Yesterday in primary we talked of the importance of having good friends and being a good friend to your friends. We watched a very touching message from President Hinkley about a lesson that he learned as a boy. The three times that I watched it while preparing shaing time, I cried, and both times that we watched it at primary today I cried. Maybe its because I really miss President Hinkley, the kind demeanor and soft, gentle, soothing voice that he had. I dearly love that man. Don't get me wrong, I love President Monson just as much; but there is something about the prophet that was presiding while you grew your own testimony that is special to every individual.
You can watch the video, and I bet you will cry too. If not, something is wrong with you. You should get it checked out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naqX9iYE0V0 (that's the link) After watching the video the spirit was very overwhelming and the kids and I were so into talking more about friends. I love when that happens. :)
So I was trying to teach the adorable primary kids about good qualities that a friend should have and that they should be to their own friends. We spelled out the word friend with those qualities. Forgiving, respects your standards, inspires you to be Christ like, Example for you to follow, nice and kind to everyone, and dependable. We were pulling silver dollars with these key elements out of a work boot for our activity. They dug it.
I came home from my little spiritual high and just had to text my BFF and tell her how much I cherished her. We had a very giggley and touching text conversation and it made my little spiritual high all that much better. And then I began thinking of all these fantastic people that I am surrounded by who are such great examples of all those things that a friend should be. So without naming names (which really if you want the credit I will tag you, or whatever) I really wanted to tell those people that I really love having them in my life and that you do it for me. You are the hope at the end of the tunnel and on days when I want to sit in bed and watch Grey's all day and fall apart and not get back up- you are who keeps me going. And even if you are not mentioned specifically, the list is just so long that its hard to remember everyone. But you are there too, promise.
Everyone has that best friend who knows everything about them. Knows so much that you would be in serious trouble if they ever crossed you. That friend that you never argue with, that you can finish each others sentences, that you don't even have to ask where you want to go eat just what time. That friend that you gitty when you see that they are calling or texting just because its a releif in the day to day to hear their voice. That friend who knows when you have reached your limit and just steps in to help. That friend who rearranges birthday parties so that your kids can come and who will take off work and rearrange schedules when you are most in need. The only person that you want to talk to when you are in your darkest hour. The person that will show up and help hold your daughter down while she is screaming for her life while getting her teeth fixed. Some how, we have tricked our children into being the best of friends so its fun all around whenever we all get together. I have the best of the best of the best of that friend. There is not a day that goes by, a joke that is not told, a touching moment that passes that I do not think of this friend. She is my rock. She is the one that will help me burry the body and be my aliby if that need ever comes. She and I are like peas and carrots. You are the whip to my cream. The peanut butter to my jelly. The ice cream to my cone. I simply cannot go through a single day without you.
Without this person's influence and understanding and example for me to follow, I would not be the person that I am today. She welcomed me into her home and trusted me with her 4 beautiful children every day, she and her family coaxed my shrinking violet of a testimony into the unwavering faith that I have today. She showed me the patient and loving way to raise my children. She took me under her wing and kept many, many secrets for as long as I needed her to. She shared recipes, advise and a place to sit and relax, helped us get into our home and is always looking out for my best interest. Her now grown children are one of very few trusted babysitters for my little ones and they have grown to be remarkable people who I admire so much that I chose to name my baby girl after. I will never forget the day that I was sitting in the foyer at church and over hearing her husband bear his testmony about how much they loved having me in their home and watching their kids. It has impacted my life so greatly and made me want to live up to the person that they saw in me. You mean more to me and my family and my children than I could ever express and I don't think I will ever ve able to repay all the things that you have done for me. Ever.
I have a fantastic friend who stood and stands by my side and diligently serves with me every Sunday and takes on all this stuff that I really have no idea what it is and whose children I LOVE so much and adore that her chubby little one adores me so much. She brought me a huge divine chocolate cake the day after my dad passed away and it was just the thing that I needed, she is always willing to take on my 3 monsters at the drop of a dime, and loves me even though she knows way too many of my faults. She is such a great example for me to follow.
I have this oher friend that serves with me too, she has a rock of a testimony. Is so incredibly devoted and inspirational to me and so inspiring to watch her work with all the kids in primary. She makes me tear up and get tingly every time that I hear her sing with this voice that the MoTab is regretting not taking. Sh eand my daughter have this little love affair going on that she is just adorable about too. She is this lovely, fantastic, strong person who I am so privelaged to serve with and get to know, she is totally irreplacable and as modest as she is about it, I think she knows. I love co-presidenting primary with you.
