Put your bread on the waters and let it go. Don't worry where it goes you'll probably never know for the Lord feeds the many and chooses just a few and the bread you give freely will come back to you There are many things worth having they give us reasons for living the greatest is loving which gives us reasons for giving because everybody bleeds and everyone has needs and our worth is measured by what we do and believe So put your bread upon the waters don't worry where it goes. It's still out there somewhere that only God knows. And someday if you're lonely and needing a friend. The bread you gave away will come around to you again.
by Rl Tracy on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 3:44pm
28. O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.
29. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
by Rl Tracy on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 9:00pm
10. Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness. --------------------------
7--14--21--3PERSONALITY STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS Directions: Select the word or phrase that best describes what you are like most of the time. Be honest!
1. a) opinionated b) nurturing c) inventive d) outgoing
2. a) power-oriented b) perfectionist c) indecisive d) self-centered
3. a) dominant b) sympathetic c) tolerant d) enthusiastic
4. a) self-serving b) suspicious c) unsure d) naive
5. a) decisive b) loyal c) contented d) playful
6. a) arrogant b) worry prone c) silently stubborn d) flighty
7. a) assertive b) reliable c) kind d) sociable
8. a) bossy b) self-critical c) reluctant d) a teaser
9. a) action-oriented b) analytical c) easygoing d) carefree
10. a) critical of others b) overly sensitive c) shy d) obnoxious
11. a) determined b) detail conscious c) a good listner d) a party person
12. a) demanding b) unforgiving c) unmotivated d) vain
13. a) responsible b) idealistic c) considerate d) happy
14. a) impatient b) moody c) passive d) impulsive
15. a) strong-willed b) respectful c) patient d) fun-loving
16. a) argumentative b) unrealistic c) directionless d) an interrupter
17. a) independent b) dependable c) even-tempered d) trusting
18. a) aggressive b) frequently depressed c) ambivalent d) forgetful
19. a) powerful b) deliberate c) gentle d) optimistic
20. a) insensitive b) judgemental c) boring d) undisciplined
21. a) logical b) emotional c) agreeable d) popular
22. a) always right b) guilt prone c) unenthusiastic d) uncommitted
23. a) pragmatic b) well-behaved c) accepting d) spontaneous
24. a) merciless b) thoughtful c) uninvolved d) a show-off
25. a) task-oriented b) sincere c) diplomatic d) lively
26. a) tactless b) hard to please c) lazy d) loud
27. a) direct b) creative c) adaptable d) a performer
28. a) calculating b) self-rightous c) self-deprecating d) disorganized
29. a) confident b) disciplined c) pleasant d) charismatic
30. a) intimidating b) careful c) unproductive d) afraid to face facts
SITUATIONS Now let's see if you respond the same way to the following situations as you did to groups of descriptive words.
31. If I applied for a job, a prospective employer would most likely hire me because I am: a) Driven, direct, and delegating. b) Deliberate, accurate, and reliable. c) Patient, adaptable, and tactful. d) Fun-loving, spirited, and casual.
32. When involved in an intimate relationship, if I feel threated by my partner, I: a) Fight back with facts and anger. b) Cry, feel hurt, and plan revenge. c) Become quiet, withdrawn, and often hold anger until I blow up over some minor issue later. d) Distance myself and avoid further conflict.
33. For me, life is most meaningful when it: a) Is task-oriented and productive. b) Is filled with people and purpose. c) Is free of pressure and stress. d) Allows me to be playful, lighthearted, and optimistic.
34. As a child, I was: a) Stubborn, bright, and/or aggressive. b) Well-behaved, caring, and/or depressed. c) Quiet, easygoing, and/or shy. d) Too Talkative, happy, and/or playful.
35. As an adult, I am: a) Opionated, determined, and/or bossy. b) Responsible, honest, and/or unforgiving. c) Accepting, contented, and/or unmotivated. d) Charismatic, positive, and/or obnoxious.
36. As a parent, I am: a) Demanding, quick-tempered, and/or uncompromising. b) Concerned, sensitive, and/or critical. c) Permissive, easily persuaded, and/or often overwhelmed. d) Playful, casual, and/or irresponsible.
