tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77312244301268611892024-02-19T03:27:31.037-08:00Grits-n-Pieces (Our mission to Columbia, SC)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-60206453784774325222015-03-30T18:23:00.002-07:002015-03-30T18:23:29.386-07:00New to me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We went to the Farmers' Market on Main Street, Downtown<br />
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Columbia on Saturday. We've been there before, but have never seen these! Just down from the market, we saw these things that looked like tractor seats with metal drums things in front of them. We had no idea what they were!I thought maybe people sat on the seats and warmed their hands over the drums<br />
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On the way back to the car, we passed the seats again, only this time they were filled with kids. I asked one of their parents what the seat things were and they told us "drums!" Duh! Didn't' even think of that! All the kids started playing away - they sounded pretty good!<br />
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No idea what these were, but they were colorful!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-77177633893712811812015-03-29T07:39:00.003-07:002015-03-29T07:39:32.833-07:00Home Teacher/Visiting Teacher to the WAS SistersWhen Sister Barton and Sister Munson came to the mission a year ago, President Holm assigned Jack and me to visit them once a month and give them the Home Teaching and Visiting Teaching messages. As part of our calling, we were also to look after them and assist them as needed. These two sisters are amazing! They probably worked, physically worked, twice as hard as any of us in the office! They drove into woods searching for lost Sisters, they encountered some that were not happy to see them, and they taught and ministered to many, many of Jesus' lost sheep. Over the past year, they prepared women to go to the temple and receive their endowments and have gone to the temple with them when they did proxy baptisms for deceased family members.What beautiful women these two are!!!<br />
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When Leila and Brent were here last September, we took them to Fort Jackson for church Sunday morning, then, while we were still in "church clothes," we stopped and walked through Congaree National Park. I love walking on the boardwalk! I have more pictures of the park, but thought I'd start with these two, since they're handy. Becky sent me the one of us with her family. They came to visit last summer.<br />
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It was SO hot that day! If y'all zoom in, I'm sure you can see tiny pieces of tissue stuck all over my face. Hahaha!<br />
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We have loved having Senior Training Mtgs every three months! We've gotten to know the WONDERFUL senior missionaries from the SCCM. Some of those have gone home during our tenure and they are loved and missed! I've never met such talented, dedicated and loving people! I am so grateful to have served with them!</div>
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The McKinstreys - from Syracuse - are MLS working in Blythewood</div>
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The Schallers - from Edmond OK Stake - MLS working in Marion</div>
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These women are from SC, Sumter and Dutch Fork</div>
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Our Wonderful WAS Sisters, Sister Barton and Sister Munson</div>
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The Albrechts - they have a home in Myrtle Beach and served as MLS there.</div>
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The Hodges from Star Valley, WY - military relations missionaries</div>
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The Leathams, from Elk Ridge, UT working in W. Cola Spanish Branch</div>
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The Petersons - Military Relations - Goose Creek They are from Ivins, UT.</div>
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The Johnstons - Nyssa, OR - working as MLS in Marion</div>
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Sister Chris Contini - working in the Mission Home<br />One of the best cooks ever!!!</div>
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President and Sister Turner (she pinched him to get him to smile)</div>
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The Dyrengs - Woods Cross - UT Branch President in Union. </div>
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Former Mission President in Africa.</div>
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The Winwards - Kaysville, UT - MLS in Cowpens</div>
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The Nolans - Taylorsville, UT - Office Missionaries</div>
