. This year has started with that same momentum. I am convinved that the Lord means it when he sayd to cry over your flocks and your fields. I have asked the family to pick up their prayer on behalf of my job and it has brought a great benefit. Right now I feel like work is ok. Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning. Like I desperatly need to do something else but right now things are ok. When I have times like I do right now I thinking I would be crazy to want to have a different job. I know it is only a matter of time before I feel like I'm drowning again but right now things are good. <br />
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While we were in San diego we got word that Lavell Edwards had died. He was not doing well for some time. I have not met him before but he was a large influence on me when I was younger. It has been a rough year for my aged mentors. We lost Scoutmaster Wally and BYU Coach Lavell. Keith played under Lavell and was able to participate in the funeral services.<br />
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Mom and Dad are getting old. We had Emma's last MTD performance they due as a musical review. I'm very proud of Emma and how far she has come with her talents in this area. I tried to help her when she was in 9th or 10th grade but she refused to sing in front of me. She has come a long way. the performance was awesome but Mom and Dad missed it. They forgot which is common for us. I don;t think they have come to a perforamnce for the older kids for 1.5-2 years. they have not been to Hyrum's sports events. To make it a bit worse Emma found out that while they were missing Emma's event they were having a fashion show with Rachael as she showed off her mission outfits. Emma has tried to be friendly with Rachel but she has gotten nowhere. We keep hearing that Rachel is a wonderful girl but we would have no idea which is very common for Mark's family and the rest of us. I don;t understand why that is. I forced them over to our house before Lincoln left for the MTC and tried to create some memories with them and did not yield as much as I hoped for. I think the kids are starting to notice a lack of attention. We see on social media that they make it to many of the other cousins events. They made it to Tiffany's orchestra Christmas performance. Tiffany feels like they don't make as much of an effort as they should. I think she forgot they came to her concert. I have just come to accept it. That is one reason why I did not want to have a large family. When the grandkids come i didn't want to have so much going on that I can;t make most of what they do. That is my hope anyway. I also think that Tiffany is a bit upset that they have not been by to see her new kitchen. I'm not sure how to handle it. I think the other families visit mom and dad more than we do and maybe that is part of it. they get more reminders for their events than for ours. <br />
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We just started our basketball season for stake ball. We are two weeks in and I'm already exhausted. I'm not getting as much help as I thought I would with my new committee. We have a few new additions to the committee. I was hoping to be able to go to some of Hyrum's basketball games that are scheduled at the same time as the stake games. So far that has not happened. We don't have any conflicts going forward. Eve is doing well with her games. Their team had a run in with a parent that was a little too involved. This mother came over a taunted the girls after a close loss. Eve was not prepared and came home livid. she was so angry she began to cry. I remember taht feeling about the same age. I don't think she will want to keep played basketball. She does not like all the practices. It is fun to support her while she is wanting to participate. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-71860852872981185382017-01-02T12:18:00.003-07:002017-01-02T12:19:01.477-07:00Wand Names for Hyrum's Wizard Party<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Smoke</div>
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Oak with dragon heart string center<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
wood was rescued from a fire at the Keebler elf cookie factory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the creation of this wand it was
infused with a hint of nutmeg and cinnamon from the cookie making happening
during the fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>KeebWeeb wand</div>
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Elderberry with a phoenix feather core.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wand was created by a gnome who was
playing with a magic book during a lightening storm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He thought he was creating magic but really a
lightening bolt struck his hovel and created this wand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lightning Strike Wand</div>
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<br /></div>
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Elm with a Unicorn hair core.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wand was created by the great Unicorn
Vladimar who was sharpening his horn on an Elm tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The friction created a fire that Surprised
Vladimar so much that he farted and created a bigger fire than before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toot Methaune Wand</div>
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<br /></div>
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Oak with Dragon heart string – This wand was hand crafted by
the great elf wizard Lego LutLut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
trying to create the best back scratcher and in doing so created a wand
instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Irionically it is still a great
backscratcher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The strongest spell it
casts is the scratch be gone spell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name – Smokey Smokey Pokey
Pokey wand</div>
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Pine with a Minotaur Booger core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wand was made from a tree that the great Minotaur Spike collided with while
fighting the massive troll Mungnut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
face hit the tree so hard that it splintered into many fragments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The largest fragment was crafted into a wand
and has great power especially against trolls<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Boogey Spike Wand</div>
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Pine with House elf fingernail core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wand was an carved from the great pine tree that was cut down to great the
white house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has in it all the
knowledge and power of past presidents and leaders on this nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can be used to make those around you
either wiser or dumber based on your command.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name – I.Q. Tawssah Wand</div>
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MARI<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spruce with Gold and a Hair from the great
Elf Queen Elsa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wand was created when the Elf Queen Elsa
threw a tantrum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was very made and
sent burst of of light from her castle to the forest around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the trees that caught on fire was a
home a family of ice ferrets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
scampered away safely but they left all the gold they had been piling in the
tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This became the core of the
wand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name – Elsa Wah Wah wand.</div>
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Elm with a Dragon heart string core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wand was crafted by the great Olivander himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was eager to get remove it from his shop
due the odor it greatest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the
making of this wand the crafty Weasely twin made a visit to the shop and drop a
stink bomb in the workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stink
bomb fused with the wand and now whenever a spell is made it releases and nasty
smell and makes fart noises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very
powerful wand but also very smelly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tooty Toot Weasel Wand</div>
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<br /></div>
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Pine with a Golden grass core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wand was handled by the great king Midas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>King Midas was cursed having everything he touched turn to gold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was running away from his angry girlfriend
after accidentally turned her favorite pony into a gold statute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While running away he tripped and while
screaming touched his tongue top the grass outside the girlfriend’s house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This made the gold extra pure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The king commanded wands be made from the
grass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great wand but might get you
trouble with the ladies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spit
Git Wand</div>
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<br /></div>
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Elm with a Jedi Lightsaber core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wand was an experiment from the Great Yoda himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He ws trying to find a way to magnify the