37. In an argument with a friend, I am most likely to be: a) Verbally stubborn about facts. b) Concerned about others' feelings and principles. c) Silently stubborn, uncomfortable, and/or confused. d) Loud, uncomfortable, and/or compromising.
38. If my friend was in trouble, I would be: a) Protective, resourceful, and recommend solutions. b) Concerned, empathetic, and loyal-regardless of the problem. c) Supportive, patient, and a good listener. d) Nonjudgemental, optimistic, and downplaying the seriousness of the situation.
39. When making decisions, I am: a) Assertive, articulate, and logical. b) Deliberate, precise, and cautious. c) Indecisive, timid, and reluctant. d) Impulsive, uncommitted, and inconsistent.
40. When I fail, I feel: a) Silently self-critical, yet verbally stubborn and defensive. b) Guilty, self-critical, and vulnerable to depression-I dwell on it. c) Unsettled and fearful, but I keep it to myself. d) Embarrassed and nervous-seeking to escape the situation.
41. If someone crosses me: a) I am angered, and cunningly plan ways to get even quickly. b) I feel deeply hurt and find it almost impossible to forgive completely. Generally, getting even is not enough. c) I am silently hurt and plan to get even and/or completely avoid the other person. d) I want to avoid confontation, consider the situation not important enough to bother with, and/or seek other friends.
42. Work is: a) A most productive way to spend one's time. b) A healthy activity, which should be done right if it's to be done at all. Work should be done before one plays. c) A positive activity as long as it is something I enjoy and don't feel pressured to accomplish. d) A necessary evil, much less inviting than play.
43. In social situations, I am most often: a) Feared by others. b) Admired by others. c) Protected by others. d) Envied by others.
44. In a relationship, I am most concerned with being: a) Approved of and right. b) Understood, appreciated, and intimate. c) Respected, tolerant, and peaceful. d) Praised, having fun, and feeling free.
45. To feel alive and positive, I seek: a) Adventure, leadership, and lots of action. b) Security, creativity, and purpose. c) Acceptance and safety. d) Excitement, playful productivity, and the company of others.
1 Corinthians 15:20-22
by Rl Tracy on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8:07am
20. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
5. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:6. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
I think about this scripture a lot as pertaining to my family. Some people have told me it is not to be taken literally. I am not so sure. I have always thought that parents and their children should love each other, and hoped that my children and their father would love each other in the sense that they would take good care of each other, be kind to each other and care about each others' feelings.
I think a major part of the problems in our world are caused by self centered parents and children, lack of compassion and kindness, lack of responsibility. I think those problems are caused by lack of caring of people toward one another.
The divorce has been a nightmarish thing. So was the marriage. So were the dating years. I can't honestly look anyone in the face and recommend these activities to them. I would feel as though I were recommending pain and sorrow to them.
I have hopes, but no expectations. I want to heal broken families, especially mine but I don't believe remarriage would solve anything. I think if I look for someone and find them I will be showing the very example I want to avoid, passing on the idea that people are replaceable and contributing to the problem of not taking personal relationships seriously.
I don't want to leave behind a bunch of people with the attitude Cain had toward his brother Abel when I die. I think that is a big problem in the world. I can see it rising up in my family. I think it causes divorce. I think it is wrong to trivialize another human being. I can't say I have never done it but I never feel okay about it.
I think Malachi was partly talking about the practice of seeing each other through critical eyes and passing judgment, especially on family members. It is an unloving way to be.
30. But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I can attest to the truth in this scripture. It is so hard to keep negatives where they will not harm anyone.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 10:15am
3. For of him unto whom much is given much is required; and he who sins against the greater light shall receive the greater condemnation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have been given much, more than I think I should have. I am so grateful for what I have been given, but I am unable to express my gratitude in an acceptable form.
12. And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. -------------------------------------------------------------- Faith can only be found in a place or person who is eternal. I believe in Jesus as an eternal being, the true son of the living God.
19. For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.
This scripture is so important in its descriptiveness about the attributes a person must have to be a true son or daughter of God. It is a great struggle to maintain these attributes in a world like ours.
