Trade Nets in to Follow Christ

A paradigm is the defined as the way you look at something.

for example: We are Earthlings most times caught up viewing Earth as the only way of life and caught up in Earthly pursuits.  Heavenly Father has a much more exalted paradigm of who we can become. We are only here on Earth for a short time by our Loving Heavenly Father’s perspective. Our happiness depends upon our relationship with Jesus Christ, Not our Earthly circumstances.  Hopefully we can change our paradigm and become a Commercial for Christ.

 

When Christ had Peter and Andrew drop their nets where previously there had been no fish and the nets were packed to overflowing…  Christ said "Come Follow Me and I will make you Fishers of Men" Matthew writes, "The two fishermen left their nets and followed him."  What nets do we have that we should give up to Follow Christ?

You can fill in the blanks with your favorite Nets...

NETS	FOLLOWING CHRIST
Work to Support the Family	Spend Time with the Family
Attend Sporting Events	Attend Church Functions
Attend the Movies	Attend the Temple
Watch your favorite TV program	Watch Church Programs/Conference/BYU
Research the Sales - Go Shopping	Research your Genealogy
Read Books and Magazines	Read the Scriptures
Work or play on the Computer	Use the Computer for Genealogy/Church
Busy Schedules	Charity for Family, Neighbors, World
Hold Grudges	Forgive
Develop Talents	Use Talents for Christ
Realize that these Nets or Earthly pursuits are not evil or bad generally and there is a time and a place for them -	Are we choosing to spend time Following Heavenly Pursuits? What on Earth are you doing for Heaven’s Sake?? haha

 

            We have been given Free Agency. We can choose what we want to do with this Earth Life. It has been proven that it takes 21 days to change a habit. Your habits form your character and who you will become.

            President Gordon B. Hinckley in his closing remarks of the Oct General Conference 2002, "I for one have made a stronger resolution within myself to be a better person than I have been in the past. I hope that I will be a little kinder to any I meet who may be in distress. I hope that I will be a little more helpful to those who are in need. I hope that I will be a little more worthy of your confidence. I hope that I will be a better husband, father, grandfather, neighbor, friend.  I hope that I will be a better Latter-day Saint with an increased understanding of the wonderful aspects of this glorious gospel."

If the Prophet of the Lord who uses every waking moment following the Savior wants to become a better person, I know that I need to change my habits and become a better person. I echo his challenge to you when Prophet Hinckley said, "I challenge every one of you to rise to the divinity within you."  I pray that we can change our paradigm to choose wisely the use of time we have left on Earth and Choose Christ. –Patti Miner

School Jokes

Little Johnny wasn't getting good marks in school. One day he surprised the teacher with an announcement.He tapped her on the shoulder and said, "I don't want to scare you, but my daddy says if I don't start getting better grades...somebody is going to get a spanking!"
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Teacher: Where is your homework?

Pupil: I lost it fighting this kid who said you weren't the best teacher in the school 

 

There's Teacher

The children had all been photographed for school pictures, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.

"Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer; she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, he's a doctor.'"

A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's teacher; she's dead."

 

What the teacher says and (what the teacher means)

1. Your son has a remarkable ability in gathering needed information from his classmates.
(He was caught cheating on a test).

2. Karen is an endless fund of energy and viability.
(The hyperactive monster can't stay seated for five minutes).

3. Fantastic imagination! Unmatched in his capacity for blending fact with fiction.
(He's definitely one of the biggest liars I have ever met).

4. Margie exhibits a casual, relaxed attitude to school, indicating that high expectations don't intimidate her.
(The lazy thing hasn't done one assignment all term).

5. Her athletic ability is marvelous. Superior hand-eye coordination.
(The little creep stung me with a rubber band from 15 feet away).

6. Nick thrives on interaction with his peers.
(Your son needs to stop socializing and start working).

7. Your daughter's greatest asset is her demonstrative public discussions.
(Classroom lawyer! Why is it that every time I explain an assignment she creates a class argument).

