Book of Mormon Class --Private Reflections

It was super sad to see this class come to an end. I feel like I learned so much, but wont be able to remember any of it. This class was taught by Doug Bassett who is presently terminally ill and his time on this earth is very short. I am so glad I got to be a part of his class. He taught some profound things tonight that I did not want to forget.

He was talking about how the spirit world is right here on earth. The spirits of those who have passed on are all around us right now. The spirits of the 1/3 of host of Heaven who were kicked out and will never receive a body are down here all around us trying to obtain our bodies through whatever means necessary. They will do anything to tempt us to destroy our bodies. Anytime we do ANYTHING that is destructive to our bodies, it is like an open invitation for those spirits to experience destructive things through our bodies.

He talked about when he used to teach seminary and he would give what he thought was an outstanding lesson where the spirit was so strong that he could hardly get through the lesson. He thought for sure he was in for a great day. Then the next 6 classes were nothing like the first. He talked about the difference being the spirits who followed those students around. He said that the things we do in this life will determine the spirits that follow us around. If we are listening to music that is terrible, we send an open invitation to the authors of that music to follow us around. When we go to R-rated movies or any inappropriate movies, we are inviting those kinds of spirits to follow us around. The spirits who are worthy of Paradise can and will be our guardian angels as long as we are doing things that are conducive to those spirits. I feel we have done very well in keeping a lot of the world's filth out of our home, even things that are considered socially acceptable among the church members. I have many people comment on the goodness they see in my kids. They can sense and feel a difference in them. I have often wondered and tonight it was confirmed to me, that because we do not watch a lot of TV and the movies that we do watch are filtered, the more the good spirits will be able to abide with them.

He also talked about the spirit world, which is hell, and paradise. Those spirits who have their saving ordinances done and who embrace the gospel, will go to paradise. Those who have not had their ordinances done and/or who do not embrace the gospel, will go to hell, until those ordinances are done and until they have been taught and embrace the gospel, then they can go to paradise. This is why it is so imperative to get to the temple and do the temple work. Those people are waiting until they can cross over. They are so grateful for the temple work that we are doing for them that they will follow us around all the days of our lives and be our guardian angels.

She's in the shower!

I love calling my sister's house when she is in the shower. I am sure to be entertained by any one of her 4 boys who answer the phone. Here are a couple recent calls:

Sam

Me: Where's your mom?

Sam: She's in the shower.

Me: Okay, just have her call me when she gets out.

Sam: No, when you hear the shower turn off, you call back okay?


The second call:

Ammon

Ammon: She's in the shower.

Me: Well, just have her call me when she gets out.

Ammon: Ok, but Aunt Bonnie?

Me: Yes?

Ammon: Can I leave you a message?

Me: Sure!

Ammon: Okay, bye!

This is what his mom heard from the shower:

Ammon: Mom! Aunt Bonnie called. I left her a message.

If you are interested in this same entertainment, your best timing would be anywhere between 9:00 a.m and 4:00 p.m.

Private reflections-I had a bad day...

Just gonna vent for a minute, but stay tuned, there is a happy ending. (Probably in 2010?)

I have been having a tough time with work.

Since I got my new account back in September, it has been stressful. I left an amazing supervisor and an amazing account and got a so-so account and a tough supervisor. I would use the words impersonal and tart to describe her, which isn't all that bad, but you know, it has just been tough. Did I already say that? When you don't ever get much positive feedback, it doesn't feel very rewarding. Well last night was the straw that broke the camel's back. I won't bore you with the details, but in the aftermath, I went to bed crying and vowed to quite and go find another job. After I calmed down, I just told Heavenly Father that I know we can't make it without this job, but I just could not. go. on. anymore. You know those times. Then a thought came to me. Heavenly Father made it possible for me to have this great job that I can do at home. He put into motion all that had to happen so I could help support this family when the time came. If he could do that, then he could help me through this, right? But how? Learning a new account takes a lot of time and I basically don't make much money in the process. I decided it was a long shot, but I would check with my old supervisor about my old account, and wouldn't you know it, she said the account is drowning with work and she would be elated to have me back. She made me feel like the most important person in her life, just like before. I broke down crying again. Of course she couldn't hear me through Yahoo messenger, so I didn't feel so embarrassed. She said the account is ready for me anytime. Now I am in the process of trying to explain to my supervisor why I would want to leave my current account. She doesn't think I am serious about leaving. They are rethinking their denial of my request for a raise last week. I am not sure at this point it would persuade me. I will update as I am sure this will take the rest of the day to get worked out. But there is hope...

UPDATE many years later in 2018:  I didn't get to go back to my old account and actually got in trouble for contacting my old supervisor.  I put my big girl panties on and somehow continued to work on this account, and it even got bearable.  In 2015, after the workload seemed so sporadic that I was working very unpredictable hours, just to get my hours in, I made the decision to quit and I did daycare full time.  I am still so grateful to this day for the opportunity to work from home, while my kids needed me here.