40. And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Doctrine and Covenants 88:123-124
Facebook observations
by Rl Tracy on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 8:29am
Facebook is set up as a giant courtroom, with family, friends and public as judges and jury, and unseen judges and jury with access to personal and/or privileged information. It is a marketing tool, it is a discovery tool, a recovery tool, or a tearing down tool. It can be used for missionary work, or accusations, as a social connector, or a social disconnector. It has great potential as a teaching tool, a documenting tool, a method of establishing credibility or proving flaws. As a teaching tool it can be used for both good and evil.
2 Nephi 2:27
by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 11:26am
27. Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doctrine and Covenants 10:5
by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:07pm
5. Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work. -----------------------------------------------------------
by Rl Tracy on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8:28am
15. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 16. Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
17. And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.
2 Nephi 9:28-29
by Rl Tracy on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 3:44pm
28. O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.
29. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
by Rl Tracy on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10:39am
3. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
by Rl Tracy on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10:43am
26. For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward. 27. Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
by Rl Tracy on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10:57am
24. No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. -------------------------------------------------I can't. Too many masters is not good. I am not a genie...
by Rl Tracy on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 11:46am
6. Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise. 7. And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.
by Rl Tracy on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 9:30pm
32. For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.33. And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 12:08pm
3. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
I think about this, how Jesus was considered socially unacceptable and His own people were ashamed of Him. He has had everything that could be done to a person happen to Him, and He understands.
I can't equal Him, I can't measure up to Him. I wish I could have some measure of Him His goodness and mercy mirrored in myself.
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Doctrine and Covenants 58:26-27
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 4:22pm
26. For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward. 27. Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 10:44pm
3. Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. 4. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
I think about this in relation to my divorce. It isn't good to be married to despair. If you have strong beliefs, and you want to live them it is better to marry someone who has similar beliefs and wants to live them.
by Rl Tracy on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:25am
1. THIS know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Some people are so good at appearing to endure to the end.
I'm not one of them though
Malachi 4:5-6
by Rl Tracy on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 8:26pm
5. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:6. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Joshua 1:8
by Rl Tracy on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:08pm
8. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Moses 7:18
by Rl Tracy on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 7:26am
18. And the Lord called his people ZION, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them. ---------------------------------------------------
How would it be to have a world with no poor and equal opportunities for all?
Edit ** by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 12:30pm
Utah Outpouring For Lori Hacking - CBS News
Utah Outpouring For Lori Hacking - CBS News
http://www.lacipeterson.com/
These things were going on when my marriage was coming to an end.
I never look at these women without knowing that I came very close to being
one of them, a club no one wants to join, the club of murdered spouses..
Why do people murder their spouses?
Feelings run too high I guess, based on unmet expectations or misplaced frustration.
I think also that one person wants to control the other person.
I only know, that I never want to feel that way with another person again.
I don't want to live in a world of disapproval and disappointment
because I can't match the image in some man's mind of what he wants
in a woman.
I never want another person to have the power to affect my life
in the way he did and has and is still doing.
I never want that for my children.
It is better to remain solitary than to be with someone who chases
rumors of grass that is greener in other pastures.
If I could ask one thing of God it would be to help appropriate
social relationships to always exist in my family that
will not allow the destruction of the most precious feelings that
bind the human race together. These are the feelings of caring and compassion
and trust and kindness. If those had not been lost,
Lori Hacking and Laci Peterson would still be alive,
and Elizabeth Smart would never have gone through the
ordeal she went through.
-------------------------------- Mosiah 3:19 by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8:12am
19. For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father. LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete -------------------------------------- James 1:5-6 by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:16am
5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete --------------------------------------- Doctrine and Covenants 59:9-10 by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:22pm 9. And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day;
10. For verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors, and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;
Checking Henry out of school Taking Margles to school Taking Adam to school Taking the kids to Field Day with Alpine Online Origami activities Practice with the Snap Circuits. Summer made it to # 6, BMTH made it to # 20. LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete ----------------------------------
Matthew 6:24 by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 11:19pm
24. No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. -------------------------------- Daniel 2:44-45 by Rl Tracy on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 7:51am
44. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
45. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete -------------------------------- 2 Nephi 2:27 by Rl Tracy on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 8:33pm
27. Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself. LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete --------------------------------- Job 19:25-26 by Rl Tracy on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 6:15pm
25. For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
26. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete ---------------------------------- James 2:17-18 by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 8:01pm
17. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete ----------------------------------- 2 Nephi 32:3 by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 6:13am
3. Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do. LikeUnlike · · Share · Delete ------------------------------------ Isaiah 53:3-5 by Rl Tracy on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:33am
3. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
3. Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
3. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
7. And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.
11. And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
-------------------------------------------- Margles left this morning for Youth Conference. The Lakeridge Stake is doing a handcart trek this year, and Margles was so excited to go. We made two dresses for her, but she only took one because the other was not finished. It was lacking its hems.