8. John enjoys the thrill of engaging challenges with his peers.
(He's a bully).

9. An adventurous nature lover who rarely misses opportunities to explore new territory.
(Your daughter was caught skipping school at the fishing pond).

10. I am amazed at her tenacity in retaining her youthful personality.
(She's so immature that we've run out of diapers).

11. Unlike some students who hide their emotion, Charles is very expressive and open.
(He must have written the Whiner's Guide).

12. I firmly believe that her intellectual and emotional progress would be enhanced through a year's repetition of her learning environment.
(Regretfully, we believe that she is not ready for high school and must repeat the 8th grade).

13. Her exuberant verbosity is awesome!
(A mouth that never stops yacking).

 

2nd Graders say Why God Made Moms

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.
What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2 She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.
Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She se es the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic; they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not m e.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

 

She was Soooooo Blond

She was Soooooooo Blonde.

* She thought a quarterback was a refund

* She thought General Motors was in the army.

* She thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats.

* She thought Boyz II Men was a day care center.

* At the bottom of an application where it says "Sign here:" she wrote

"Sagittarius."

 

 

 

She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde...

* She took the ruler to bed to see how long she slept.

* She sent a fax with a stamp on it.

* Under "education" on her job application, she put "Hooked On Phonics."

 

 

She was Sooooooooooooooooo Blonde...

* She tripped over a cordless phone.

* She spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice can because it said

"Concentrate."

* She told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DON'T WALK."

* She tried to put M&M's in alphabetical order.

 

She was Soooooooooooooooooooo Blonde...

* She studied for a blood test.

* She sold the car for gas money.

* When she missed bus #44 she took bus #22 twice instead.

* When she went to the airport and saw a sign that said, "Airport Left,"

she turned around and went home.

 

She Was Sooooooooooooooooooooo Blonde...

* When she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.

* She thought if she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless.

* She thought that she could not use her AM radio in the evening.

* She had a shirt that said "TGIF," which she thought stood for "This Goes

In Front."

 

 

AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE:

 

 

 

She is sooooooooooooooooo Blonde...

 

She thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company.

 

 

 

 

Kids say Funny Things

Kids Are Quick

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TEACHER:   Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA:       Here it is.
TEACHER:  Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS:        Maria.
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TEACHER:  John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN:         You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER:  Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN:       K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER:  No, that's wrong
GLENN:       Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
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TEACHER:  Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD:     H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER:  What are you talking about?
DONALD:     Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER:  Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE:     Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN:        Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER:    Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.'
MILLIE:          I is..
TEACHER:    No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE:           All right...  'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'    
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TEACHER:   George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it.  Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.  
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TEACHER:  Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON:      No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER:   Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE :       No, sir.  It's the same dog.
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TEACHER:     Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD:       A teacher

 

Not all WATER is the Same

HEALTH FACTS

OUR BODIES ARE MOSTLY WATER

THEREFORE WATER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE NEED TO PUT INTO OUR BODIES

Water makes up 90% of your blood

80% of your brain

70 % of the rest of your body

We should drink half our body weight in ounces everyday.
So if you are 100 pounds you should drink 50 ounces in a day.
Double that if you are sick.

A LOT OF BOTTLED WATER IS BASICALLY TAP WATER AND SOME STATES ONLY HAVE A 24 HOUR TURN AROUND FROM SEWER TO TAP

COLON VIDEO: Dr. Hiromi Shinya   who created the life-saving medical tool for the endoscopic treatments.  He has a Colon Video showing what colons look like related to Life Style Eating Habits and the difference when they drink Kangen Water.
The video is kind of gross but fascinating at the same time to see what your insides look like with the choices you make since we are what we eat and drink. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUa5tUIigHU


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Crystal View of an Eagle

 

 

The Crystal View of an Eagle

As Eagles Dare

As Eagles Do

Dare to Fly

But a Few

Dare to Fly

So High

May you keep your Crystal View

Above the Storm Clouds of Life

And your visions and dreams

Above Fear, Above Doubt

And FLY!

