tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.comments2022-12-08T06:01:19.643-05:00Live From Kent...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-90422457575971461102013-10-15T21:53:05.768-04:002013-10-15T21:53:05.768-04:00You can order items on lds.org on Sunday. I am su...You can order items on lds.org on Sunday. I am sure they could block that if it was doctrine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755201514713025969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-30629717069559533982013-06-05T16:33:50.323-04:002013-06-05T16:33:50.323-04:00Thank you. This bugs me, too!Thank you. This bugs me, too!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115264333256963086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-15063052576225377722012-12-17T09:40:38.284-05:002012-12-17T09:40:38.284-05:00Well said. Money can buy time. The ability for fa...Well said. Money can buy time. The ability for families to take time off work, help with funeral arrangements, perhaps help with family bills and college funds for other children. Yes that isn't directly related to the shooting, but haven't these families had enough sorrow? Anything to make life easier for them is a positive thing. The horror they have to go through is something they do have to go through...no blankets, stuffed animals or candlelight vigils will take away the horror and the road that they must travel. If we could take away that path for them we would. We can't. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755201514713025969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-50060561554303638282012-07-23T18:47:46.982-04:002012-07-23T18:47:46.982-04:00I like your plate concept. I just got new plates,t...I like your plate concept. I just got new plates,the "Beautiful Ohio" version. I was like,"You're kidding, that's the only style?" The lady said,"Yes aren't they cute!" I replied,"Maybe for a tractor."The Original Tom Smith®https://www.blogger.com/profile/08060734877275749350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-46910216653821044912012-07-15T15:49:35.846-04:002012-07-15T15:49:35.846-04:00I really wish I could have been a part of this mor...I really wish I could have been a part of this more when I was in Ohio. Great production and a lot of fun. I enjoyed reading your TIK timeline. I'm certain you have strengthened many of testimonies through your stage talent. Great blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902394619310667443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-18879072143746218222012-07-15T15:47:33.288-04:002012-07-15T15:47:33.288-04:00I really wish I could have been a part of this pro...I really wish I could have been a part of this production. Wow, so much fun and so many good memories. Loved reading your timeline. Great blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902394619310667443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-48678558870833011702011-12-12T15:13:47.701-05:002011-12-12T15:13:47.701-05:00Agreed. I like your design better.Agreed. I like your design better.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115264333256963086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-34344836124845784632011-12-12T13:14:40.423-05:002011-12-12T13:14:40.423-05:00Oh, and when I visited Ruidoso back in 2006 for th...Oh, and when I visited Ruidoso back in 2006 for the opening of the new chapel, I really did feel like I had "come home" to a degree. Part of it was Ruidoso has a lot of people that are still there from my days there, while most of my other areas have hardly anyone left I knew.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-13186076321860092462011-12-12T13:11:08.965-05:002011-12-12T13:11:08.965-05:00@CuriousCity, I totally agree. Unfortunately, the...@CuriousCity, I totally agree. Unfortunately, the overall church culture doesn't seem to measure success by things that can't be tangibly measured like a baptism number. I have always felt like I had a successful mission! :)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-60313894523752180582011-12-12T13:09:46.292-05:002011-12-12T13:09:46.292-05:00@Granny J...I loved serving in Ruidoso...I was pre...@Granny J...I loved serving in Ruidoso...I was pretty happy everywhere I served, but Ruidoso is where I felt like everything clicked in terms of my confidence as a missionary and just being in the right place at the right time.<br /><br />As for stats, I think I disliked how they were used more than stats period. They were usually used as weapons ("you're not doing enough!") rather than as improvement tools. It's the same way with any stats; they often don't tell the whole picture. And our mission kept some insane stats, especially my first mission president.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-14872751819109957532011-12-12T12:22:33.886-05:002011-12-12T12:22:33.886-05:00Your mission is a success because you came from th...Your mission is a success because you came from the experience as a better member. It succeeds every time someone you touched succeeds. That's a hard lesson to learn that we don't succeed on our own.<br /><br />flutfuln?CuriousCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892851247105313794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-8656482481961937252011-12-12T12:10:56.613-05:002011-12-12T12:10:56.613-05:00Loved reading this! Missions are faith building ex...Loved reading this! Missions are faith building experiences for everyone. (IMHO) I kept thinking "Ammon" as I read your post. I wanted my sons to throw the statistics out the window and become friends BUT one son served as an Assistant and found stats to be very helpful. Finding balance in all things...is that one of the many lessons we all need to learn?<br /><br />We loved having you and Huwe serve here! And come on, you know the whole butchering afternoon was your favorite experience ever! As a matter of fact Jared (the kid on the far left in camo) has 80 animals hanging in the reefer now. He's a little stressed out! Hey since you have some experience he could use some help. ;)Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422276986783106429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-37838537374122876142011-12-10T08:39:22.849-05:002011-12-10T08:39:22.849-05:00Love it! I vote for your design!Love it! I vote for your design!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755201514713025969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-85846763485484595902011-11-15T00:11:43.174-05:002011-11-15T00:11:43.174-05:00Cool!Cool!Amanda Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214013881217711706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-89565670609367672382011-10-11T13:37:55.857-04:002011-10-11T13:37:55.857-04:00My class paid for that electronic ticker tape thin...My class paid for that electronic ticker tape thing that I think is by the cafeteria now?? Go us...Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115264333256963086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-31563771816821349732011-09-19T07:15:47.038-04:002011-09-19T07:15:47.038-04:00Great shots Jon! As a former "Davey Jr. High&...Great shots Jon! As a former "Davey Jr. High" student in the early 80's (and a terrified new 7th grader who thought it was HUGE and I would surely get lost forever!) this brought back so many memories. <br /><br />I was sad to hear the bleachers are gone. Spent many lunch hours hanging around on those.Kymberly Foster Seabolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354382649584069679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-27722847802559698312011-07-14T10:07:32.479-04:002011-07-14T10:07:32.479-04:00Congrats on the show! Lorenzo Snow plays a huge pa...Congrats on the show! Lorenzo Snow plays a huge part in Mel's family...Ella Jensen...she's not in our direct line but they go back to the same grandfather.<br />Glad to hear your ankle is healing...you're gonna feel it when winter comes on (I think that is a line from a movie...probably not one you would ever watch. ;) )Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422276986783106429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-58261362591983485062011-07-02T23:24:07.789-04:002011-07-02T23:24:07.789-04:00Thanks Tiffany! To answer your question, a SMARTb...Thanks Tiffany! To answer your question, a SMARTboard is an interactive whiteboard. It essentially acts as a touchscreen for the computer and allows the teacher to have highly interactive lessons that can involve shapes, sounds, video and more. They can be used in pretty much any subject area and if used correctly, can really add a new dynamic to the lesson by allowing more class participation among other things. As a sub I've seen some pretty sweet math lessons done on SMARTboards by teachers I was subbing with. They were able to illustrate concepts that would've been very difficult to do on a chalkboard or even a whiteboard. <br /><br />You should ask if you could see a demonstration of a good SMARTboard lesson. I think they're fantastic, even for choir!!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-66528413613427620702011-07-02T15:56:06.238-04:002011-07-02T15:56:06.238-04:00Congrats on a great opening of the show. I have a ...Congrats on a great opening of the show. I have a question about Smartboards. I feel like they are a big expensive chalkboard, so tell me what is so great about them...My kids' school has them, and I just don't get it.Tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553806561959719537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-24951270359722764982011-04-14T10:12:06.382-04:002011-04-14T10:12:06.382-04:00Cool, Jon! Glad the night was great.Cool, Jon! Glad the night was great.Tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553806561959719537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-75016006346657390182011-04-05T12:07:00.916-04:002011-04-05T12:07:00.916-04:00Jon, I'm glad I have knowledge of an infallibl...Jon, I'm glad I have knowledge of an infallible gospel so that I don't have to depend on infallible men. There has been only one perfect man, Jesus Christ. The rest of us are fallible to some degree from Enoch to the basest sinner. The prophets are much closer to Enoch's example than most of us.<br /><br />The cultural attitude of unquestioning obedience which you noted is disturbing, not only socially and culturally, but theologically as well. If true it would nullify the doctrines of continuing personal revelation and agency. I have heard it said that the solution to success in life is to hook onto the "words of the prophet" (often selectively chosen and retroactively redeemed). If this were so then we would all do as we were told, have no meaningful choices thereafter and none would be lost. The resonances with pre-mortal plans in that are disturbing. I don't mean to draw parallels between the prophets and Lucifer, but I do worry about the parallels between the lost third and these members.<br />We have ample evidence of modern leadership fallibility (Mountain Meadows, settlement of Missouri, dispatch of the Martin and Willy Companies) so that the attitude of infallibility is remarkable in its illogic. <br /><br />So what? All men are fallible, its the heritage of mortality. It is the reason that the gospel brings so much hope: we can fail but still be redeemed. That is Christ's central purpose to overcome our fallibility by His atonement. I would deny that grace to no man, including a prophet.<br /><br />We need to be vigilant that we do not fall victim to the Zoramite disease believing we are favored over others because of our wealth, our heritage or our possession of a prophet. It can happen to any of us: Oliver Cowdery though he could be a translator without preparation. When it does, we are condemned by the words of the Savior in D&C 58 at the conclusion of a sermon on obedience, He added "he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward." If the words of any are the primary source of our testimony we risk this condemnation. The scripture gave no exception to words of prophets. If we are compelled by the words of good we still stand condemned as slothful and unwise.<br /><br />So how do we respect righteous authority yet do things of our own accord, freely and with charity? I think the answer is well known: prepare, listen, study it out, ponder and pray. If it is right, then do it without reservation. The truth need have no fear. No amount of questioning, examination and research of a true principle will make it untrue. Truth is truth whether accepted blindly or sceptically. The truth will stand in the end despite men either fallible or infallible.CuriousCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892851247105313794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-48386839785066149922011-03-14T10:58:30.551-04:002011-03-14T10:58:30.551-04:00WOW...so excited for you!WOW...so excited for you!Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422276986783106429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-83932758819245521992011-03-10T06:42:11.826-05:002011-03-10T06:42:11.826-05:00WooooooHoooooooo! Good Job! You will be great!WooooooHoooooooo! Good Job! You will be great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755201514713025969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-54989632826447675662011-03-07T00:59:21.855-05:002011-03-07T00:59:21.855-05:00Happy Birthday!Happy Birthday!Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422276986783106429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985039856976573232.post-29191411563384700872010-11-15T01:09:04.146-05:002010-11-15T01:09:04.146-05:00Well, BriAnne, my conclusion is summed up in the f...Well, BriAnne, my conclusion is summed up in the first sentence of the third paragraph: I don't have a problem with it. It's not even that I prefer it to be another day but will go along with Sunday here in the "sinful gentile world" (aka outside Utah) I live in. I don't think it violates the Sabbath in any of the ways we view keeping the Sabbath day holy and I think the general disdain for it in the church is largely misguided.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825519767379367699noreply@blogger.com