power of the force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He created the
smallest lightsaber and crafted a wand around it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This did not help him use the force but it
did create an awesome wand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wand
will help you make friends with the Jedi and know who is a Sith Lord without
having to ask<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luke, Give It a Try wand</div>
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<br /></div>
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Pine with a Tooth from a Jibber Jabber core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Jibber Jabber are known as a group of people who can’t stop talking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They always want to talk and they can only
talk about themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
extremely annoying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wand is often
used as a way to shut them up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead
of words coming out of their mouths they only hear a small baby cry coming out
of their mouths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wand is also used
to help <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shy people talk more
often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
Talkie Talkie Wah Wah wand</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Cherry with Unicorn hair core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wand is a recycled wand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was last
used to break into Gringots in an attempted robbery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A large haggle of orcs stormed into Gringots
and but were stopped by a large horde of goblins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This wand was used by Steve the Orc who was
very handsome for an orc and a very powered warlock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is not is Azakban sure a life sentence for
his crime<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve the Wand</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Elm with a Moutain Dew center<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wand moves very fast and is very jittery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It slashes and moves so fast that most can’t see it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is great in making everything go faster or
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>move much slower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be careful to make sure it is pointed the
right way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-
Go Go Beh Go Go Wand</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Oak with a Syrup core<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this wand is normally very
stick unless you use it correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Casting a spell the wrong way will have you and those around you covered
in sticky syrup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will be the hit and
breakfasts but be careful all other times of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yum
Sticky yum yum wand</div>
Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-37884961836266205522016-12-04T22:19:00.000-07:002016-12-04T22:19:16.253-07:00We have survived the musical season at the high school. Riverton high school performed Music Man. Emma was a principle dancer and they let Mari play the part of Amaryllis. Emma was fantastic as usual. Mari had a few speaking lines and did a very good job. We saw the show 6 times. We went for a rehearsal to take pictures. We aw it with the middle school and for each performance. When I close my eyes all I hear is 76 trombones. After the middle school performance Mari told me "I want to do this the rest of my life." I think we have started something within her. She is already looking for other shows to perform in. Emma did great and we get to tease her now about her first kiss being a gay guy on a bridge. She has been paired with the same guy for most dances and shows and he is openly gay. It was very uncomfortable. We had almost all of my family come to see the show and a lot of support from the Ward. <br />
<br />
Emma is starting to apply to all the local schools. i thought she would make an attempt at applying to BYU but so far she is hoping she will get accepted into the U in their business and marketing program. That is the only school she is excited about. She is not applying to BYU. i think she is wanting to go to Snow for a semester and then go on a mission. After the mission she wants to go to the U. We try not to talk to Tiffany about it. Whenever we talk about Emma graduating Tiffany gets emotional. It has not hit me yet. I knew this was coming and I think I'm prepared. Emma is enjoying her MDT experience but not her DECA experience. She is not getting along with the other officers in DECA. they are being catty and mean. She will be considering resigning as the president if she can't find a way to make it work. She was an officer last year and had a great experience. This year has been different. the advisors have not been much help with refereeing the officers. We are trying to help her through this process and give her the best experience we can.<br />
<br />
Eve has been having health problems for a while. I was not aware of these concerns. she has some stomach issues in the Summer that have not gone away. We recently got her some help. She went into to see a lady doctor and the technician found a large cyst on one of her ovaries. She went back in for another look and the cyst is not there. I think the first technician made a mistake. She saw a GI specialsist and they found a blockage. She is on some medicine that has made her weekend a challenge to enjoy. they are trying to clean her out. She has been in consistent pain and this medicine seems to make it worse. We are hoping she will be able to get better soon.<br />
<br />
Hyrum has started basketball again. Since he has not been in football it is taking him a while to get his athletic feet under him. I'm starting to get organized with the Stake league. We have more teams than we have had in the past. It will make the scheduling more challenging than in the past.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-70533744026444974042016-11-06T12:28:00.002-07:002016-11-06T12:28:19.834-07:00Smoked some ribs yesterday so I'm in a happy place. <br />
<br />
This past weekend was a catch up weekend. We finished the base boards and moved all the furniture back. Tiffany is feeling better having the home back as it is supposed to be. Emma and her friends used the basement to create a massive blanket fort. They were planning to watch a movie but instead gabbed and ate some cookie dough. They seemed to have fun. Emma has been very stressed about the musical. She feels a need to watch over all of Mari's needs with the musical forgetting that she is not a mom yet. Tiffany and I have not been doing much with Mari for the musical becasue we have not known what was needed. We are now helping Mari with her lines and costumes. We hope this will help Emma. What we really need to for Emma to communicate better. We are trying to help her there.<br />
<br />
Eve has been chosen to participate in recording a song for the new Youth Theme for 2017. She spent the day yesterday in Provo recording the song. She has her cello, a viola, and 2 violins. She did not try out for the song. She offered to participate and the composer "Facebook stalked" Eve and Tiffany and felt comfortable having Eve participate. she will be filming the music video next Saturday which means she will shopping all week for the perfect look.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sunday Observation<br />
<br />
Heavenly Father want us to be happy. We try to read scripture as a family every day but it does not always work out. When it does not work out for us we quote and article of faith or a scripture we have memorized, All I have do to is start the family and they will finish the verse. One of the favorites is "Adam fell that man might be, and men are that they might have joy." Our father wants is best for us. His view is often times long term. We want immediate happiness but sometimes we are meant to struggle. I think of two examples with different calling Tiffany has had that were challenging. I think of when she was called to be the Primary Pianist when she had not played the piano consistently since she was in Middle School. She would practice many times during the week and then play on Sunday. On Sunday the Primary kids were very honest in the appraisal of Tiffany's talents. She kept trying to get better and did a great job. Every time I hear her play the piano I remember that experience. I would often times hear her play and turn off the TV to listen to her practice. the other example was her experience with our Ward YW Presidency.the gals she worked with were great but younger than Tiffany. many of them had small children around the same age. They would not include her in things and started to develop a click in the Presidency. Many of the women in the leadership felt isolated. These younger women got the attention for the YW. the Presidency was not following the handbook. The YW as a whole were not unified. Is caused Tiffany a lot of stress. She had to learn to get over her concerns and find joy in what she had control over. She eventually did and got released because she was called into the Stake YW Presidency. She is loving her calling in the Stake and hopes it will last for a long time. So do I.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-56101173254349846602016-10-16T21:16:00.001-06:002016-10-16T21:16:09.396-06:00Mom and Dad's Tribute to Wally Rupp<br />
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Our Wally Rupp Memories<br />
(Can't let Wally's passing go by and not post our thoughts. This is
long and if you aren't mourning Wally you may choose not to read this.)<br />
We moved in to our first home in 1970. We had 3 three year olds (Mark,
Christie and Carrie) and Matthew was 1 1/2 years old. The subdivision