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Sister Ta'ala - Taylorsville, UT - Mission Secretary</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-83562788732608740142015-03-08T20:02:00.000-07:002015-03-19T04:59:14.415-07:00South CarolinaWe went scooter pootin' yesterday - up to Little Mountain and Prosperity. We spent quite a bit of time in the car, so I started jotting down a list of things that will always be South Carolina to me. I'll probably add some but here's what I have so far...<br />
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church busses<br />
front porches<br />
rocking chairs<br />
big schools<br />
pine straw<br />
trees<br />
huge churches<br />
trailer homes<br />
magnolia trees<br />
crepe myrtles<br />
boiled peanuts<br />
yes ma'am<br />
y'all<br />
grits<br />
BBQ<br />
cotton fields<br />
pineapple motifs<br />
Cracker Barrel breakfasts<br />
Mac and cheese<br />
Collards<br />
Chuck holes<br />
God bless<br />
Have a blessed day<br />
Palmetto bugs<br />
Cypress trees<br />
Palmetto trees<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-33981631394295246522015-03-07T04:46:00.002-08:002016-08-22T11:39:46.444-07:00My final talk in Chapin BranchBrother Jacobs asked Jack and me to speak in Sacrament Meeting on February 22 - two days after our "farewell party." Who knew we wouldn't be leaving until the 15th of April? :o) Anyway, here it is, recorded for posterity...<br />
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<i> </i><b> A few months ago, two Sister Missionaries were teaching a
couple who seemed interested in the Gospel and were progressing very well, or
so the Sisters thought. One day they
announced that they were no longer interested in learning about the Church or being
baptized. They told the Sisters, “We
just don’t want to jump through your hoops.”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> I have thought a lot about that statement. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, I don’t feel like I am compelled to jump through hoops. I assume that the couple was talking about
the commandments members are asked to keep before and after they are
baptized. I wondered how many
commandments are required for membership in this church. According to Preach My Gospel, there are
about a dozen commandments the Lord requires us to keep for membership in His
church. Some of them are specific and
some are very general and may be many faceted.
Here’s the list..<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>We are asked to be obedient,<br />
to pray often,<br />
to study the scriptures,<br />
to keep the Sabbath Day holy,<br />
to be baptized and confirmed.<br />
to follow the prophet,<br />
to keep the 10 Commandments,<br />
to live the Law of Chastity,<br />
to obey the Word of Wisdom,<br />
to keep the Law of Tithing,<br />
to observe the Law of the Fast,<br />
to obey and honor the laws of the land.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Obedience is the first law of heaven. We are given commandments because our
Heavenly Father loves us. He knows what
we need and what we need to do to be happy.
He gives us commandments so we can choose to obey. If we obey, He will bless us. He has told us, <i>“I, the Lord, am bound when
ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise. </i>(D&C 82:10)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I was intrigued by the Visiting Teaching message for the
month of January. Elder D. Todd
Christofferson said, “As we walk in obedience to the principles and
commandments of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we enjoy a continual flow of
blessings promised by God in His covenant with us. Those blessings provide the resources we need
to act rather than simply be acted upon as we go through life…Obedience gives
us greater control over our lives…” If
we keep the commandments, the Lord is bound to bless us. It is amazing to me that He has given us the
power to control our lives.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Prayer doesn’t seem like a requirement to me. Prayer is a great privilege! Because of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we can
pray to Almighty God and He will hear and answer our prayers! As it says in the Primary theme, we can pray
to Heavenly Father, anytime and anywhere!
It is comforting to know that He is always there for us. He will comfort us, help us, strengthen us
and guide us. He will forgive us and
teach us. He is our Father. He loves it when we pray to him, and
hopefully we don’t only pray to Him when we are in need. We have so much to be grateful for. We should be thanking Him every day – many
times every day!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> We’ve been asked to study the scriptures! How blessed we are to have the Word of God at
our fingertips! We’ve not only got the Bible, but we have a second witness of
Jesus Christ, The Book of Mormon - also the Pearl of Great Price and the
Doctrine and Covenants. These scriptures are written records of God’s
dealings with His children as recorded by prophets under the influence of the
Holy Ghost. We are also blessed to have
the words of latter-day apostles and prophets who teach us over the pulpit
every 6 months during General Conference.
