June 18, 2014

Cassi has been on a mission to assist in saving the bees.  She took a nice photo of her dad's and made a flyer with an essay she and her siblings composed.  She invited a friend from church to assist her in handing out flyers in both neighborhoods.  It went well.
Today we rescued this wasp from inside our house.  We caught him in a bowl with some syrup and then took him outside to free him.  Hooray!  One more point for the pollinators! 0:)

A Well-Behaved Mormon Woman: Thank You, Jesus! LDS Church Responds to Ordain Wo...

A Well-Behaved Mormon Woman: Thank You, Jesus! LDS Church Responds to Ordain Wo...: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  have been put in the unfortunate situation of having to, twice now, use strong measure...



Here is my own response to Ordain Women:



The real questions for OW are: “Do you believe The Church and The Priesthood is Christ’s and has been restored by Him to the earth? Do you believe He has called the current prophet and apostles to lead His church today?” If the answer is yes, the logical course would then be to work beside them, to support and to sustain them. It would be to put your shoulder to the wheel and push along. The duty of a woman imbued with such knowledge is clear to her.
If the answer is no, the logical course is either to move on to where you see greener pasture, or to attempt to usurp what you see as power and authority and wealth as your own.
There are women who have truly been abused, neglected, and mistreated. However, their wounds cannot be healed by receiving ordination to the priesthood.
We live in a day when everyone feels they have a right to whatever they want. “I want” regardless of the consequences has truly become the sin of our day. We look not at how what we want will impact the whole of the universe, but at how we think it will make us feel better about ourselves, more important in the eyes of others, more valuable, more happy, more. We are all wanting something more. OW is simply wanting more. And demanding it from the messengers of The Lord isn’t going to get it for them, but it will make the church look to others as they are hoping to make it look. From the great and spacious building we hear their voices scoffing at the traditions of The Lord’s covenant people, making a mockery of things which should be sacred, and, when all else fails the age-old accusation will inevitable rear it’s ugly head. Since there is no reproach to be found, except with men, they will simply cry, “Liar!.  You have taken what was rightfully ours!"

June 1, 2014

Making it Matter
Our Little CLASS for Children's literature is now complete and the dedicated trio of the group are moving on.  We have had the idea to base our new combined studies on the Harvard Classics library.  We are modelling it after the Franklin's junto club.  We've chosen the triskelion as our society symbol.  Modelling the branches of study after personal development, human development, and spiritual expansion seemed a natural development.
Home education continues it's adventure.  My husband graduates with his PhD. On Wednesday.  And time keeps marching on.
As ever, I have no real idea of what to do with this blog.  I might end up using it for our Little Society.  I might not.  Until next time...