The wind has been blowing a lot today. Margles did her own preparing for the trek. I told her it might be pretty cold there and told her she should take her winter coat. I think she is up there without a coat though. It is quite cool here in the valley, so it must be colder where she is right now. I wish I could reach her and take a blanket and a coat to her. She must be freezing. I hope she will be okay.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 12:24am
9. There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light But stood out on the open plain and always got its share of rain never became a forest king but lived and died a scrubby thing.
The man who never had to toil to gain his farm and patch of soil who never had to win his share of sun and sky and light and air never became a manly man but lived and died as he began.
Good timber does not grow with ease the stronger wind, the stronger trees the further sky, the greater length the more the storm, the more the strength By sun and cold, by rain and snow in trees and men good timber grow
Where thickest lies the forest growth we find the patriarchs of both and they hold counsel with the stars whose broken branches show the scars of many winds and much of strife this is the common law of life.
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This poem was given to me by Lori Stevens. Lori is my
"And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters."
On assessments, key words are used to identify the type of response required from whomever is being tested.
Compare: Tell what is the same and what is different. Describe: Use words to create a mental picture for the reader. Determine: Use mathematics to find a solution to the problem. List: Use point form. Explain: Use words and symbols to make your solution clear. Justify: Give reasons and evidence to show your answer is correct. Show your work: Record all calculations and all the steps you went through to get your answer. You may use words, numbers, graphs, diagrams, symbols and/or charts.
28. O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.
29. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
I will never be the perfect woman that you see in your mind the one who leaves you blind to the someone who I am, who just might understand the sadness you want to leave behind.
The women out there with bleached teeth and processed hair are the only ones you want, that you can see. You can dream all you want, I have nothing to flaunt Thank the Lord that you don't want me.
7. Thus came the voice of the Lord unto me, saying: All who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;
8. Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it, who would have received it with all their hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom;
9. For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts.
10. And I also beheld that all children who die before they arrive at the years of accountability are saved in the celestial kingdom of heaven.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11:53am
Monday the trash went out, I took Margles, Henry,and Adam to school,we made some progress on the home school. Summer has asked to be taken out of school. Hopefully something happens that changes her mind or a door is opened for her to make progress at her own pace. Alethea was hit in the face by a softball hit with a lot of power. After a blessing administered by our neighbors Brother Peterson and Brother Allen, healing began immediately. I watched her face change as I held her at the hospital during her examinations, CAT scan and eventual release. The examinations and scan revealed her nose had been broken on the right side The next morning, her black eye had cleared some, and the swelling was down. Whatever others may say about the resilience of children, I believe a miracle occurred.
by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 5:55pm
On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 1:14am
This message was forwarded to me via e-mail from Diane Ferre. I do not know for sure if she is the person who sent it since people can and will do what they want on the internet often using the name and face of another.
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Subject: FW: How to fix Congress
If each person contacts a minimum of twelve people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!
A friend sent this along to me. I can't think of a reason to disagree. I am sending this to virtually everybody on my e-mail list and that includes conservatives, liberals, and everybody in between. Even though we disagree on a number of issues, I count all of you as friends. My friend and neighbor wants to promote a "Congressional Reform Act of 2010." It would contain eight provisions, all of which would probably be strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I know many of you will say "this is impossible." Let me remind you, Congress has the lowest approval rating of any entity in Government. Now is the time when Americans will join together to reform Congress - the entity that represents us. We need to get a Senator to introduce this bill in the US Senate and a Representative to introduce a similar bill in the US House. These people will become American heroes. **********************************
Congressional Reform Act of 20101. Term Limits. 12 years only, one of the possible options below..A. Two Six-year Senate termsB. Six Two-year House termsC. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work. If you agree with the above, pass it on. If not, just delete.
