Melva Gifford

These church notes are inspired by a talk by President Oaks. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– Capital felony a major crime that can be punished with imprisonment, a fine, or both.
– Misdemeanors: is an offense other than a felony
– Aggravating factors: where the victim suffered substantial bodily injury or worked with police.
– 10 commandments: items we should or not be doing.
– Our choices influence behavior toward the 10 commandments.
– We can repent and not get a harshly punished for breaking a law.
– Even thinking of an item is a version of doing the act.
– When we come to God he can aid us.
– Repentance is like climbing stairs making a gradual abandonment of that sin and thoughts of that sin.
– As you repent you become closer to God.
– Repentance is change
– Sin can separate you from God warm influence. Repentance can help you return to the warmth of God’s presence.
– Repentance starts with faith
– Steps:
Repent.
The recompense of the wrongs we did.
Doing works of righteousness.
– Sins of omission> not doing works we know we should.
It might be we don’t understand.
Don’t understand how it will help me.
Is it true?
I don’t want to do it.
It is hard.
I am lazy
– Pray to the lord help me do something that will give me joy now. You can take baby steps.
– The adversary will show you an elephant eat it now. We can do things in small steps.
– True repentance is not one event. Is an ever-living process.
– Two steps forward one steps back. As long as you’re taking two steps forward, you’re making progress.
– It was hard for Alma, the younger and the sons of Moroni going back to the people they led astray to acknowledge they were wrong.
– Object lesson: picture of Christ when we sin we move away from Christ. When we repent we move back. It is not Christ that moves.
– Repentance is not a backup plan. It is a plan. It was established as part of the atonement.
– Repentance is not just to stop sin but also to make changes in our attitudes that need to be improved.
– Lack of repentance is falling into the lies of the adversary. You’re too late. You can’t do it. It’s too hard.
– Any thoughts of despair if from Satan.
– We can choose what we think and we can change what we do.
– What we think is what we are. Change your thoughts and your chance your direction/self.
– Positive feelings are from God. God will not make us feel shame or horrible.
– True repentance is not an event. It is a never-ending privilege. It is fundamental to progress and having peace of mind. We get close to Christ.
– The Lords want us to be better.

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Orem city is replacing 3 new city councilmen/women. I went to the meet candidates’ night and here are the notes I took. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. This is a submission to my caucus corner occasional blog.

Mickey W. Cochran seminary teacher, love Orem, own business, taught at BYU, neighborhood planning, planning commission volunteer work. State street core project, planning has to be well planned, not accept any donations, earn a position because of my involvement, and will not be owned. I am Orem everyman. preserve neighborhoods.

Debby Lauret: tonight is being streamed. Been on the city council for the last 4 years, preserving Orem for my family 4 yrs. on counsel, strong neighborhood, preserve and protect state and clean family, developed low-density housing, future land for north union trail. Protect safety in school. Community gardens, work at tabathy pantry, advocate affordable housing, growth needs to be done in the right places. Strong public property. Strong police and fire force, lot more police. Career better options, a new fire station. Strong economic development. We are business-friendly. Spent decades as economic development worked on dobi project. Helped 200 businesses. Increasing rainy day funds. Stabilize our revenues, new playgrounds, and a new library.

Jeffrey K. Lambson: thanks to current counsel, first responders. Make their well-being a top priority, lived life in Orem. Care submission, 3 things bring joy god family and service. Granet publishing and. high-density housing, master plan emergency. No zoning

Sam Lentz: Not happy with the past council, utopia was a political landmine, incumbent, build-out plan all have access to utopia with no new taxes, proposed a property tax increase, hire new police officers. only voted for one apartment.

Martin Wright: Orem 19 yrs., here are issues that need to be addressed. We pay the lowest tax rate in the country. We need to take care of the community, not all can be given we need to earn it. Need to keep it family-friendly.

Tommy Williams: lived in Orem most of my life, tell me what needs to be done. See the frustration people feel they are not being heard, the decision is already made. Spending within our current budget. As a businessman must live in a budget, many officers feel they are being overburdened. As sales tax revenue > redirect funds to police and fire. Preserve our neighborhoods; make sure we are not overburdening our roads. Tommy wiliams@usa.com > no high-density apartments.

Spencer Rands family-friendly. Bad traffic through small neighborhoods. Tearing down neighborhoods. Not make a decision in advance

David Halliday: listen Dave Ramsey could not find any home for 25% salary of 700. A serious issue with affordable housing, father of Mitt Romney in charge of housing. We can ??? high density or we can have it work for us. Have responsible and responsible housing development. : civil engineering. Grow city responsibility. Pet peeve> don’t like how voting by rank choice. rank choice. Want candidates listed by most popular.

Terry D. Peterson: I hear you. Now clients can park in his business, leaving Orem not put high-density housing in neighborhoods. A concern with an increased water bill. Background graded from BYU in finance, understanding analyzing companies, don’t have any agenda, concern about the direction things are going. concerns high density.

