I Can Do It

This baby is thrilled at all the new things he can do on his own. Slides are one of his favorites. I thought it would be fun to do a play by play to show you how he gets the job done.

Climbing up is the easy part.

Then you have to get into the sitting position, it's a little tricky.

Then, just to be safe he lays on his belly. This allows for better speed control on the descent.

Now the only thing left is the dismount.

And that is how it's done!

In The Strength of the Lord

One of my favorite talks right now is from Elder Eyring. The talk was given in Conference of 2004. What really impressed me about this talk is he explains why it's so important to do the gospel basics in our lives. Whenever we have a problem in our lives we always look for something of a solution and he points out that we need strength in our lives and to get that strength we need obedience.

It specifically mentions the strength we recieve in our lives through prayer, scripture study, attending church meetings and serving in the church. The way he addresses these basic things really stuck out to me the first time I read it and I keep coming back to it whenever I am struggling. Here's just one excerpt:

"the test a loving God has set before us is not to see if we can endure difficulty. It is to see if we can edure it well. We pass the test by showing that we remebered Him and the commandments He gave us. And to endure well is to keep those commandments whatever the opposition, whatever teh temptation, adn whatever the tumult around us. We have that clear understanding because the restored gospel makes the plan so plain."

Really, take some time, click on the link and read this talk.

In The Strength Of The Lord

Delays

Thanks to everyone out there that takes a moment to read my blog.

Sorry the posts have been a little unpredictable as to timing lately as I was having trouble getting them to post. I believe the problem has been fixed.

Also, they've added a spell check feature so I can learn to spell, or at least know when I've made a mistake.