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Hi Sisters.... I hope this works last time I sent something out I never saw it. Well this is why I'm writing...Patty(Pelrel) & I are making a book out of the stuff you guys send & we know a young lady who preparing to go out on a mission.We want to make her a book of stories ans spiritual stuff that will help her out in the field...so if you have some neat stories & tidbits of info & would like to share please send em. I love you guys I think you are all wonderful. Have a great Labor Day.dee

Thank you for your tribute to Diana. I prayed for her family in Sunday School today and that we could all be an example of the compassion and sincerity that she was such an example of. Maybe that offended some but I felt it was needed. Sonya

Sisters, We have a few b- days in September. If I have missed anyone just let me know. Have a great day! September 2 Ndew2 (Natalie) 4 MommyMy (Mylinda) 13 Linmontoya (Linda---Lin---) 13 WJMinnie (Wendy) 14 [email protected] (Cherlynn) 25 Twarner566 (TerryLynn) Love, Mylinda [email protected]

Sisters, I have a really odd question. I have a new family member, he is a 7 week old kitten. My son named him BatCat by the way. LOL Anyway, I don't know a thing about cats or kittens. What do you feed them? What can you feed them? It is easier to litter box train them? What do I do? Any special copncerns I should have? Anything? PLEASE sisters. I would appreciate the help. Thanks in advance. Have a great day and love all of yall. Love, Mylinda [email protected]

--------------------- Forwarded message: From: [email protected] (David Kenison) Sender: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] (David Kenison) To: [email protected] Date: 97-08-30 16:12:48 EDT This anonymous entry appears to be a slight rewording of a passage from President Howard W. Hunter's address in the First Presidency Christmas Devotional of 12/4/94: "This Christmas, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love and then speak it again." (See http://www.xmission.com/~dkenison/lds/christmas/hwh94.html) ---------------------------------------------------- David Kenison - Orem, Utah [email protected] My Homepage URL: http://www.xmission.com/~dkenison/ Internet Lists: LDS-GEMS, Cougar-Net, UtahOutdoors ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPIRIT Mailing List for LDS-oriented spiritual thoughts, items and stories For assistance, contact [email protected] http://seminary.org/spirit/

This is a tribute to Princess Diana. I have watched her as I have grown up and even though there were scandals, she did do a lot of good, too. May all our prayers be with her boys. There's a special Angel in Heaven that is a part of me. It is not where I wanted her but where God wanted her to be. She was here but just a moment like a nightime shooting star. And though she is in Heaven she isn't very far. She touched the heart of many like only an Angel can do. I would've held her every minute if the end I only knew. So I send this special message to the Heaven up above. Please take care of my Angel and send her all my love.

I like Sharlene's idea for hiding Christmas gifts! Here is one I have used for years: Do you have a room or closet for storage in your home? You know-- boxes that are labeled, luggage etc. I have hidden Christmas presents, birthday presents etc. in luggage, and put gifts in boxes and labeled them so they looked like they belong and the kids have never found them!!! Jokes on them because they used to find EVERYTHING! Love, ( ) Peg \|/

Hi Sisters!!!!!! I have a 15 month old son that I still nurse. We have been trying to cut back to just night-time nursings - in hopes of possibly weening soon. Connor LOVES to nurse so much that when he gets hurt he wants to nurse, when he first gets up in the morning and occasionally in the middle of day he will come to me wanting to nurse. So, cutting back to just night time nursings, is not working very well. LOL I feel perfectly comfortable nursing him still, and he seems unwilling to quit. It is a very bonding time for both of us. I also know that it is nutritionally what is best for him. I researched for a college paper on nursing and found that the World Health Organization now recommends that mothers nurse until AT LEAST 2 years of age!!!! That may sound CRAZY to some of you LOL - but after many studies that they have done on children through that age brackett, the breast fed babies enjoyed the best health and psyche of all children in the study. They have now even proven that breastfed babies have, on average, higher I.Q.'s than bottle fed babies. Here is my dilema..... though I KNOW that even the World Health Organization recommends nursing until 2, I have honestly felt like I could not tell anyone that I continue to nurse him because the few that I have told have looked at me like I was out of my mind (and some have even told me so). :-( I would not mind nursing until some time BEFORE his second birthday - but NO longer than that. I just don't know if I can handle feeling so icky around other people when the subject has come up - or when they have seen him come to me and tug at my shirt (letting me know that he wants to nurse). I would really like all of your opinions on this subject. Please don't worry about hurting my feelings. I am very educated and will take your thoughts and comments constructively (even if they are against the idea of nursing until the age of 2). I just really would appreciate all of your feedback on this. Have any of you nursed your children past one? How did you deal with these feelings? Have any of you felt uncomfortable around someone who nursed past one? (By the way, I NEVER nurse around anyone in public - so that cannot be what people are acting funny about - it is just the idea). I will look forward to hearing your nursing stories and ideas. Thank you so much!!! Love ya, Tiffani

