Right now it is shower time. Adam is asleep and Rebekah is watching a movie. So I need to take the chance. However, It is also a great time to write.
I just watched an overview about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Satints. The Mormons. My church, or rather the church I belong too. I really like how they (It is by our church) presented it all. I had just been reading in my scriptures about planting the seed of belief (Alma 32). But my thoughts turned to the church organization and how it has proven since 1830 when it was organized to be a good seed, by the growth and goodness of the members, organization and teachings at large. Then I came and watched this video. And I felt again how it as an organization is a good seed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o-ByARPf9w&feature=player_embedded
I especially loved hearing how the President of the Red Cross, explained that in disaster relief it is critical to mobalize large groups of people quickly, and no other organization is as good at mobilizing large groups of people quickly as the church.
We are a small number here where I live and I am not sure we could mobalize a large group of people, but the few active members here do a lot. And when we work with other organizations to promote good causes we can do even more.
There are so many good people, so many good causes. I wish I could do more.
On Saturday Daniel and I watched *On the Lord's Errand* for our date. We invited the kids who wanted to stay up to watch with us. I was touched by how time and again President Monson has been the Lord's instrument in serving others. I want to be better at that.
I feel like I am entering a new phase in life that will enable me to do more of this.
Yesterday, I was blessed to be on the Lord's errand.
In the beginning I was thinking about going to Visby early and just start knocking on doors where there seem to be apples ripe and just falling to the ground. I thought we can ask if they have excess and if we can pick apples. (our trees aren't ripe until October and our plums are done and there are hardly any pears this year). Then I thought about Eric Carlson. His wife died earlier this year. They are like the rock of our branck having been here and active for decades. Even when it was only them. I had long planned on visiting him with the kids during the warm season so the kids could run around outside but he could still have company. But summer was crazy and it never happened. He has apple and plum trees. And if they had as much fruit this year as he had last time I saw then he definantly has an excess. What if we go after I pick up the boys and give him some company. That felt right. So I called him. I wasn't excpecting that it was a bad fruit year. Nor that his apple tree is also an October one. But the wheels has started turning so I said we could come anyway and pick up the little that was on the ground. I thought maybe we can help him rake leaves or something. (Our leaves have started to fall and that is a chore the kids enjoy.) After getting of the phone I realized we will get hungry for dinner if we stay more then 1/2 hours. Yes! I can make dinner now and take it with us. I can share with him. He can have a cooked meal today!.
So I made pie crust and then made the filling for a taco pie. (kind of like a quiche). I just had enough time to cook it. He had also answered that he liked tomatos. So I grabbed all our tomatos that the kids had picked the other day. He could have as many as he wants. (More are growing). All the while I was thinking about how my grandpa is lonely and I can't visit him. Erics only child died as an infant so maybe we should adopt him as our grandpa. Not just at church on Sunday either.
It turned out great. He liked the pie and the company. I enjoyed it. And so did the kids. So now we will try to go back in a few days with Daniel this time. If we go earlier we can do some real service. (Yesterday he showed me around the yard. So now I have 3 things that he wants done that I know we can help with.) There were a few plums ripe and more should be then. So we will also pick some plums. :) He can't eat to many of them because of his diabetes.
I think I will try to visit him more often. He can be our grandpa here. And hopefully those who are able to visit my grandpa can do it there.
On the way home I was reminded of one of my favorite songs lately. *Have I done Any Good*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeA_5yYgB4
I love this arrangement and music video I have watched it many times. It inspires me. My brain is full of ideas and my heart is full of desire. I hope that I can be stronger then the weakness of my flesh and that in the process I can teach my children the joy of serving others.
I just watched an overview about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Satints. The Mormons. My church, or rather the church I belong too. I really like how they (It is by our church) presented it all. I had just been reading in my scriptures about planting the seed of belief (Alma 32). But my thoughts turned to the church organization and how it has proven since 1830 when it was organized to be a good seed, by the growth and goodness of the members, organization and teachings at large. Then I came and watched this video. And I felt again how it as an organization is a good seed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o-ByARPf9w&feature=player_embedded
I especially loved hearing how the President of the Red Cross, explained that in disaster relief it is critical to mobalize large groups of people quickly, and no other organization is as good at mobilizing large groups of people quickly as the church.
We are a small number here where I live and I am not sure we could mobalize a large group of people, but the few active members here do a lot. And when we work with other organizations to promote good causes we can do even more.
There are so many good people, so many good causes. I wish I could do more.
On Saturday Daniel and I watched *On the Lord's Errand* for our date. We invited the kids who wanted to stay up to watch with us. I was touched by how time and again President Monson has been the Lord's instrument in serving others. I want to be better at that.
I feel like I am entering a new phase in life that will enable me to do more of this.
Yesterday, I was blessed to be on the Lord's errand.
In the beginning I was thinking about going to Visby early and just start knocking on doors where there seem to be apples ripe and just falling to the ground. I thought we can ask if they have excess and if we can pick apples. (our trees aren't ripe until October and our plums are done and there are hardly any pears this year). Then I thought about Eric Carlson. His wife died earlier this year. They are like the rock of our branck having been here and active for decades. Even when it was only them. I had long planned on visiting him with the kids during the warm season so the kids could run around outside but he could still have company. But summer was crazy and it never happened. He has apple and plum trees. And if they had as much fruit this year as he had last time I saw then he definantly has an excess. What if we go after I pick up the boys and give him some company. That felt right. So I called him. I wasn't excpecting that it was a bad fruit year. Nor that his apple tree is also an October one. But the wheels has started turning so I said we could come anyway and pick up the little that was on the ground. I thought maybe we can help him rake leaves or something. (Our leaves have started to fall and that is a chore the kids enjoy.) After getting of the phone I realized we will get hungry for dinner if we stay more then 1/2 hours. Yes! I can make dinner now and take it with us. I can share with him. He can have a cooked meal today!.
So I made pie crust and then made the filling for a taco pie. (kind of like a quiche). I just had enough time to cook it. He had also answered that he liked tomatos. So I grabbed all our tomatos that the kids had picked the other day. He could have as many as he wants. (More are growing). All the while I was thinking about how my grandpa is lonely and I can't visit him. Erics only child died as an infant so maybe we should adopt him as our grandpa. Not just at church on Sunday either.
It turned out great. He liked the pie and the company. I enjoyed it. And so did the kids. So now we will try to go back in a few days with Daniel this time. If we go earlier we can do some real service. (Yesterday he showed me around the yard. So now I have 3 things that he wants done that I know we can help with.) There were a few plums ripe and more should be then. So we will also pick some plums. :) He can't eat to many of them because of his diabetes.
I think I will try to visit him more often. He can be our grandpa here. And hopefully those who are able to visit my grandpa can do it there.
On the way home I was reminded of one of my favorite songs lately. *Have I done Any Good*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeA_5yYgB4
I love this arrangement and music video I have watched it many times. It inspires me. My brain is full of ideas and my heart is full of desire. I hope that I can be stronger then the weakness of my flesh and that in the process I can teach my children the joy of serving others.
One word: Looooooovely!
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