Urban Poly Princess

Spirit week always happens during graduation week. Today is hat day so I'll have to remember to grab a hat during my lunch hour. My mother is going to FINALLY spend the night AND visit my townhouse Friday. She will attend my graduation ceremony. If my brother comes he will pick her up but if not I will just go and get her and then take her home Saturday.

My mother said she's embarrassed for George to come with his beard. I told her she needs to get over that. I DON'T like his beard either BUT I will NEVER be too embarrassed to be seen with my brother WHATEVER he chooses to look like. The beard thing seems to be prevalent among our Poly community now for some reason. I used to mentor Douglas Fiefia the new USU president. He AND his brother Kaho are trying to rock the beard. It just looks bad to me. My cousin who is working in Japan right now just finished a Master degree in something at the University of Hawaii, he is ALSO trying to rock a beard. He and his wife are still newlyweds as is Doug.

George and my cousin don't look Poly enough so they both look like terrorists.

I didn't read my scriptures OR a conference talk on Mother's Day that I spent with my mother in Salt Lake. Time to recharge and NOT let that happen again!!!

2 Nephi 28
4 And they shall contend one with another; and their priests shall contend one with another, and they shall teach with their learning, and deny the Holy Ghost, which giveth utterance.

5 And they deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel; and they say unto the people: Hearken unto us, and hear ye our precept; for behold there is no God today, for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work, and he hath given his power unto men;
6 Behold, hearken ye unto my precept; if they shall say there is a miracle wrought by the hand of the Lord, believe it not; for this day he is not a God of miracles; he hath done his work.

I am so glad that I know God IS a God of miracles. I have received MANY. I have been richly blessed. I love my mother very much. She still has some weird ways of treating the gospel in her life. She is so stubborn though and I'm not sure how to get her out of some of those strange beliefs. She was sexually abused by her dad when she was growing up. I don't know how far the extent of that was. She has referred to it before but she doesn't go into detail. I don't want her to do that. I think it will only make her relive that. Sometimes I wonder if Heavenly Father is letting her keep those weird beliefs because of her past. She stopped getting the sacrament in her home because she sometimes gets uncomfortable when the deacons visit and she feels sick. I don't think she realizes how important the sacrament is in her life. She loves her family history and she continues to receive revelation DAILY to help her in this. She doesn't read her scriptures daily however. She does watch BYU-TV almost exclusively. Somewhere there is a disconnect my brother and I have tried to bridge but our efforts never work the way we hope. She thinks she is fine spiritually however just like I thought I was fine when I went to BYU right out of high school. PERSPECTIVE significantly changes EVERYTHING.

2 Nephi 29
7 Know ye not that there are more nations than one? Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea; and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath; and I bring forth my word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth?

This chapter was used again and again on my mission. I can almost quote the whole thing. I like the statement that the Lord remembers the people who are on the isles of the sea. I feel so blessed to have that heritage that has helped me develop certain characteristics I am grateful to have.

The Home. The School of Life Enrique R. Falabella
One of my wife’s mottoes has been “In order to contend, you need two people, and I will never be one of them.”

The Lord has clearly described the attributes which should guide our dealings with other people. These are persuasion, long-suffering, gentleness, meekness, and love unfeigned.
Participating in the ceremony of celestial marriage is not enough. We also have to live a celestial life.

“A hug like heaven, a kiss like the sun, and an evening like the moon. Happy day, I love you.”

I cannot resist feeling like I am in heaven when I get a message like this.
I am filled with emotion when I see my wife read the Book of Mormon every day. As she does so, I can feel her testimony just by seeing the joy in her countenance as she reads over the passages that testify of the mission of the Savior.

How wise are the words of our Savior: “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”
With time, as we learn to delight in the scriptures, we shall exclaim as the Psalmist: “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”
These and many other lessons are learned in a home—the place that can become a piece of heaven here on earth.

I love my conference talks!!! I didn't read one Saturday OR Sunday although I read my scriptures Saturday. Sunday, the day of worship, I missed BOTH!!!

I wonder what FHE is today. Heather usually sends a text later so I hope she does today so I know what's going on.