 

-Patti Miner

 

"The Crystal View of an Eagle" Oil on Canvas Painting by Patti Miner)

 

Know Your Source - Know God

KNOW YOUR SOURCE / KNOW GOD

Having a higher source is important for true spiritual beauty. This is an essential part of knowing who we are, why we are here and where we are going. With these defined and stable in our minds we can soar to incredible heights. Deep within you in the fathoms of your soul is the fact that you are united to the universe. You belong to the essence of the source from which all things originate. You are a necessity in the entire realm of creation. It would not be complete without you. Truly knowing this gives will give you a natural air of prominence and a vital spiritual force.
I really do not wish to offend those who believe themselves not to be considered "religious". Freedom of choice is a sacred privilege that should be highly respected. Many friends of mine who I grew up with and admire greatly are of different races and beliefs. However, I do have a strong conviction of my belief in God

Never Give UP

NEVER GIVE UP!

Know your goals, seek your dreams, then when you discover what it is you truly desire—DO IT! Do it with a sense of pride. Do your best. Then all you have to do is Never Give Up...
"Discover something worth dying for—then fervently live for it."
My mom taught me that you can do anything that you think you can do—just keep going even when it looks like you're going to fail.   Pick yourself up and learn from failures. She always reminded me of the man crossing the desert who died right before reaching the oasis. If he'd crawled only five more feet, he could have had water. A lot of people lose their dream when they are only five feet, a few hours, a week or a year away from what they truly want.

Laughing is Healthy- Kids are so funny

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The  teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human  because     even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.   The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.   Irritated,  the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was  physically impossible.    The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask  Jonah".   The  teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"    The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".
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A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing.            She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.  The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."   The  teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."    Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied,  "They will in a minute."
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A  Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and  six year olds.  After  explaining the commandment to "honour" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked,  "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and  sisters?"  Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered,  "Thou shall not kill."
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One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head.    She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?"    Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me  cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."  The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said,  "Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?"
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The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying  to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture.      "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and  say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a  doctor'   A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher,  she's dead."
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A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood.  Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, "Now, class, if I stood on my  head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the  face."    "Yes," the class said.    "Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the  blood doesn't run into my feet?"  A little fellow shouted,   "Cause your feet ain't empty."
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The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Church Elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of  apples. The teacher made a note, and posted on the apple tray:                 "Take only ONE . God is watching."   Moving  further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile  of chocolate chip cookies.  A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples

My Own America

 

 

My Own America

God gave us Free Agency and Awareness

Let us be Aware to Preserve our Freedom.

Prayers are being said daily to preserve our beautiful America.

http://youtu.be/Lt9r4W_zjTw

 

 

Planner and other Missionary Stories

PATTI MINER MISSIONARY STORIES: --YOU NEVER KNOW WHO THE SPIRIT WILL TOUCH AS YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE.

Be Aware….Listen to the Spirit….and Open Your Mouth!

I left my planner on an airplane once. My planner was very important as I was traveling a lot at that time and it had every schedule, phone number etc… The next day was Sunday and I got a call from a Stewardess with a southern accent. She started out by saying, “Do you want to know what you’re doing tomorrow?” I was excited and asked if she found my planner. She said yes  and she would fax me the next day and then mail it to me. She hoped I didn’t mind when her and 4 other stewardesses looked at it and loved how I did menu plans and individual dates with each of my kids once a month…then she asked what VT / FHE and Temple meant that I had marked off regularly. After 45 minutes she knew what they meant. As a thank you for sending me back my most important book…I sent her The most important book to me… the Book of Mormon with my testimony in it. 

A month later I got a phone call from a young man who asked if I was the lady who lost her planner on the airplane. I said yes and he said there were 5 stewardesses who had something to tell me. He held the phone up and they all shouted, “We’re getting baptized.”

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When MeKette was still in Primary she wrote her testimony in a Book of Mormon and the Primary Presidency mailed them out to different countries. A year later we got a letter from a man in Africa who had joined the church after receiving MeKette’s Book of Mormon and thanked her for her sweet testimony.

