Flipping the Switch between Spiritual / Inspirational and Humorous▣ Irony of Modern U.S. Life
For most of human history, people worked hard--morning, noon, and night--just to eek out a meager existence. Their work was physical in nature, requiring much energy. But the problem was trying to find enough calories to eat each day.
▣ Flowers or Candy?
We have been a bishopric for about four and one-half years. There have been four Mothers Days during that time. The first year, we gave flowers, delivering them on the Saturday morning before Mothers Day. The past three years we have given Kara chocolates after Sacrament Meeting.
▣ You can turn off the Tonight Show now
As many of you know, humor is an important value in my life. I like to laugh. I like a good joke. I like to see the humor in life. I like a good turn of a phrase.
▣ Great and Spacious Building
I generally don't attend General Conference in the Conference Center. I usually take it in in the comfort of my own home, seated on my comfortable sofa, with a diet soda nearby. However, once, after returning from our mission in Korea, our family did attend conference in SLC.
▣ Leaving Position Behind
Today it was my turn to clean the chapel again. Every member is a custodian.
▣ Lesson on Persons with Disabilities
I taught the lesson in priests quorum today. It was on the proper way to treat, and interact with, persons with disabilities. As a starter, I asked the boys to come to the board and write the word "DISABILITIES" on the board with their opposite hand. My lead-in didn't work, for these remarkable boys proceeded to write the word very well and very fast with their opposite hand.
▣ Tithing Miracles
Today in Sacrament Meeting, we heard from two octogenarians, Alta Rowley and Nevenka Kiriakov. Both sisters did a great job. They shared their wisdom and bore powerful testimonies.
▣ If you can find an unsigned copy it's worth an absolute fortune
Yesterday, I had a delightful experience at the offices of Cedar Fort Publishing in Springville, Utah.
▣ Amazing Graciousness
Yesterday, my friend and colleague, Mike Drake, and I ate lunch at Costco. We do this occasionally, because the hotdog is not bad and, with a drink, costs only $1.62 with tax. As an added benefit, you get to burp the frankfurter for the rest of the day and into the night. Moreover, the ambiance is excellent. (I recall an ad from Ernst Home Center that said "We have a warehouse, too; we just don't make you shop in it." And yet, Costco is thriving and Ernst is out of business.)
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