Urban Poly Princess

I love new weeks, days, mornings. Maybe I just love everything. My blood sugar reading was not as good as yesterday but still better than any other day. At least for the most part it is steadily decreasing. While it's been nice having a valid excuse to miss FHE I am pleased to go back tonight. I have to take my class tests again today at 4pm so I may be a little late. Judy's coming in early for me to do that. I know I'll ace the state. I need to practice national more. I'm going to do that today here at work between actually working.

I think Trevor isn't going to contact me or let me know what I'm supposed to be doing right now for my calling. This is the best calling in the church. The church in general has been pushing missionary work very much. I'm going to gather as much information on my responsibilities and what I'm expected to do. The first thing that's going to happen is our baptism programs are ALL going to be like Justin's. ALL are going to have the spirit in spades, refreshments on point and the kind of attendance we need. We need to attend EVERY activity available AND invite people.

I know my real estate venture will expose me to more people and allow me to get to know people who need the gospel in their lives. I hope they choose someone with energy to be our ward mission leader. A good ward mission leader has an incredible influence or CAN have an incredible influence. Trevor DID NOT impress me. I don't care if he has a girlfriend. If you can't fulfill your church responsibilities I wouldn't want you to be my boyfriend. If anything a relationship should enrich your life and strengthen your ability to magnify your calling. I would NEVER want to be with anyone who influenced me in such a way that I'd be  less committed.

2 Nephi 1
10 But behold, when the time cometh that they shall dwindle in^aunbelief, after they have received so great blessings from the hand of the Lord—having a knowledge of the creation of the earth, and all men, knowing the great and marvelous works of the Lord from the creation of the world; having power given them to do all things by faith; having all the commandments from the beginning, and having been brought by his infinite goodness into this precious land of promise—behold, I say, if the day shall come that they will reject the Holy One of Israel, the true ^bMessiah, their Redeemer and their God, behold, the judgments of him that is ^cjust shall rest upon them.
13 O that ye would awake; awake from a deep ^asleep, yea, even from the sleep of ^bhell, and shake off the awful ^cchains by which ye are bound, which are the chains which bind the children of men, that they are carried away captive down to the eternal ^dgulfof misery and woe.
21 And now that my soul might have joy in you, and that my heart might leave this world with gladness because of you, that I might not be brought down with grief and sorrow to the grave, arise from the dust, my sons, and be ^amen, and be determined in^bone mind and in one heart, united in all things, that ye may not come down into captivity;

I like the admonition to awake. So many people are not living purposeful lives. They are letting life happen to them. You can just exist and respond to events and challenges that happen to you OR you can choose what you want out of life and then do everything in your power to bring that about. It is up to you. The most difficult thing about life is deciding what you want. After this decision is made you can do everything to accomplish this goal. WE DECIDE how our life becomes. 

Although I hate that I've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes it is actually the kick in the pants I needed to jump start losing weight, working out and achieving my physical ideal. I don't want that to affect my ability to have children naturally. 

True Shepards - Thomas S. Monson
The home teaching program is a response to modern revelation commissioning those ordained to the priesthood “to teach, expound, exhort, baptize, … and visit the house of each member, and exhort them to pray vocally and in secret and attend to all family duties, … to watch over the church always, and be with and strengthen them; and see that there is no iniquity in the church, neither hardness with each other, neither lying, backbiting, nor evil speaking.”³
Home teaching is more than a mechanical visit once per month. Ours is the responsibility to teach, to inspire, to motivate, and where we visit those who are not active, to bring to activity and to eventual exaltation the sons and daughters of God.
Brethren, our efforts in home teaching are ongoing. The work will never be concluded until our Lord and Master says, “It is enough.” There are lives to brighten. There are hearts to touch. There are souls to save. Ours is the sacred privilege to brighten, to touch, and to save those precious souls entrusted to our care. We should do so faithfully and with hearts filled with gladness.

While this is on home teaching, the principles can certainly be applied to visiting teaching. As a missionary the importance of home and visiting teaching was seared into my consciousness. Some less active members just needed an invitation to attend church. They became active with just that one missionary visit. That was so easy it was ridiculous. Full time missionaries should be spending their time teaching discussions. Members should provide sufficient fellow shipping.