I HATE MY FRONT PORCH

.... and here's why



Maybe it will get big enough that we can make an ice sculpture out of it.

The Plan

Sunday morning I received a call at 8:15 am asking if I would be able to sub in Primary. I understand people get sick and whatever so I was happy to help out. We have church at 9am and we leave at 8:30 so I can have the programs there before everyone shows up and then Jon helps set up chairs and works in the library. This didn’t give me much time to prepare a lesson, which I have to admit I did a lot of preparation during Sacrament Meeting. I was thinking what I could do for a lesson and then I fell back on the classic throw together a lesson in fifteen minutes “Plan of Salvation” lesson. It’s one of those things you learned over and over in Primary. Now I know why – the subs were called 45 minutes prior to church.

As I was giving the lesson I was really impressed with what they comprehended. We were talking about the veil and how we can’t remember what happened in the Pre-Mortal Life, and then one girl asked if we will be able to remember things we learned on earth after we die. I knew this answer but luckily I was prepared with a scripture that we could read which explains that any intelligence we gain in this life we will be able to have in the next. She was really excited to learn that.

We were talking about how we come to earth to gain a body and be tested. A boy speaks up and says that he hates test and never does good on them. I then told him that this is a easy test because it is open book (scriptures, prophets etc), we can ask for help (prayer), and if we get something wrong Christ is there to make it right for us. Later in the day I really got to thinking about that. It really is that easy but then why is it so hard as well. Pride and life just seem to take over and then I somehow lose why I’m really here. It is nice to have a reminder every now and then about what is really important. I think I learned just as much as they did.

My First Book

I finished it! I kept hearing about this book you could make from your blog and so I thought I would try it out. I was a little scared because I wasn't sure how it would turn out and if the quality would be good, but I decided to give it a try anyways. Once I finished the design and layout and sent in my order the anticipation was killing me. I was super excited to see how my first book would turn out. I was surprised when I received an email two days after submitting my order telling me that my book was ready to be shipped. I had my book one week after placing my order. I was impressed with the response time. The morning came that the book was to be delivered. FedEx showed up at work early that day - Yeah! I got the package opened it up and .... it was way better than I expected. I had really expected the worst. I know so positive huh? I am really pleased with how it turned out. Jon was making fun of me when I told him what I planned to do but now that it's here and he can see it he is impressed as well. The idea of this book was the reason I started blogging. I am not a scrapbooker or journal writer and this book wraps it all up in one and looks way better than any scrapbook I could make. So I give it two thumbs up - way up!