David G. Przybyla: engineers arranged for a long road, worried about materials we are using for the longevity for Orem, avoid Center Street. Need to focus on traffic. Maximize tax dollars or not using them. Need some innovative solutions for Orem challenges. 1. Attract business to Orem. 2 improve congestions. 3. Physically responsive.

Nichelle Jensen: passion is into where I am and being a part of my community, unity is something very important to me. Value all members of the community. Other passions, making sore do the best what I’ve been given so best life possible. Decrease our carbon footprint. Favorite thing in Orem that we have liver within 15 min trail or grocery store. slow growth, have a business make improvements themselves

Orem Facebook page.
Submit ballet by postmarked by august 12 Tue. Before 5 pm.
Two drop boxes sign your ballet

Role: a character played by an actor
Roll: is making an object turn in a circle

The word, role, has all different letters and thus all different characters of a story.
Something repeating in a circle multiple times is rolling just like the letter l repeats.

Do you have a better idea of how to know which is which? If so please share.

What do you want to get out of speaking?

Why do you want it? Finally, what is standing in the way of getting it?

Five years ago Jeff wanted more and was looking for a platform to learn how to speak in public. He went to a Toastmaster meeting and participated in Table Topics. Even though he had spoken previously, he found himself nervous. He was stiff as a board and Frank Lewis told him that he had to loosen up. He joined Toastmasters. (Asked audience to hold out hands with alternating thumbs up and finger-pointing and then had them switch hand gestures repeated).

Toastmasters takes you from the Ice Breaker to more advanced speeches.

Jeff ended up joining 5 clubs. He signed up to speak at all of the clubs. He found that the more that he did it, the easier it became. If we are tough on ourselves, the tough things become easier.
There are several contests that you can participate in to advance your speaking skills. The first time he competed, he got lucky because the person that was supposed to go couldn’t go and as the second-place contestant. He took it seriously and decided to speak at every opportunity and location he could — even the Toastmasters clubs that he didn’t belong to.

He went to the area contest. He won the area contest, the division contest. When he was in high school, his nickname was “Stone Face.” When he went to District he decided to look up the people that he would be competing against. He saw that he was going to be competing against Bryant Ferguson, the third-ranked speaker in the world at that time. He was so psyched out that he thought he wouldn’t have any friends. He learned that the more he went to competitions, the more enjoyable it was.

So, ask yourself, “What do you want out of speaking?” You can have anything you want in public speaking if you want because everybody is in it for the same reason.

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These church notes are inspired by a talk by President Oaks. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– Capital felony a major crime that can be punished with imprisonment, a fine, or both.
– Misdemeanors: is an offense other than a felony
– Aggravating factors: where the victim suffered substantial body injury or worked with police.
– 10 commandments: items we should or not be doing.
– Our choices influence behavior toward the 10 commandments.
– We can repent and not get a harshly punished for breaking a law.
– Even thinking of an item is a version of doing the act.
– When we come to God he can aid us.
– Repentance is like climbing stairs making a gradual abandonment of that sin and thoughts of that sin.
– As you repent you become closer to God.
– Repentance is change
– Sin can separate you from God warm influence. Repentance can help you return to the warmth of God’s presence.
– Repentance starts with faith
– Steps:
Repent.
The recompense of the wrongs we did.
Doing works of righteousness.
– Sins of omission> not doing works we know we should.
It might be we don’t understand.
Don’t understand how it will help me.
Is it true?
I don’t want to do it.
It is hard.
I am lazy
– Pray to the lord help me do something that will give me joy now. You can take baby steps.
– The adversary will show you an elephant eat it now. We can do things in small steps.
– True repentance is not one event. Is an ever-living process.
– Two steps forward one steps back. As long as you’re taking two steps forward, you’re making progress.
– It was hard for Alma, the younger and the sons of Moroni going back to the people they led astray to acknowledge they were wrong.
– Object lesson: picture of Christ when we sin we move away from Christ. When we repent we move back. It is not Christ that moves.
– Repentance is not a backup plan. It is a plan. It was established as part of the atonement.
– Repentance is not just to stop sin but also to make changes of our attitudes that need to be improved.
– Lack of repentance is falling into the lies of the adversary. You’re too late. You can’t do it. It’s too hard.
– Any thoughts of despair if from Satan.
– We can choose what we think and we can change what we do.
– What we think is what we are. Change your thoughts and your chance your direction/self.
– Positive feelings are from God. God will not make us feel shame or horrible.
– True repentance is not an event. It is a never-ending privilege. It is fundamental to progress and having peace of mind. We get close to Christ.
– The Lords want us to be better.

Have something to add? Please do so in the comment section of this blog.

