good morning and a goodbye! heading to McCall. running late on loading truck but will be ready in a split second. Kipper not going. He will be the watchdog for us.
looking forward to returning and continuing our visit about angels.
have a fun week making memories as that is what I'm going to be doing.
Monday, July 25, 2016
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Checking in...
so here I am again! I was all ready to blog and then my computer went haywire and then the computer got fixed and I guess I went haywire!!
I actually feel good and capable and ready to plow through on simplifying things and getting my life in balance, with the switch of me taking on more responsibility, in our life. Of course when you get started on well-laid and well-thought out plans for your life, then life itself interferes. Not in a bad way but just a delay. Like a road trip and traffic stops for an avalanche clean-up and in your real life you are trying to clean-up the debri and feel you can't stop.
But...stop you must. So time out for a bit of refreshing with those I love. My family!
Jeanee arrived from Alaska and was so sick. She felt it was food poisioning (which proably didn't set well with the friend that cooked her last dinner!). I don't think so, about the fp, as I then started feeling lousy the next day. Now we are on the mend and plans are moving ahead for an abbreviated, as far as attendees, for McCall.
Kip, the Kip d.'s, the Greg's & Jen will not be with us this year. Kip d. is home from hospital/rest home and continues working towards learning to walk in 2-3 months. Usually we go to McCall every other year but we have access to the time share every year (last year I took over Dixie's week). Next year will be our regular year.
So...Jeanee and girls, the Ben's and the Dave's (minus Jen) plus Terry and I will be our family vacation time. it will be lowkey. well, that is what we say it is going to be. time will tell on that one!
I was so eager to share blogwise when the computer plummeted about my study of angels. Suddenly everyone seems to be writing about angels! like here.
I was going to share this paragraph with you and someone beat me to it!!
“In like manner our fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and friends who have passed away from this earth, having been faithful, and worthy to enjoy these rights and privileges, may have a mission given them to visit their relatives and friends upon the earth again, bringing from the divine Presence messages of love, of warning, or reproof and instruction, to those whom they had learned to love in the flesh” (Gospel Doctrine, p. 436).
Caution has always been my course in studying topics that aren't mainstream like the Word of Wisdom or Temples or Tithing or etc. Angels have been in my thoughts and on my mind for years but the subject is not something that we hear on a regular basis in a testimony meeting or in our gospel conversation. Extremism definition for me is-- touting subjects that makes others uncomfortable? I think that is true for me.
At this point I don't believe that we each have a particular, solely assigned angel, as our guardian angel. I do believe that angels guard us and therefore are guardian angels in that sense. but specific one on one assignments? not feeling that.
While I do not believe we pray to specific angels, like deceased family etc.... I do believe that we can pray for angels to "be dispatched" and we can "ask for angels to help you". I'm not inclined to disagree or argue with Elder Holland! those words are his from 2008 and 2010. two General Conference talks. you know how I feel about the words spoken at Conference.
Way back in the early 70's, living in Homer, invited to Anchorage to participate in a Woman's Conference, and received a plaque (as did everyone) with the quote by Joseph Smith (from that first RS meeting) stating in part...If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates. That is a very long time to think about a subject!
I do believe that we are in for hearing of more contact/connection between the realms of mortality and the spirit world as these last days unfold. Hymn #2...
The visions and blessings of old are returning,
And angels are coming to visit the earth.
May as well also throw out there that I do not believe that angels supersede the Holy Ghost.
I need to pull all of my quotes together but that is not going to happen this morning! To much going on getting ready for McCall. I say we are going all relaxed etc. me the lying tongue. IF I was a betting woman...that little truck will end up looking like the Clampett truck from the Beverly Hillbillies show!
Oh, and I believe that we can be angels to each other. Not all angels are on the other side of the veil.
Actually I believe a lot of things but most of all....I believe the Gospel has been restored and it is a truth that permeates my being and I simply love it!
