Urban Poly Princess

46 8 Thus we see how quick the children of men do forget the Lord their God, yea, how quick to do iniquity, and to be led away by the evil one.
9 Yea, and we also see the great wickedness one very wicked man can cause to take place among the children of men.
 35 And it came to pass that whomsoever of the Amalickiahites that would not enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom, that they might maintain a free government, he caused to be put to death; and there were but few who denied the covenant of freedom.
41 But there were many who died with old age; and those who died in the faith of Christ are happy in him, as we must needs suppose.
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36 ...nevertheless, it is strange to relate, not long after their dissensions they became more hardened and impenitent, and more wild, wicked and ferocious than the Lamanites—drinking in with the traditions of the Lamanites; giving way to indolence, and all manner of lasciviousness; yea, entirely forgetting the Lord their God.
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1...he did appoint men to speak unto the Lamanites from their towers, against the Nephites.
Marketing his cause
7 Now it came to pass that while Amalickiah had thus been obtaining power by fraud and deceit, Moroni, on the other hand, had been preparing the minds of the people to be faithful unto the Lord their God.
11 And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man; he was a man of a perfect understanding; yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage and slavery;
12 Yea, a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving to his God, for the many privileges and blessings which he bestowed upon his people; a man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people.
13 Yea, and he was a man who was firm in the faith of Christ, and he had sworn with an oath to defend his people, his rights, and his country, and his religion, even to the loss of his blood.
 17 Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.
24 Nevertheless, they could not suffer to lay down their lives, that their wives and their children should be massacred by the barbarous cruelty of those who were once their brethren, yea, and had dissented from their church, and had left them and had gone to destroy them by joining the Lamanites.
25 Yea, they could not bear that their brethren should rejoice over the blood of the Nephites, so long as there were any who should keep the commandments of God, for the promise of the Lord was, if they should keep his commandments they should prosper in the land.
What girl doesn't want Moroni? I know I do OR at least someone else who like Ammon, the other sons of Mosiah and the sons of Alma. Helaman and his brethren too are specifically mentioned as just as righteous and no less serviceable.

Finding Lasting Peace and Building Eternal Families - L. Tom Perry
“Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution tosociety than those who command large armies or stand at the head ofimpressive corporations.
The older of the two sons firmly planted his feet and asked, “Which is themost important, prayers or fruit?” 
It is the gospel of Jesus Christ that provides this foundation upon whichwe can find lasting peace and build eternal family units.

Busy church week. I met my visiting teacher Jackie yesterday. She is a school teacher who has been unemployed since May. She has been collecting unemployment too and substitute teaching. I didn't think you could do both. While I buoyed her up it discouraged me. I can't believe there have been NO library positions with Salt Lake County. I loved working there. For some reason whoever is in charge of the subs now doesn't want to hire me there again which is fine since I'd rather have a permanent position there. 

I hope I AT LEAST get an interview this time with Park City but really who knows if I will or not. 

I definitely DON'T want to be unemployed 6 months or more. My unemployment is good until next September but I definitely don't want to wait that long.
FHE tonight is indexing. I'm not too fond of that. We have a ward Thanksgiving dinner Saturday and then Sunday we have the Menace Thanksgiving dinner. I'm glad there are so many activities all over the place. Tomorrow I'll be done with my reading for Angela's Wednesday class. There is also a Stake regional teaching training either Wednesday or Thursday. The menace institute class is Thursday at 8pm. 

37 And the work of death commenced on both sides ...
54 Now Moroni, when he saw their terror, commanded his men that they should stop shedding their blood.
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 4 Now ye see that this is the true faith of God; yea, ye see that God will support, and keep, and preserve us, so long as we are faithfulunto him, and unto our faith, and our religion; and never will the Lord suffer that we shall be destroyed except we should fall into transgression and deny our faith.
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24 But they grew proud, being lifted up in their hearts, because of their exceedingly great riches; therefore they grew rich in their own eyes, and would not give heed to their words, to walkuprightly before God.