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At the Mrs. America Pageant I had gotten to my room first and was unpacking when Mrs Alabama arrived as my roommate. She dropped her bags and gasped when she saw my MRS UTAH banner. She had an anti-mormon radio station and was her State BAPTIST Women’s  President. She bible bashed for a few minutes and I as I was not expecting it I was quite taken back. Then the spirit told me to stop and tell her my schedule.  I told her how we go to Sunday School and study the Bible. I told her about Primary/Relief Society/Priesthood and the charity that the church does as well as our name is the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints. She then had an “ah-ha” experience and realized we were Christian. After that we would hold early morning prayer with the other contestants (46 of them attended) They called us by our state’s name so -  ALABAMA would praise the Lord in Scripture (she was loud like a full belt preacher) and UTAH would pray (since most did not know how to pray except prayers preachers had written down for them.)

When I arrived home, I got a call from ALABAMA (Katrina White) saying that her and her family and half her radio station had joined the church.

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One day I was preparing to go to a wedding reception when a knock came to the door. It was a young girl selling paintings.  She noticed the painting of  Christ in our living room and asked if I were a Christian. She said she was from Israel and was Jewish. I told her I was LDS and she said someone had given her a Book of Mormon a few weeks earlier. She asked how to find out more about the religion. I told her I could refer her to the missionaries  - just then two missionaries were tracking in the rain down our street (the missionaries never tract down our street) I pointed to them and said, “Like those two missionaries” Since I had a salesman at the door they went to my neighbors house across the street. She asked how someone becomes a missionary. I told her the Prophet of the World, just like Moses in his time, chooses where they should go. She was fascinated and wanted to know more. I invited her inside and ran across the street to get the missionaries.  Upon hearing about her, the missionaries were excited and came right over. They taught her the first discussion and set up an additional appointment.

They came by the next day to thank me for the contact. I gave them the addresses of all the other non-members in our ward that I had had on our activities committee when I used to be the  Ward Activities Chairman. (It is in the handbook that you can have them on your committee.)

Choosing Good over Evil Every Day

Below is one of the most touching videos but also very inspirational and it made me think about good overpowering evil. God has given the greatest gift of free agency to all the world. The only way we can be tested and progress to the next level. We are all here bumping into that free agency of elements, animals and people every day. Our gift to God is to choose Him over and over again, every time we are faced with hard things.
For Men are that they might have Joy...and true Eternal Joy, Hard to Understand that kind of Joy, God's Joy,
is Eternal Progression.
Even when we choose poorly, God sent Jesus to pay for our poor choices.
Then we repent and start fresh choosing God again....every day.


http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865592068/One-year-since-Sandy-Hook-Evil-did-not-win--video.html

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

“GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD”

 

I was reading an article in the newspaper in which they described that in the Pioneer times each woman had a crock with sourdough culture in it. She had to work it every day because there was no fridge to put it in, so she had to make bread every day.  Pioneer mothers would usually knead the dough on the wagon seat because the back of the wagon was full and the seat was the only clear, flat spot.

The pioneers made their own yeast using potatoes. They would borrow some yeast (a start as it was called) meaning a little bit of a yeast culture, and then add potatoes and sugar so that the yeast would grow.  As long as they kept the yeast alive, it would continue to multiply and they had a good supply of yeast.

 

This article made me think, what if the pioneer woman did not make bread that day and let the yeast die? Then their life source would die. Each one of us may not have to make bread every single day to keep our yeast alive, but we do need to read scriptures, attend the temple, have family home evening and a collection of other commandments to obey in order to keep our spiritual yeast alive so our spiritual life source does not dry up. We each must have our DAILY BREAD OF LIFE.

 

Thus Jesus prayer to Heavenly Father applies to us this day with our righteous works,

Father Give us This Day our Daily Bread of Righteousness and may we do the works so that our spiritual bread will grow and never die.

 

Patti Miner