Here's the tip of the year! Have problems hiding gifts? I've found the PERFECT place. The kids will NEVER look here....it worked for me for 22 years and in finally told my son the other day and he's 22. He really laughed. Where is this fantastic hiding place: The clothes hamper LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO I had one in my bedroom and another in the laundry room that I used for hiding gifts. Of course, I only have one child, so if you've got several kids this might be a problem. Anyway, I would hide the gift in the hamper and then put a towel or an old piece of clothing (not used any more) on top of the gift. Then if anyone looked in the hamper they would only see what they expected to see....a crumpled piece of "laundry". Of course I had to check the hamper now and then to see if anyone had thrown dirty clothes there....but that never happened. And if it did, I'd recognize that it was not the clothes that I had "planted". Sharlene

I was delighted to get the info on genealogy!!!! I think we should be involved with ALL facets of Mormon womanhood. Raising children (including the neighbors LOL), R.S. visit teaching, church callings, doing family research, being a wife/lover, being a housekeeper, being civically minded, etc.etc. etc. Help and/or interaction is all these areas is appreciated. Thanks for your good information.

One time while sitting in the temple pondering sacrifice, I thought how difficult it is with our affluence, to REALLY sacrifice. Some Mormons think it's a sacrifice to give up having their hair done once a week...or their nails filled....etc. LOL I asked, what would be a sacrifice for me. Then I thought of all the "stuff" I have in cupboards, drawers, boxes, etc. Things that are beyond my NEEDS. And I decided I would learn the principle of sacrifice by giving my "stuff" away (D.I., or other charitable organization). I determined what I needed and then went to work in my closet. It was hard giving my favorite dress that was still in good condition...but a bit too small (I'm going to lose weight). It was really hard giving away a million yards of fabric that "someday" I was going to make "something" with. I gritted my teeth when I gave away most of my towels, sheets and pillow cases and bedding to the homeless shelter (keeping only what we really needed). The more I gave away, the easier it became. Then I realized that what I was doing was giving to others---NOT cleaning my house/closets/basement/etc. I began approaching each box/item/etc. with "How can this help OTHERS?" And the joy and motivation increased. Soon there was no sacrifice in my giving....I was doing it naturally, with a different focus--and that focus was on others. "Because I have been given much, I too shall give." Perhaps this is what our Heavenly Father wants us to learn from the principle of sacrifice after all. Sharlene

Sisters, Well, my DS (darling son) CHAD is home from his mission. It hasa been wonderful. BUT I HAVE TO SPEAK IN CHURCH.....TOMORROW!!! My topic is "SacrIfice Brings Forth the Blessings of Heaven." Any thoughts or stories you have would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the short notice. Thanks Sisters. Cyndee

I got this from my father-in-law. Something to think about :). Lorraine -----Original Message----- From: Varlo N Reeve <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, August 30, 1997 7:29 AM >Joke >I wonder . . . >- If it is tourist season, can we shoot them? >- If the cops arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain >silent? >- If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? > > > >

