Not Knowing Beforehand The Things Which I Should Do

Today's scripture ...

"And I was ^aled by the Spirit, not ^bknowing beforehand the things which I should do."

                          -- 1 Nephi 4:6

From reading in 1 Nephi 4, Revelation 17, Leviticus 5-9

For info on today's picture/quote, please refer to:   http://www.pinterest.com/pin/310678074266292174/

For map/picture info on today's walk, please click here.  If you'd like to read a talk I gave yesterday on what I learned volunteering in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 12 Step Addiction Recovery Program, please click here.

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One For The Money

Thought for today ...

“The wind and waves will periodically interfere with our chosen course, even in financial matters; but the laws of the gospel can bring us back on course and guide us to peaceful waters.”                   

                                 -- Elder Marvin J. Ashton of The Quorum of The Twelve Apostles 

I was the guest speaker to a group of about 50 this evening at the monthly La Verkin Stake Preparedness Workshop.  The topic was to apply the classic Marvin J. Ashton conference talk "One For The Money" to this local audience.  If you'd like to read my notes, listen to me, or check out my handouts, please click here:  http://dougbeecherstaxandmoneyblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-presentation-about-oneforthemoney-by.html

For info on walking and eating today, please click here:  http://terreeeblay.blogspot.com/2013/09/13-268.html

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Sacrament Meeting talk reporting on our Church Service Mission working in Addiction Recovery

Willyne and I spoke in our ward's Sacrament Meeting today to report on our church service missions, working in addiction recovery, that we have just been released from.  These are my notes if you're interested ... I actually said about half of this as I felt prompted when I was actually at the podium:  (and yes, some of this seemed applicable from what I said two weeks ago in La Verkin 3rd Ward and is written again here)

1.  Thank each of the previous speakers and musical numbers, say something that touched me about each.

2.      Bear testimony.  Smile.

3.      As you heard Willyne say, Bishop Hogan asked us to report on our experience serving as church service missionaries working with the 12 step addiction recovery program these past 19 months. 

4.      Being asked to do this takes my mind back to the thoughts I had the last time I reported on a mission, which was in 1974 when I was released from a proselyting service in the England East Mission, headquartered in the Hyde Park chapel in the heart of London.  Missionary service was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life up to that point, but I felt so blessed to have done it. (pause) I sat on the stand waiting my turn to speak that hot August day in the Hurricane 4^th Ward, where my parents and siblings had moved while I was in England.  My thoughts raced back to such things as …

The Beatitudes Compared To Alma 7:23-24

You may know that I was set apart as a member of my stake high council this morning, something I did not expect at all and certainly not now, thinking Willyne and I had just agreed to continue on for another year or more as church service missionaries working in the 12 step addiction recovery program.

Of course, I was put right to work, and just a few hours after being set apart, I spoke in La Verkin 3rd Ward on the topic of comparing our 2013 stake theme to the Beatitudes.  I had enough material for twenty minutes or so ... as it turns out I had about eight minutes.  If you are interested, click on the link and you can read the notes I prepared for the talk.  The actual talk was the portions of this I was inspired to give, skipping the rest to fit the time available.  As always, I believe the speaker got more out of this than anyone else :-)