Monday, August 15, 2016

Great quote (about something I can relate to)

Dr. Thomas Fuller, an English churchman who lived in the 1600’s, wrote:

“I discover an arrant laziness in my soul. For when I am to read a chapter in the Bible, before I begin I look where it ends. And if it ends not on the same side, I cannot keep my hands from turning over the leaf, to measure the length on the other side; if it swells to many verses, I begin to grudge. Surely my heart is not rightly affected. Were I truly hungry after heavenly food, I would not complain of meat. Scourge, Lord, this laziness of my soul; make the reading of your Word, not a penance, but a pleasure to me; so I may esteem that chapter in your Word the best which is the longest” (Rev. Dr. Thomas Fuller, quoted by Sterling W. Sill: The Quest for Excellence, p. 139).

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

classes I'd be interested in attending if I were going to Ed Week



Stephanie D . Sorensen
“Be Not Deceived”: Discerning Truth and Error

Tyler J . Griffin
Jerusalem in Jesus’ Day—A Virtual, Immersive, 3D
Experience

Richard D . Draper
The Book of Revelation: The Opening of the Sixth and
Seventh Seals—A Period for Preparation

S . Michael Wilcox
The Gospel’s Four Views of the Savior—Unique Insights
from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Main Floor, Marriott Center (MC)
T “My Yoke Is Easy”—The Insight of Matthew
W “Thou Canst Make Me Clean”—The Insight of Mark
Th “Pressed Down and Running Over”—The Insight of Luke
F “He Loved Them unto the End”—The Insight of John

John L . Hilton III and Anthony R . Sweat
Teaching Students to Know, Feel, and Do
3108 Jesse Knight Building (JKB)
T Preparing Yourself and Your Students
W Helping Your Students “Know”
Th Helping Your Students “Feel”
F Helping Your Students “Do”

Scott M . Peterson
Retire Right: A Guide to Making the Best Financial
Decisions at and during Retirement
151 Tanner Building (TNRB)
T Today’s Thirty Year Retirement: Endless Opportunities as
Well as Unprecedented Challenges
W The Savvy Social Security Plan—What Baby Boomers Need
to Know to Maximize Social Security Income
Th Common Sense Investing: What “Really” Determines
Investment Performance?
F Managing Your Investments to Last through Retirement

Jeffrey R . Chadwick
The Best of BYU Studies
2258–2260 Conference Center (CONF)
W Dating the Birth of Jesus Christ
Th Dating the Death of Jesus Christ

Lynne Hilton Wilson
The World of Women in the New Testament

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Summer goals

My summer goals are not too ambitious. There's a lot of reading and seminary-involved tasks. Next week Glen will be out of town with the Scouts and then 2 weeks later he'll be gone with them again, so I thought I'd better come up with a plan.

While Glen's gone the first time:
     Paint our bedroom--pick a new color? (while marathon watching JAG and Doctor Who)
     Repaint the 2 white stripes in the dining room

The second time:
     Repaint our bathroom--pick new colors

And then regular summer goals:

Read:
     The New Testament
     "The Inevitable Apostasy" by Tad R. McAllister
     Some mysteries

Seminary:
     Take online teacher training lessons
     Turn all 160 lessons into word programs

Play lots of games

Goals I've already completed:
     Update the scrapbook
     Weed front and side flower beds (Glen was on trek)
     Read "The Infinite Atonement" by Tad R. McAllister
     Clean out filing cabinets