was built on the Mackay farm who had sold it to a developer. It was
obvious to us new comers that the locals were not to happy to have these
starter homes filling up their backyard. But Wally said he didn't like
chicken farming anyway but he did get a bit upset when some of the new
comers tried to fill in his irrigation ditch. "These stupid kids don't
understand water rites"<br />
<br />
We were all endeared to those blue eyes
and that premature gray hair and it wasn't long before we knew the whole
family and learned to love that elegant Gloria and wondering how that
Wally ever talked her in to marrying him. It was obvious she adored him
but she was always trying to temper that Rupp reputation we kept
hearing about.<br />
<br />
We had three tricycles for our 3 three year olds
and one day all the back wheels went missing,. We couldn't imagine
what had happened to those wheels. A few days later two little boys
showed up with a old red wagon full of wheels. They were asking if any
of the wheels belonged to us. Wally was standing there looking rather
fierce as we talked to the kids. Seems someone wanted to build a go
cart and needed some wheels. Wally was not smiling one bit.<br />
<br />
We
were assigned a new home teacher, Wally Rupp. The kids loved Wally
throwing them down the stairs and catching their foot just before they
sailed off bringing them back to safety. That was only the boys and
when the twins tried to get a turn he told them he didn't play with dumb
girls. That didn't stop the girls from vieing for his attention and
they loved going on "girl hikes" with Wally at girls camp. He still
called them dumb girls and they ate it up.<br />
<br />
He was the scout
master and Mark looked forward to turning 11 yrs old so he couold be a
part of the 745 troup. I remember Mark's first 50 miler as he walked
out of our circle hauling his backpack over to Wally's. As he walked
away from us all we could see were these little legs from the knees down
and this huge backpack. I didn't want to let him go but wally assured
me he would keep him safe. When he returned we asked him about all the
rumors of initiation etc. and all he would say was that it was a great
time and he couldn't wait till next time. None of our boys would tell
us what went on at the 50 miler. But as far as we knew they always
returned safe and sound with an increase in confidence and the ability
to solve their own problems.<br />
<br />
Once when I worked with the Laurels
in "MIA" I was just arriving and 3 boys come blasting out of the church
on a dead run. They went right over the hood of Wally's truck jumping
into the back with Wally right behind them. Wally leaped into the back
of the truck and grabbed those kids by the hair and through them out of
the truck telling them he never wanted to see them again (in so many
words). Farrell was bishop at the time and the boys came from inactive
families. I worried that they would never come to church again but the
next week they were back fully engaged in Wally's troop.<br />
The
phone rang quite late one Saturday night and when Farrell answered it a
voice said, "Where the hell is Moses, I can't find him anywhere." Seems
Wally was trying to prepare the lesson for the Deacon's Quorum and was
looking for the Book of Moses and couldn't find it.<br />
<br />
All of our
sons were prepared to be eagle scouts by their Scout Master, Wally. He
was organized and if you started with him at age 11 you would have your
Eagle by age 14 but you had to work at it. We watched our boys work
through those merit badges one at a time, go to classes when Wally told
them to get to the library this day for your merit badge class. All 5
of our sons recieved their Eagle because Wally made it a priority for
them. He accepted no excuses and we watched as our boys learned what
was meant by that Scout Oath. I think Wally always kept an element of
fear in those boys but they never doubted that he loved them and would
do anything for them.<br />
<br />
I was attending a meeting in the boardroom
at LDS hospital one day. In came a good friend who was the director of
social work. I told him he was looking rather tired was he ok? He said
he was the Scout Master for his ward and had just got home from the 50
mile hike and he was tired. I asked him if it was worth it and he said,
"Oh yes, it was a great time and just happened to meet the Greatest
Scout Master of all time on the trail while we were hiking."<br />
I said, " Oh really, was that Wally Rupp?<br />
He looked at me surprised and said, "Yes, how did you know?<br />
Well, for me Greatest Scout Master and Wally Rupp was a no brainer. He
then went on saying he had heard so much about this legendary scout
master and he finally got to meet him. It is true Wally was pretty
famous.<br />
<br />
We heard a rumor once that Wally told his bishop (his
brother) to make him the Scout Master and then just leave him alone and
not ask him to do anything else. We are so glad that he was the scout
master for all our boys.<br />
<br />
These last years we could always count
on getting a hug every Tuesday morning at the temple from Wally -
smiling from ear to ear - always so glad to see us.<br />
<br />
We love the
Rupp family and have many memories of Wally, Gloria and all 9 of those
kids. Great memories, sweet memories, really happy memories. Farrell
has some choice memories that he can't necessarily share as he was their
bishop and those memories will forever be dear to him.<br />
I will
miss my proverbial hug from MY Wally, I can't help shed a a tear as I
think of how many of our memories are linked to Wally and the Rupp
family.<br />
<br />
So Steve,<a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001432257390" href="https://www.facebook.com/larry.rupp.73">Larry Rupp</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100008852020830" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008852020830">Darrell Rupp</a>, Carl,Lyle, Norm, Gordon, Aaron and <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000653415271" href="https://www.facebook.com/black.gayle">Gayle Rupp Black</a>
we love you. We are sad that we were not there to celebrate his
wonderful life. We are in Africa for a season thinking we will never
see a flag wave that we won't think of our Wally. You see you have to
share him with all of us because we love him too, we will also miss him.<br />
We are so so glad we have had the Rupps in our circle of friends for many years.<br />
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Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-8716002547512873502016-10-16T21:13:00.000-06:002016-10-16T21:13:27.616-06:00We had a good Birthday. Eve and I have been celebrating our birthdays together since she was born. I prayed for her to be born on either mine or Tiffany's birthday just to make it all convenient. She was born on mine. When she was about 4 years old I began to understand what it will mean to share a birthday with one of my daughters. Everything with pink and glittery for about 8 years. It has not been nearly as colorful the last few years. For my birthday Tiffany took me to Top Golf. She beat me soundly. Top Golf is a gold driving range that has targets. All you need to do is get the ball to a target. not necessarily the target you were aiming for. We played three games and she beat me each game. We then went to R&R BBQ for lunch. I can do better. We then went to a movie to watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. It was a very bizarre movie. We did not make it all the way through the movie. That night I watched a BYU v Mississippi State football game. It was a home game. Eve did not want to go because she was having a birthday party the next day. I did not feel like we could go and have her watch Mari on her birthday so we all stayed home. It was a double OT game. It did not end until about 1:00 in the morning. The next day Eve through a Quinceanera. Her friends were convinced she needed to do this and would do everything needed for the party. They did not. Eve seemed to have fun. they had the party in doors which became very loud. I buried myself in the basement and watched some football and baseball until it all went away.<br />
Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-88638841621440557432016-10-09T20:44:00.000-06:002016-10-09T20:44:03.258-06:00Rough week at work. Our manager had moved on to a new role so we are having a change there. They laid off 15 managers this week. Most of them will have an opportunity to move somewhere else in Fidelity but not in management. they want to increase the number of reps per team and take some of the responsibly away from managers to work on projects. they want them to manage. I struggle with how most of the managers are coached to manage at Fidelity. I'm not looking forward to this. They are likely not going to back fill our manager and instead blow our team up across the remaining three managers. We lost a few reps in the last few weeks due to poor performance. A few more will likely follow them. We have heard more about how the changes to the laws of the Department of Labor will effect us. Most roles will change dramatically. We will not be comped the same. I hope my current skill set will translate over to whatever the new rules could offer. My not getting that FILI role is starting to sink in and I'm bummed about it. all these concerns could have been avoided if I got that job. We are in a new quarter so we have to start from a clean slate and get new results. That is always stressful. The feeling at work is not optimistic. It is like there is a cloud hanging over all of us. I'm trying to be positive and promote postivity among everyone but I feel myself slipping in whatever funk I have had problems with recently. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-10943235293097714342016-10-03T21:36:00.000-06:002016-10-03T21:36:42.093-06:00Funny family night tonight. Hyrum gave a lesson he was very excited to give. He asked us to write down detailed instructions on how to make a PBJ sandwich. We all wrote down the instructions we thought he needed. I knew he was only going to do what we told him to. Knowing this I thought I would get creative and see how committed he was to following the instructions to exactness. The girls gave some instructions but never got the bread out of the bag. Tiffany gave him instructions that successfully made a PBJ sandwich and cleaned up after himself. I provided the follow instructions.<br />
