Monday, December 29, 2014

         This was a different kind of day, mostly because we had no water with the exception of a few minutes about mid-day.  Glade went to Casa Campo and I exercised here anyway, but couldn’t shower.  When we finally got a little water back, it wasn’t warm enough for a shower, so I went to the Church to practice the piano.  When I returned, the water was gone again.  At two minutes before 6:00 p.m. I heard the tank filling, but still anticipated a cold shower or a wash-down with previously saved water heated on the stove.  Apparently the pump wasn’t completely fixed and water was being brought from another source and added to the cistern. 

         Just as FHE was ready to start at 6:00 p.m., a bus full of people on an excursion arrived.  The couple who work in the office making all the assignments and arrangements for the housing, left for San Pedro this afternoon.  They prepared the bedding ahead of time, thank goodness, but our FHE was delayed in order to take care of the group and get them settled. 

         Home Evening resumed and we had a very good lesson by Pres. Valle about making decisions for improvements in the New Year.  He included the importance of making a plan and talked about Orville and Wilbur Wright and the plans they made to make the first airplane fly.  They had to have a pilot who could control the plane during the flight, wings to lift the plane off the ground, and a motor that would provide enough speed to allow the air to lift the plane.   I didn’t get the explanation for the analogy, but it is food for thought about what we might need as we attempt to make changes in our lives.  

He also shared the following scriptures to be patient with ourselves and keep moving steadily forward being “. . . diligent unto the end.”

         D&C 10:4 “Do not run faster or labor more than you have strength . . . “           

D&C 67:13 “. . . continue in patience until ye are perfected.”

         Last year, Glade gave the FHE lesson for the New Year and talked about mapping a path after deciding on a goal.  We must avoid the invasion of delays, detours, discouragements, distractions, despair, disinterest, and difficulties.  We discussed how procrastination 1) keeps us from going “straightway,” 2) keeps us from receiving power from the Spirit to thwart the barrage of “D” invaders above, and 3) impedes us from obtaining our goal.  He included that when we identify a worthy goal, map out our course straightway, do not procrastinate, and have faith in the Lord; we will be blessed with power to reach our goal. He is there with us every step if we go straightway.

         Time to close.  We have the early shift in the morning and it will be busy.  Good Night.  Love to you all!