Interesting Sunday

The lesson I taught to my 8-11 year old girls was on honesty and integrity. We talked a little about it and had some examples. I was telling them the importance of always being honest....not only when it is just convenient for us. Then one girl spoke up and said, "so if I tell you that purple and yellow doesn't match....is that being honest." I was wearing a dark purple shirt with a bright yellow tank under it. AND I LOVE THOSE COLORS TOGETHER. :) I made sure she knew that there was a difference between being honest and being rude (although this didn't bother me at all). It takes WAY more than that to upset me. I told the girls that you don't just go up to someone and tell them what you think. You have to make sure to be kind and loving.

We forgot to have Caleb take his medicine. Oh boy was it a long Sunday today. It wasn't an easy day at church but we managed with a few redirectings.

A young man who is not a member of the church got up in testimony meeting and had the most wonderful testimony. I love going to church. I was so grateful that he had the nerve to get up. He told Don later that he was very nervous. He is only 24 years old and his biggest concern was that he wished that he had family that supported him. He wanted his mom and dad and family to go to church with him. He looked around and saw families together and he wanted that. But he said he also felt that in our church that the whole ward is one big family. I love that about our church too.

We have a sister in the ward who hurt her back really bad. It put her in bed for a LONG time. In fact, when we first moved into the ward, I didn't see her at church until probably a year or so after being in the ward. She was in such pain that she couldn't come to church. She had many surgeries and finally the last one worked and she was able to move around and have limited amounts of pain. Well with our snow storm she ended up falling about six times and rehurting her back. It was very disappointing for her. Her husband is also in overseas for a year so that made it even harder. It put her back into alot of pain making it impossible to do anything. But today she came up to me after church to tell me the great news that she had just been given a blessing and that the pain was totally gone. We both cried. She gets the priviledge of going on a week long trip with her hubby while he is on some leave from being overseas. They will be visiting a very beautiful country and she was saddened by the fact that she probably wouldn't be able to go because of her back. And now she can go. How amazing is that? I love the power of the Priesthood.



When we got home from church today there was a dog outside our place. The kids played with it and instantly became attached. They kept asking if we could keep the dog. It is the first dog that our kids know that doesn't take off and leave our yard. WE have owned two dogs in this house and they ran off every time they were outside. This dog is a very good dog. But this dog also has a collar. I am sad for the owners but don't know how to help it find its home. This dog has been here all day and now that it is dark it is outside on the front porch. It has even scratched on the front door. I think he likes the attention from the kids. And the kids were very sad that we can't let it come in the house to sleep. I have no idea who the dog belongs to and I am hoping it will go home so its owner isn't looking for it. Zach put out a towel and a box for it to sleep in.

By the way......... am I the only that thinks purple and yellow go together? :)