One of the things that will become more important in our lives the longer we live is the reality of angels, their work and their ministry. I refer here not alone to the angel Moroni but also to those more personal ministering angels who are with us and around us, empowered to help us and who do exactly that (see 3 Ne. 7:18; Moro. 7:29–32, 37; D&C 107:20).
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I believe we need to speak of and believe in and bear testimony of the ministry of angels more than we sometimes do. They constitute one of God’s great methods of witnessing through the veil, and no document in all this world teaches that principle so clearly and so powerfully as does the Book of Mormon.
For a Wise Purpose by Jeffrey Holland-1996 here
I actually feel good and capable and ready to plow through on simplifying things and getting my life in balance, with the switch of me taking on more responsibility, in our life. Of course when you get started on well-laid and well-thought out plans for your life, then life itself interferes. Not in a bad way but just a delay. Like a road trip and traffic stops for an avalanche clean-up and in your real life you are trying to clean-up the debri and feel you can't stop.
But...stop you must. So time out for a bit of refreshing with those I love. My family!
Jeanee arrived from Alaska and was so sick. She felt it was food poisioning (which proably didn't set well with the friend that cooked her last dinner!). I don't think so, about the fp, as I then started feeling lousy the next day. Now we are on the mend and plans are moving ahead for an abbreviated, as far as attendees, for McCall.
Kip, the Kip d.'s, the Greg's & Jen will not be with us this year. Kip d. is home from hospital/rest home and continues working towards learning to walk in 2-3 months. Usually we go to McCall every other year but we have access to the time share every year (last year I took over Dixie's week). Next year will be our regular year.
So...Jeanee and girls, the Ben's and the Dave's (minus Jen) plus Terry and I will be our family vacation time. it will be lowkey. well, that is what we say it is going to be. time will tell on that one!
I was so eager to share blogwise when the computer plummeted about my study of angels. Suddenly everyone seems to be writing about angels! like here.
I was going to share this paragraph with you and someone beat me to it!!
“In like manner our fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and friends who have passed away from this earth, having been faithful, and worthy to enjoy these rights and privileges, may have a mission given them to visit their relatives and friends upon the earth again, bringing from the divine Presence messages of love, of warning, or reproof and instruction, to those whom they had learned to love in the flesh” (Gospel Doctrine, p. 436).
Caution has always been my course in studying topics that aren't mainstream like the Word of Wisdom or Temples or Tithing or etc. Angels have been in my thoughts and on my mind for years but the subject is not something that we hear on a regular basis in a testimony meeting or in our gospel conversation. Extremism definition for me is-- touting subjects that makes others uncomfortable? I think that is true for me.
At this point I don't believe that we each have a particular, solely assigned angel, as our guardian angel. I do believe that angels guard us and therefore are guardian angels in that sense. but specific one on one assignments? not feeling that.
While I do not believe we pray to specific angels, like deceased family etc.... I do believe that we can pray for angels to "be dispatched" and we can "ask for angels to help you". I'm not inclined to disagree or argue with Elder Holland! those words are his from 2008 and 2010. two General Conference talks. you know how I feel about the words spoken at Conference.
Way back in the early 70's, living in Homer, invited to Anchorage to participate in a Woman's Conference, and received a plaque (as did everyone) with the quote by Joseph Smith (from that first RS meeting) stating in part...If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates. That is a very long time to think about a subject!
I do believe that we are in for hearing of more contact/connection between the realms of mortality and the spirit world as these last days unfold. Hymn #2...
The visions and blessings of old are returning,
And angels are coming to visit the earth.
May as well also throw out there that I do not believe that angels supersede the Holy Ghost.
I need to pull all of my quotes together but that is not going to happen this morning! To much going on getting ready for McCall. I say we are going all relaxed etc. me the lying tongue. IF I was a betting woman...that little truck will end up looking like the Clampett truck from the Beverly Hillbillies show!
Oh, and I believe that we can be angels to each other. Not all angels are on the other side of the veil.
Actually I believe a lot of things but most of all....I believe the Gospel has been restored and it is a truth that permeates my being and I simply love it!
