Feelings

I must admit the past post I stole from another blogger.

What a talent another blogger had to send it to them. After reading the 13 Articles of Faith in the modern life of a Latter-day Saint, it made we think of why others think we are different.

We have a language of our own, we love life when things are falling apart, we love to serve and leave what needs to be done in our homes for later. These are just a few to mention.

I am thankful to be a latter-day saint. I'm thankful for my husband that has loved me and supported me in all things. I'm thankful for our children and for their spouses. I'm thankful for our grandbabies and the wonderful rising generation that they all are.

Life is good in 2010. If you try to live close to the Lord he will help you over the challenges of the world. That is what the real world had not figured out just yet.

13 Articles of the Latter-day Saint life

ARTICLES OF FAITH ON MORMON CULTURE

1. We believe in SUVs and minivans as the form of transportation,and in knee length shorts, which are always nice, and in multi-level marketing.

2. We believe that church ball players should be punished for their own fouls, and not for unsportsmanlike aggression.

3. We believe that through bread crumbs, cheese, creamy soups, and rice all casseroles can be saved through obedience to ward cookbooks and creativity in the mixing bowl.

4. We believe that the first layers and ingredients of the Dip are: first, beans; second, cheese; third, chopped tomatoes; fourth, the gift of sour cream; fifth, olives; sixth, salsa; seventh, guacamole, that is, if you have it.

5. We believe that a Mormon should have a distinguished or a cute name, that it is appropriate to name a child after a church leader or a historical figure including an ancestor, that alternative spellings and French prefixes only add to a name, and that when referring to the names of General Authorities, middle initials should be a part thereof.

6. We believe in the same wall decor that exists in many Mormon homes, namely, framed family proclamations, vinyl lettering, inspirational word signs, family photos, pictures of temples and Jesus, and so forth.

7. We believe in the gift of the re-gift, church books, crafts, family photos, baked goods, emergency supply kits, and so forth.

8. We believe in sparkling grape juice so long as it is nonalcoholic; we also believe in bringing root beer and sprite to ward parties.

9. We believe in all that we have scrapbooked, all that we will now scrapbook, and we believe that we will yet scrapbook many great and important things pertaining to our family, friends, pets, and vacations.

10. We believe in the literal mixing of ketchup and mayo and in the generous application of ranch dressing; that CBAs (church-based acronyms) will be used to describe YM/YW, PEC, the Y, NCMO, and CTR; that Mitt Romney will get Mormons to vote for him any time he runs; and, that the Mormons will enjoy reading Twilight and The Work and the Glory.

11. We claim the privilege of trying to identify common acquaintances with any visitor at church, and allow all other people at church the same privilege. Let them name drop the names of the famous and general authorities how, where, or whenever they may.

12. We believe in being subject to scoutmasters, pampered chef hostesses, and the writers of the U.S. News and World Report Rankings for professional schools, and in obeying, honoring, and sustaining Glenn Beck.

13. We believe in being above average, good at crafts, optimistic, and in being ten to fifteen minutes late everywhere we go. Indeed, we may say that we follow BYU football. We believe rumors about famous people joining the church, we hope to meet the three Nephites, we have endured many pyramid schemes, and hope to be able to endure all pyramid schemes. If there is anything cheap, free, sold in bulk, or given away when somebody is moving, we seek after these things.

Win a "NieNie Cycle" the real name is "Madsen Cycles Cargo Bikes"

This would be so much fun to peddle to work on, the students would be so excited and the staff may want to find other ways to get to work also. I would love to ride this "Madsen Cycles Cargo Bike" to work!!! Come one everyone check out this site ;.)

For the Past Two Days We have Sat At the Prophets Feet

General Conference is the time that you can either sit at your computer, attend at your building and watch it on satellite, or if you have BYU channel you can watch it at home.

Watching GC at home is good, you can stay in your PJ as long as you want. You can get comfortable and try not to fall asleep. You could also take notes and use your DVR and rewind to catch what you missed while taking notes.

For some reason when I attend RS conference session I just was not in the mood to be there and I did not enjoy the first two talks, but enjoyed the last two talks.

The same thing began again with GC I just did not get into the first two talks, which is just ridiculous since President Monson was first, but the rest of conference, was just what I needed.

I needed to be reminded that I need to show my "Gratitude". What a wonderful reminder. I was reminded that living at this time is "Wonderful" we are living at a time with trials but there are so many other wonderful things going on.

I was reminded that I am not expected to do it all at the same time. That I take just little steps and grow into the work that needs to be accomplished.

I prayed before GC and asked that I may be touched to know of the things that Heavenly Father wanted me to know. That in its self has made the biggest difference with my visit at the Prophets Feet these past two days.