I am teaching relief society today. Once again, I thought I would post my lesson outline/visual aids. With the help of my mom and Lisa, I also made a pedigree chart with pictures of my ancestors. It's pretty cool. I also have a few stories to tell about some of my ancestors. Wish me luck!
Generations Linked in Love
Elder Russell M. Nelson
April 2010 General Conference
“The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead.”
-Joseph Smith
You first identify individuals for whom you desire to do temple work.
Then you print out a Family Ordinance Request.
This document provides the information needed at the temple and eliminates the need to take computer discs with you.
From the Family Ordinance Request, ordinance cards are printed at the temple. After an ordinance is performed, it is recorded and entered into new FamilySearch that very day.
The new FamilySearch system changes the dynamics of family history work by facilitating the creation of one common pedigree.
While temple and family history work has the power to bless those beyond the veil, it has an equal power to bless the living. It has a refining influence on those who are engaged in it. They are literally helping to exalt their families.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Happy Father's Day!
Today I would like to honor my father. My father has sacrificed to be there for his children. After working hard at a steel mill all day, and sometimes working a double shift, he would come home and play with us, whether it be backyard football, running, or any number of activities.
My dad also wrote me a letter every single day, for 18 months, while I was on my mission. Consequently, he did the same thing for my brother and sister. Who also served missions. This took a lot of dedication.
My dad is always willing to help a neighbor in need. My dad is a hard worker. And of course, he and my mom, have dedicated their lives to caring for me. Thank you so much.
I love you, Dad!
Happy Father's Day!
My dad also wrote me a letter every single day, for 18 months, while I was on my mission. Consequently, he did the same thing for my brother and sister. Who also served missions. This took a lot of dedication.
My dad is always willing to help a neighbor in need. My dad is a hard worker. And of course, he and my mom, have dedicated their lives to caring for me. Thank you so much.
I love you, Dad!
Happy Father's Day!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Cuss Tooth President
Lisa beat me to it. But I still want to mention how appalled I was this morning, as I watched Good Morning America and saw our so-called president of the United States using profanity.
First of all, I don't know why the news would even air such garbage. And put their little pet, in a bad light. Apparently, they didn't think it did such. Such language should not be allowed over the airwaves. But I've already blogged about this before. So I won't elaborate.
Aren't political leaders, and especially the president of the United States, and vice president, for that matter, supposed to be shining examples of how we should behave? At least, the public face they put forth. Well obviously this is not true anymore. Our president and vice president are both bucket mouths who blatantly use profanity at will. It's completely disgusting.
If you've read my blog before, you know I have absolutely zero respect for Obama. And if it's possible, I lost even more respect for him today. As I said before, using profanity shows a person's lack of intelligence, lack of respect for others, and their inability to communicate.
That's my two cents.
First of all, I don't know why the news would even air such garbage. And put their little pet, in a bad light. Apparently, they didn't think it did such. Such language should not be allowed over the airwaves. But I've already blogged about this before. So I won't elaborate.
Aren't political leaders, and especially the president of the United States, and vice president, for that matter, supposed to be shining examples of how we should behave? At least, the public face they put forth. Well obviously this is not true anymore. Our president and vice president are both bucket mouths who blatantly use profanity at will. It's completely disgusting.
If you've read my blog before, you know I have absolutely zero respect for Obama. And if it's possible, I lost even more respect for him today. As I said before, using profanity shows a person's lack of intelligence, lack of respect for others, and their inability to communicate.
That's my two cents.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Oil Leak
How is it that we live in the most technologically advanced era in the history of the world, yet no one can figure out how to stop an oil leak?
For almost 2 months now, the top story of all news broadcasts is the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. If we have the technology to drill into the ocean floor to extract oil, why can't we fix a leaky pipe? Especially after almost 2 months of trying. It's absolutely ridiculous.
It's almost becoming comical. It's no wonder the British lost the Revolutionary war. (I don't know if BP is still British Petroleum, but it helps emphasize my point :-)).
Fix the stinking leak already! I'm tired of hearing about it on the news.
That's my two cents.
For almost 2 months now, the top story of all news broadcasts is the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. If we have the technology to drill into the ocean floor to extract oil, why can't we fix a leaky pipe? Especially after almost 2 months of trying. It's absolutely ridiculous.
It's almost becoming comical. It's no wonder the British lost the Revolutionary war. (I don't know if BP is still British Petroleum, but it helps emphasize my point :-)).
Fix the stinking leak already! I'm tired of hearing about it on the news.
