Carter's talk.

My son was asked to speak in church this past Sunday. I wanted to share his talk because I thought it was so sweet. This boy has such a good heart. I am amazed by the things that go through his brain. He sometimes has me puzzled, because I can't get a read on him when he is so quiet... but then I just tickle him or squeeze him tight and get a smile out of him and I know all is well in his heart.

Enjoy his short but sweet talk. (He decided he would keep it short because two boys from our ward were giving a missionary farwell talk and he wanted to give plenty of time to them! Smart kid)

Talk given by Carter Noh 09-27-09

Service

Today I have been asked to speak on Service to Others. When the Savior was on the earth, he spent his time serving others.

Serving someone does not have to be a large act. Sometimes making someone’s day can be as small an act as smiling and being friendly. You might be serving others without even knowing it.

Service is only service if we do it with a glad heart. If we are helping someone, but we do so unhappily and murmuring, it is not real service. But if service is done with a happy heart and a good attitude, it will help us grow spiritually.

President Spencer W. Kimball once said, “The more we serve our fellow men in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls.”

One of the greatest acts of service is love. The Savior has told us to love our neighbors as ourselves. When we show love to others, we are serving them very much.

Sometimes Heavenly Father will use us to help others. When we serve them we are acting as tools in his hands. When you serve others you are also serving the Lord.

There are many ways to serve those around us. When we magnify our church callings, we are serving others. By being a good son or daughter and mother or father, we are serving our families. At school, we can serve others by setting a good example and being a good student. By being a good citizen in our town and country, we are serving others. We should always try to seek out opportunities to serve others in our homes, at church an everywhere we go. When we do missionary work and invite others into the gospel, we are also serving them and the Lord.

Some of the people who have served me are my parents, my teachers, and the church. My parents have given me the greatest kind of service; they have loved me, cared for me and taught me what is right. My teachers in both school and church have also done me a great service. By educating me and helping me grow, they have helped prepare me for a full and successful life. The church has shown me service by showing me what is right and pointed me in the right direction.

When the Savior was on the earth, He spent his time serving others. If you follow His example, you will be blessed and will come closer to Him.

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

I wanna know!

I wanna know why I like that song so much? Yes, that song, the one that comes up on this blog every time you log on. The one you are probably sick of hearing. Ordinary Miracle ~ ya, that one. It is so beautiful. Clara and I went to our neighbor's dance recital yesterday and little girls in flowing white dresses danced a ballet to that song. I nearly cried!

Well that wasn't why I started this blog, but when I logged on it camp up and I realized again that I love it. I was originally thinking that I wanna learn Photo Shop! How do I do it? Does anyone out there have a good class I can attend or log on to or something?

And while I'm on the subject, I wanna learn the guitar. I know where I can find classes for that... I just have to go get it done! hmmmmm

Well, it seems that we have all the answers here, so I'll keep asking! Why does my house get so messy so fast? I really don't get it. I can spend all day cleaning and seriously by the end of the day it's like those hours of cleaning never happened.

Why do my kids fight? Why does sleep feel so good and why is the good stuff always bad for you? Why are there weeds? Why do the black widow spiders like to hang out around my front door? Why doesn't our pool vacuum want to work? Why is there seemingly unlimited resources for energy in the US, but my house doesn't have enough electricity to not pop breakers? Why am I too tired to paint my walls and why don't I have trim where trim should be?

Shall I go on? I guess I'll spare you this time... Now tomorrow I better do a grateful blog!

I really want to know... should I do a grateful blog?

Blog-able

There are so many mundane blog-able events have happened today. Or should I say that DIDN'T happen today? Yep, that’s more like it.

The things I didn’t do today…

I didn’t get out of bed till 1 PM (except to take the kids to school)! It felt so good in my slippery, soft sheets… I didn’t want to get up and face the world.

I didn’t put away the boxes after I worked for a while emptying them. (I still have boxes of stuff from the old kitchen that I didn’t ever put away in the new kitchen…) But hey, I got more boxes emptied. That’s something, right?



I didn’t fold the laundry that I have been washing the past couple days. I could of, I should of, but I didn’t.

I didn’t cook the meat I took out of the freezer this afternoon. Really, I don’t know why I took it out. Did I really think I could get it thawed in time to put it in the slow cooker or even in time to grill it? Um… I didn’t even get it out till 2:30. That was just silly thinking.



I didn’t get out of the house to get a much needed soda till I had to go get the kids at 5 PM! That’s just insane!

Tomorrow I am going to do something worth blogging about! I might get out of bed and stay out of bed! Ya, that'd be great!

Dear Brother Summers...

Dear Brother Summers,

I love that you enjoy reading my blog...
I love that you married such a fun lady!
I love that I don't know you very well but yesterday your smile made me smile and warmed my heart!

The other day my mom asked me why anyone would want to keep a "journal" that anyone and everyone could read. I just told her that I enjoy it, and I do! I've heard it said that people write as a way to experience the wonderful things in life another time, (or something like that). I am writing to ingrain in myself the parts of my life that are worth shareing! If I have a week full of Heavenly Father's love I better share it, in hopes of continuing whatever it was that led me to feel that Spirit in the first place... So in the spirit of those thoughts I wanted to share a portion of an email I sent to a friend last night about what a wonderful day Sunday it was and what a wonderful week this has been...


email...
Wow, what a Sunday! It was so wonderful to see you (my friend) at church today!!! I mean it, when you walked in my heart was just happy and then when (your daughter and her husband) walked in with that beautiful grand baby it was even more full of joy! I had the perfect spot to be able to watch(your beautiful grand baby)smile and coo and suck her daddy's finger... It was great and just added that much more joy to my day! (And the smile (your daughter)had every time she would look at that baby is just priceless!)

I love our new Bishopric! I think it is a perfect mix of 3 humble men who will do a great job at serving our ward and I am so excited to see how that plays forward! I know everyone will miss the Fox's and it is true that they will leave a hole in the ward! But with change always comes good and bad. I hope the good out of it is that they love their new ward and are able to bring that strength and joy that we have felt from them!

Scott and I were able to go to the Temple with (young man prepairing to serve a mission)when he went in for his endowments this past week! It was great. Not so much because (YM) was there for the first time, (although that is always wonderful and refreshing) but because we hadn't been in waaaay too long and while we were there I was just so aware of Heavenly Father and the love he has for me and how aware he is of me. It brought me to a place I have needed to get to for a while now, and it felt wonderful! I guess that is a testimony of where I need to be more often!!!

And then today being Fast Sunday I took the opportunity to fast for a whole list of people who need prayers right now, but as I was fasting for them I was so blessed to feel an overwhelming feeling of peace and joy from the Spirit. The Sacrament meeting being what it was, was full of the Spirit anyway, but it just penetrated my sole! I was smiling the whole time and I felt those sore cheeks that you have been experiencing this weekend! What a wonderful feeling to know of the love from Heavenly Father!

I truly have been blessed this week. Because of the feelings of the day I made some commitments to make small changes in my life that will also bless me in that way.

Thank you for your friendships. I am blessed to have good friends like you in my life!

So you see Brother Summers, why I blog? Do you see how blessed we are to be in the same ward together, a ward that is part of a church that is led by a Prophet who is led by God! God is Good! That's what I know. Oh, and I also know that you and your wife will forever bring a smile to my face too!

Now make a comment on my blog so everyone won't think I made you up! And if anyone else reads this, leave me a comment so I will know that someone cares enough to read! Don't just read and run, it makes me wonder who is stalking me and my mom is worried about it... So if you take time to leave a comment we can assure my dear mother (and me) that no one is stalking me!

Have a blessed week...