Melva Gifford

These notes came from a toast master’s training but the principles could be used in various circumstances.

–          Management of membership fees and management of inventory. Dues are the chief source of income.

–          These can be paid by credit card, cash, checks, PayPal, square, thrnat<?>.

–          You may want to include a small transaction key if they use a credit card. Lisa suggested the phrasing for the surcharge. “Normal fees are $6.5 but a cash discount is $6.”

–          Transactions by credit card may include a 3% service charge in a also be a cause for the device that processes credit card might be a five dollar monthly fee

–          If you have members pay by PayPal there will be a transaction fee but they can process that payment to your bank account.

–          Free toast host: schedule and fees to be done this application. The product easy speak may have a similar capability. Check to see if it’ll provide an invoice that can be emailed to members.

–          On the third page of the due form is using the different ways to pay puppies

–          Under club Central, under leadership, to be the name of the club this is where you can pay fees.

–          Bank: good to have a card from the bank. Keep all receipts.

–          Bank: VP of finance and president to have their names on the bank account

–          Bank: in order to set up an account, you may need to show proof that you are an officer of the club.

–          Bank: to setup an account, it may take up to an hour. Bring with you two forms of ID.  Other signature the club signed the minutes to show proof of your office- ship. Call in advance what the bank will need so that you go prepared. You can ask what is required by calling customer service.

–          Bank: when creating a new account, the bank may provide some free checks or you can order an over-the-counter check on a by need basis.

–          Bank: order a debit card.

–          Bank: you will need your club tax ID to set up the club account.

–          Do a club budget. Not spend outside the budget.

–          Keep all bank statements. At the end of the year you may be expected to get an external audit to ensure that your finances are being used properly.

–          Keep good records.

–          Keep an eye out for identity theft. You have 30 days to challenge a transaction.

–          Mark out with a marker the credit card information or destroy that page for have the member for the information in electronically with someone’s laptop.

–          Be on top of bank statements

–          Review club packet. The new attack packets will need to have increased fees by October. You’ll need to go to the website to get the updated paperwork. As of this training is not yet available

–          Novak: maybe use a binder to document and hold everything.

–          If members do not pay by the deadline, they used to have a two-month grace period. That is longer the case. If members do not pay by deadline they can no longer participate in doing speeches and evaluations at the meeting.

–          Dues will be increasing from $36 $25. Let members and officers know of this increase.

–          Learn the pro-weight chart. Maybe make a chart when your binder. You can prorate fees for new member.

–          Download the new forms as soon as they become available. October is the deadline for the next membership. Start gathering money in September.

–          To meet club goals, you need to pay your fees on time. As is you get a people pay the fees. You can add other people later.

–          If reinstating somebody check for any change of address information from that past member. Toastmasters have membership records since 2003. If an account can’t be found even with the help of toastmasters, than set that person up as a new member. If they are a new member and you can’t find them called Toastmasters to get help.

–          All officers have access to all officer functions on the website.

It was a great fireside tonight and thought I’d share my notes. due to the length of my notes, I’ll do it in segments. Any misinformation or inaccurate information is the fault of the note taker.

• Whitney referred it to the Saturday evening of time.
• Ways we can know we can draw closer to that day is to read and study and pray for guidance for an understanding of the signs of the times.
• In 1972, Oct. Harold b Lee was sustained at the prophet of the church. The general priesthood meeting said, “It takes a pretty good meeting to be no meeting priesthood. The brethren would talk to for an hour. Lee scolded brothers as loose writings. Writing engendering material what would create unnecessary excitement and fear of the country. I.e.: book how to prepare for the coming crash.
• We don’t have to respond to the sensational.
• Told us to read and study joseph smith’s Mathew: end of chapter 23 and all of chapter 24. Dec 29, 45, 84, 77, 88, 133 that is where we go to learn the signs of the time.
• Sign of the times; Love of man will wax cold because iniquity will abound.
• Men’s hearts will fail them. Think he’s talking to sensitivity, kindness, the ability to care about people than things. We care about products. One example is the loss of life through abortion.
• When iniquity abounds people grow cold.
• Dc 45:
• Dc 88:41? “for fear shall come upon all people” Br. Millet has seen serious concerns as the brethren handle issues of change but has never seen fear from the brethren. One example was given of when Brother packer became part of the brethren years ago. One day, a bomb blew off the door to the salt Lake Temple. Bro Packer mentioned he went to meeting all day and no one mentioned it. He waited until in last meeting until Packer said, What about the temple door?” One of the brethren said, “We will have to take care of that.”
• We don’t need to fear. We can have concerns but not fear.
• Millet told ob being involved with BYU football games, he would tell the TV what the referees needed to do. He missed one BYU game. When he got home he asked a friend who won? Once he knew who won he didn’t want to know anything else. He watched the recording and noticed a big change on watching the game. There was no pressure of the game because he already knew who would win. He didn’t need to lecture the referees. So it is with Christ’s last coming and our emotions. We know in the end, we will win.  We don’t need to fear because we know who will win.
• Joseph smith divided chapter 22 into two sections. The first part of the chapter discusses what will happen to the Saints in 70 Ad. The second half of chapter 22 and on refers to the latter days. There will be false messiahs. In modern time false Christs will arise. It not necessarily talking about those false prophets being religious leaders. It may be more of a false system that people come to believe in. Be aware of any system that will lead people away from Christ.

