Melva Gifford

Good: engulfed

Bad:    engolphed

I think of consume when I hear this word.  Gulf is a wide expanse. So consume/ engulf a beautiful nature scene that include a wide expanse of land/ a gulf of land then I can spell enGULFed.

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Morgan Adams provided some great information on personal security at the toastmasters meeting. It was a good topic and decided to share my notes. In light of Christmas he also had a great title.

Morgan talked about all the possible ways that individual information can be exposed to the public. That includes private information as well as family information. Some private information is exposed through government surveillance.

Another is that a company can keep track of your contacts and then sell that information to other organizations. This is one of the reasons why you might begin to get a lot of junk mail is because your name was associate with someone else.

You identity is at risk in such things as medical records with social security number, login information, financial information. Exposure is not always desirable. People could study information about you and then get account information and name information and possibly even guess your password because a personal information and observer/researcher has learned about you.

Morgan googled a member of the club who had a unique name to see what he could find out about them. He was able to find her interests and activities. He learned that she was a storyteller. He discovered what companies she’s worked for in the past as well as names of some of her friends. He was able to view some recent entries on her Facebook account and saw some of the other accounts that she already had such as linked in.

YouTube is one way where someone (friend or stranger) can go ahead and take a video of you doing something silly and you can become an overnight sensation to be viewed by thousands of people if not more.  This would include your future perspective employers.

When you share your private information with a company you would be well advised to read the small print. Because in the small print they can admit that they share your information with others.

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These are notes from an emergency fair/book of Mormon evidence conference I attended last spring. You can find remnants of these towers in the northern United States.

Alma 46:36, https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/46.36?lang=eng#3
Alma 48:1 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/48.1?lang=eng#primary
Alma 50:4 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/50.4?lang=eng#3
Alma 51:20 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/51.20?lang=eng#19
Mosiah 11:12 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/11.12?lang=eng#11
Mosiah 20:8 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/20.8?lang=eng#7
Mosiah 28:17 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/28.17?lang=eng#16
Helaman 7:10 https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/hel/7.10?lang=eng#9
Tennessee is the land of Nephi.
Mosiah 11: 12 look at the mountain. Compared to Chattanooga, Tennessee, we can see the remnants of a tower on the mountain. https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/11.12?lang=eng#11
Alma 22:32 two major rivers in Tennessee, https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/22.32?lang=eng#31

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Utah, a mover and shaker: quiz:

Q: During an earthquake why is it important always have shoes and a flashlight next to your bed?

Q: If plumbing was interrupted how much spare water do you have access to?

Q: If you had no electricity what do you do for cooking, light, warmth?

Q: If there was road damage between you and your home what bare essentials do you carry in your car?

Q: Where are your flashlights and do you have spare batteries?

Q: Why should you avoid striking a match after an earthquake?

Q: Why would you want to avoid using the toilet after an earthquake, and what is the alternative?

Q: Does each family member have contact info in case of emergency?

Q: Do you have sufficient food in your house for your family for a week?

Q: What means does your household use to notify neighbors of someone being hurt after an earthquake?

Q: How much gas should you keep in your car in case of emergency?

Q: If you must evacuate your house in 10 minutes, what bare essentials do you have ready to take with you?

Q: When searching a damaged building for survivors, why should CRT members always travel in pairs?

Q: When using a fire extinguisher, where should you aim?

Q: How should a family address hygiene issues during emergencies?

Q: If bank ATMs were unavailable, do you have access to cash?

Q: Do your neighbors know of your essential medical needs in case of emergency?

Good: quitting

Bad:   quiting

Huh? So its spelled with to Ts. If you Truly Truly want to quit then do two Ts. We’ll see if I can come up with a better mnemonic later.

At Toastmasters, Linda Black gave some very valuable information on how a club or an organization to be successful. This presentation was geared for Toastmasters but the recommendations given tonight can be valuable information for all types of organizations. So as you look at these notes consider the implementation for Toastmasters as well as your other organizations.

• Club members and officers are the salesman of the organization.
• It’s important to have the room ready and all the resources available prior to the beginning of club
• Start the meeting and end the meeting on time
• Participants of specific meetings should arrive early and be prepared. (If you are scheduled for a speech, prepare your speech material in advance.)
• Have club officers for Phil their responsibilities and the club will run efficiently.
• Ensure that the club proceeds at a good pace.
• The enthusiasm of the members can impassion the enthusiasm of visitors.
• The contents of speeches and tasks preformed in club should come from the speech manuals and leadership manuals.
• Ensure that The Toastmaster has the agenda. (Have copies available to Willow people who have need of it such as the timer.)
• Work toward welcoming new members and take the opportunity to discuss how the club has benefited you in a positive way.
• Some of the benefits of Toastmasters that you could share with prospective members are improved communication skills, leadership, social skills, and self-confidence. Another benefit is as you present information to the club let them know that they could let misinformation by paying for college course but the more economic route is to Toastmasters. (The advantage of Toastmasters and leadership is that you get to do certain tasks he may have never done before and it gives you a chance to perform those activities and thus widen your capabilities.)
• When people see how exciting the club is they want to join.

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These are notes from an emergency fair/book of Mormon evidence conference I attended last spring.

The book of revelations is broken up into different topics.

Chapter 1 of revelations 1 is an introduction. It mentions that Israel shall return back to Jerusalem.

In 1957. The time of the Gentiles was ended when the Israelites returned to Jerusalem. http://www.factsofisrael.com/blog/archives/000520.html

Chapter 2 – 4 in relate to the churches which talk about the following topics

John says to some church “you’re doing great”

To others. “You don’t care.”

Final group: “You’re as bad as bad.”

Chapters 5 – 22 Things which shall be the future/last days.