As we study the scriptures, the door is opened to personal revelation
that will guide us in our lives and strengthen our testimonies and knowledge of
our Savior, Jesus Christ. I loved Sister
Smith telling us that when she read the Book of Mormon in French, she saw
things that she had never seen before.
Every time we read the Book of Mormon, we learn something new that is
pertinent to our lives at that moment!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Keeping the Sabbath Day holy is a commandment that, when
kept, sets us apart from most of the world.
Elder Bruce R. McConkie said, “The matter of Sabbath observance
remains…as one of the great tests which divides the righteous from the worldly
and wicked.” Great blessings are promised when we keep the Sabbath Day
holy! In Leviticus we are told, <i>“Ye
shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. If ye walk in my statutes and keep my
commandments and do them, then I will give you rain in due season and the land
shall yield her increase. And ye shall
eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. And I will give you peace in the land…For I
will have respect unto you and make you fruitful and establish my covenant with
you. And I will set my tabernacle (that
is my temple) among you and I will walk among you and will be your God, and ye
shall be my people.” </i></b><b>On the Sabbath Day we enjoy a rest from our labors. We strengthen one another when we attend
church services. We partake of the
sacrament to remember the sacrifice and atonement of our Savior, Jesus
Christ. We renew our covenants and show
that we are willing to repent of our sins.
As we keep the Sabbath Day holy our lives will be filled with joy and
peace.</b></div>
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<b> Most of us, if we are over the age of eight, have been
baptized and confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. By doing so, we entered into a
covenant with the Lord that we will always remember Him and keep His
commandments. We have also promised to
stand as witnesses of God at all times and promised to help bear one another’s
burdens. In return, God promises us that
we are forgiven of our sins and blesses us with the constant companionship of
the Holy Ghost. I am so grateful for the
Gift of the Holy Ghost. I testify that
He comforts us, He warns us of impending dangers, He testifies to us of the
truth, He teaches us and He guides and directs us in everything we do IF we
keep the commandments and are worthy of His influence.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> We, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints are asked to follow the prophet.
The Lord has told us,<i> “What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I
excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall
not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the
voice of my servants, it is the same.”
D&C 1:38 </i>God has always sent prophets to reveal His truths to His
children. He raised up Joseph Smith to
restore His gospel to the earth in this final dispensation. President Thomas S. Monson guides and directs
the Church today. He is God’s
spokesperson. He will not lead us
astray! Elder Jeffrey R. Holland spoke
to a group of Seminary and Institute teachers this month at the Tabernacle in
SLC. He said, “We know for certain that
if or when everything else in the latter days is down or dying: if governments,
economics, industries and institutions crumble; if societies and cultures
become a quagmire of chaos and insecurity, nevertheless through it all the
gospel of Jesus Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that
bears the gospel to the world will stand undefiled in God’s hand until the very
Son of God Himself comes to rule and reign as Lord of lords and King of
kings. Nothing is more certain in this
world. Nothing is more sure. Nothing could be more of an antidote to
anxiety. I testify that we are safe in
following the Lord’s chosen prophet!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> We are asked to keep the Ten Commandments so that we will
know what to do and what to avoid in order to receive the blessings God wants
to give us. If we keep the Ten
Commandments, He will give us joy, peace of conscience, and lasting
happiness. <i> 1 – Thou shalt have no other
gods before me. 2 – Thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven image. 3 – Thou
shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God in vain. 4 – Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it
holy. 5 – Honour thy father and thy
mother. 6 – Thou shalt not kill. 7 – Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8 – Thou shalt not steal. 9 – Thou shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor. 10 – Thou shalt not
covet. </i> These commandments are still
valid today. They teach us how to
worship, show reverence for God and how to treat one another.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Living the law of chastity requires faithfulness in thought
and action. We must keep our thoughts
clean and be modest in our dress, speech and actions. We must avoid pornography in any form. We should treat the God-given procreative
power and our bodies as sacred. Those who keep the law of chastity enjoy the
strength that comes from self-control.
