I am so...

I woke up this morning and looked straight at my "Blessed" sign I received from a friend. It reminded me of my scripture study last night. I was reading my scriptures in Helaman at the part were Samuel the Prophet is warning the people to repent before the coming of Christ. It was such a great chapter with many insightful points, but the thing that stood out to me was the difference between the wicked and righteous. Sure sin was the major difference, but it specifically talked about thanking the Lord or having gratitude for all of the blessings that he gives us. I am grateful for everything He gives me, but especially thankful for the sacrifice of the Savior for each of us. I guess I will have to keep reminding myself to have an attitude of gratitude.

The church is true, but the people ain't perfect!

The last couple of days I have been thinking about less then perfect people. I was lucky enough to go to a Cougar Club luncheon with my Dad this week and had to wait in line to get our lunch. An older couple was very quick to butt in front of us in line (and I believe they knew what they were doing). It got me thinking really none of us are perfect, but the church is still true.

It reminded me of a section of scripture I recently read. I like how Mormon separates the church and the people in Helaman 3:33-34 when he says, "...there was peace also, save it were the pride which began to enter into the church-not into the church of God, but into the hearts of the people who professed to belong to the church of God..34 And they were lifted up in pride." There ya have it, pride is what makes people not perfect and the cycle or saga, if you will, continues.

My heart is turned

Within the last year I have become addicted to Name Indexing. At first I started with a goal to index 2-3 batches a month. Now I am doing 2-3 batches a week.

Recently I went to a class to learn more about the new family search website. A few years ago I did some work on some of my ancestors names and was able to take them to the temple and get their work done. In that process I decided that was too hard and gave up. Now the church has a new website (new.familysearch.org) that makes searching and tracking much easier. I am really excited to get started.

Until I get into the researching part my heart is set on indexing! If you haven't tried it I have to warn you that it can be addicting, as recently noted by the girl I visit taught (and myself)! Doctrine and Covenants 2:2 says, "And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers." My heart has definitely turned!