Melva Gifford

These are notes from a toastmasters’ meeting. thee are comments about a member of TM who makes violins.

I would like to point out that they are all in black — formal attire. One of the reasons that they are dressed that way is to showcase all of their instruments. Also, all of the stringed instruments are in the front, violins, cellos, and base. This is because they would get overpowered if in the back behind the brass. All of the instruments create a rich sound.
You could take a violin and add an electronic pickup to it, but it wouldn’t be nearly as pleasing to the ear.
They are not sitting in straight lines. Why is that so? They need to be very visible to the conductor. They also need to be visible to the first chair, also known as the first violinist. That person is paid more than anybody else in the orchestra. They have more responsibility than anybody else. Everybody tunes their instrument according to the first violinist.
I am just going to talk about the violin. Devon holds up a violin in a case.
This violin happens to be very special to me. It is an exact copy of my grandfather’s violin. It’s just a box that vibrates and creates a sound. It only creates a sound, but the bow creates the music. The bow, when drawn across there gives the sound expression. It’s this little thing right here that makes everything happen. Without a good bow, really not much happens.
All of the bows for the different instruments are all the same length, but they have different thicknesses. This bow that has been consigned to me is about $1250. It is an average cost of a bow. Professionals often pay 10 times as much for the bow. If a stranger were to ask for a violin he would probably show a concealed weapon, but if a virtuoso asked to see the bow …

This Relief Society Lesson inspired by a talk by By president Erring. Any inaccuracies of these notes are the fault of the note taker.

– Ask yourself, how Satan does attack you?
– Some parents may ask when their children are fighting. Who is the bad guy? Point to Satan.
– May have to send the child to their room
– Some that play piano may play a primary song.
– Keep in perspective that life is a test.
– May compare the child’s challenges to the challenges of Captain Moroni and how he had to build defenses against the enemy. How can you build their spiritual fortification?
– Sometimes we are so busy. We are so busy we don’t take time to meditate or take time with one another.
– Sometimes parents are in a rush and make the children rushed.
– Parents often beat upon themselves. We need to be nice to ourselves.
– For one family, one thing that sustains ourselves is that each parent would divide up their kids and spend a half-hour with them each night. spend one on one time.
– One parent wishes she would have played good music in our home.
– The contention, pride, and sin have to be kept at bay. The pure love of Christ must come into the hearts of those in our family.
– 4 Nephi 1:15-18 there was no contention in the land, no envying. or any manner of lavishness.
– As you help the grown in faith that Jesus Christ is their loving Redeemer, they will feel a desire to repent. As they do humility, they will begin to replace pride. They begin to feel what the Lord has given them they will wat to share ore generously…
– How can we help our faith in the Savior grow?
– Ask yourself what you are busy doing. Worth together toward a shared and righteous goal.
– One family dutifully does Come Follow Me every night. And the new youth program. Have.
– The kids get assigned to teach us.
– How to handle differences of opinions. Maybe accept that others can have a different opinion. Don’t put them down for having a different option than you.
– Share the common faith in Christ.
– When we turn away from ourselves and we care for others we are doing what the Saviors did. Our lives coincide with him.
– We think of others rather than ourselves is a good remedy for pride.
– Be honest and genuine with each other. Be truthful to others but don’t be hurtful.
– You need to remember that people have free agency.
– The gospel of Jesus Christ has taught me to think of others.
– When you struggle, remember the moments where God had answered your prayers or remember your success that could be credited to God.
– 9th article of faith: “We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.”
– Don’t give up.
– Even if members of your family don’t seem to be growing in faith, don’t give up hope remember the story of Alma the younger.
– Even if members of your family don’t seem to be growing faith, don’t give up home remember the story of Alma the younger.
– Your children may remember your faith in the Savior at the moment when they desperately need repentance. President Eyring
– Do more journal writing more seriously. Write your testimony. Give experiences of your successes that were helped by the Lord. Acknowledge him in your successes.
– What could you do before your children and your children’s children than to record the History of your life and challenges President Kimball (paraphrased)
– You will find some of your greatest joys in your efforts to make your home o place of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a place that is permitted with Christ” Eyring

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Presentations by LARRY ELDER. Talks On Hating & Reconciling w/ His Father

Good: miniature
Bad: minature

This is something I never noticed before. There is a word in miniature. Mini means small and so is part of the bigger MINIature is how you can spell the word.

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This is a speech at toastmasters.

For those of you here today, I have a very special date for you to jot down on your calendars. 2 weeks from today, she will be turning 26 years old. She is a little emotional. It’s been quite a ride to get here.
Last Sunday morning, woke up early, made coffee, walked outside and grabbed Oprah’s book, “What I Know For Sure” as the sun shined perfect rays of light on her face. As she read Oprah’s words, they jumped out at her and filled her with emotion. One sentence in particular. “Breathe.
Let go and remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” If that isn’t poetry, I don’t know what is. Thought about life on earth and making it this far has been an accomplishment. I believe that everyone in this room, just like unique fingerprints, you have a unique reason on this earth.
Lived life based on beliefs only. I’m going to wake up and this is how I’m going to live my life. What she knows for sure is that you have to be thankful every single day. We have the opportunity to wake up, go to the bathroom, brush teeth. Worldwide, there are billions of people that don’t have that opportunity.
What are you thankful for? Food, car, spouse, children? Be thankful you have it. Don’t focus on things you don’t have. What I know for sure is if you surround yourself with the right kind of people, they will take you higher. Can’t tell us everything she’s accomplished has been her own doing. She had a helping hand from friends and family and even strangers. Her accomplishments are their accomplishments.
What she knows for sure is that you get in life what you have the courage to ask for. People at their death beds, later in life, wished they could accomplish x, y, and z. They want her to accomplish it for them. No. She has her own dreams. The only way she’s going to accomplish them is ask for them and take them. Expand toolset and knowledge. Not every single person knew all of the answers.
What she knows for sure is if you praise and celebrate in life, so much to celebrate. Flag day, she celebrates. After the first speech, her friends and family celebrated at a Korean restaurant. Cookout when dog peed outside for the first time. She loves to celebrate little things. Brought so much joy. So many life lessons. Can’t complain. Lived a pretty awesome life so far.
The older you get, the wiser you become, and the more beautiful you become. I have Oprah to thank for writing such beautiful words. She intended to write a different speech for today, but after she read that passage, she wanted to talk about it. If she continues to live her life the way she knows she should, she will be blessed. In two weeks from today, she will be 26 years old. Quite an accomplishment.
What she knows for sure is she will be blessed this year and until she turns 122.

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Here are some notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– Iniquity shall abound.
– Definition of Iniquity is sin.
– Sins of commissions other times they are sins of omission, win we d. commandments we fail to do. Things we left undone.
– The solution to iniquity is obedience.
– Obedience with exactness. An example of obedience is the two thousand stripling shoulders. Not one soul did not perish.
– On those days we are not exactly obedient we have the blessing of repentance.
– The difference between a sprint and a marathon is significant. Paul used the race as a metaphor. Look to Christ is the author and finisher of our faith. Which connected to the race metaphor. Christ’s atonement finishes the race we could not do on our own.
– If we do our best, Christ will make up the difference we can’t cover. In the end, we will be counted happy.
– Don’t let this be the reason you fail in the end.

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Good: analysis
Bad: analsis

I see that I am very close to spelling it correctly. Who does an analYsis. You do. Thus the Y in AnalYsis.

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