That's my two cents.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Stone Olympics Day 2 Official Results
Listed below are the official results for the 2010 Stone Olympics. It will take too much time for me to try to make it look pretty. So I hope you can understand it, as written. That is, if anyone actually tries to read through it. Conditions were not optimal, with rain throughout the day. But hopefully, everybody had fun.
10:00 AM Three Legged Race
Name Time Place
AARON and Juliet Did not participate
Derrinda and Elijah 1:05.18 5
Michael and Chanelle : 32.23 1
Mercedes and RICHIE : 34.14 2
Cody and Lisa 1:40.09 6
Grandpa and grandma 1:02.18 4
Desi and Dallas : 53.74 3
10:30 AM Shotput
Name Number one distance Number two distance Number three distance Best distance Place
Aaron 30 feet 5/2 inches 32 feet 1½ inches Scratch 32 feet 1 ½ inches 1
derrinda 15’8” 17 foot 10 ½ inches Scratch 17 feet 10 ½ inches 6
Michael 27 foot 10/2 inches 29 foot 9 ½ inches 30’7” 30’7” 2
Dallas 10’11” 9 foot 3 ½ inches 10’10” 10’11” 7
Cody 7 foot 7 ½ inches 7’3” 8’1” 8’1” 9
Noel 21’9” 22 foot 2 ½ inches 22’5” 22’5” 4
Mercedes 18’5” 18 foot 10 ½ inches 19 foot 5 ½ inches 19 feet 5 ½ inches 5
Desi 21’10” 23’2” 20 foot 9/2 inches 23’2” 3
Phil Did not participate
Chanelle 9’6” 10 foot 8 foot 11 ½ inches 10 feet 8
11:15 AM Race to GATE and Back
Name Time Place
Juliet 3:14.46 2
Michael Did not participate
Dallas 4:11.52 5
Richie 3:54.22 3
Aaron 3:07.30 1
Chanelle 4:11.02 4
Cody 4:39.18 6
Noel 4:44.13 7
11:45 AM Sack Race
Name Time Place
Juliet 1:19.01 5
Noel 1:12 3
derrinda 1:53.75 9
Michael : 47 1
Dallas 1:20.05 6
Cody 1:39.02 8
Elijah Did not participate
Chanelle Did not finish
Richie 1:02 .92 2
Mercedes 1:20.44 7
Desi 1:13.18 4
Phil Did not participate
1:15 PM Football Toss
Name First toss Second toss Third toss Total Place
Juliet 10 0 0 10 6
Aaron 0 0 0 zero 8
derrinda 5 0 0 5 7
Michael 10 0 0 10 6
Dallas 0 0 0 zero 8
Cody 0 0 0 zero 8
Noel 15 0 0 15 4
grandpa 5 10 0 15 1
Mercedes 5 10 0 15 2
Richie 15 0 0 15 3
Chanelle 0 0 0 0 8
Lisa 5 0 0 5 7
Desi 5 10 0 15 5
*there was a five way tie for first place. Therefore a toss off ensued. Results of the toss off: grandpa gold, Mercedes silver, Richie Bronze, noel fourth, Desi fifth.
1:45 PM 25 m freestyle swim (three lengths)
Name Time Place
Juliet 1:13.26 7
aaron : 26.26 1
derrinda : 48.36 4
Michael : 37.61 2
grandpa 1:45.10 7
Richie 1:09.01 6
Chanelle : 59.73 5
Mercedes : 43.01 3
Dallas 1:48.05 8
2:15 PM Horseshoes
Name Score Place
aaron 2 5
Lisa 5 4
derrinda 0 7
Michael 12 1
Dallas 6 3
grandpa 7 2
Richie 2 5
Mercedes 1 6
Chanelle 0 7
Desi 1 6
Noel 5 4
Juliet 0 7
3:00 PM Obstacle Course
Name Time Place
Juliet 1:22.66 2
aaron DSQ 0
derrinda 1:29.6 3
Michael 1:12 1
Dallas 1:56.58 7
Cody 3:00.11 8
Elijah Did not participate 0
Richie Did not participate 0
Chanelle 1:41.71 5
Mercedes 1:38.36 4
Desi 1:46.52 6
Noel DSQ 0
3:45 PM 50 M Dash
Name Time Place
aaron False start
Michael Did not participate
Dallas 9.72 4
Cody 10.54 5
Elijah Did not participate
Brandon Did not participate