They enjoy confidence and trust in their family relationships. They can enjoy more fully the influence of
the Holy Ghost in their lives. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Another requirement of membership in the Lord’s Church is
the Word of Wisdom. Living the Word of
Wisdom makes us free! While some may
consider this law of health as restrictive, those who live it realize the great
blessing of being free from addictive substances such as alcohol, drugs,
coffee, tea and tobacco. The Lord
promises blessings of health, strength, and protection against evil when we
live the Word of Wisdom. People who obey
this law are also more receptive to spiritual truths.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Tithing is an ancient, divine law. The prophet Abraham paid tithes of all he
possessed. It is our privilege, as
members of the Lord’s church, to contribute to the growth of the Kingdom of
God. I love paying tithing! I think it is one of the easiest commandments
to keep. When we pay our tithing, the
Lord promises to <i>"...open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that there
shall not be room enough to receive it!
(Malachi 3:10) </i> At only one other
time in the scriptures did the Lord open the windows of heaven – and that was
during the great flood when Noah was prophet.
The blessings the Lord pours out may be temporal or spiritual, but they
will come, and come in great abundance to those who pay an honest tithing. We can feel confident that our tithing contribution is
wisely put to use. It builds and
maintains temples and meeting houses, provides resources for teaching in
churches, institutes and seminaries, pays the expenses of spreading the gospel
throughout the world. Elder Arrington pays
the bills for the mission here in SC and we have seen, first hand, how much it
costs to run a mission. A friend once said
to me, “I wish I had the luxury of paying tithing. I just can’t afford it.” Personally, I don’t understand how one could
afford NOT to pay tithing! It may take
some faith to get started, but I know from experience that God keeps His
promises! </b></div>
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<b> Great blessings are available to those who obey God’s
commandment to fast. We have the
opportunity to observe this law on the first Sunday of each month when we go
without food and drink for two consecutive meals and contribute what we would
pay for those meals to our bishop or branch president. That money is then used for the care of the
poor and the needy. This contribution
really costs us nothing, although we are encouraged to be as generous as our
means allow. As we care for the poor, we
help fulfill our baptismal covenants to bear one another’s burdens. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> The final requirement of church membership is that we obey
and honor the laws of the country in which we live. We are counseled to be good citizens, to
participate in government and the political process and to give community
service.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Keeping the commandments brings an overflowing measure of joy into our
lives. Heavenly Father loves us and
wants us to become like Him. He wants us
to return to live with Him someday, when our time on this earth is
finished. He wants us to be happy now,
and has given us these commandments to insure our happiness in this life and in
the world to come. In D&C 130:20-21 it says, <i>“There is a law, irrevocably
decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings
are predicated – and when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience
to that law upon which it is predicated.”</i> I know that the Lord has given us commandments because He
loves us. If we keep His commandments,
he is bound to bless us. If we don’t
keep His commandments, we have no promise. </b></div>
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<b>When people say they don’t want to jump through our hoops, I
wonder what they do want. I’m reminded
of Elder Holland’s conference talk of April 2014. He said, “It is a characteristic of our age
that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not
demand much, comfortable gods, smooth gods who not only don’t rock the boat but
don’t even row it…”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Like earthly parents who love and care about their children,
Heavenly Father sets boundaries and rules for His children – for their
protection and for their happiness. If
we want His blessings in our lives, we will keep His commandments. In <i>Mosiah 2:22, 24, King Benjamin tells us,
“And Behold, all that he requires of you is to keep his commandments; and he
has promised you that if ye would keep his commandments ye should prosper in
the land; and he never doth vary from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye
do keep his commandments, he doth bless you and prosper you. He doth require that ye should do as he hath
commanded you, for which if ye do, he doth immediately bless you; and therefore
he hath paid you. And ye are still
indebted unto him, and are, and will be forever and ever.”</i> It is our choice. We can, in many ways, control our destiny. The Lord has said, <i>“If ye love me, keep my
commandments.”</i> I pray that we might all choose
