Friday, March 29, 2013

Helaman, Conference.

Posted by 2DI4 at 11:01 AM

I got so riled up I didn't post my scripture reading or conference talk.

Helaman 8
1 And now it came to pass that when Nephi had said these words, behold, there were men who were judges, who also belonged to the secret band of Gadianton, and they were angry, and they cried out against him, saying unto the people: Why do ye not seize upon this man and bring him forth, that he may be condemned according to the crime which he has done?

 The wicked take the truth to be hard. The spirit always reveals truth whether someone wants that or not. It's funny to me how they are all getting mad at Nephi because he is able to perceive their sins.

 The Atonement - Boyd K. Packer

Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
No matter what our transgressions have been, no matter how much our actions may have hurt others, that guilt can all be wiped out. To me, perhaps the most beautiful phrase in all scripture is when the Lord said, “Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.”
That is the promise of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Atonement: to take anyone who comes, anyone who will join, and put them through an experience so that at the end of their life, they can go through the veil having repented of their sins and having been washed clean through the blood of Christ.

 This is especially appropriate now for Easter. I am so grateful for the greatest gift we all enjoy. The hope that comes from knowing I can improve daily, that I don't need to remain at my present state is priceless. It is the whole point of church, of all the amazing programs and counsel we have received this central message of the atonement is what makes the difference. Everything and anything else is just a bonus-icing AND we have been given a lot of icing. 

 I lived in Salt Lake City a long time. Why didn't I ever feel impressed to join the wards there? It really has been a blessing for me to live in Logan. They don't have all the things I enjoy and love BUT spiritually and socially this is exactly what I needed. I had to get away from my family and culture, both that I love very much but actually limit my spiritual growth. 

 Professionally I have grown as I created the Cache Valley Library Association from scratch. I am so happy it is running well. While actually getting my MBA conferred is a nightmare right now, I have no doubt this will be resolved soon. This is still a FREE graduate degree I received EVEN if I do owe 2 years of my life to Stevens-Henager College. 

 Robert Shupe is the best president for the longevity AND beginning of the organization. I only ran for president when Joseph asked me to do that because he didn't want to be a Vice President to his boss. He was in Salt Lake all day and had to drive back for the CVLA meeting. He left at 7pm to return there. That is dedication!!! I am grateful for all the contacts I've made through establishing CVLA. Robert and Richard Clement from USU were extremely valuable to me as I completed my thesis. Pamela is the new president-elect for ULA. That means I've personally known the last 3 ULA presidents, Adriene was my Utah academic advisor for Emporia, 

 Trish is the librarian I aspire to be. She manages the Magna library in the Salt Lake County system. She is incredible. She juggles a billion things well. My favorite libraries in the system were the Sandy and Bingham Creek libraries because they were always busy. Draper is the prettiest and active in the children's area BUT the adult area is DEAD!!! I had to frequently walk around just to stay awake. Pam from USU I really like. She is hilarious, outgoing and is an excellent image for librarians everywhere!!! I don't feel bad about telling people I'm a librarian if they know Pam. I NEVER feel bad about telling people I am a librarian, Pam just isn't the BAD librarian image AND there are definitely some of those. Someone once made a degrading remark about engineers on her Facebook page. That ticked me off so I specifically said the engineers I knew were NOT like that. She agreed with me.

 

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