<br />
1) Open the bread bag<br />
2) Take out two pieces of bread<br />
3) Place the bread in front of you<br />
4) Open PB jar<br />
5) Use knife to scoop out PB<br />
6) Spread PB evenly over one piece of bread<br />
7) Smack yourself in the face with PB side of bread<br />
8) Open jelly jar<br />
9) Use knife to scoop out jelly<br />
10) Jam as much jelly up your nose as possible<br />
11) Shake your head like a wet dog<br />
12) Take non PG bread in hand<br />
13) Toss bread at your sisters head<br />
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Needless to say we have PB and jelly all over Tiffany's new kitchen. I was in tears I was laughing so hard. The girls were not amused as they got both pieces of bread thrown at them. I will hold Hyrum shaking his head "like a wet dog" as a fantastic memory for a while.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-25296434418893970292016-10-03T21:06:00.001-06:002016-10-03T21:06:22.378-06:00I attened the funeral of Wally Rupp on Friday. He was in his late 80s. It is always hard to lose a mentor. I learned a lot from him and measured a lot of men by what he did. He was a colorful Mormon. The first time I remember ever being sworn at was by him. We have a picture of him and all my brothers with our eagle neckerchiefs. I feel like I'm required to give back to young men due to my experience with Wally. I can think of 4 other men from the 20th Ward I consider as mentors. Bishop Daniels. Bishop Porter. Keith Rupp. Mark Olsen. Mark was the YM President when I was a Priest. President Rupp was the Stake President in Dad's first time in the Stake Presidency. I was struggling to get an adult to go Home Teaching with me. I was attempting to set appointments and get the adult to go. It didn't work too well. Dad heard about it and asked that I get someone who will go and I was assigned to be a companion with President Rupp. We visited all the old people in the Ward. We would talk about all the aches and pains they were experiencing and then he would turn the lesson over to me. It was good to have a partner who was willing to go. I learned a lot from President Rupp. Whenever Dad needed to do some service for his families he took me. I was never his companion so I think he felt that I needed to have some hands on experiences with him. We would mow lawns, clean homes, and do whatever was needed. I never minded hard work so it was easy to go with him. I found that he purchased a few rooms worth of carpet for a few of his families. He did a lot of things like that and we never heard about it. I paid for many from my rec basketball team. I did not know about this until I was much older.<br />
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Wally's funeral was great. He has had two of his boys earn the Silver Beaver award for scouting. his sons told many stories about his life. how he was a simple farmer and married a very educated woman. Gloria was awesome. She passed away many years ago. It was good an awkward to meet some of the old friends from the 20th Ward. most of them were very interested in talking to Tiffany but not necessarily me. I'm fine with that and I thought it was funny. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-39949512468167750002016-10-02T22:32:00.003-06:002016-10-02T22:32:22.455-06:00We were able to go see Rachel open her mission call. She is going to Barcelona, Spain. We are all very excited for her. We recently have had a few interactions with her where she has opened up a bit. It has always been a challenge to get her to say a few words to our family, especially Emma. they were very tight when they were younger but eventually grew apart. She is a great girl but we have no idea who she is. Since her High School experience had ended it feels like she is opening a bit more to us. Lincoln was a challenge too. Samantha has always been able to be with our family like she belongs. I have worked on Lincoln for many years and the last few years I've been able to get through but not with Rachel. That feels like it has been changing.<br />
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We have had a weekly call from Mom and dad while they were in Africa. We have been able to use Skype to video conference. It has been good to chat. they have been very interested in how our kitchen has been progressing. We have a working kitchen now. We have our appliances installed. we still need the finish work and back splash. we are considering tdoing it ourselves or hiring it out. I'm tired of spending money.<br />
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I did not get the job in FILI I was hoping for. They hired two people how have done the job before. They had twos pots and hired one of them quickly after they finished interviews. The other they took 3 weeks to get back to us. After a week of waiting I was told I was still being considered for the job. It was between me and one other candidate. The other candidate has had the job before and was currently without a job. I consider it an act of mercy that I did not get the job. If he did not get the job he would be unemployed. I was offered to come to a few sales meeting the have and meet with the manager quarterly. I guess it is a good sign.<br />
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We were able to take Hyrum to the temple for the first time. We were trying to find a time when everyone could go with us to the temple but the older girls were too busy so Tiffany and I took him on friday after school. The Jordan River temple was closed for two years for significant renovations so we went to the Oquirrh Mountain temple. They wanted to make a big deal of the day for Hyrum so they called to see if a member of the temple Presidency was available to talk to him. They sent the temple matron to talk with Hyrum. She did a fantastic job. She shared a story about a temple in Europe and how they have always been very concerned about making sure those going to the temple be dressed and clean when entering the temple. If they are not prepared they could be sent away. They noticed a group of men who were a little dirty and unshaven. the Spirit told them to let these men into the temple. they handed them temple recommends that were dirty and little dog eared. They explained that they are in the military and have just landed from being in Afghanistan for many months. Their temples recommends were on their bodies the whole tour. They had just landed and felt like they could not wait and came directly from the airport to the temple. The Temple Patron suggested we always have a recommend and feel some urgency to go to the temple. Hyrum seemed touched by this. I was able to baptism him and Tiffany was able to give him a towel when he got out of the water. We went to Cold Stone when we were done and got some ice cream. <br />
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We took almost the whole family to the BYU game. BYU v Toledo. We should have won by a lot but we barley beat them. It has been a challenge this year. new coaches, fans upset. It has been hard being a fan this year. we took everyone but Emma. She had a party she wanted go to. It was a late kick. the game started at 8:15. We did not get home until 1:15. It was fun but I think wea re all paying the price.<br />
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We had a fantastic General Conference. We just finished our kitchen so we spent most of the day loading the cupboards. We made a tent like we normally do. Tiffany and Eve made sweet-rolls in our new ovens. I fixed us breakfast. We smoked some ribs. We had our wall of church leaders to post quotes on. I took Hyrum to Priesthood session. we sat next to Nate. Keith and Matt and Dean decided to go some place else for the session. We went over to Mom and Dads for ice cream. Carrie, Kim and our family and kids were there. John and Angela showed up after we got there and visited a bit. Rachel was very talkative which was great. Angela cornered her and in Angela's usual way got a bit loud and overbearing. I hope it didn't chase Rachel away. Conference was overall a good experience. Now it is back to the grind. We will take the next few weeks to watch conference in place of scripture study to try to soak up whatever we missed this weekend.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-29627931417544559542016-09-18T11:38:00.001-06:002016-09-18T11:38:07.144-06:00It has been a challenge to find time to write in this journal. Our laptop went out and we have been a one computer family. A lot has happened. Hyrum has been ordained to a Deacon. He was very prepared. I had attempted to be as prepared as possible. It was great having Hyrum in priesthood opening exercises. While we were in opening exercises Tiffany came and pulled me out of the meeting. Tiffany's step dad had a accident in the bathroom at the church. He had messed himself and all his clothes. he did not make it to the bathroom in time. The bathroom smelled horrible. I attempted to help him but there is not much I could do. I went from that to hyrum's ordination. I hope it went well. I was not as focused as I wanted to be. hyrum passed the sacrament the next week. We reviewed what he is representing and he took it very seriously. He has a new tie and a pocket square for church today.<br />
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Emma was in powderpuff again. She was on a good team again this year. We was attempting to handle powederpuff, DECA meeting, musical auditions all in the same week. She somehow found time. Her powderpuff team won the championship this year. Their is a running joke from the high school saying that her "Queen Bees" yellow team might be the only football team to have a win on that field this year. <br />
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Emma had suggested that hyrum and Mari audition for the high school musical. Hyrum was reluctant which caused me to pause and wonder why we are paying for voice lessons if he did not want to use them in a show of some kind. Mari was very excited about trying out. She made it back to a few call backs. Emma didn't which put her in an uncomfortable situation of having a younger sibling getting called back and she did not. Mari is cased as Amaryllis is the show. She has a few lines and sings a duet. She is very excited. Mom and Dad wished this was not happening while they were in Africa. We will take a lot of pictures. Somebody normally takes a video.<br />