to do this, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-68300213381904857042015-03-06T19:04:00.001-08:002015-03-06T19:08:29.303-08:00Hope the third time's a charm!We had an 18-year-old convert baptized a year ago in the Chapin Branch. He is the only member in his family. His parents, however, have attended Sacrament Meeting with him several times when he came home from Clemson on weekends. His dad was recently transferred to Indiana with his job, but his mom has continued to attend Sacrament Meeting with him. Last Sunday, she came on her own! <br />
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I found out last night that his father has tried to attend Sacrament Meeting in Indiana for the past two weeks! The first week, he looked up an address for the church, but was led to an empty lot. Last Sunday, he actually called during the week and got the correct address for the church, but when he braved the weather and arrived there, meetings had been cancelled due to winter storms.<br />
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We are hoping that he perseveres and tries to attend a third time, and we hope that he succeeds! This is a wonderful family. I know their son would love to see them be baptized!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-37527446932406942392015-03-06T18:56:00.003-08:002015-03-07T04:24:47.218-08:00This should have been our transfer...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We came out with 13 of these beautiful Sister Missionaries! Also leaving were 4 Elders, a Senior Couple, the Hodges (left) and Sister Munson (front right). Sister Munson's companion, Sister Barton, goes home in 6 months. This is the biggest departing group so far, but wait til April! 27 young missionaries and 2 Senior Couples!</div>
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President Bruno asked us early in February if he and his family could host a drop-in for us so that Branch members could stop in to tell us goodbye. At that time, we didn't have a replacement couple in the radar, but they went ahead with the plan. It was a cold, cold night when we met, but we had a pretty good sized group of our beautiful Chapin Branch friends there.</div>
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The beautiful Chapin Sisters, Sister Harvey and Sister Burchard</div>
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Sister Duvall - Brother Duvall was in FL at the Daytona 500. He's a former race car driver.</div>
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The two amazing Chapin Elders, Elder Arnoldsen and Elder Wilkins. Elder Arnoldsen was in the Chapin Branch the first 10 1/2 months! He's moved on now and is serving in Simpsonville.</div>
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Two of our 2014 converts, Larry and Mary Roberts. They were contacted by the Chapin Elders, taught by Temple Square Sisters and they referred back to Chapin where they were baptized and confirmed. They are two of our eight strongest members! We LOVE this beautiful couple!</div>
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The Barnes - Forest and Monica. They lived in Milwaukee when Jeff and Angie were there for med school. They have twin sons who are Baylee's age. </div>
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They are heavily involved in choir and band at Chapin High and kept us informed of concerts and competitions. We have LOVE going to their performances!!!!!</div>
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Brother and Sister Cash</div>
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Sue and Bill Lee - they were baptized a few months before we came our on our mission - probably May of 2013, because we attended their temple sealing last year in May, as I recollect. Sue is a genealogist and Bill is a woodworker. We're going to check out his shop before we go home.</div>
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Dean and Wanda Jacobs - Dean is in the Branch Presidency and teaches early morning Seminary.</div>
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I think this pic was taken on the last Sunday we fed these two before Sister Havens (right) went home. Sister Stoker has a new companion and continues to serve in Dutch Fork and at Fort Jackson.</div>
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Some of the missionaries like to decorate the planner covers - front and back. The Sisters are more prone to decorate, but some of the Elders do too. Some of the Sisters decorate the Elders' planners for them. :o)</div>
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This is one of the Chapin Sisters' planners</div>
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The Elders had made a deal with Bill and Diane - if they came to our church, the Elders would go to their church with them. :o) They have continued to have them over for dinner and have listened to some of the missionary discussions as well. When the Elders finish up a discussion, they ask, "Who do you know that might benefit from this discussion?" Bill and Diane pull out their church directory and give the elders names. <br />
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Several members of the congregation have asked about "those two young men who came to church with Bill and Diane." They've asked, "Are they going to come back?" :o)<br />
