Sweet Potators

1. We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing; He chastens, and hastens his will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing. Sing praises to his name; He forgets not his own. 2. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine; So from the beginning the fight we were winning; Thou, Lord, wast at our side; All glory be thine! 3. We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant, And pray that thou still our defender wilt be. Let thy congregation escape tribulation; Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free! Text: Anon., The Netherlands, ca. 1626; trans. by Theodore Baker, 1851-1934 Music: Anon., The Netherlands, ca. 1625; arr. by Edward Kremser, 1838-1914

A new word I learned today. Google it.

*We heard this story at stake conference last week, I sent it to Ally and she sent it out in her weekly letter and had some amazing things to say about it.... which I'll include at the end of this post. The Summer of the Lambs Jayne B. Malan The day school was out at the beginning of each summer, our family went to our ranch in Wyoming. It was there with my parents and brothers and sisters, and a few cousins mixed in, that I learned about family loyalty; love and concern; birth and death; that one must finish a job once it is started; and, to quote my father, “There are only two things important—the family and the Church.” One year my father was waiting for us as we arrived. He said he had a big job for my brother Clay and me to do that summer. I was about twelve at the time, and my brother was two years older. Pointing to the field by the side of the house, my father said, “Do you see all of these lambs in that field? I’ll share the money we get for the ones you raise when ...

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..... advent calendars, opposing teams, lambs without mamas, thank you notes....

Happy people surround themselves with other happy people. Joy is contagious. People are four times more likely to be happy in the future with happy people around them. Happy people try to be happy. When happy people don’t feel happy, they cultivate a happy thought and smile about it. Happy people spend money more on others than they spend on themselves. Givers experience what scientists call the “helper’s high.” Happy people have deep in-person conversations. Sitting down to talk about what makes a person tick is a good practice for feeling good about life. Happy people use laughter as a medicine. A good old-fashioned chuckle releases lots of good neurotransmitters. A study showed that children on average laugh 300 times a day versus adults who laugh 15 times a day. Happy people use the power of music. Researchers found that music can match the anxiety reducing effects of massage therapy. Happy people exercise and eat a healthful diet. Eating a poor diet can contribute to d...

Today I told Ally in my email about how I asked her father if I had an unhealthy attachment to her. Her answer...... I have three minutes left... ahhh!!! I love you. I have an unhealthy attatchment to you as well... I'm probably going to duck tape you to my hip once I'om home...

Do you ever feel like you're thinking things, but the understanding, the comprehension of them is over a brick wall...... and you'll never have the wherewithal to climb over it?