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We are in football season. Tiffany normally starts the season feeling like she likes football and then is wanes over time. It might be different this year with our family doing no sports. We had a big football game last week. The BYU v Utah Rivalry game. Eve has started to take her fandom personally. It was a very close game/ With our kitchen being ripped out our yelling echoed and made us louder. It was very close towards the end. Eve made us stop the game and say a prayer. She watched the fourth quarter from outside. she watched in through the screen door. BYU lost at the last second by attempting a 2 point conversion that did not work. Eve was an emotional mess. She blames me for getting her emotional connected to a team. I told her it will only get worse.<br />
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I had applied for a new job in FILI assisting my role in completing annuity tickets. I found out late on Friday that I did not get the job. The process took 3 weeks. There were a lot of rumors about why it took so long. It sounded like they were trying to get someone who worked in that group to come back. I was not their first choice. I have been told doing what I do at the level I have been doing it makes me special. I guess I'm not special enough. I want to find a role that will help in having more growth than I currently have. I feel a need to do something new but once you get to my level on the sales side we don't have a lot of options. We have law changes taking effect next year which will make my current job a lot harder.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-71551582426905496312016-08-24T23:00:00.002-06:002016-08-24T23:00:23.600-06:00Felt very blessed again today. I have started praying before my 2 hours of inbound to try and increase the opportunity that might come. I had another big day. I have about $1.8M in opportunity today. I have a scheduled interview for the FILI job next week and I have mixed emotions. The last few weeks I have been reminded of why I like my job. I can;t do it forever though. <br />
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We started the floor refinishing today. We will need to move out of the house for a few days. They want us to remove the cabinets and sinks. I'm concerned about how Tiffany will do without a sink for 3-4 weeks. We will find out soon enough.<br />
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It is starting to feel like Fall. I love the Fall. the harvest, football, change of the season. We will be canning soon. the air will start to turn crisp. I hope we get a longer Fall than normal. <br />
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I attempted to help emma with her Math tonight. This year she has a text book which will be very helpful. I still struggle with the Math. I often thought I would retire early and teach Math at a High School. I'm starting to reconsider. Maybe I'm not good at math. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-61387236173458235522016-08-22T21:24:00.001-06:002016-08-22T21:24:26.916-06:00I went into work like usual today. We still have not purchased a car for emma. I think I feel too poor due tot he remodel. We need to get her a car. until Tiffany begins Orchestra Emma gets my car and I get driven to the train. I catch the Frontrunner in Draper and it lets me off almost on the doorstep of work. Before my first appointment I get a text from Tiffany saying the floor guys want to fix our floor this morning. We just got the painting done and thought we had another week before he needed to remove the cabinet. We also needed to get the dishwasher moved. I finished my first appointment and cancelled the rest for the day and took the day off. Tiffany was able to get Mari and Hyrum to help her move the cabinet before I got home.. they seemed to enjoy it. tiffany had asked for help on facebook to remove the dishwasher. We stopped to get lunch from Wendy's as a reward for the kids and before we got home we had a neighbor Tom Allen ( or Allum) came over and was working on the dishwasher. He is a handy man and was taking the dishwasher apart. It was far more involved than I thought it would be. What took him 30 min would have taken me 3 hours. I came home for no reason. tiffany told me when she dropped me off at the train that she had nothing planned to day but to get the house straightened. She has struggled with the house being in disarray. She was hoping to create some order. With her afternoon free I thought she would wait until tomorrow to start the cleaning. After lunch she went at the work she had wanted to do. this has left her extremely tired. She has always been a very hard worker. I would have helped her if I had known she was working on the home. I went to the basement and tried to sleep and ended up watching super hero movies woith Hyrum. We played a few video games. <br />
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Tiffany has an increasing concern that she will turn out like her mother. She struggles with her relationship with her mom. I think her Mom still thinks of her as her little girl and has not found a way to adapt to the ever evolving relationship. the girls have started to notice it also. She talked to Emma and eve like they are little kids. I keep trying to help Tiffany see she has complete control over this. If she wants to have a relationship with her kids as adults she will need to adapt. I don't feel like this is a legit problem for her but she still gets concerned. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-20448747787530166512016-08-21T21:25:00.001-06:002016-08-21T21:25:24.600-06:00this has been an exhausting week. We are still working on our remodel and this week was painting. We needed to paint out ceiling and walls. I don't do so well working over my head. I don't know if it is a lack of arm strength but I struggle. After work each day this week we worked on painting until it was time for bed. I don't do well will little down time. I feel like I'm soft for needing the down time but I do. I was painting the ceiling while Eve was having an end of Summer party. I'm sure it looked weird us having no drapes and me painting the ceiling. Tiffany painted the kitchen in the morning and I tackled the family room while she was at a Stake meeting. My back was killing when I was done but we got it finished. the rest of the week was painting the walls which is much easier and I don't mind it so much. I was able to watch/listen to the Olympics while I painted. I have always enjoyed the Olympics so it has been a good distraction. The painting is done and it looks good. now we can have the floor guy do his job. we need to find a place to be for 3-4 days while they do what they do. We were hoping we could do the floor in the Summer and go to the cabin. I will be done in September. Grandmother found out we need a place and is expecting us to move in with her. We'll see. Jennie lives with her now and I don't want to intrude.<br />
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I attempted to help Mari with a wart she has had for about a year. She has a wart on her hand that does not respond to treatment. I had a wart years ago that I removed with a knife. I carved at it until it was gone. No blood and inside there were these black seeds. I was hoping to help Mari and she is very concerned about having it gone before school starts. I took a pin to it to see if it was tender and it was not. I took a knife to it and it bled a bit but it did not hurt. I eventually gave up. I could not see what I was doing. I think I might try to order some new treatments online and hope it helps her.<br />
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Today we had our back to school blessings. It is always a special experience for me to provide that for my family. I am still concerned about Emma. She is wanting so much from her school experience that is not happening. She wants a core group of friends but she keeps seeking it in areas that she can;t seem to get it. She tries to break into these strong selective clicks. She has many friends and everyone seems to know her. She seems to be well liked but she struggles to get the results she wants to have. I have often thought that she would do better in College. she seems to be a bit advanced for the friends she has in school. She is considering scholarships, a major and a career path. Most of the other kids are more concerned about their high school distractions. Emma has always been like this. As her father I love it but I think it hampers her social life at times. I can;t be prouder of her. she has grown and developed skills that I was surprised to see. She has gone from not being able to sing in front of us to singing at the wrong time in social scenarios. She has a bog year ahead of her and I'm confident she will figure it all out. I hope she gets the results she is hoping for. I hope she feels our relationship allows us to have an open discussion about her concerns. She very often will attempt to solve all her problems herself. I wish she would share more so we might be able to provide direction. Tiffany and I see the world very differently so our suggestions often are different. Between us we should be able to provide something of value. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-22216323155563173452016-08-16T23:13:00.001-06:002016-08-16T23:13:16.006-06:00Felt very blessed the last two days. I have been struggling at work so far this year. I started asking the kids to pray for their dad while he is at work. I have a short opportunity each week to take calls that come in the company. this can be a great opportunity for large cash flows into Fidelity that I can get in front of. Sometime this inbound yields nothing but other times there can be a few good leads we get. Yesterday I prayed in the morning I would have a lot of opportunities to work with. I prayed before my 2 hour block I was given I would get some good leads. My 2 hour block had a lot of great opportunity. I was able to get in front of about 2 million dollars which can be as much as I see in a whole month. This is not the first time this has happened. When I feel like I need help at work I ask the kids to pray for there dad and normally things turn around in a hurry. I fully belive the Lord wants us to pray over our fields, our homes, etc.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-21682767347677847642016-08-14T22:20:00.004-06:002016-08-14T22:20:51.259-06:00I have not been able to log into this journal for a few months. I keep meaning to try something new to get access. Finally I realized what I needed to do. A lot has happened since I last had an entry. I'll try to recap what has been happening.<br />