Richie 7.71 1
Chanelle 8.62 3
Mercedes 8.04 2
Noel False start
Lisa False start
4 x 200 relay
Team one: Juliet, Dallas, Derrinda, Chanelle
3:16
Team two: Michael, Cody, Lisa, Mercedes
3:12
10:00 AM Three Legged Race
Name Time Place
AARON and Juliet Did not participate
Derrinda and Elijah 1:05.18 5
Michael and Chanelle : 32.23 1
Mercedes and RICHIE : 34.14 2
Cody and Lisa 1:40.09 6
Grandpa and grandma 1:02.18 4
Desi and Dallas : 53.74 3
10:30 AM Shotput
Name Number one distance Number two distance Number three distance Best distance Place
Aaron 30 feet 5/2 inches 32 feet 1½ inches Scratch 32 feet 1 ½ inches 1
derrinda 15’8” 17 foot 10 ½ inches Scratch 17 feet 10 ½ inches 6
Michael 27 foot 10/2 inches 29 foot 9 ½ inches 30’7” 30’7” 2
Dallas 10’11” 9 foot 3 ½ inches 10’10” 10’11” 7
Cody 7 foot 7 ½ inches 7’3” 8’1” 8’1” 9
Noel 21’9” 22 foot 2 ½ inches 22’5” 22’5” 4
Mercedes 18’5” 18 foot 10 ½ inches 19 foot 5 ½ inches 19 feet 5 ½ inches 5
Desi 21’10” 23’2” 20 foot 9/2 inches 23’2” 3
Phil Did not participate
Chanelle 9’6” 10 foot 8 foot 11 ½ inches 10 feet 8
11:15 AM Race to GATE and Back
Name Time Place
Juliet 3:14.46 2
Michael Did not participate
Dallas 4:11.52 5
Richie 3:54.22 3
Aaron 3:07.30 1
Chanelle 4:11.02 4
Cody 4:39.18 6
Noel 4:44.13 7
11:45 AM Sack Race
Name Time Place
Juliet 1:19.01 5
Noel 1:12 3
derrinda 1:53.75 9
Michael : 47 1
Dallas 1:20.05 6
Cody 1:39.02 8
Elijah Did not participate
Chanelle Did not finish
Richie 1:02 .92 2
Mercedes 1:20.44 7
Desi 1:13.18 4
Phil Did not participate
1:15 PM Football Toss
Name First toss Second toss Third toss Total Place
Juliet 10 0 0 10 6
Aaron 0 0 0 zero 8
derrinda 5 0 0 5 7
Michael 10 0 0 10 6
Dallas 0 0 0 zero 8
Cody 0 0 0 zero 8
Noel 15 0 0 15 4
grandpa 5 10 0 15 1
Mercedes 5 10 0 15 2
Richie 15 0 0 15 3
Chanelle 0 0 0 0 8
Lisa 5 0 0 5 7
Desi 5 10 0 15 5
*there was a five way tie for first place. Therefore a toss off ensued. Results of the toss off: grandpa gold, Mercedes silver, Richie Bronze, noel fourth, Desi fifth.
1:45 PM 25 m freestyle swim (three lengths)
Name Time Place
Juliet 1:13.26 7
aaron : 26.26 1
derrinda : 48.36 4
Michael : 37.61 2
grandpa 1:45.10 7
Richie 1:09.01 6
Chanelle : 59.73 5
Mercedes : 43.01 3
Dallas 1:48.05 8
2:15 PM Horseshoes
Name Score Place
aaron 2 5
Lisa 5 4
derrinda 0 7
Michael 12 1
Dallas 6 3
grandpa 7 2
Richie 2 5
Mercedes 1 6
Chanelle 0 7
Desi 1 6
Noel 5 4
Juliet 0 7
3:00 PM Obstacle Course
Name Time Place
Juliet 1:22.66 2
aaron DSQ 0
derrinda 1:29.6 3
Michael 1:12 1
Dallas 1:56.58 7
Cody 3:00.11 8
Elijah Did not participate 0
Richie Did not participate 0
Chanelle 1:41.71 5
Mercedes 1:38.36 4
Desi 1:46.52 6
Noel DSQ 0
3:45 PM 50 M Dash
Name Time Place
aaron False start
Michael Did not participate
Dallas 9.72 4
Cody 10.54 5
Elijah Did not participate
Brandon Did not participate
Richie 7.71 1
Chanelle 8.62 3
Mercedes 8.04 2
Noel False start
Lisa False start
4 x 200 relay
Team one: Juliet, Dallas, Derrinda, Chanelle
3:16
Team two: Michael, Cody, Lisa, Mercedes
3:12
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