This other friend that I have is the one that I owe my marriage to. Her cute little boys really enjoyed when I came to babysit and their mom had this feeling that I needed to meet her brother. He liked the idea so much that he quit his job in Florida and drove out here- homeless and jobless for the chance on a blind date. Good thing that it was a good date...for me. She has been this incredible sister in law who listens to my every gripe about marriage and parenting and shares millions of scrapbook ideas with me. Before our lives became too busy I loved our weekly lunch dates and watching our kids play together. She takes on my kids, even when they scream for hours on end, and lets me vent to her when she is in her busiest times.
My other friend who has been so understanding and uplifting and empathetic to my every need. She told me once on a very bad day that her mom used to always tell her that never once did the scriptures say "and it came to stay" It always said "and it came to pass" This will get better, this will be over, all I have to do is endure. It has changed my outlook on every trial that has confronted me.
I have a friend who never tells me no when I need a last minute helper in primary or in life, who always has her eye out for people's disposable furniture that I either turn into income or turn into treasures in my house.
I have MULTIPLE friends who's blog entries are the highlight of my day and I try to be just half the writer that they are
I have friends since childhood who remind me of things that we used to do that make me smile and gitty thinking about all the adventures and camping trips and late nights we shared.
I have friends that pick up my slack and get things done for me when they can see that I am not going to have a chance to do it myself. When I turn around to ask them to ring the bell for priamry- they have already done it.
Friends that will never call me on my limits and let me bring dinner to everyone and anyone, no matter how bad the reviews were last time.
Friends that will still be my friend even after I call them to primary to teach nursery or worse- sunbeams.
Friends that call me when there is a sale on scrapbook paper.
Friends that tell me when the donuts are hot at Macey's.
Friends who tell me that Walmart just put all their clearance down to $1 for kids clothes and will even pick out the cream of the crop and pay for them so I don't have to leave my house.
Friends that like my status on Facebook just so I know they care.
My best of friends who I call sisters and Mom that like me even when I claim to only have 2 sisters and 3 half sisiters because I only like them half the time. :)
I have friends.
Friends that are forgiving and respect my standards and inspire me to be Christ like and are examples for me to follow and are nice and kind to everyone and dependable.
I have great friends.
Thanks guys. Really- T.H.A.N.K.S.
You can watch the video, and I bet you will cry too. If not, something is wrong with you. You should get it checked out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naqX9iYE0V0 (that's the link) After watching the video the spirit was very overwhelming and the kids and I were so into talking more about friends. I love when that happens. :)
So I was trying to teach the adorable primary kids about good qualities that a friend should have and that they should be to their own friends. We spelled out the word friend with those qualities. Forgiving, respects your standards, inspires you to be Christ like, Example for you to follow, nice and kind to everyone, and dependable. We were pulling silver dollars with these key elements out of a work boot for our activity. They dug it.
I came home from my little spiritual high and just had to text my BFF and tell her how much I cherished her. We had a very giggley and touching text conversation and it made my little spiritual high all that much better. And then I began thinking of all these fantastic people that I am surrounded by who are such great examples of all those things that a friend should be. So without naming names (which really if you want the credit I will tag you, or whatever) I really wanted to tell those people that I really love having them in my life and that you do it for me. You are the hope at the end of the tunnel and on days when I want to sit in bed and watch Grey's all day and fall apart and not get back up- you are who keeps me going. And even if you are not mentioned specifically, the list is just so long that its hard to remember everyone. But you are there too, promise.
Everyone has that best friend who knows everything about them. Knows so much that you would be in serious trouble if they ever crossed you. That friend that you never argue with, that you can finish each others sentences, that you don't even have to ask where you want to go eat just what time. That friend that you gitty when you see that they are calling or texting just because its a releif in the day to day to hear their voice. That friend who knows when you have reached your limit and just steps in to help. That friend who rearranges birthday parties so that your kids can come and who will take off work and rearrange schedules when you are most in need. The only person that you want to talk to when you are in your darkest hour. The person that will show up and help hold your daughter down while she is screaming for her life while getting her teeth fixed. Some how, we have tricked our children into being the best of friends so its fun all around whenever we all get together. I have the best of the best of the best of that friend. There is not a day that goes by, a joke that is not told, a touching moment that passes that I do not think of this friend. She is my rock. She is the one that will help me burry the body and be my aliby if that need ever comes. She and I are like peas and carrots. You are the whip to my cream. The peanut butter to my jelly. The ice cream to my cone. I simply cannot go through a single day without you.