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Good: Toilette

Bad:    Towlette

Is often the place or process where you are cleaning yourself or dressing. It is the first part of the word I have problems with. This might help. To clean yourself each morning or evening you give extra effort or TOIL by making extra attention to your cleanliness during your TOILette. Thus toil.

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These notes came from a toast master’s training but the principles could be used in various circumstances. Service to the members can be illustrated by the acronym rise.

–          R = respect

–          I = integrity

–          S = service to the members

–          E = dedication to excellence

You can also accomplish club growth with the acronym service:

–          S = set reasonable goals. We need to create a list they need be accountable for and when those goals we’ve achieved. Adjust the deadlines as needed. We need to have dates of your goals. And you want to involve your members to help you accomplish your goals as an organization.

–          E = and power members. Get more experienced members to mentor and help new members. -Encourage member goals.

–          R = refresh your attitude. Negatively can influence and reflect in the club in a negative way. Club prize is easy to maintain. Show what went into different goals and make sure you accomplish those goals. Have members give an audit of their tasks. Enjoy each other’s company. Happiness in the club attracts new members. A cloud placed together stays together.

–          V = value achievement. Recognize completed material in speeches and in leadership. Recognize members’ accomplishments.

–          I = inspire each other. Keep old members progressing forward they need to accomplish their own goals just as the new members do. Make sure all members a half is what they get. Give surveys to find out the opinions of your members and their satisfaction. See how you can make meeting savers. Contact members who have not, for a while. If you’re not coming, find out why and improve your club with those observations. Ask, what are your goals? Suggestions for any prospective member or inactivated member.

–          E = embrace change. Try a new idea let it fail to succeed. If it works keep it if not even behind. See how each member can contribute to the club.

At church, they started a new class on handling addiction. Each of us has an addiction in one way or another, food, finances, morality issues, physical issues etc. I thought this to be a good class to attend to improve myself and to share what I learn on my Sunday blogs. Any misinformation or inaccurate information is the fault of the note taker.

• Think of the time where you have felt at peace in your life. Think of the circumstances that contributed to that piece.
• You can access an electronic copy of the book on LDS.org under the tab of family and individuals | Hope and Help | Addiction: (https://www.lds.org/topics/addiction?lang=eng)
• Though a person may be struggling with a specific addiction, it does not invalidate the other wondrous attributes of that individual.
• When you live the gospel of Jesus Christ it can lift your burdens.
• Addiction is when we were caught in a repeat pattern doing the same thing you don’t want to do.
• Addiction is devotion to an action in place of dedication to Christ.
• Addiction is where we repeat the same action and expecting different results.
• We become ready to address our addiction when wish to overcoming addiction is stronger than what we gain from this section.
• Addiction is something to fill a hole and on life, food baby example.
• Addiction is an effort for us to become non-against the challenges of life.
• Addiction can range from substance abuse, behavior and other types of abuse.
• The 12 steps of alcoholism recovery were created by two individuals named Bill and Bob in the 1940s.
• The process works if you work the process.
• The two founders, Bill and Bob realized that they feel they have to have a belief in Christ. Christ is a central component to the recovery process.
• Overcoming addiction involves a change of the heart.

The 12 steps of addiction are:

1. Admit that you of yourself, a powerless to overcome your addiction and that your life has become unmanageable.
2. Come to believe that the power of God can restore you to complete spiritual health.
3. Decide to turn your will and your life over to the care of God the eternal father and his son, Jesus Christ.
4. Make a searching and fearless written moral inventory of yourself
5. Admit to yourself to your heavenly father in the name of Jesus Christ to proper priesthood authority and to another person the exact nature of your wrongs.
6. Become entirely ready to have God remove all your character weaknesses.
7. Humbly ask heavenly father to remove your shortcomings.
8. Make a written list of all persons you have harmed and become willing to make restitution to them.
9. Whenever possible, make direct restitution to all persons you have harmed.
10. Continue to take personal inventory, and when you are wrong promptly admit it.
11. Seek through prayer and meditation to know the Lord’s will and to have the power to carry it out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of the atonement of Jesus Christ, share this message with others and practice these principles in all you do.

• Mosiah 8:10
• Alma 5: 14
• The instructor showed a picture depicting Christ walking on water and Peter wanting to follow his example. Peter had the temporary faith to walk on the water to Christ. But then his faith failed him, he sunk. He had to be rescued by Christ. The painting was created is a Christian artist from Korea. The painting was from Peter’s point of view being underwater and looking up to Christ standing on the surface of the water. Christ is reaching down and smiling as he reaches for Peter. We discussed how the picture illustrated that, though Peter didn’t have a sustaining faith he did have faith enough to begin walking on water. Christ was accepting and happy for the amount of success Peter had at that time and is smiling at Peter success. Christ appreciated peters effort of acting under faith.

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I listened to a guy’s experience who got involve in the Arab spring revolt in Syria. He told about hiding in one home and the mobs took it over. A neighbor let the American couple flee to his home. There are some notes about how to be prepared for a mob. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

• A tall fence shows a house of wealth, valuable things inside
• The smell cooking meat will lure starving mobs to your place
• Don’t show your foot print to strangers
• Don’t store food in basement. put in small groups throughout the house
• For walls of a home, grow thorny bushes and create a strange path to follow provides good protection for your house.
• You will need to leave home to get water
• Do not bring attention to yourself by how you dress and act.
• For self-protection, you need to know where to aim your few bullets
• Make people think you need food, so you do not become a target

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Good: original

Bad:   origional

I want to put in the second o. but if I any duplicate any letters; my word will no longer be original.

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