I Am A Child of God (as re-written by Paul Sutorius, LDS Seminary instructor in Nephi, Utah)

I am a child of God,
But that's but half the view.
If I don't put off the natural man,
I'm sunk and so are you.

Lead me, guide me, reconcile me.
Help me be born once more.
If I don't overcome the fall,
He'll slam the celestial door.

I am a child of God,
But that doesn't make me great.
I'm carnal, sensual, devilish, too,
In a lost and fallen state.

Save me, change me, please exchange me
With grace from up above.
If I offer up a broken heart,
I can sing redeeming love.

I am a child of God
Great blessings I await,
If I submit my will to his
And enter in the narrow gate.

Lead me, guide me, justify me
Cleanse and make me pure.
Fill me with the Savior's love,
Or I know I won't endure.

(Or, I'll be in deep manure! Just kidding, but figuratively true!)

A Great Reason to Nap

Beth Durfey 10/19/10 
To: L H TRAUNTVEIN

My father used to take 10/15 min. naps 2 to 3 times a day. I was worried about this and wondered if something was wrong with him so I asked my Dr. what could be making my dad so such a thing. He told me it was good for my dad and that he would probably out live us all because of this habit he had. I guess I should have asked dad instead of the Dr. but I was embarrassed to ask him. Anyway I got my answer, it was good to have these power naps. They sure did help him. He learned this at work apparently and also in NZ when he was temple Pres. and could not leave the temple as dad was the only sealer at the temple for 2 yrs. He left once and came back to find a couple  came in an were waiting for him, He never left the temple again, he was so embarrassed to have someone wait for him. He had to go to the dentist that day. Never again. How easy out temple Presidents have it in the US and maybe now days, when they make sure that there are sealers available. At least I hope they do in all these little temples around the world. Dad & Mom had a long hard 5 yrs. but one that was very close to the Lord. Then they came home and spent another 4 yrs. in the Alberta temple as Pres. & Matron. That was a good 9 yrs. in the Celestial Kingdom, is how my Mom put it. The day they were released the pain hit my Mom, she said the jolt of being in the Celestial Kingdom and then hitting the Telestial again were very hard for her. 

Talk again.



   

Greetings‏

Pitts, Alan R 10/19/10 

We enjoyed (4) count 'em four days in SLC at conference time attending 2nd session on Saturday.

Nice visit with Mother and Joan.

Returned home with Konnie having been gone for 12 weeks.

She then told her RS class that she had to pull weeds when she got home using that activity to relate to sin (weeds) and repentance (pulling weeds). She indicated that there were a lot of weeds to pull after she had been gone for (12) count'em twelve weeks.

I told her it was 25% of the year at that single time I did not include the twice before of (3) weeks each time.

HeatherJo now has (3) boys, Noah age 4, Micah age 2 and Jonah new on July 16th.
I do hope your are well and happy.

Love
Your cousin alan

Al Pitts
Manufacturing Engineering
Ph. (206) 544-3098
alan.r.pitts@boeing.com
M/S 4F-14

From Al Pitts

Al wrote: We enjoyed (4) count'em four days in SLC at conference time attending 2nd session on Saturday. Nice visit with Mother and Joan.
Returned home with Konnie having been gone for 12 weeks.
She then told her RS class that she had to pull weeds when she got home using that activity to relate to sin (weeds) and repentance (pulling weeds). She indicated that there were a lot of weeds to pull after she had been gone for (12) count'em twelve weeks.
I told her it was 25% of the year at that single time I did not include the twice before of (3) weeks each time.

HeatherJo now has (3) boys, Noah age 4, Micah age 2 and Jonah new on July 16th.
I do hope your are well and happy.
Love
Your cousin alan
 
Al Pitts
Manufacturing Engineering

Myrna wrote: Wow! That is a LONG time to be away--12 weeks--and it is a good thing that it was Konnie doing the work and not me. I usually just give my girls four weeks when they have new ones. Of course, now that I am older, I could do better. When the oldest of the children were having new babies I still had teens at home. They are almost more difficult to leave than younger kids are.

Julie is expecting in April. She has to have hers C-section. She does need more help than most but she lives in the county between Fairview and Mt. Pleasant.

We just got back from a one-week trip to Disney World as the guests of our youngest daughter, Kirsten, and her family. It was lots of fund. We left that warm weather to come back to snow. Snow is beautiful in the mountains but is not so great on a day to day basis--shoveling, clearing windshields, driving on slick roads.

Conference was wonderful! Every time someone would speak, I would think that was the best talk and then someone else would speak. 

Your Mom is a trooper!