Rl Tracy It should be an honor to serve in Congress, but when was it ever an honor to serve people who are angry all the time, who blame you for everything, who worship money, and have expectations of you that they can't reach themselves and are willing to crucify you on the cross of public opinion??
Halloween never was a holiday, it was the evening before a holiday. November 1st, All Saints Day was the holiday. Who in their right mind would declare a day to worship death, darkness, ghouls, fear, horror, terrorism, spiders, witches, devils, evil of all sorts? Why would anyone want to celebrate those things? And yet, the majority of people in the United States do just that. What happened to the people who used to celebrate life, harvest, the hand of the Lord in all His goodness?
18. But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.
19. And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good--to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted.
16. For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
17. But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him.
123. See that ye love one another; cease to be covetous; learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires.
124. Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 7:54am
34. Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen?
35. Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson--
36. That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness.
22. The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.
23. A man may receive the Holy Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not tarry with him.
45. And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
3. Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
4. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
I used to work in a sewing factory in Lehi. I think sweat shop sewing is much easier than trying to understand the thousands of ways people swindle each other. I'm glad I'm not going into law as a profession, but I don't see how I can keep out of court if I don't learn this stuff. It seems like a person can land in court just for breathing through the wrong windpipe.
The kids were with their father this weekend. My two oldest refused to go with him. I had a weekend of housecleaning and homework planned but it didn't happen because my daughters dragged me away to see the Great Salt Lake. They took off their shoes and went wading. We listened to General Conference all the way. My daughter drives so I can do projects while she is at the wheel, but I can't study because my kids need my ears. They like talking to me. Thank goodness I have kids who will talk to me. Some parents aren't as lucky as I am.
Funny. It's hard to think about business law when caught up in the everyday life stuff, but it really affects just about everything we do doesn't it?
32. For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.
33. And now, as I said unto you before, as ye have had so many witnesses, therefore, I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end; for after this day of life, which is given us to prepare for eternity, behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 10:19pm
CRT TESTING Tuesday, April 27th 9:30 am - CRT Language Arts for grades 2-8 and IOWA Reading Test for 3rd graders Alpine School District Offices (PDC building) at 575 N. 100 E. in American Fork 9;15 am - Check in 9:30 am - Testing begins All students 2nd-8th are expected to take the language arts test. Students in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 will take a paper/pencil test. 6th graders will be doing their test online. The CRT tests are not timed tests. The testing usually takes around 2 1/2 hours. Alpine Online will provide water and a snack for students during the test. Families will not be allowed to wait inside the district offices. There are parks, stores, and a library near by. It is best if you have a cell phone so students can call as soon as they are ready to be picked up.
Each class will have the following dates for the Math and Science CRT tests. All testing will take place at Alpine School District offices at 575 N. 100 E. in American Fork
Friday, April 30th - Chantel Adams' class Wednesday, May 5th - Kathryn Persch's class Thursday, May 6th - Julie Burnside's class Friday, May 7th - Heather Neilson's class
All days will follow the same schedule:
CRT Math 9:15 am - Check in 9:30 am - Testing begins
Math Testing Requirements All students 2nd-6th are required to take the math test if the student is taking math through Alpine Online. Students 2nd- 6th not taking math are highly encouraged to take the test. Students 7th-8th are required to take the math test only if they are taking grade level math or higher through Alpine Online.
The math test will be taken with paper and pencil. The test is not a timed test. The test usually takes around 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Science Testing Requirements All students 4th-8th taking science through Alpine Online are required to take the science test. Students 4th-6th not taking science are highly encouraged to take the test.
27. Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
4. And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5. And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
18. Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.
19. And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.
by Rl Tracy on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 10:07am
37. Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
38. What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
by Rl Tracy on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 10:21am
Henry and Benjamin went on their overnight campout with Brothers Stanger, Barnes, and Winget last night. They went up Diamond Fork Canyon. They came back this morning feeling pretty cold because they didn't dress warm enough and just took one blanket, sleeping bag, and pillow apiece. They smelled like campfire.