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We are entering Emma's last year of school. Soon she will be on a mission and off to whatever adventures she has a head of her. She is very determined to go on a mission. She will doing MDT again next year. It has been fun to see her have more confident with her talents. she has gone from not being able to sing in front of us to singing all the time. It has impacted Hyrum. We took hyrum to see some end of year plays at the High School. I think he has had his mind opened to other possibilities. He has decided he does not want to do football this Fall and instead has asked for voice lessons. I didn't feel like I could force him to stay with football. Because of his birthday he does not qualify to play with his friends. he plays a year ahead and some of the kids are two yeas ahead of him in school. I'm still trying to come to grips with it all. Mari has decided she does not want to do sports any more and with Hyrum not playing football this will be the first Fall in about 10 years that I will not be coaching anything. I'm ok with not coaching but I have a lot of time on my hands now. Tiffany is very excited to have her Saturdays back.<br />
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The Summer has been very busy with camps. It seems every week we have one of our kids off for a week. The camp that sticks out is when Emma took her cousin Lauren to Oakcrest. Lauren, having down syndrome, can't go to Oakcrest without a camp buddy to assist her. Emma took her after she had already been to a camp 2 of the last three weeks. She was very tired and I think not fully aware of what she had volunteered for. Lauren would not have been able to go to the camp without Emma volunteering. Once we got her home she broke down. Exhausted, frustrated, and mentally strained. I was very proud.<br />
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We just completed the Mutli Stake Triathlon yesterday. I was in charge of the finish line like I have been in years past. I got there very early and got everything set up. Very proud of Eve. She was nervous to do the Triathlon after her accident last year. We took her on a bike ride last week to get ready and she cried the whole time. she was white knuckled the whole way. She could not make a left turn. Her elbow would lock up and not allow her to turn. She finished the race and feel good about the outcome. It is always good to have the Triathlon over. We had about 400 sign up for it this year. It grows every year. <br />
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Mom and Dad are finally in Africa. They were suppose to leave in June but they could not secure the Visas needed to get there. After about a month of patience they were able to get them. They have been there for about a month. we Skype on Saturdays with them. We are all trying to assist in helping Grandmother while they are away. <br />
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Lincoln is in the MTC. Mark asked that I smoke a bunch of pork shoulders for the farewell. I have been able to use the smoker a lot more than I thought I would. I was able to talk with Mark about work at Fidelity. I have needed a mentor and have asked that he help me determine an appropriate career path. I get into these funks where the stress of being in a high paying sales role is a bit much. I have been in my current role for about 11-12 years. I feel like I need to do something new. I think the stress I have is causing some imbalance in me. About every 2-3 years I get into a funk where I feel down, stressed, I don't eat as much. I have been able to work through it and eventually be ok but I wonder if I changed things if I would not have this cycle of . . . I dont know what it is. The last time it happened the doctor thought it was depression. I have a new doctor now who thinks I might be able to power through if I add exercise. I officially retired from basketball last august when I turned my ankle. I have not yet found something to replace it. Tiffany thinks this funk I'm in comes when we spend large amounts of money. The last time it happened we were finishing our basement. We spent about double what I was expecting. I have since learned to read an invoice properly. We are currently remodeling the kitchen. It is a mess and we have been at it for 4-6 week. We will not be done for at least another month. I have started the process of moving to a support role with the insurance side of Fidelity. It is one of the few roles that will not require a massive pay decrease. it will still be a decrease of about 25-35% but they pay my current role to try and keep us there forever. We should still be able to make a living at this new role. I have been spending a lot of time this past month downloading and reconciling out finances through Quicken. It has been a lot of work and some painful to see what we have been spending our money on. We have had some large expenses like our patio, the fence, Eve's cello. We have also been spending a lot on food, accessories, and other stuff we don't need. I think we have a handle on it now. I feel very poor. We have the funds needed for the kitchen but I have liked how much security I felt having that cash there. If I take this new job it will be some time before I get that back. I have lowered how much we are adding to retirement hoping that will help. As soon as I started the process of trying for a new position we are having a lot of success in our current role. Tiffany feels this is a tender mercy of letting me leave the role on top. I hope I'm leaving the role for the right reasons. I hope I'm not looking for something that is not there. There is a lot of security I have with the clients I work with. Having direct access to clients is the safest job at Fidelity. I would be leaving that to help reps like me. Not as secure. I have thought about trying to negotiate a move to be a manager of my current role but I'm afraid that pay cut would be too much. I'm also concerned that at my current base I might be at risk of being paid more than others in my same role. That might make me at risk the next time the company is looking to save some costs. Mark tells me I can't worry about that.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-13191396649774420472016-04-24T23:52:00.001-06:002016-04-24T23:52:28.796-06:00We had Ward Conference today. I learned two principles I wanted to write down. Sis. Lisa Saunders taught out of Mosiah. She went away from her prepared talk. She reminded us about Limhi and the problems they were facing. She read from Mosiah 24:14 about how the Lord will visit his people in their affliction. He does not remove the affliction or use from the burden but he promises to make it light. the affliction sometimes is necessary to make us who Father wants us to be. It can be hard sometimes. It is supposed to be hard.<br />
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Pres. Saunders taught us many things. He told a baseball story about not living up to commitments. He was a pitcher and was told he would not be needed to bat anymore. he told the coach that he would be ready to bat if called upon. He forgot about his promise and deep int he season the coach turned to him to bat and he struck out. the coach reminded him of his promise and they he didnt deliver what he promised. The principle that he taught that stuck out to me was how when we look back on our lives and are grateful for people who are patient with us. They dont get frustrated about who we are currently as we struggle to become who our Father intends us to be. When he was called to be Bishop his father told him to see people as who they are rather than who they will become less you add to the damnation of their soul. We are grateful for those who have mercy on us as we struggle to learn what they already know.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-4095934961773590182016-04-24T23:28:00.001-06:002016-04-24T23:28:47.807-06:00Mari's baptism was a wonderful experience. It is always a special privilege to baptism my children. Iwas wanting to make sure I savored everything I could about this one. I've told the kids that if they marry right this would be the last baptism I perform. The Spirit was strong. Grandma Mildred gave a great talk about Baptism. She covered the covenants we make. She has Kits Kats to hand out to the kids. Mari felt the Spirit and began to cry. It was as perfect as it could be. Mari invited everyone she knows. Most could not come but many did. It has been a challenge to see by baby girl grow older. I want to keep her small for as long as possible. She doesn't quite fit on the lap like she used to.<br />
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I have great kids. They try hard and seem to be making decisions that will provide them happiness. Emma has had a string off rough outcomes. She went to DECA state as a Finance competitor instead of marketing. I think she did this do to a cute boy with a great smile. She did not place high enough with State to go to the National competition. I tried to suggest she play to her strengths but she was pretty determined to try something new. She went to Drama State and did very well. She did a Comical piece as a crazy Cheerleading Coach. We went as family and watched her compete at Bingham High. I thought she did very well. She was easily one of the better performers. The judge we witnessed judging her gave her a lower mark than Superior which kept her from medaling. She took this hard. To make it worse she and one other act where the only performers from the school who did not medal. In the past Riverton and Lone Peak have tied for first place as the top school for Drama. Riverton missed being the top school by one medal. Emma felt like she should try to be an SBO for her Senior year. She did not get that either. She is due for a win somewhere. She wanted to compete for Miss Riverton. I feel like she has been too busy trying to be everything that she had not been able to be her best for these things she has been trying. She has been coping well. She has had a great attitude and I have been very proud about how she has been handling it all. She will be OK.<br />