Our Personal Ministries - Hugo E. Martinez
Like Brother Udine Falabella, father of Elder Enrique R. Falabella, used to say, “He who serves in some thing is good for something; he who serves in no thing is good for nothing.” 
The love of Jesus Christ must be our guide if we are to become aware of the needs of those we can help in some way. The teachings of our Lord, Jesus Christ, show us the way. And that is how our personal ministry begins: discovering needs, then tending to them. As Sister Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general president, said, “First observe, then serve.
I testify to you that Heavenly Father and our Lord, Jesus Christ, know us individually and personally. For that reason, They provide what we need so we will have the opportunity to reach our divine potential. Along the road, They place people who will help us. Then, as we become instruments in Their hands, we are able to serve and help those They show to us by revelation.
Likewise, being a good example of a disciple of Jesus Christ is our best letter of introduction to those with whom we can share His gospel.
Our service and personal ministry are not limited to the living on this earth. We can also do work for the dead—for those who live in the spirit world and who, during their mortal life, did not have the opportunity to receive the saving ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We can also keep a journal and write our family histories to turn the hearts of the living toward the living—as well as the hearts of the living toward their ancestors. It is all about linking our family, generation by generation, in eternal bonds. As we do so, we become “saviours … on mount Zion
We have the special opportunity to be instruments in His hands. We can be so in our marriages, in our families, with our friends, and with our fellowman. That is our personal ministry as true disciples of Jesus Christ.
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
That we may do so is my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Today was a very busy day. After church was choir practice followed by a RS Board Meeting at my RS president's house. Emily. She lives out of the boundaries as do a lot of people I have learned. Apparently when the ward split earlier this year people had a problem attending the ward they now live in. I don't get that at all. Aren't they afraid of missing opportunities our Father in Heaven has in store for them by not attending the ward they should attend? Our leaders have a problem if we don't attend the correct RS yet they refuse to attend their own ward when the boundaries change. 
There is a reason why we have the boundaries. The church is one of order NOT chaos. Sometimes I may not want to follow or do what I know I should but ultimately I always will. I don't want to forgo any blessings because of making any foolish decision. I remember feeling unsure when I kept hearing people say how they knew Heavenly Father wanted them a certain place. After praying about that extensively my answer is and was that Heavenly Father will bring anyone I need to meet to me so I need to do my part too and I fully intend to do that every chance I get. 

Even annoying rented from Darryl who had a nice house with a great kitchen, AC AND nice curb appeal. Why do people live in crappy environments when they don't have to do that? I don't like the way Shem lives OR Charity for that matter. The crappy apartment is for when you are GOING TO SCHOOL because you can't afford anything else. NOOOT because you choose to live that way. OFF, OFF, OFF!!! Tomorrow I meet with the RS Board at my RS president's house. She is also feeding us lunch. She is a nurse. I hope to hell she has a nice place because what I've seen so far around here has SUCKED bigtime. Even when you have a crappy apartment you can still make it look nice.

Since Shem was an English major and teaches English at a Middle School I knew exactly the type of thing he'd appreciate. I found Shakespeare gum wrapped in tiny books with the titles of his plays. They each alsho included a Shakespeare insult. I also gave him a pad of ninja essays you get other people to complete by filling in an adjective, noun, place, number to form often hilarious essays at the end of the fill-in-the-blank segment.

It was nice to interact with people I don't know at all. Shem is super-talented musically. He plays the guitar, harmonica, banjo and he can sing well too. He lives like he's still a student. He has two roommates and his apartment is very crappy. It reminded me of Charity. She lives in the Avenues with roommates and it looks like a student-lived-in house.  Charity is a physician's assistant. She also has roommates. Ironically the MidSingles I met in Logan had better apartments/homes. Stacy was the Director of nursing at some weight-loss facility. She had a gorgeous new 2-story house. Kendra had roommates but she rented a beautiful home decorated a little too country for my taste BUT at least she had granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.

