Deuteronomy 30:11-14

For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not ^ahidden from thee, neither is it far off.

It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy ^aheart, that thou mayest do it.

The Sweetest Thing

My baby sister with my baby nephew. *love*

LOLCAT of the day

Alma 34:26-27

But this is not all; ye must ^apour out your souls in your ^bclosets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.

Yea, and when you do not cry unto the Lord, let your ^ahearts be ^bfull, drawn out in prayer unto him continually for your ^cwelfare, and also for the welfare of ^dthose who are around you.

Quote of the Day

Why has your moral agency been given to you? Only to live a pleasurable life and to make choices to do the things you want to do? Or is there a more fundamental reason—to be able to make the choices that will lead you to fully implement your purpose for being here on earth and to establish priorities in your life that will assure the development and happiness the Lord wants you to receive.
Richard G. Scott

Read the talk here.

Quote of the Day

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
Einstein

Thanks, Gordon :)

People are good

When I worked at eBay they had recently come out with this Ad Campaign. I love it.

Why?Because people ARE good !

one shall sow, another shall reap

Over Labor Day weekend, I was visiting my grandfather in Arizona, and in discussing the concept of "one shall sow, and another shall reap," he pulled out this excerpt about one of his contacts when he served his mission in Argentina. He let me keep a copy :)

Reginald Dorff served a mission to Argentina in the early 1950s when baptisms were few.

In 1950, Venado Tuerto, Argentina, there were no latter-day saints, except the missionaries who had established a beautiful nucleus of more than 60 friends and investigators. Sunday worship services were held, with all prayers, music, sermons, presented byt he elder missionaries. During that time, la Senorita Paulina Quiriquino, previously taught by Elder Rodney Bradshaw and his companion, requested baptism on October 19, 1950.

District meetings in Rosario saw Paulina and Elders Robert Reese and Reginald Dorff in that city, December, 23, 1950, where her baptism was approved. Elders Reese and Dorff were detained and unable to reach the river-side baptism on time, and President Lyman Wilson performed his first and only baptism. He traveled much on behalf of mission president Harold Brown. President Lyman was soon to complete his mission, and early in his mission Elder Dorff had baptized another missionary's candidate. This was his only baptism in 35 months, so the Lord has ways to 'balance the books.'

In 1978, the Dorff family drove 40,000 miles from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires and had a wonderful reunion with Hermana Quiriquino. She had just been released from a stake mission in which she brought 150 converts to baptism.

What great influence we can have in simply teaching each other who we are and the love that Heavenly Father has for us. The aim is to serve and love each other truly and sincerely - regardless of what the results are.

Job 27:3-6

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. ... My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

To My Valentine by Ogden Nash

More than a catbird hates a cat,
Or a criminal hates a clue,
Or the Axis hates the United States,
That's how much I love you.

I love you more than a duck can swim,
And more than a grapefruit squirts,
I love you more than a gin rummy is a bore,
And more than a toothache hurts.

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,
Or a juggler hates a shove,
As a hostess detests unexpected guests,
That's how much you I love.

I love you more than a wasp can sting,
And more than the subway jerks,
I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch,
And more than a hangnail irks.

I swear to you by the stars above,
And below, if such there be,
As the High Court loathes perjurious oathes,
That's how you're loved by me.

Quote of the Day

I will give out divers schedules of my beauty. It shall be inventoried; and every particle and utensil labeled to my will: as, item, two lips indifferent red; item, two grey eyes, with lids to them; item, one neck, one shin, and so forth.
- Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare

I'm back!

I had so much fun on my trip to Arizona last year, that I went for Labor Day again this year.

This time I spent the entire time in Mesa & Tempe. I did see the ASU/SJSU football game. 30 Yard Line. Second Row. Thank you, Davey J :)

And I missed the heat wave in California, so now I'm back to a cool 70 degrees and I'm ready for Fall!