I have learned more this pass year and have realized that our Father in Heaven did not send us to this earth to be alone. God would not send us to earth knowing that Lucifer, who would want to harm us would not give us some type of protection against Satan. We can have that protection if we look to Father in Heaven and live by his commandments. Father in Heaven also knew that we would face challenges and be required to make some decisions that would be beyond your own ability to decide correctly.
In His plan of happiness, The Holy Ghost’s roll in the God Head is to provide help with such challenges, decisions, and protection during those experiences we face. It is a power that brings peace and happiness to all of us.
With this in mind then we need to be careful not to stop the influence of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost can be overcome by our strong emotions, such as anger, hate, passion, fear, or pride. Or even negative feelings of skepticism, or irreverence, can cause us not to feel the protection or help that the Holy Ghost can provide us.
In other words when we act in a way that the prophets describe as the natural man. We lose that influence, that protection of the Holy Ghost. The Scriptures says this about a natural man:
“The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually unable to discern the Spirit.” And This “natural man is an enemy to God, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient,and full of love.”
Another month has gone by, it seems like the months have been flying by the last few years. Maybe that has something to do with age. Tanner passed Tammi a note last Sunday during sacrament meeting that said “Mom, I like the way you cut dads hair. Can you cut my hair the same way, but without his bald spot.” I am getting older, and with age comes baldness and growth in places that you don’t want on your body.
All the kids are doing fine for the most part. We are in the middle of summer and Tammi has been working to get the kids ready for another year of school. We want to put Tess is pre-school, but before that can happy she needs to be potty trained. Tess from the day she came to this earth has been one that has taken her sweet time in doing anything. For example she didn’t start to walk until she was 18 months. It wasn’t because she couldn’t walk, it was because she choose not to walk. And her going potting in the toilet is the same way. The other day I came home from work and Tammi was ready to pull her own hair out. She had been working with Tess all day, and that battle for potty training was won by Tess. I just hoping that by the end of next year Tess decides to use the toilet instead of her pants.
If Tess was not enough to deal with every day. Tammi has been working with Brynn on her ABC. At least with Brynn we have seen some improvement, but not what it should be. I get the feeling that Brynn like Tanner and me, will have a learning disability. I’m not sure how bad it will be, I can only hope it’s not as bad as mine was. I do know that with enough work and study she can overcome any learning disability. I was able to overcome something’s and Tanner has done the same.
Tanner is gearing up for Scout Camp. He should be a life scout now working toward his eagle. Not too bad since Tammi has told him he will not be getting his driver’s license at 16 if he is not an eagle scout. He is 13 and working hard to finish his badges up. His problem is he starts one badge without finishing the other. The result is a lot of merit badges almost complete but nothing finished. Last year at scout camp he earned 13 badges, I’m hoping he will be able to do the same this year or close to it.
Gabe has been to his cub scout camp. I can almost bet a fare bet that Gabe will not get his license by the time he turns 16. Scouting is not in his blood, he would stop going to cub scouts if we let him. He told me he did have a good time only because he got to shoot a gun and a bow. I would call a BB gun a gun, but at least something excited him at camp. Gabe is ready for football to begin, and I’m kind of looking forward to seeing him on the field running and playing. Gabe likes sports and will sit and watch ESPN more than me. In fact when I need to know something sports related, I don’t need to tune into ESPN or turn on the computer all I need to do is ask Gabe.
Dylan is growing too fast for my liking, she is such a beautiful girl in my eyes, I think I’ll be a protective dad with all my girls. She is enjoying her summer, she has plenty of friends around the house each day to play with. Including a boy who is a little younger then she is. This little boy will come by the house at 8 am and knock on the door or 9:30 pm at night. He just wants to play with Dylan. For safety I have Brynn plan with them always. Brynn is their little shadow.
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