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It might not have helped that eve has had some unique success. She has been selected in being part of a Mormon Message. She will be playing her cello in an inspirational message. We went to Provo for her audition an shortly after Tiffany got a call that she had been selected to be the cello girl. tiffany took her to Provo a few days later to shoot the scenes. They called a few days after that to have her do the voice overs. They did this at the conference center. Tiffany and I both went to that appointment. They took us to a small recording studio. I was impressed with all the buttons that were on the sound board. Their were two women who where asking Eve to say many lines over and over in slightly different ways. There was a man who was starting the recordings. It took less than 30 min. They let us know that the recording studio is used for many things by many important people. They recently had Elder Christopherson record his Conference talks. He is fluent in Spanish and can do OK in Portuguese. He prerecords his Conference talks so those who want to listen in their native tongue can do so with his voice. They try to prerecord most of the foreign languages. I think they said they record the messages in 77 different languages. It could have been 44. I remember ti was a big number. They said the Elder Holland caused them some concern with he talks. he likes to provide some ad-lib to the beginning of his talks. it keeps them on their toes. when they have a talk that is done in the "native" language they have a small army of translators who translate as the talk is happening. This last Conference they did not have any native speaker which made them happy. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-84699562868470131692016-04-04T21:35:00.002-06:002016-04-04T21:35:42.643-06:00I sometimes forget I have this as a way to keep a journal. A lot has happened. Regular season church basketball is over. We are still in Region play. We had a change to the Region sports leadership and they are struggling to get a schedule together. They had the Region championship during Spring Break/Easter Weekend. they changed the last weekend to be a month later in April. Allowed some stakes to attempt to reschedule games so all their players could attend. It was a Deacons game against our ward and a Ward that had 5 players that play on super league teams. I think they thought they were going to win big. Kyle Chandler and Jared Medina played very well and by themselves won by a big margin. My obligation is done. Now on to Dodgeball. We dont have a Region date for dodgeball yet.<br />
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We went to Disneyland over Spring Break. We went with the Chandlers. It was fun. I don;t like amusement parks or crowds. Easter weekend is the busiest time to be at Disneyland. Melissa found a way to use fast passes so we got on all the rides we wanted to before the park got too crowded. The weather was great. We rented a home closer to the park so we could get out of the park and swim when the park got too crowded. We went to the beach after two days at the park. It was a fun lazy day. We discovered that most of the kids need a tutorial on how to apply sunscreen. Emma and Hyrum has very bad sunburns. Emma had handprints on the back of her legs that we ok but the rest of was bad burn. hyrum normally swims with a short but took it off for the beach. He attempted to apply sunscreen on wet skin and it did not work. We spent most of the night applying cold compresses. I had my hands in ice water ringing out whatever rags we had to put on the burned skin. We did it again Sunday night for the boys who where still struggling. Mason had a bad burn too. IT was a trip taht was fun but we were glad to be home. I took the day off after we got home to sleep and recover. The rest of the kids are still not right with their sleep. Mari falls asleep on the way to school. Emma can't focus and tries to get to bed early. <br />
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Friday was the BYU alumni day for BYU Football Spring camp. Keith gets us into a practice where we can watch what the team is doing and eventually intertact witht he players. they always make me feel small. Fred Warner made me feel like a little boy. I got to meet Ty Detmer who has always been a sports hero of mine. Since the Miami game in 1990 I have not been the same. I told that I have two sports heroes in my life that if I hear they have done something bad it would destroy me. He can;t mess up. If he does it can;t make the news. Hyrum always runs around and gets the players to sing a shirt for him. we ran to Walmart on our way to the event to get him a shirt. Eve came and got a few pictures with the players. They served us JDawgs after the practice. It was good times. After the alumni event we got to watch the BYU rugby team beat up on Utah. Ryan plays for the B Team. Utah does not have a B Team due to sanctions that has depleted their team. <br />
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While we were in Provo we went to an audition for Eve. She was asked to auditor again for a mormon message. They had her play her cello trying to show different emotions. She says it went well. She was very nervous but felt good about the outcome.<br />
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We had a great General Conference this last weekend. It is great to hear what has been prepared for us. hyrum came to Priesthood session for the first time. He and Jacob did great. Pres. Uchtdorf made a Star Wars reference. He thought it was awesome. We built a tent like we always do. We did not have as many of the traditons that we normally have due to our trip and Mari's baptism next week. We didn't buy the baby food and make butter. That is a weird tradition anyways. Tiffany brought that one into the family. I don't understand it and I don't participate. It is always sad to see Conference end.<br />
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We had a good FHE tonight. Tiffany has been weeding to get the home ready for Mari's baptism. We planted some flowers as a family and we had a lesson on baptism. We reviewed what the baptismal commitment is. We reviewed KATS, CC, MM, SAW. We reviewed how to stand in the baptismal font. I asked the kids to share a memory from the baptism and Mari shared her testimony. It is a special privilege to baptize my children. It is a challenge to have them get bigger and not be my little kids anymore. The next stage is fun too but it is different. Whenever I think that I still want very little kids all I need to do is be around really little kids for a few minutes and remember the noise and smells that come with the cuteness.<br />
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Eve provided a sweet experience that made me very proud. There was a new girl in one of her classes. the way the room is set up the girl had to sit by herself at the back of the class. Eve asked if she could go back and sit with the new girl and ended up eating lunch with her. We used it as an example of how to fulfill your baptismal covenants. Super proud of Eve.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-64693192275341964902016-02-14T17:08:00.001-07:002016-02-14T17:08:16.910-07:00Tiffany's 12 days of Valetine's<br />
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Day 1 - Key Lime Soda - Honeymoon was first time Tiffany had Key Lime, loves it<br />
Day 2 - 4 cans of Principles - I'm Chipper<br />
Day 3 - 2 back bamboo back scratchers - because I have her back<br />
Day 4 - Smokehouse Almonds - Nuts about me because I'm smoking hot<br />
Day 5 - Dove Dark Chocolate with seas salt Caramel - Thanks for San Francisco<br />
Day 6 - Accomplish the Impossible - Russel Nielsen - With you I can do the impossible<br />
Day 7 - Bag of Funyuns - You are a Fun One<br />
Day 8 - Cherries and Cream soda - You are the cherry on my Sundae<br />
Day 9 - Gummy Bears - You are my cuddly gummy bear<br />
Day 10 - York peppermint Patties - York awesome for singing with me, we where mint to be together<br />
Day11 - Rootbeer - Thanks for Traditions<br />
Day 12 - Hot Tamales and the DVD Church Ball - You look hot in your ref shirt. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-88954660911150393092015-12-14T22:16:00.001-07:002015-12-14T22:16:19.941-07:00Football season is over and we have had a great season. We were able to go to the championship game. We lost in a close game. Hyrum did very well this last season. We was able to learn his left guard spot well. The offensive scheme was challenging. they expected Hyrum to cut block and and pull occasionally. He picked it up really quick. he is undersized for this age group but held his own. He would be great if he could find a way to get mean. I don't think he has that in him. I'm very proud of how well he did this last season.<br />