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(I know I shared this before but just wanted to again. Enjoy!)
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I believe we need to speak of and believe in and bear testimony of the ministry of angels more than we sometimes do. They constitute one of God’s great methods of witnessing through the veil, and no document in all this world teaches that principle so clearly and so powerfully as does the Book of Mormon.
For a Wise Purpose by Jeffrey Holland-1996 here
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(D&C 84:88.)
When do the angels come? If we seek to be worthy, they are near us when we need them most. The mountain might even be full with the horsemen of Israel and their chariots of fire.
When Do the Angels Come? by Bruce Hafen - 1992 here
Friday, July 8, 2016
Good morning!
So much going on and I should be fired as a blogger for being so inconsistent! Not making frequent trips to Eagle has allowed me to try and dig out of some of the messes around here! It's an ongoing thing for sure!
I have been so happy and feel at peace. It sort of reminds me of the people in the Book of Mormon that had burdens, that were not removed, and yet they could not feel them. I know that life, in and of itself, gives us challenges. Challenges that can be viewed as burdens, just from the sheer overpowering weight of helplessness or frustration or just being overwhelmed to the point of feeling paralyzed with fear of the helplessness of desperation BUT with all the aspects of available help, from tenets of the Gospel, we can survive it and actually thrive in our living.
I grew up terrified of death from about age 14 until I joined the Church and understood it was not the end of life. Even with that it took years of study and living and faith to really have a testimony of it and to no longer fear death. With the passage of years and life-experiences and purposeful preparation, on many levels, I understood Dixie's passing was a part of life and someday I would join her.
As I left town, it was symbolic to me to see a mural with hot air balloons and then a real one ascending above it.
On the drive home I thought and prayed a lot and renewed my determination to live life to the fullest while I'm still on earth. I believe we honor those that have moved to that next realm, by living and enjoying life while we are still here. Live to live and not live to die. (Dixie's Doctor gave her that advice!)
A couple of days ago I saw this meme! Confirmation of my thinking!
This is our wonderful 36 year old grandson, Kipper, and his precious little family--wife, Kim and then kiddos...Ava and Kai. 2 days, before Dixie passed away, he had a dreadful mountain bike accident.
Our son, Kipper, posted yesterday....
6/11 Kip shattered his pelvis - both sides. He's had 5 surgeries in under 3 weeks. This pic was taken today as he learns to do the basics without the use of his legs. No weight on the legs for another 2-3 months.
He's taking it one step at a time. This is a shock to us all, especially him. But I am so impressed at how he is handling this. He inspires me to be a better person.
He is in a nursing home and learning to use a wheel chair plus OT/PT and then eventually will learn to walk again. He is so young and it's just heartbreaking for all of us that know and love him & his little family that he cherishes. He is brave and courageous and that will take him far & he now will be carried on our faith and prayers and heartfelt love.
Right now we want him to be able to go home!
One of the things that will become more important in our lives the longer we live is the reality of angels, their work and their ministry. I refer here not alone to the angel Moroni but also to those more personal ministering angels who are with us and around us, empowered to help us and who do exactly that (see 3 Ne. 7:18; Moro. 7:29–32, 37; D&C 107:20).
&
I believe we need to speak of and believe in and bear testimony of the ministry of angels more than we sometimes do. They constitute one of God’s great methods of witnessing through the veil, and no document in all this world teaches that principle so clearly and so powerfully as does the Book of Mormon.
For a Wise Purpose by Jeffrey Holland-1996 here
(D&C 84:88.)
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I have been so happy and feel at peace. It sort of reminds me of the people in the Book of Mormon that had burdens, that were not removed, and yet they could not feel them. I know that life, in and of itself, gives us challenges. Challenges that can be viewed as burdens, just from the sheer overpowering weight of helplessness or frustration or just being overwhelmed to the point of feeling paralyzed with fear of the helplessness of desperation BUT with all the aspects of available help, from tenets of the Gospel, we can survive it and actually thrive in our living.