I’m taking a cruise and did a search for suggestions. Here are things I learned. This is the last blog on this subject. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

These notes are onshore excursions:

A lightweight, fold-up backpack or day-pack
always carry your passport, ID, boarding pass, credit card, and money – and always use those places as to not lose and/or have to spend time hunting for important stuff
Always walk off the ship when in any port you visit
Always wear walking shoes when in port
American dollars are widely accepted in cruise ports
an Alaska cruise is all about where you visit and the onboard experience can almost become an afterthought
appropriate footwear for what you’re doing
Ask guest relations for a port map to get the scoop on where everything is once you get off the ship.
Be Sure to Taste the Local Flavor
Bear logo or Hand logo or tour times made by locals
Book tours in advance
Bring a Digital Camera (and Binoculars
Bring a variety of clothes for a change of clothes.
Budget extra money for shore excursions.
Day-time activewear
Don’t go early to gangway early for an excursion. Wait for the message of gangway open
Don’t overdo excursions so you cannot add stress
Exercise wear for a workout on the ship
Hope on and hope off busses inexpensive way to see.
It rains a lot
It Will Rain During Your Cruise
Make a copy of your passport to carry instead of the real thing
most cruise lines will offer a variety of onboard talks and lectures that provide valuable information about the history, culture, and wildlife of the ports of call
Ports are not guaranteed
The ship will wait for excursions hosted by ship if they are late.
Snag snacks from the buffet to take with you
Temperatures can change considerably from one destination to the next, and even on otherwise warm days
towns are not huge can walk them rather than bus tours
Underwear for all days
whenever leave ship always have sail, sigh and ID/passport with you
You must carry your cruise card everywhere you go and a big purse is not necessary
You Need to Pack Layers
You will have better weather and potential wildlife sightings mid-seasons

Sources
Princess Cruises Tips: 5 Things You Need To Know Before Cruisinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qioaf1Q2d-Y
Food On The Grand Princess – Slideshow

10 tips on Princess
https://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/10-tips-for-planning-your-alaska-cruise/
Top 10 tips for planning your Alaska cruisehttps://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/01/17/top-10-tips-planning-your-alaska-cruise
Top 15 Alaska Cruise Tips Every Cruiser Needs to Know for 2019
https://eatsleepcruise.com/2017/05/top-15-alaska-cruise-tips/
Outspoken Advice From Local Alaskans
http://www.alaska.org/cruises/advice/alaska-cruise-tips
Best Alaska Cruise Packing Tips

Best Alaska Cruise Packing Tips

Packing Advice for a 2-Week Land+Cruise Tour to Alaskahttp://travelingwiththejones.com/2014/04/29/packing-advice-for-a-2-week-landcruise-tour-to-alaska/
Alaska Cruise Watch Outs. 8 Things Brochures Don’t Tell You! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9MPoFUekXc
9 Top Cruise Hacks, Tricks And Tips For 2019 / 2020. How To Have An Amazing Cruisehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoamy17fz2o
Cruise Packing Tips: 21 Unusual (But Essential) Items To Packhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EFJvNuw9K8
9 Things Cruise Lines Don’t Want You To Know. And Won’t Tell Youhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs5UKha9ALc
10 Mistakes First Time Cruisers Make

10 things cruise lines don’t talk about

TRAVEL TIP | 12 Cruise Ship Tips From a Former Employeehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qmTPOFSTaI
Alaska Cruise & Packing Tips | MsGoldgirl

What to expect on an Alaskan Cruise

WHAT TO PACK FOR AN ALASKAN CRUISE | Cruise Tipshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-aOY1OADx0
Alaska Cruise Tips. 6 Need To Knows Before You Gohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7dpNw5kSI
Alaska Cruise Tips. 6 Need To Knows Before You Gohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7dpNw5kSI
What To Pack For A Cruise | Must Have Itemshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1S0AP2ShKw
What To Pack For A Cruise | Must Have Itemshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1S0AP2ShKw
107 Best Cruise Tips, Tricks, Secrets, and Freebies

107 Best Cruise Tips, Tricks, Secrets, and Freebies

50 Best Cruise Hacks 2019: Tips to Save Money, Wi-Fi, Weight & Hassle

50 Best Cruise Hacks: Tips to Save Money, WiFi, Weight & Hassle

Making the most of your inside cruise cabin

Cruise Cabin Organization Tips

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Not as I will but as thou wilt
These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

What is the greatest gift we may give our fathers?
Love
What caliber of person we become can be a gift.
Write a letter to
I thank you for letting me be in the church
I appreciate recognizing the value of the United States
I appreciate having replacement kidneys
I also appreciate my family. That we don’t have any contention.
What is the greatest gift our Father in heaven has given us? The gospel plan
Free agency
The Holy Ghost
People to enjoy this life with
The gospel and everything attached.
God has given us his only begotten son.

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An interesting article that connects specific democrats to management positions over social media. No wonder they restrict voices they disagree with. Let’s move to a different media.

https://www.spinquark.com/welcome-to-social-government/

Right: Ladder
Wrong: latter

I keep wanting to spell ladder with Ts. But here is a visual image. The dd in ladder look like the toes of boots of a person climbing up a ladder. So remember ladder.

Do you have a better idea? If so please share in the comment section of this blog.