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I took Tiffany to San Fransisco for our Birthdays. we thought that Emma and eve are old enough to handle the family/house while we were gone. It was fun. I want another shot at the city. I feel like we got the tourist stuff out of the way. We spent a lot of time on the Piers, we went to Alcatraz and saw the Muir Wood National Park. It was crowded. We walked a lot the first two days and felt we would be ok walking many miles each day. After the first day we were very tired. I got us lost as we were trying to walk from the hotel to Fisherman's Wharf. It was a great scenic view but required far more time than we had allotted for. We took two days to explore the city. San Fran is supposed to be a great food city. We were disappointed with the places we ate at in the city. We had a couple of ideas on where to eat and relied on Yelp to help us out. It didn't work out as well as we had hoped. The last day we went back to the airport and got a car and went to see Muir Woods. It was great to get out of the city into an environment we were more familiar with. We went north of the bridge and got a few pictures. when we got to Muir Woods the parking lot was very crowded. we had to walk over a mile from where we parked to get to the park. they wanted to park in a park and ride that would have added about 1.5 hours to our trip. The park was awesome. Almost required reference. On the way back to our hotel we stopped in Sausalito to kill some time. We went to aprk that Tiffany saw and it was a fundraiser for a local music school featuring some Creole music/food. It sounded cool until we walked in and saw that everyone was drunk and partying it up. The food trucks were shutting down. The food did not look that good anyways. we walked down the road a bit and ate at a restraurant with a blue roof. I had the best seafood dish I have had to date. this helped me feel better about the food experience we had been having up to that point. Except for Ghirardelli's. that place was awesome. Salted Caramel sundae!!! It was fun to get away with Tiffany without anything to do. I want another shot at that city. I want to plan our food tour a little better.<br />
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October is always a bit of a crazy month for us. Between birthdays and Tiffany's witching it gets a little crazy. I think this will be Tiffany's last year working for gardner Village. All the witches she has started with have moved on. She is no longer feeling like she is needed. With hyrum in football and her witching it feels like we don't have much time to celebrate the birthdays. It will be interesting to see what happens next year.<br />
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<br />Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-75312414145112186382015-08-11T22:47:00.002-06:002015-08-11T22:47:53.049-06:00August has started off as a challenging month for us. Hyrum has started football tryouts. It is a challenge for me to watch him struggle. My competitive side is struggling to watch him be in the wrong spots. He still has not gained all the speed he lost the last few years. He is really strong and competes well once he is engaged. He is picking up the knowledge piece of football quickly. He just needs more time. He got on a large team. We have 22 kids total. They had a coach back out. We have a good team but finding playing time for everyone will be a challenge.<br />
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We had the Stake Triathlon last weekend. This has been a bigger challenge this yea because we have included more stakes and have tried to divide the work. I woke up around 4:30 so I could be at the church (Transition 2) at 5:00 for a triathlon start at 7:00. for T2 we needed to have chairs put up for each participant so they had a place to put their bike and start their run. We need to have the number they were assigned on the chair. We need to create a bike in and run out from the church to the street and the finish line. Last year I directed most of this. we had help setting up all the chairs and providing the numbers. I created the in and out of the all the signs needed for the run. This year I was the liason for the other stakes that were assigned this area. The chairs were out on time. The numbers that were created were wrong and had to be redone. We had many people show up to put their running shoes by there chairs and we did not know where they were supposed to be yet. we had a guy from the Draper Region that had done these in his area trying to help set things up with at T2. he had not been to any meetings and had a different vision on how things should be. we needed to tear down everything he did and recreate it. He explained what we needed to do and left him to it. He set it up wrong and we needed to tear it down again. this happened four times before I just took care of it myself. Once we got the race started I did have much to do. I received a text that we had an accident. The text read that the person will require and stitches. This was followed up with a notice that it was Eve. I came unglued. i'm a worrier and immediately thought of the worst. I contacted the medical people to come to T2 where a I assumed Eve would be taken. Tiffany drove the van to T2 but had no Eve. She told me that Eve demanded to finish the race and took Tiffany's bike and continued. I felt horrible when I heard that Eve's crash was due to an equipment malfunction. He brakes did not work as she was going down a steep decline. She crashed into a fence and some bushes. Pres. Markus had a scooter and took Tiffany to see if they could find Eve. They found her almost towards the end of the bike. When I saw Eve I started to cry. She was banged up. A lot of road rash up her right side and a large wound on the left by her hairline. She had a large bruise started on her thigh. We had a nurse check her out and start attending to her wounds. Soon a doctor came and made sure the wounds were treated right. The paramedics came and Eve got to talk to some handsome firemen. I handed off my responsibilities and we took Eve to the hospital. The stitched her up and cleaned her wounds. The girls were still wet from the swim and got very cold. They brought Eve a warm blanket. I was very impressed and proud of how Eve handled everything. She was very positive and upbeat. She was a great example of how to handle adversity. We had a large outpouring of love towards Eve when we got home. Pres. and Sis. Markus asked what her favorite treat was and Eve told the Tomatoes and other veggies. they raided their garden and brought Eve a large bag of tomatoes. Pres. and Sis. Saunder came by for a visit. Eve's YW leaders came by. Eve was still smiling through it all and still looked beautiful. The wounds made her look really tough. We were concerned about Eve's Oakcrest trip this week. She is starting to heal quickly and is doing well. She will likely be mostly healed by the time she gets back.<br />
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Tiffany is dealing with some problems with her visiting teaching partner. She has a companion that has come out and said she does not like Tiffany. It seems like every month she has a physiological battle with this lady. she is known to be a challenge to work with and I guess the RS leaders feel Tiffany can handle it. I have been very proud of Tiffany and how she has handled this challenge. She has been very patient and tries to be understanding. If this had happened to me I would have spoken my mind a long time ago but Tiffany handles things like this better than me. I learn a lot from her in these situations. Her companion claims that Tiffany offended a lady they teach by calling to check up on her and to set a VT appointment. Her companion in flat out crazy. I know this from the Bishopric days. She needs meds but does not have any. Tiffany is a great example of kindness and understanding. Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930457585270085384.post-58924951688710322822015-08-02T21:31:00.001-06:002015-08-02T21:31:10.426-06:00We just completed a great vacation. We took the family the Yellowstone. We were concerned that the trip might not be as fun as some of the trips we have taken in the past. It was a great trip. We left Monday mid day and planned to take our time driving up. We stopped to visit the Idaho Falls Temple. We ate at Rexburg. We took a scenic route from Ashton to Island Park. we saw a great waterfall and some beautiful farm land. The acres of wheat were impressive. We stayed in Island Park at a home we rented. It was on a island which made for a lot of driving. Once we booked this trip I wondering if having a lease on our van was such a good idea. Our cabin had a teepee, fire pit, and a trampoline. We spent two days in Yellowstone and saw everything it had to offer. We came across a herd of buffalo, saw the geysers, waterfalls. the best part of our time in Yellowstone was a small stream we came across while hiking between the falls. it was a picture perfect steam, small falls, cave area. we spent about 20 min just trying to soak it all in. We also stopped at a lake and skipped rocks for 30-45 min. We visited a great wolf/bear museum in West Yellowstone. We were lucky to be in West Yellowstone the same time they were having a mountain man rendezvous. We floated the Snake river on a raft. It was supposed to take 2-3 hours. it took a little over 4 hours. We took a side stream and it didn't work out very well. Tiffany was concerned about us getting lost. The stream got so slow I had to get out and push. The stream was heavy in vegetation which was making us slow down. I was struggling in mud up to my mid thigh and water up to my mid chest. We eventually got to the mainstream again in time to see a moose and her calf. We were very late to our lunch we had a Boondocks. we had reserved some sweet rolls and were concerned if they would keep them for us. they did. they were delicious but Tiffany's are better. Tiffany had us do an activity in the teepee. she was trying to impress the importance of power of words on the kids. I was assigned the popcorn but when I made it out to the teepee she was leading the kids one at a time in silence. We read some poetry from "where the sidewalk ends" and ate the popcorn. It was a very cool experience. We did something similar our last night at the cabin. We read the poetry, ate smores, played a themed song game. hyrum started singing so loud I had to threaten to with forcing him inside if he can't control his volume. We had a great experience but I'm grateful to be home. Hyrum starts football tomorrow. We just heard the high school needs a boy Hyrum's age to play Michael Banks in Mary poppins. Hyrum is interested but it will conflict with football. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14352645345528576496noreply@blogger.com0