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One night the Elders shared a discussion and a song with Bill and Diane. They were telling people at the church about it and the choir director said, "Bring them to choir practice and we'll have them sing for us." So they did! The two sang, "Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy." The people loved it. Some of them sang along. One man said, "I haven't heard that song since I was a Baptist!" A 93-year-old lady cried.<br />
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The Chapin Elders are great! Whether or not they get any baptisms out of the Methodist congregation - they are spreading a lot of good will! I'm not sure about Bill and Diane. As Diane said, "I am way too entrenched in our church to change." Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-77043762874540088982015-01-20T12:10:00.001-08:002015-01-20T12:10:53.453-08:00He called the temple...A brother from the South Carolina Columbia Temple called the office a few weeks ago. He said a young man had called the temple, wanting to know where he could go to attend our church. The temple worker took his name and address and told him that missionaries would contact him within 24 hours.<br />
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I am the Referral Manager for our mission, so I put the information in the system, noting that the man's address was in the same apartment complex - even the same unit - as our WAS Sisters. WAS stands for Women's Auxiliary Specialists. Sister Barton and Sister Munson are senior missionaries like we are, only they serve as single sister because they have both lost their spouses. <br />
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When President Holm was over the mission, he assigned Jack and me as the WAS Sisters' home teacher and visiting teacher. We watch out for them, assist them in any way we can and meet with them at least every month to give them the HT and VT lessons.<br />
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Last night, they invited us for dinner in conjunction with our monthly visit. They also invited the West Columbia Zone Leaders, who have been teaching the man who lives in their complex. They said that he is soon getting baptized and is very excited about it. :o)<br />
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At dinner, we learned a little more about the young man. He had first searched out the church on mormon.org and was taught on-line for a while. Then he saw missionaries in Charleston. A while after than, he lost contact with the church and the missionaries. Three years later, he once again found himself drawn to the church and that's when he called the temple. He said, "I don't know why, but something just drew me to the Mormon Church." Of course, it was the Spirit that prompted him to investigate once again. <br />
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He is getting married soon and his fiance is not interested in the church at all. In fact she's not very excited about him getting baptized. He said, "It's just because she doesn't know anything about it." He thinks that someday she'll accept it and be baptized too.<br />
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A great majority of the passengers on our flight from Atlanta last night were new recruits, headed for basic training at Ft. Jackson. Just as we were about to land, a flight attendant came over the intercom and asked us to stay in our seats for a minute after the captain turned off the seat belt lights. She said that the Mayor of Columbia, SC had a message for us having to do with our national security. We all wondered what that was all about.</div>
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When the lights went off, a p<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">assenger just a few rows behind us stood up and introduced himself as Stephen K. Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia, SC He said that there were many young men and women on our flight who had chosen to serve our country and were coming to Fort Jackson for training. He welcomed them to Columbia and thanked them for their choice to serve. Everyone applauded. It was great! Jack snapped this shot of the mayor and one of the recruits as they stopped in the aisle beside us for a photo opportunity. Love my country and love the young men and women who have the desire to keep it free. God bless 'em! :o)</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-15178420106510030982015-01-16T09:45:00.000-08:002015-01-16T09:45:20.694-08:00A Preisthhod blessing for a preemie...Two of our Elders were telling us about a Preisthood blessing they gave the baby daughter of an investigator Wednesday night. She was born at only 23 weeks of gestation! She weighs just over a pound and the Elders said she would have fit in the palm of their hands. They said that the woman's doctors were trying to convince her to have her baby taken off life support. "But," they said, "That is not what the blessing said!" The Elders were inspired to bless this baby that she would live and be an instrument in bringing her mother closer to The Lord.<br />