( ) *** ( ) \|/ \|/ \|/ Good Morning Sisters, Just a short note to thank those involved in getting the new mail system. I acccidently opened a piece of old e-mail and it reminded me of how much I hated having to wait so long to be able to read what you sent. I also appreciate not having to read every little note sent which was really meant just for one sister. "By George, I think we've got it!!" THANKS....for having computer knowledge, enabling us to expedite reading our mail, and for a fun group of sisters in the gospel. Have a nice, safe holiday weekend! Love, ( ) Peg \|/

God asks for no credentials, He accepts us with our flaws, He is kind and understanding And He welcomes us because We are His erring children And He loves us everyone, And He freely and completely Forgives all that we have done, Asking only if we're ready To follow Where He leads - Content that in His wisdom He will answer all our needs. Everyone: Please have a wonderful and safe Labor Day Week-end! Luv, Sharon :)

I saw this today and thought of all of you!!! I hope you all enjoy it, it really does remind me of ya'll!! Patty Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes a kindred heart, like the converged light upon a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected until it is shared. Jane Porter

Sisters I thought you might enjoy reading this from a young mind. Lulu --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Fwd: Out Of The Mouths of Babes Date: 97-08-29 20:15:22 EDT From: Hgh12 To: Lydiasmum --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Out Of The Mouths of Babes Date: 97-08-29 10:35:13 EDT From: Romany01 To: Romany01 =*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=. Written by Danny Dutton, Age 8, Chula Vista, CA 3rd grade homework assignment: Topic: "Explain God" .-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=- .-=*=-.-=*=- One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes these to put in place of the ones that die so that there will be enough people to take care of things here on earth. He doesn't make grownups. Just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way He doesn't have to take up His valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that up to the mothers and fathers. I think it works out pretty good. God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, as some people, like preachers and things, pray other times besides bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV on account of this. As He hears everything, not only prayers, there must be a terrible lot of noise in His ears, unless He has thought of a way to turn it off. God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere. Which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting His time by going over your parents head and ask for something they said you couldn't have. Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista. At least there aren't any who come to our church. Jesus is God's son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and doing miracles and trying to teach people about God who didn't want to learn. They finally got tired of Him preaching to them and they crucified Him. But He was good and kind like His father and He told His Father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said OK. His Dad (God) appreciated everything He had done and all His hard work on earth, so He told Him He didn't have to go out on the road any more. He could stay in Heaven. So He did. And now He helps His Dad out by listening to prayers and seeing which things are important to God to take care of and which ones He can take care of Himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important of course. You can pray any time you want and they are sure to hear you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time. You should go to Sunday School, because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God. Don't skip Sunday School to do something you think will be more fun, like going to the beach. That's wrong! and besides, the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway. If you don't believe in God, besides being an Atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like camp, but God can. It's good to know He's around when you're scared of the dark or when you can't swim very good and you get thrown in real deep water by the big kids. But you shouldn't just think of what God can do for you. I figure He put me here and can take me back any time He pleases. And that's why I believe in God. .-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=-.-=*=- .-=*=-.-=*=

This was sent to me. I hope you get some chuckles from it! Tina Actual sentences from various church bulletins and newsletters. 1) Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help. 2) Thursday night - potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow. 3) Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community. 4) For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. 5) The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and Mrs. Julius Belzer 6) This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends. 7) Tuesday at 4 pm there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk will please come early. 8) Wednesday, the Ladies Liturgy Society will meet. Mrs. Jones will sing "Put Me In My Little Bed" accompanied by the pastor. 9) Thursday at 5 pm there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All wishing to become Little Mothers, please see the minister in his private study. 10) This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar. 11) The service will close with "Little Drops Of Water." One of the ladies will start (quietly) and the rest of the congregation will join in. 12) Next Sunday, a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the new carpet will come forward and get a piece of paper. 13) The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and they may be seen in the church basement Friday. 14) A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow. 15) At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice. 16) The 1991 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11. 17) Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary. 18) Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones. 19) Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for testes. 20) The senior choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir. 21) Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Alan in preparing for the girth of their first child. 22) Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

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