Without this person's influence and understanding and example for me to follow, I would not be the person that I am today. She welcomed me into her home and trusted me with her 4 beautiful children every day, she and her family coaxed my shrinking violet of a testimony into the unwavering faith that I have today. She showed me the patient and loving way to raise my children. She took me under her wing and kept many, many secrets for as long as I needed her to. She shared recipes, advise and a place to sit and relax, helped us get into our home and is always looking out for my best interest. Her now grown children are one of very few trusted babysitters for my little ones and they have grown to be remarkable people who I admire so much that I chose to name my baby girl after. I will never forget the day that I was sitting in the foyer at church and over hearing her husband bear his testmony about how much they loved having me in their home and watching their kids. It has impacted my life so greatly and made me want to live up to the person that they saw in me. You mean more to me and my family and my children than I could ever express and I don't think I will ever ve able to repay all the things that you have done for me. Ever.
I have a fantastic friend who stood and stands by my side and diligently serves with me every Sunday and takes on all this stuff that I really have no idea what it is and whose children I LOVE so much and adore that her chubby little one adores me so much. She brought me a huge divine chocolate cake the day after my dad passed away and it was just the thing that I needed, she is always willing to take on my 3 monsters at the drop of a dime, and loves me even though she knows way too many of my faults. She is such a great example for me to follow.
I have this oher friend that serves with me too, she has a rock of a testimony. Is so incredibly devoted and inspirational to me and so inspiring to watch her work with all the kids in primary. She makes me tear up and get tingly every time that I hear her sing with this voice that the MoTab is regretting not taking. Sh eand my daughter have this little love affair going on that she is just adorable about too. She is this lovely, fantastic, strong person who I am so privelaged to serve with and get to know, she is totally irreplacable and as modest as she is about it, I think she knows. I love co-presidenting primary with you.
This other friend that I have is the one that I owe my marriage to. Her cute little boys really enjoyed when I came to babysit and their mom had this feeling that I needed to meet her brother. He liked the idea so much that he quit his job in Florida and drove out here- homeless and jobless for the chance on a blind date. Good thing that it was a good date...for me. She has been this incredible sister in law who listens to my every gripe about marriage and parenting and shares millions of scrapbook ideas with me. Before our lives became too busy I loved our weekly lunch dates and watching our kids play together. She takes on my kids, even when they scream for hours on end, and lets me vent to her when she is in her busiest times.
My other friend who has been so understanding and uplifting and empathetic to my every need. She told me once on a very bad day that her mom used to always tell her that never once did the scriptures say "and it came to stay" It always said "and it came to pass" This will get better, this will be over, all I have to do is endure. It has changed my outlook on every trial that has confronted me.
I have a friend who never tells me no when I need a last minute helper in primary or in life, who always has her eye out for people's disposable furniture that I either turn into income or turn into treasures in my house.
I have MULTIPLE friends who's blog entries are the highlight of my day and I try to be just half the writer that they are
I have friends since childhood who remind me of things that we used to do that make me smile and gitty thinking about all the adventures and camping trips and late nights we shared.
I have friends that pick up my slack and get things done for me when they can see that I am not going to have a chance to do it myself. When I turn around to ask them to ring the bell for priamry- they have already done it.
Friends that will never call me on my limits and let me bring dinner to everyone and anyone, no matter how bad the reviews were last time.
Friends that will still be my friend even after I call them to primary to teach nursery or worse- sunbeams.
Friends that call me when there is a sale on scrapbook paper.
Friends that tell me when the donuts are hot at Macey's.
Friends who tell me that Walmart just put all their clearance down to $1 for kids clothes and will even pick out the cream of the crop and pay for them so I don't have to leave my house.
Friends that like my status on Facebook just so I know they care.
My best of friends who I call sisters and Mom that like me even when I claim to only have 2 sisters and 3 half sisiters because I only like them half the time. :)
I have friends.
Friends that are forgiving and respect my standards and inspire me to be Christ like and are examples for me to follow and are nice and kind to everyone and dependable.
I have great friends.
Thanks guys. Really- T.H.A.N.K.S.
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