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I am thankful for faithful Elders who bear the Priesthood of God and are worthy to give such blessings. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-79091743578157727672015-01-10T05:51:00.000-08:002015-05-21T21:14:15.424-07:00He is somebody's son...This post doesn't really belong in my mission blog, but I've got something I want to say. A couple of days ago a convicted sex offender was arrested and sent back to jail for lurking around the parking lot of our elementary school back home. This is a good thing. He was clearly in violation of his parole. I hate what he has done! I hate the darkness in people's minds that drives them to crimes against children, or anyone else for that matter.<br />
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I hate what this man has done and totally agree that he should be off the streets, but as I read a few of the comments about his arrest I felt sad. This man is somebody's son. He is somebody's brother. He could be somebody's husband or even somebody's father. Surely what he has done has hurt all of those who love him. He needs to be stopped and should be rehabilitated if that is possible. He should probably be kept away from children for the rest of his life.<br />
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I guess what I'm trying to say is this... Can we hate the sin, but still love the sinner? Could we think of the pain he has already caused those who love him or who raised him or grew up with him? I know how horrible I have felt in the past when one of my own children has done something to hurt someone else, even something as simple as a high-school-breakup. Parents feel the pain every time their children fall, at least I do.<br />
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A short while ago, a young man was arrested for <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">sexual abuse of a minor, dealing harmful materials to a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, obstruction of justice and seducing or luring a minor through text or Internet. This young man had attended school with some of my grandchildren. They were friends with him and with his sister. My daughter's family knows his family well. Although not closely related, we share the same last name. When this arrest happened, I thought, "How does his mother feel? How is his family going to deal with this heartache?" </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What happens in people's minds to cause this behavior? How can we fix it? How can we prevent it? I wish I knew! I will pray that's these people get the help they need to turn their lives around. I will pray that I will not do anything to rub salt in the wounds of those who love them. These people have done bad things, but they are all somebody's sons or daughters.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-17851738085819365722014-12-27T19:36:00.001-08:002015-01-04T19:17:03.473-08:00Oops! Missed a baptism on November 29th!Tim's wife, Kathy, was baptized on November 29th. She was originally going for December 13th, but she was afraid one or both of the Elders who had taught her would be transferred on the 10th. So... she moved her date up a bit. She is an amazing and beautiful new member! Some of these people come into the church and I'd swear they have been life-long members! We have been so very blessed in the Branch this year! Eight new members, including two couples and one whose wife was already a member. Strong, strong people! They are going to be a definite asset to the Branch!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Weston, Kathy, 7-year-old Spencer, Tim (who was baptized a few weeks before Kathy) and Elder Arnoldsen. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-56385480842991164142014-12-21T05:34:00.001-08:002014-12-22T19:05:42.655-08:00Chapin's December baptisms...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">Priscilla was baptized by Elder Weston and confirmed by Elder Arnoldsen. When the Sisters met Priscilla, it was not the first time missionaries had come to her door. She met with them in Walterboro thirty years ago, but moved away and lost touch with them and the church. So happy that they found her again and brought her into the fold.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">George's baptism, as President Bruno said, was a long time coming. His wife has been a member and George has been through many sets of missionaries. When their children were you, he helped with Boy Scouts, and he played basketball with members of the Dutch Fork Ward. When Sister Billin came to the Branch this year, George said, "She touched my heart." He already had a knowledge of the restored gospel, but he listened to the lessons again and started coming to church and finally knew that it was time for him to be baptized. He was baptized by his brother-in-law and confirmed by Brother Duvall. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-52948447943517453562014-12-14T12:14:00.001-08:002014-12-15T04:09:02.731-08:00Prayer at a school choir concert raises questions. The Chapin High School Choir Concert is held at the Chapin Presbyterian Church. The Pastor welcomed everyone and then offered a prayer. It was a gracious and heart-felt prayer, I thought. One thing I did not understand was how he prayed.<br />
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1- He prayed to Jesus<br />
