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A Pile of Rocks: 

Today at Stake conference I heard of missionary’s experience trying to teach the gospel to an investigator. She talked about how people can have the testimony of certain things but not on others. From that talk I came up with … Continue reading

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Q&A for the LaVor Finicum presentation:  

These are notes from the meeting I attended tonight where family and friends of LaVor Finicum told their experiences concerning the events of the killing of LaVor. Any misrepresentations or inaccuracies are the fault of the note taker. LaVor as … Continue reading

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Farther, how to remember it:

Got this idea from grammar girl. Father means distance and the way you remember is that the word far is in farther. Thanks grammar girl.

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Stories in the living room:

These are the notes I took from a presentation of Hannah B. Harvey, PHY, professional story teller from some education CDs called the great courses. These cds were dedicated to story telling. Ask yourself, what does your specific audience need … Continue reading

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CERT Six A: CERT organization:

My last few blogs have been quite lengthy and I type all the notes of the class. I think I’ll start posting it in more manageable word counts. ICS: (incident command system) is the same organization that is used by … Continue reading

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Family history seven:

These are the notes I took at the family history class the Sunday. Any inaccuracies or mistakes is the fault of the note taker. Hopefully it will be of use. Family history has its own variant of triage. They spell … Continue reading

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In the Truck:

These are notes from the meeting I attended tonight they are from a speech by Shawna Cox. She is a family friend to LaVor Finicum (LaVor is the man who was killed by the FBI in Harney County, Oregon. She … Continue reading

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Spelling Fuel:

Good: fuel Bad:   fule I have a hard time spelling this one. Here is a possible mnemonic. You fUEl such as oil or coal you have to go underground and extract it, thus the U and E. Have a better … Continue reading

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Storytelling competition checklist:

I was once a judge for storytelling contest and thought the ballista questions were very good ones. And want to share them on this blog. Does the storyteller display confidence? Does list storyteller fiddle around with their close? Vocal clarity … Continue reading

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CERT 5: Light search and rescue operations:

These are my notes from tonight’s training of CERT. Any misinformation or inaccurate information is the fault of the note taker. Size up: 1-3-ready or Gascon: Gather the facts (time a day, type of building, regular use). What type of … Continue reading

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