Dear family,
Last Sunday I was either given a great opportunity or was unlucky to be found by the bishopric counselor. Anyway I gave a talk in sacrament meeting. This is probably my least favorite thing to have to do. The speaker before me stood and said how excited she was to be there. I stood and said unlike Rachel I am not excited to be here. I guess it is all attitude. My point is this, my subject was humility and how we develop this necessary quality. I learned a great deal and decided because I had no personal experiences to share in my talk that I was either not humble at all or my experiences are just so spiritual and I am too humble to share them. I guess that says it all. Being humble is truly something that is developed over a life time of living gospel principles. It is never really sought after outwardly, it has no thought of reward for oneself. True humility comes when our focus and all we do takes on the thought of Thy Will Be Done. When we are truly in tune with our Father in Heaven and seek first to do his will then we can develop humility and humility is required for us to be exalted. Christ is our greatest example. He always let others know that he did only that which his Father had sent him to do. When we realize that all that we have and all that we are and recognize that we are nothing without the Savior and his atonement, then we can become humble. Although we all want our kids to grow and become indepent from us, we must realize that we must always be dependant on our Father in Heaven. Quote:from a member of the seventy ( not sure which one) “if you think you have it, you don’t.” He suggested we should try to develop humility and be sure we didn’t know when we got it, and then we would have it. But if we ever thought we had it, we wouldn’t.
As far as my family is concerned..... The summer is very busy. I am taking care of Kelsie so Amy can work. It is not as easy as I seem to remember it being. A baby has so much more energy than a grandma. She is fun to have around but boy am I tired at the end of the day. She is a copycat and we really have to be careful to not say bad things.
Mark has a girlfriend now which we are not sure about. There is a whole story behind this. He seems a little happier and he is getting up and working everyday which is big for him. We hope that the job continues. Mackenzie is just glad that school is over. Brad is staying busy with football lifting and running and working for his uncle Craig when there is work and of course playing video games. Grant is ending his flying progress because of cost and frustration at how long it was taking. He just needed some hours and lots of times when he had scheduled flying time the weather was not cooperating. His test that he took is about to run out and if he didn't have his license before then he would have to retake it and that wasn't going to work. He isn't happy about it but is dealing with it for now. I keep telling him to not quit.
I am also getting ready to go to girls camp in 2 weeks. I decided to go and help out. They are headed to Kirtland. I am in charge of the food because we have to cook our own. We are camping in tents which I am not a fan of and so will be bring an air mattress to sleep on. However the bathrooms are suppose to be very clean and nice and we have electic. I don't know why everyone thinks because I work in a cafeteria that I am the one that should do the food.
Now because it is Father's Day and Dad is probably unavailable seems he is in California I want to wish him a happy fathers day and to tell him how much I love him and appreciate him as a father. As I think back on my life as a young child there is no bad memeries even when he spanked me that one time with a board which he denies, but non the less I don't recall the pain involved only the reason why it happened and it was my fault but really dad a Board. Ok maybe not a 2x4 board but I was only 7 or 8 and to that little body it probably seemed that big. Anyway my memories are of a loving, devoted, caring father with nothing but wanting the best for his family. Your are THE GREATEST DAD!
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