I hope the experience helps them to think about what it really takes to survive and how dependent we have become on the luxuries civilization has to offer. I hope that it helps them recognize that we have experienced great mercy from God, our family, our community. Maybe they will become aware this way of the need to conserve and prepare.
Life is fragile, easy to lose, easy to destroy, and we are all subject to the will of God. Life's lessons aren't easy to learn. There is no easy way. Experience is the best teacher, but it can hurt so much. Sometimes in life you meet someone who has been through the pain, knows where the hard parts are, and helps us through them.
Those are our angels. I hope my children will always use their experience to help others, and not hurt them.
The internet has been down for a few days, and I haven't known how to fix it. My family has become dependent on it for school, communication and entertainment, so when it is down, it becomes a real problem.
Today is CRT's for four of the kids. The one thing we can count on in our lives, the one most consistent thing is change.
We prayed for guidance and inspiration and understanding to find the problem and eventually a combination of things we tried were successful in restoring the internet connection.
I am not sure specifically which things we tried that worked, but I am willing to believe and admit that divine guidance was the most essential part.
29. For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.
8. Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
19. For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.
Margles has been reading "Lord of the Flies" for school. I don't really think that book has improved society. It has only described humanity's base attributes through fictional representations. There is nothing like putting nightmares into peoples' minds to haunt them for the rest of their lives or show them examples to adopt.
If I want examples for my children to follow I would rather pick Jesus, than the " Lord of the Flies"
6. And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.
15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16. And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth
13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Over the years categories mentioned as applied to people in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have popped up in my life, based on attitudes and tolerance levels among members. I didn't really like the idea of categories at all and didn't have enough experience early on to understand what they meant. I loved seeing all church members as brothers and sisters. They don't all feel that way, but so many have helped me... Now I understand some of it after years and years of being asked my denomination and being reacted to accordingly.
Jack Mormon--One who is or was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who may know the gospel principles and practices, but doesn't live them unless they suit his/her convenience.
Sunday Mormon--One who preaches and practices gospel principles on Sundays. The rest of the week, anything goes.
Churchy Mormon--One who keeps attributes of the Church around them and talks about church stuff regardless of what others want to do or talk about
Cultural Mormon--One who is Mormon by continuous exposure to the stories, beliefs, principles and customs pertaining to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
True and Faithful Mormon--One who practices what he/she says he/she believes in. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jack Mormons look like the worst out of these.
Sunday Mormons are actually the worst of all of these. They are the most deceptive and destructive I think. They are all surface and no substance. They go to church for making contacts and doing business. I'm not sure they believe in what they preach except to use it as a survival tool.
The only hope for any people is to learn the truth by experience.
Experience is the best teacher, but hurts so much. The innocent suffer most.
I believe in Heavenly Father's ability to preserve His word and His people. I believe in His ability to change and refine and save anyone regardless of what category they fit.
I know there are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who are true and faithful who do all the Lord asks them to do. I do not want the church to cease existing. I want to be one of those who is true and faithful in all things. I don't want to be just a category, but if I must be one, please let it be true and faithful?
18. And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;
19. And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures;
20. And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint.
21. And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.
When I was in my 20's, reading Isaiah Chapter 5 in the Bible one day, I had a strange experience. I thought I read as part of the scripture " Wo unto he who builds wall to wall, and house to house till there be no place where a man may find himself alone, for he shall not be held blameless in the end"
Here is what it actually says:
8 ¶ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 9 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
Those who have overbuilt and charge high prices for the purpose of making as large a profit margin as possible will not be held blameless in the end. Despair is at a premium, and people are dying so someone can have their profit. Why is money worth more than life to people?
18. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
by Rl Tracy on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 5:39am
10. Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;
15. And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
16. And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 8:34am
6. And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.
I know that the things I go through are to try my faith. I know that Heavenly Father needs people who are strong and faithful who will not throw Him away for love or money. God can't be treated as a commodity. Faith is things hoped for but not seen. There are some things I have no faith in but other things I have great faith in. There are things I used to have no faith in that I have great faith in now. Faith can grow where no faith was before.
by Rl Tracy on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 10:10am
18. And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;
19. And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures;
20. And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint.
21. And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.