I grew up terrified of death from about age 14 until I joined the Church and understood it was not the end of life. Even with that it took years of study and living and faith to really have a testimony of it and to no longer fear death. With the passage of years and life-experiences and purposeful preparation, on many levels, I understood Dixie's passing was a part of life and someday I would join her.
As I left town, it was symbolic to me to see a mural with hot air balloons and then a real one ascending above it.
On the drive home I thought and prayed a lot and renewed my determination to live life to the fullest while I'm still on earth. I believe we honor those that have moved to that next realm, by living and enjoying life while we are still here. Live to live and not live to die. (Dixie's Doctor gave her that advice!)
A couple of days ago I saw this meme! Confirmation of my thinking!
*****************
This is our wonderful 36 year old grandson, Kipper, and his precious little family--wife, Kim and then kiddos...Ava and Kai. 2 days, before Dixie passed away, he had a dreadful mountain bike accident.
Our son, Kipper, posted yesterday....
6/11 Kip shattered his pelvis - both sides. He's had 5 surgeries in under 3 weeks. This pic was taken today as he learns to do the basics without the use of his legs. No weight on the legs for another 2-3 months.
He's taking it one step at a time. This is a shock to us all, especially him. But I am so impressed at how he is handling this. He inspires me to be a better person.
He is in a nursing home and learning to use a wheel chair plus OT/PT and then eventually will learn to walk again. He is so young and it's just heartbreaking for all of us that know and love him & his little family that he cherishes. He is brave and courageous and that will take him far & he now will be carried on our faith and prayers and heartfelt love.
Right now we want him to be able to go home!
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I am still studying about angels and here are a couple of quotes from talks that I recently read...
One of the things that will become more important in our lives the longer we live is the reality of angels, their work and their ministry. I refer here not alone to the angel Moroni but also to those more personal ministering angels who are with us and around us, empowered to help us and who do exactly that (see 3 Ne. 7:18; Moro. 7:29–32, 37; D&C 107:20).
&
I believe we need to speak of and believe in and bear testimony of the ministry of angels more than we sometimes do. They constitute one of God’s great methods of witnessing through the veil, and no document in all this world teaches that principle so clearly and so powerfully as does the Book of Mormon.
For a Wise Purpose by Jeffrey Holland-1996 here
(D&C 84:88.)
When do the angels come? If we seek to be worthy, they are near us when we need them most. The mountain might even be full with the horsemen of Israel and their chariots of fire.
When Do the Angels Come? by Bruce Hafen - 1992 here
I'm also re-reading the book Covenant Keepers by Wendy Nelson. She quotes Joseph Smith...if we "live up to our privilege", the angels will not be able to be restrained from being our associates.
She also quotes Elder Holland, from 2010 --Ask for angels to help you . (Elder Holland has really talked a lot about angels over the years. that is what I'm noticing.)
You know that I have been talking about and reading about and desiring to know about angels and how they fit into my personal life or if they even should or if it's even something I should desire or pursue. After study and prayer and contemplation...yes. Yes...I am opening my mind and heart to this element of growth and am feeling comfortable to embrace whatever comes my way.
I especially like the element of available help, for the asking, for family and friends and genealogy. It fits with my Patriarchal blessing and recorded personal blessings given by my sweet hubby and also most recently our son.
I'll continue to study and understand this fascinating subject.
I wonder how many of us, and that includes you, have done as Elder Holland said...Ask for angels to help you? Well, something as private as that will most likely be held sacred in our hearts but I'll share with you this fact--I'm going to keep endeavoring to embrace and understand and yes, enjoy the journey.
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Thanks for being patient with my sporadic posting. I'm planning on getting back on course.
(Natalie- sorry I've not responded to your beautiful letter. I pray for your daughter and for you to have strength. I cannot fathom how one prepares for the pending loss of a child. True she is an adult but still your darling daughter. so beautiful and so successful. I had a friend that lost a son and she said it was so difficult because it was out of synch. you are strong and faith-filled so you will make it through this impossible circumstance as that is how believers survive. We rely on the Gospel teachings. always love to you)
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