Month: March 2013

My own worst enemy
I’ve been reading the most excellent book
called
(review coming soon)
It chronicles near-death
experiences of Mormon pioneers
and it has been life altering for me
as I have pondered
the after-life.
What will it be like for
me to meet my maker
and account for mortality?
I really really hope that
the good outweighs the bad.
As I recently talked with a friend
who has anorexia,
we discussed
how we all seem
to just transfer
one bad behavior to the next.
She started struggling with anorexia
when she was overcoming
a spending problem.
I can’t seem to be disciplined
enough to stay under budget
while also staying under calorie allotment.
And forget being happy and kind
and under budget and under calorie.
It’s going to take me a lifetime
to conquer all of the above
at the same time.
But this morning
while running
I had an epiphany.
It comes from

Mosiah 3:19

19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

Like a ton of bricks
it hit me all at once.
My mortal body
is my own worst enemy.
My whole purpose 
on this earth
is to show that my spirit
can be in charge
of my body.
My body is dead
without my spirit.
My spirit (me) is what makes 
me (my body) do or not do anything.
When I struggle with stuff
it’s not my spirit,
it’s the flesh.
The flesh is naughty.
The spirit is perfect.
They are always at odds
with one another.
“Hey body Alice
quit eating so much.”
“Shut up spirit Alice,
you’re so goody-goody.
We’re gonna
eat drink and be merry til we die.”
“Bad idea body Alice,
your spirit
wants to have its glorified form
and it knows a whole lot
more than you do.
I’m smarter.
I’m better
and my whole goal 
is to make you perfect.
I’m in charge
so put that doughnut down.
NOW.”
The flesh is weak,
the spirit is strong.
This may seem so simple
to you all,
but it is an epic
principle
that I aim
to use
from now on
when trying to conquer
my transfer of
bad behaviors.
When my flesh is weak
I plan to tap into
that strong strong strong
spirit
and I plan to utilize
the God of all spirits
to help me 
whip that body into shape
more often.

Sharing Time – I want to follow Jesus
Post number 1400 today.
My blog has evolved.
I love its ability to share information
on all levels.

Today I am working on
for Primary.
I get to teach 50
3-8 year olds
all at once
and try to keep their attention.
I can’t wait.
I just got done creating this coloring page.
At the end of the lesson,
the kids will get to
express what they’ve learned
in the way they like best:
coloring with crayons
Before they draw,
I will be playing with them.
We’ll sing
Do As I’m Doing
and
play a matching game
while standing up
and sitting down.
They will learn
about the above 5 portraits
from Christ’s life
and how Jesus Christ
set an example for us
and taught us all things that
we should do.
The list is endless
but we will focus on
working, being baptized, teaching, praying, and serving.
I love Jesus Christ
my Savior
and I love
that I belong to a His church
where the focus is
teaching and learning
at all ages.
And most of all
I love that I belong to a church
that knows
the best way for us to learn
is 
for us
to teach.
Drop me a comment
or an e-mail
and I will send
you the
word doc.