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2 He closed the prayer in Jesus' name<br />
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I've always been taught that we pray to God, the Eternal Father and pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Jesus is our mediator - our advocate with The Father. That makes sense to me.<br />
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Clearly, most Christian religions teach that God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost are one being - the Trinity. I wonder how many Christians really, actually believe in the Trinity? It makes no sense at all to me. At the baptism of Jesus, God the Father speaks from heaven and the Holy Ghost descends in the form of a dove. All three members of the Godhead are present at that time.<br />
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Jesus prayed to His Father many times. He begged His Father that the cup be taken from Him in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus din't pray to himself. What?<br />
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I had Catholic neighbors when I was growing up. I asked one of the daughters about their Sacrament or Communion. I asked about the wine actually turning into Christ's blood and the wafer turning into His flesh. She said, "They tell us that, but I don't believe it."<br />
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I wonder how many Christian really believe that God and Jesus are one in the same being. Really, I can't comprehend such a thing. That is all. :o)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-90538622337472582072014-12-08T19:48:00.001-08:002014-12-08T19:48:23.816-08:00He jumped the gun!Jack was recording baptisms on Thursday, December 4th and came across one that had been submitted last week, but had the baptismal date as December 6th - two days AFTER he received the papers from the missionaries. He called the District Leaders to find out why the date was wrong. They told him that the newly baptized member had originally planned to get baptized on the 6th, but he was at a baptism on the 30th of November for someone else and he had had all the missionary discussions, had passed his interview and had come to church twice...and hey! The font was filled and ready to go, so he just decided to go ahead and get baptized on November 30th. The Sisters who taught him had just forgotten to change the date on his papers. :o)<br />
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While Jack was talking to the District Leaders, he also asked how the new member had been found. We keep a record of that too. Was it a member referral? A self referral from mormon.org? Did they find him by knocking doors, or what? The DLs said that the Sisters were walking down the street and saw the guy talking to a minister. He was asking all kinds of questions, so the Sisters just kind of hung around till the minister walked away - then they moved in. :o) They introduced themselves and told the man they would be happy to answer any of his questions. I guess he liked their answers, because he scheduled an appointment with them, was taught and decided to be baptized. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-2900368490660041742014-12-03T19:49:00.002-08:002014-12-03T19:49:57.626-08:00Feeding the fowlAs we walk around the lake, we attract a few ducks and geese. They know who we are, because we always take a bag of treats for them. There are 5 ducks - one white one and four mallards and also two geese - one with a broken wing - who follow us around the lake till we get to a bench where we sit and feed them. The ducks will come right up and eat out of Jack's hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great way to get rid of stale cereal! The ducks and geese love it!</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-13603775627953966952014-12-03T19:45:00.003-08:002014-12-03T19:45:35.205-08:00Sister Stoker's Perch :o)Whenever the missionaries come to dinner, they take the last 10 minutes of their dinner hour and present a spiritual message. Sister Stoker has taken to perching on our stationary bike as she delivers her thought. This picture was taken when 4 young Sister Missionaries and also Sister Ta'ala were here, but even when it is just the Irmo Sisters, Sister Stoker and Sister Clark, this cute little one removes the pile of pillows and climbs up on the bike, using the dashboard as her lectern.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-6958620332739213432014-12-03T19:39:00.000-08:002015-01-23T16:17:44.596-08:00An apology from the Zone Leaders...We heard second hand a few weeks ago that the Zone was having an activity on P-Day. I was giving the ZLs a bad time for not inviting us. They planned to get together and play volleyball and basketball. I'm sure they didn't invite us because they didn't think we'd come - and they were right. Still I felt like I should badger them a little. The next time they came to the office, Elder McAllister presented me with...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731224430126861189.post-56609328647184705842014-12-03T19:31:00.002-08:002014-12-03T19:31:51.623-08:00A new addition to the family!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Theodore James Arrington...Isn't he beautiful?!?!?</td></tr>
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