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Learning from failure: 

I found the concept behind this panel be very interesting. It talked about how people succeed even after points of failure. These notes are from LTUE 2013. Build bridges to work around our shortcomings. Realize that not everyone success is … Continue reading

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Covered call: 

Last fall I attended a financial seminar and learned about Covered Call. Here are some notes. Bye the stock, look to the long-term trend, Identify questionable stock in your account. Look at the long term trend Sell a call on … Continue reading

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Just the little bits adding to the whole: 

Sometimes we may not think the activities we do every day don’t make much of an influence to others. I would like to present how little acts of kindness, compassion, sharing the word of God can influence others in a … Continue reading

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Winter Exercise:

At work there was a workshop on winter exercise. Here are some notes. 80% of the population do not meet national recommended exercise recommendations 72% of Utahans are likely to be physically active Kids spent 7 ½ hours in front … Continue reading

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Spelling ritual: 

Bad:   Richeral Good: Ritual I do seem to spell this phonetically with a so. Utah accent. One way I might remember this is that rituals often include rites and ceremonies. The RITes in Rights is in RIT-ual. If I can … Continue reading

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Fantasy Advice: 

This is from a panel I attend about a year ago from the LTUE symposium. Hope my notes will be of use. Pitfalls: plots been done, doesn’t mean anything can still be done in a new way. Make it your … Continue reading

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Opening a brokerage account: 

Last fall I attended a financial seminar and learned about Brokerage Accounts. Here are some notes. While you learn in the first few months, don’t put in your money. Watch the video and suggestions before set up an account, they’ll … Continue reading

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Shampoo, rinse repeat, just like repentance: 

Today’s theme is on repentance. I hope the following idea can be of use to youth ministries, Sunday schools, family devotionals and family home evenings. We are all constantly working on improving ourselves. Sometimes it can be discouraging when we … Continue reading

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Spelling utensils 

Bad: utimsels Good utensils We eat with utensil so we don’t have to eat with our fingers. We usually have ten fingers. One of the metals that many utensils are made of is silver. uTEN-SILs

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Town Hall Q&A, Mike Lee Dec 2014: 

I was able to listen to the Q&A section of Mike Lee’s Town Hall on Wednesday. Here are some of my notes. Apparently there were about 11,000 people involved in the call. Hurricane caller: Efforts for Utah to get control … Continue reading

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