Saturday, April 27, 2013

Sweet Saturday!!!

Posted by 2DI4 at 12:20 PM

I've had a great week of eating stuff at home. The only time I ate out was last night and that was for a sweet friend who is leaving to Virginia. I'm glad the people who showed up did. Carline, Diantha, Jonni, Nikki, Jodi, Me, Erin, Roger, Jen and Melissa made 10 which was EXACTLY what I made the reservation for. Less than a fourth of what I invited BUT that is typical. Lauresa really wanted to make it but she had to work late.

I am sooo NOT impressed with HuHot Mongolian Grill. There are NO Asian restaurants I'm impressed with in Logan. Takara is alright as I'm sure Kabuki is awesome BUT they are both too expensive to be worth it. Salt Lake City has Little World, Ho Ho Gourmet, Hong Kong Tea House and the Golden something, I just know how to get there. It also has my favorite Thai restaurant Sawadee AND my favorite non-buffet sushi place Tokai Sushi 4 U in Sugarhouse. My favorite Indian place is in Sandy - Punjab something or other.

Logan restaurants I actually like include Mo Bettah Steaks, Elements, Cafe Sabor, Tandoori Oven AND yes it looks like a diner from the 50s BUT their pies and food are good quality... Angie's. Takara will fill my sushi cravings when I'm too lazy to make it myself but then I always feel bad for spending that amount of money on when I can make it myself at home. That's why the all-you-can-eat sushi places feel like a good deal. Coppermill has just mediocre food. If I could take Angie's food and stick it in Coppermilll's atmosphere it would be a very good thing. I also want to check out the Bluebird and Le Nonne because I haven't yet. Cavenaughs???!!! NOOO!!! Oh yeah I need to eat at Hermes Inn for breakfast at least once.

My requirement for a good restaurant? They need to cook better than me!!! I do like the Thai peanut sauce I had last night at the HuHot Grill AND the Thai noodles were awesome too. I'm going to learn to use both. I'm going to look for those noodles and look online for that sauce. I know there was coconut milk in it. I'm just not sure what else was in there.

2 Nephi 16

 2 Above it stood the aseraphim; each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Google is beautiful. I wanted to learn more about seraphims AND there is an interesting entry on Wikipedia. They have a cleansing heat which sort of explains how they take coal to cleanse Isaiah from his sins. The Wikipedia entry is interesting. I looove Google. Instead of just wondering something I can find out stuff in an instant. 

13 But yet there shall be a tenth, and they shall return, and shall be eaten, as a teil tree, and as an oak whose substance is in them when they cast their leaves; so the aholy seed shall be the substance thereof.

 I found this interesting site by Charles Spurgeon, a preacher in England. His insight to the Teil tree and to Isaiah is great. As with everything in the gospel however any commentary and insight not given by an LDS scholar has to be taken in the proper perspective. Even stuff written by our apostles can be suspect. Unless it is official church doctrine sanctioned by the prophet and first presidency, we need to be very careful. I didn't find anything wrong with Spurgeon's viewpoint however BUT I'm always open to changing that with revealed revelation from the proper source AND my own spiritual confirmation.

 Four Titles - Dieter Uctdorf
We can even make the mistake of thinking that because someone is different from us, it must mean they are not pleasing to God. This line of thinking leads some to believe that the Church wants to create every member from a single mold—that each one should look, feel, think, and behave like every other. This would contradict the genius of God, who created every man different from his brother, every son different from his father.

The Church thrives when we take advantage of this diversity and encourage each other to develop and use our talents to lift and strengthen our fellow disciples.
At times it will seem that the path requires more than we had wished for. But as men of the priesthood, we must have the courage to follow our Redeemer, even when our cross seems too heavy to bear.

This is a most noble labor that will challenge our every sense and stretch our every ability. Do we desire to see the heavens open and witness the promptings of the Holy Spirit showing us the way? Then let’s take up our sickle and put our back into this great work—a cause much greater than ourselves!
Serving God and our fellowmen will challenge us and transform us into something greater than we ever thought possible.
If you are waiting on the sidelines, I encourage you to get in the game.
Don’t wait for a particular calling before you become fully engaged in building the kingdom of God. As a priesthood holder, you are already called to the work. Study the word of God daily, pray to Heavenly Father every day, internalize the principles of the restored gospel, give thanks to God, and ask for His guidance. Then live what you learn, first in yourfamily but also in all situations of your life.

I looove his talks!!! I love that he highlights diversity and tries to help our priesthood members be aware of the differences that exist BUT are not an indication of righteousness. I like also how he puts our activity and participation in the church solely on our shoulders. We should not wait for a specific calling to participate, we need to participate now. 




 

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