Urban Poly Princess

Chills and feeling feverish for a day and a half. This was ALL solved when I went to the dollar store picked up some ibuprofen and then took it last night. I've already taken my dose for today. What a HUGE difference.

I'm VERY happy this occurred right before I had to pick up the sisters and take them to dinner at Mark's house. I remember Helene saying he still lived at home. He has his own place, at least now. His apartment is modest but fine. He just got a new couch. It is a nice brown "suede" and if he bothered to clean his apartment it would look alright. He's probably sick of cleaning at work but SERIOUSLY!!! I don't get how some people can live the way they do.

I asked him if he ever attended USU. He said he did and majored in exercise science. He still works as a part time custodian for Ellis elementary school. When the sisters asked him what he did he told them he was cleaning carpets right now. When he played the trumpet for me he told me he was a custodian and he didn't have a problem telling me that. He seems to have a problem sharing that now. I hope that works as an inspiration for him to go to school. He has a great testimony. He is one of the VERY FEW tall AND fine men in my ward. He just looks so much like my nephew JR that his looks are a turnoff to me. JR however has these amazing green eyes that REALLY stand out with his tan skin.

Mark has lived in Logan his entire life except for his mission which was spent in England and Nevada. I told Mark and the sisters I'm moving next Friday. I asked him if he had a truck and what he was doing next Friday. He said he was helping me move!!! Nice!!! He isn't stupid ALTHOUGH I don't get why he didn't finish school and isn't working somewhere making money. I don't think he's ever considered having a life outside Logan, Cache Valley or Utah.

Having dinner with the sisters made me much more conscious about missionary work. I kept trying to commit Mark to asking his friends if they would listen to the missionary discussions. He wouldn't do it and the only thing he'd commit to was reading one of Neal A. Maxwell's books about having more faith. It was good for me to have that dinner because whenever I would eat with members on my mission it was ALL about building a relationship of trust with them and having them refer their non-member family and friends.

Brother Scott would ALWAYS want us to stay after we had dinner at his house. He was so sweet. I was pretty firm with him all the time however and told him the way we'd stay is if he set up appointments for discussions with us. He arranged dinner at two of his nonmember friends' homes. One didn't go anywhere but the other one did although we ended up having to give the nice FAMILY to the elders since they lived in their area.

The sisters told me they have 8 wards and are supposed to have 20 discussions each week. The fireside made it crystal clear that members are responsible for finding people for the sisters to teach. So each week our ward should be responsible for 2.5 discussions, 3 if you just round up. With ALL the RMs in our ward we can certainly provide this. I committed to ask Katie Doseck and her mom, roommate and boyfriend to hear the discussions along with my bookmobile librarian friend Shawn Bliss and his family.

Ether 6
4 And it came to pass that when they had prepared all manner of^afood, that thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their flocks and herds, and ^bwhatsoever beast or animal or fowl that they should carry with them—and it came to pass that when they had done all these things they got aboard of their vessels or barges, and set forth into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God.
11 And thus they were driven forth, ^athree hundred and forty and four days upon the water.
30 And it came to pass that Orihah did walk humbly before the Lord, and did remember how great things the Lord had done for his father, and also taught his people how great things the Lord had done for their fathers.
Verse 4 discusses provisions for the animals they travel with. Verse 11 mentions the Jaredites were in the barges for 21 days short of a year. Many things must've happened then in the barges. Childbirth, marriage maybe, deaths. Just keeping everyone clean, disposing of waste would be major. Keeping clean when water is such a premium, having enough water to last them that long. There are MANY things to consider. Finally after asking ALL of the sons of Mahonrimoriancumur NONE of them agree to be king and only ONE of Jared's sons, Orihah says he will do it and he leads righteously. At the end of this chapter life is good. People are living happily and prosperous as well as keeping the commandments.

This Is My Work and Glory - Russell M. Ballard
In our Heavenly Father’s great priesthood-endowed plan, men have the unique responsibility to administer the priesthood, but they are not the priesthood. Men and women have different but equally valued roles. Just as a woman cannot conceive a child without a man, so a man cannot fully exercise the power of the priesthood to establish an eternal family without a woman. In other words, in the eternal perspective, both the procreative power and the priesthood power are shared by husband and wife. And as husband and wife, a man and a woman should strive to follow our Heavenly Father. The Christian virtues of love, humility, and patience should be their focus as they seek the blessings of the priesthood in their lives and for their family.

I just talked to my friend Katie about listening to the missionary discussions. She actually lives right by the sisters. She loves the sisters and is spiritual herself but she doesn't like organized religion. She doesn't see the need for it and doesn't like the contention it brings. She is such a sweetie. I hope she softens her heart and changes how she feels. She prays all the time which is what I wish I did more of, A LOT more. Asking people about this isn't hard for me. I just want to prepare people sufficiently. 

The next commitment I made with the sisters is to ask my friend Shawn Bliss if he and his family will listen to the missionary discussions. I looove missionary work and I love that fireside we just had that emphasized how the members are responsible for finding people for the missionaries to teach. The sisters cover 8 wards. This means we should be providing them with 3 appointments a week.

I need to meet our ward mission leader and tell him about the 2.5/3 discussions our ward should be providing a week.