Joni and Sarah rented a beautiful home. Renee had a nice house too. I hate her house she shares with her sister here. They don't know how to decorate. It has NOOO personality and is pretty ugly. Julie is the only one with a nice place that is decorated pretty well. There are much nicer AND BIGGER places however for what she's paying for. I had 2 gorgeous apartments in Logan I took pains to decorate well. Although Curtis gutted most of his house it had very nice curb appeal and the areas he did decorate he did well although I didn't like that his love seat matched his sofa EXACTLY and I remember not liking his kitchen or the picture he hung in his dining room. AT LEAST he hung a picture in his dining room. Mark lived in a pigsty. Another Mark in the ward fed the sisters and I chaperoned. That's why I saw the first Mark's house. This Mark however lived in the Four Seasons condominiums the sister condos to my complex. His place was gorgeous, furnished beautifully and was very much like my last apartment only his finishings were higher-end. While I had black matching appliances, he had stainless steel.

I want a 2-bedroom/2-bathroom loft with a gourmet kitchen and spa-like bathroom AND I want it soon. A huge walk-in pimped-out closet is also a priority. Of course first I need a job. It is getting more and more frustrating. I'm beginning to think I need to find my part time job asap AND start my real estate career before it passes me by.

I enjoy Shem because he's an English major and we have a lot in common although I'm not attracted to him AT ALL. After jamming a bunch on his banjo we watched a Chinese movie. I talked to him about the ending that didn't really have a definite resolution and how we as Americans want everything settled at the end of a movie. He told me he talks to his class about that. I met several of his friends. They were all nice and they were all different.

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There is an opening for a Children's Librarian at the City Library. I want to work for a public library but I don't want to be pigeonholed as a Children's Librarian and I know that'll happen if I work there. I just said a little prayer and I definitely should NOOOT do it. OK, don't work at Jetblue and don't apply for the Children's position. I am only going to apply for and take a librarian job I really want.

As for my part time job and delving into Real Estate UNTIL that happens, I'm not sure exactly what to do there either. I just have to apply what I learned from Groberg's talk, What is your Mission. We need to constantly move, progress, do things. Heavenly Father will let us know when we shouldn't do something.

8 And it came to pass that I was three days and three nights in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul; and never, until I did cry out unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But behold, I did cry unto him and I did find peace to my soul.
14 Do not say: O God, I thank thee that we are better than our brethren; but rather say: O Lord, forgive my unworthiness, and remember my brethren in mercy—yea, acknowledge your unworthiness before God at all times.
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8...Now this is what I have against thee; thou didst go on unto boasting in thy strength and thy wisdom.
3 And this is not all, my son. Thou didst do that which was grievous unto me; for thou didst forsake the ministry, and did go over into the land of Siron among the borders of the Lamanites, after the harlot Isabel.
4 Yea, she did steal away the hearts of many; but this was no excuse for thee, my son. Thou shouldst have tended to the ministry wherewith thou wast entrusted.
6 For behold, if ye deny the Holy Ghost when it once has had place in you, and ye know that ye deny it, behold, this is a sin which is unpardonable; yea, and whosoever murdereth against the light and knowledge of God, it is not easy for him to obtainforgiveness; yea, I say unto you, my son, that it is not easy for him to obtain a forgiveness.
Denying the Holy Ghost is unpardonable, murder is difficult to receive forgiveness but can still be obtained.
11 ...O my son, how great iniquity ye brought upon the Zoramites; for when they saw your conduct they would not believe in my words.
17 And now I will ease your mind somewhat on this subject. Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand. Behold, I say unto you, is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming?
The Reason for Our Hope - Boyd K. Packer
If we seek to understand His Atonement, we will come to a deep reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ, His earthly ministry, and His divine mission as our Savior.
We need the strength of conviction that is found in the heart of every loyal disciple of Christ.
As we move into the future with quiet confidence, His Spirit will be with us. There is no end to His power to bless and direct the lives of those who seek truth and righteousness. 

Shem's birthday party is tomorrow. I am going to look for something at the library store. A nice bookmark probably. Something thoughtful that doesn't cost very much.