Day: November 18, 2021

Two questions

I was reading Y magazine Fall 2021 today while eating breakfast. I read a story about a young man named Paris Thomas who is attending BYU Law School this fall on a scholarship. His story is truly remarkable and I hope someday, I can have that kind of impact on someone’s life that others had on his life. As he contemplated going to law school, he asked himself, “What would I do if I wasn’t afraid?”

The other question came from a short article on Diljeet Taylor, the BYU Women’s Cross Country Coach. She asks herself everyday: “Who did I empower today?”

I plan to start asking myself these questions daily. I think it will help me to increase my influence and my courage.

Day #11 Family History Journey

Today I went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, the 7 am endowment session, and did the ordinance for Hazel Amy Ennest, the wife of a distant cousin. I love being in the temple and feeling the peace there. In the past, there are parts of the session that I routinely slept through but I have been working on staying awake and alert each time I go. I do gain greater understanding and knowledge as I pay more attention and also if I have prayed before I go to the temple.

Today, I had some thoughts about how to better organize other pages on my blog. I think that I will have Mondays be my Foundation Day. Discussion about those habits and practices that help me continue to build and strengthen my foundation. I am referring to habits like daily sincere prayer, scripture/Gospel study, journaling, and meditation. Other practices that help me increase and strengthen my testimony are striving to keep my covenants, service to others, attending church and temple often and doing Family History.