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September 24, 2010 at 1:55 pm in reply to: Holy Ghost Baptism Talk – One of God’s Greatest Gifts #245200
Great talk :))
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I have designed a Program Cover for the 2010 Primary Presentation. Anyone has my permission to use it for their presentation. It can be found at:
http://snowdaysart.blogspot.com/
I would appreciate you leaving a comment on my blog telling me where it’s being used. It’s fun for me to see how many people use my cover design. Last year my design was used in Japan and Peru as well as many placed in the U.S. -
September 22, 2010 at 6:12 pm in reply to: 2011 Primary Theme – I Know the Scriptures Are True #244092
I’m looking for Conference activities to print off for the primary. To help with reverance and better attiontion to the talks. I have several from the friend. Dos any one have any.
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September 19, 2010 at 5:39 pm in reply to: Learn the YW Theme in American Sign Language (ASL) #244156
I would love to learn the theme in sign language… but there are no versions of the videos listed here. Could you post them again?
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I’ve lived on the same street for over 15 years and I am now in my fourth new ward. Yes, you may lose a few friends, but you will gain new ones. Nearly everyone you have ever become friends with started out as someone you did not know, right? It’s kinda cool in a way, like a fresh start. The new folks do not know all your baggage and you do not know theirs, so maybe it starts off with no one “pigeon-holed”.
Besides, the Lord has always asked His people to sacrifice in one way or another. I keep my perspective by reminding myself that all I have to do is change wards, not abandon everything I have worked so hard to acquire and trek across the continent like the pioneers; or I remember that members in other parts of the globe must travel great distances to attend church and perform their callings or even do not have a ward formed in their area at all!
Like most problems we face, if we step outside our sphere and look for others to serve, we will soon find our problems seem small in comparison to those of whom we serve.
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We went from 2 wards meeting in our building to 3. We were put into the new ward and I was Primary President when the change was made. Well, they decided to keep me in that calling in the new ward. Talk about hard for me, I had all these new names to learn in Primary. It took a little time and I tried to call counselors that came from the other ward so we could unite the two into a 3rd ward. It was difficult at first, but within 3 or 4 months we became our own ward. We came to love all the children and now it’s hard for me to even remember not being with these wonderful children. I have made many new friends. We have had a 3rd ward for about 2 years now. It did take me out of my comfort zone, but you know I think that is good for all of us sometimes to help us grow. I know it did me.
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I’ve been there too! It is hard. Our church is very good at helping you really lean on and care for each other in a ward, so when those people that you have leaned on are gone, it does take some adjustment. Just go to that first Sunday with a smile and just scope it out, see who is there that you know and go sit by them, look around and see who else is there that might be similar to you in family size and situation and make a goal to meet them. Chances are, they will want and need your friendship as much as you need their’s! And in no time you will have the spirit of the Lord again in your ward and it will abound into friendships that you are grateful for!! and you won’t even remember why you were so afraid of your old ward changing.
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I’ve been there too! It is hard. Our church is very good at helping you really lean on and care for each other in a ward, so when those people that you have leaned on are gone, it does take some adjustment. Just go to that first sunday with a smile and just scope it out, see you is there that you know and go sit by them, look around and see who else is there that might be similar to you in family size and situation and make a goal to meet them. Chances are, they will want and need your friendship as much as you need theirs! And in no time you will have the spirit of the Lord again in your ward and it will abound into friendships that you are grateful for!! and you won’t even remember why you were so afraid of your old ward changing.
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We just did that and I was so excited, for one thing it means GROWTH in the church!! Building the kingdom of God here on Earth, what could be better? Another thing I was excited about is the personal growth opportunity. With a smaller new ward people who were standing in the background have had a chance to step up and have their talents utilized. It is hard to have friends split up. Our whole stake was redistributed to make 6 wards from 4 and it split my whole family up, we all ended up in different wards. Kind of makes it hard to get together for family dinner on Sunday, but the growth is worth it :)
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My family of 4 was baptized in 1998. In 1999 our Ward split. I was working shiftwork at the time and would only be able to come to Church 1 Sunday out of 4. PLUS, like you, most of my friends best friends and teachers were staying in the old Ward. I cried–HARD–all the way home (a trip of 30 minutes). It seems so odd now, but I was very judgemental, considering myself better educated and somehow “above” many of those who would be in our new Branch.
Guess what. It didn’t take long before I was getting acquainted and becoming comfortable and realizing that I loved our new Branch just as much as I had loved the Ward. You make new friends, you learn lots about yourself and others, you get new callings that challenge you, and you grow in your love of the gospel.
Good luck. Feel free to email me if you need to talk about it or vent or whatever. I’ll be praying for you because I know how you feel!
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August 31, 2010 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Alternate words to “Have I Done Any Good” for Visiting Teaching Skit #244239
Thank you for the very good idea, I like the theme, we are going to have a stake visiting teacher conference on Nov. 2010, It will be.. we’ll have 3 groups to rotate…. I am one of the teacher, I picked this theme, and the song you share, pleasde email me some ideas and if there’s a handout, that would be great…. to go alongf with it. appreciated.
Sincerely.
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My first thought when I saw this panic was…
“I will go where you want me to go Dear Lord”you know I would say that you jump in and be so so supportive through this change!
It means growth some where in your stake!
You have dear friends in your “Old ward” and now you add to them as you make friends in your “New Ward!
The Bishop needs your love and support!So I sayt dive in with enthusiasm and be what He needs you to be!
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What a great thing to happen. I had this happen many times over my life.
I have found it to be blessing. Just remember Heavenly Father see the big picture we don’t see. You will just increase your friends circle.My husband Bruce and I was so scared when we was called to be an inner city missionaries a year ago this week. To serve the Canella tree Hispanic branch. We barley know any Spanish and leave my home ward I loved to be with for another branch and stake was frightful. Would we be able to serve them the way the Lord wanted us to. Would they be able to understand me and I them.The service is all in the Spanish language.
The answer is yes. We just did not see the big picture Heavenly Father knew What he was doing when he sent us there. Some how the Spirits communicates.
Its really strange they will talk in Spanish and we will talk in English and somehow we just understand each other. If you show the love and be friendly they can’t help but communicate and love you as well.We know when our mission is over we will be so sad to leave our little (means Cinnamon tree )Canalla tree branch Or the branch with the lovely little brown sweet spice.
Look forward not back. Heavenly Father sees your big picture .Say to your self wow I’m excited to be going to the
new ward.Hugs Diane and Bruce Haggart
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Don’t worry. We all need change in our lives and those people in the ward before don’t stop being your friends you just won’t see them at church every Sunday. You need to make sure that you don’t lose contact with those people, my Mother and Father don’t even live in their first ward anymore and they have friends from that ward still.
You really don’t lose contact with them so long as you make an effort to keep in touch with them. Second, yes I agree with the others. Remember what the 15th President of the Church President Hinckley said, we all need a friend, a calling, and the good word of god. I know I paraphrased that, but a good book that could help you with that as well is called “Change your Questions Change your Life.” If you remember what President Hinckley said and make the best of it. I’m sure you’ll find that good friend in the ward and people will think of you in the same way.http://deseretbook.com/Change-Your-Questions-Life-Wendy-Watson-Nelson/i/4961376
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Pray and be friendly.
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