OCTOBER HAPPENINGS 2011

Here are a few of the things we have been doing this October.

I accepted more responsibilities at my job and am looking forward to the challenges that will for sure come my way! I love working at a spa and love learning about new products and services that are on the market.

I was able to participate in What Today's Women Want in Idaho Falls for work. It was a lot of fun seeing all of the different displays and products that are being offered.


One of my favorite booths was Framed Legacy. They do their own artwork and also are able to blow up pictures, put them on a board and antique them. They are beautiful!!! You have to check out their website.

Kate had 8 cavities! Because we were losing our insurance, we were able to get in to the dentist in a timely fashion and get those taken care of. We are grateful for very caring dentist (Dr. Ross Hugues) who took care of Kate fantastically! Thank you!


We need to do a better job brushing I guess!

Parent teacher conference

That happened for Dawson this month. His teacher asked what she could try to do for his moods. We really didn't have an answer for her, so that is hard ... and a little sad. What sets Dawson off one day, is not what can set him off the next. He is slowly coming around though, and we pray that he will learn to enjoy school.

Make a Difference Day for service club was so much fun! The club purchased hats, gloves, and scarves for foster children who might not have any of their own. I am continually grateful for a wonderful program that teaches my kids about how important service in the community is.


While looking for pictures, I came across another group that did Make a Difference Day and participated in "Warm Winter Project". So much fun!!!

Thank you Modern Woodmen of America!


Friday Night Frenzie was fun, but not very many people came. Here is the temple block that I made that night. I put it in Dawson's room, so that he has a picture of the temple!!!


Primary Programs have started and have been wonderful so far. I have attended 5 --- we have 3 to go! (Total of 11 for our stake.)


It's beautiful to hear the kids tell their testimonies. 3 parts that have stood out to me so far. In no particular order, here they are.

1) A boy had a part about prayer. The last part said, "Prayer can change the night to day." But he said it with a question mark and looked at the helper (who shook her head) to see if that was really true.

2) A boy talked about how he wanted to be obedient so that his parents didn't have to pray like Alma did, and he wouldn't have to see an angel. Quite humorous!



3) The sunbeams in another ward filled in this sentence. If I was on the earth with Jesus, I would have ____________. The girl said, "If I was on the earth with Jesus, I would have played doggies with him." So sweet and touching!

We gave the missionaries a memorable dinner. Dawson managed to fold himself up in a folding chair. Of course, he was his normal self, laughing and telling jokes. I am glad that no one choked on any food, so that, to me, spells success!

And that is the October Happenings for the Jolleys!

JOURNAL TRIVIA

Another girl that was from the stake was running the journaling section. I brought what I could and got amazing help from my Aunt Sondra, my mom for our family history, and Sister Poppleton from my ward (who I am also related to.) Thank you for your help! I doubt that this will be the last time that I do something on journaling.

I typed up the journal trivia to have interactive stuff with the journaling section. It was fun. The answers are in blue.

(BTW ---- I don't know what happened to the spacing issue. Sorry!!!)

When is the best time to start writing in a journal?

As soon as you can start writing.

How often should I write in a journal?

As often as possible, but at least once a week.

Should I use a pen or a pencil to write in a journal?

Just writing is great, but a pencil will fade over time. Pen is the best option.

True or False: I should use the full names of my friends every time I write about them.

The first time that you write about someone, you should include their full name.

True or False: I should write the date on every page of my journal.

True. Pages may fall out or become lost.

True or False: A journal can only be kept with pen and paper.

False. You can use other things such as blogger, video, or even online journaling sites.

Does it matter if I misspell a word when I journal?

It doesn't matter. Infact, it is kind of fun to see how English changes over time.

True or False: The Book of Mormon is a journal.

True. What a blessing in our lives that they kept a journal.

Who has asked us to keep a journal?

The Lord through his Prophets.

Name one reason why it is important for us to keep a journal.

The prophet has asked us to.

So our family has information about us when we pass on.

So that we can see how we dealt with trials in our lives.

So that we can see the hand of God in our life.

Should I record my testimony in my journal?

Absolutely! Don't you want your family to know that you have a testimony of the gospel?

True or False: I should write in my journal only when I am happy.

False. Writing at different times is good for us and can even be used as therapy.

True or False: The pioneers kept journals.

True. We are also lucky for so many to have kept journals. We know about their struggles, but also the fun times when they sang and danced around the campfire even when there was little to be grateful for.

I should keep a journal for: myself, future generations, or both?

Both!

Should you read what you have written in the past? Why or why not?

It's always good to look back and see how much you have grown and what was important to you as a child, etc.

My life isn’t very exciting, and I’m not a very good writer. Do I still need to keep a journal?

Yes. We may not think we are not important, but everyone is important and your future generations will thank you for keeping a journal!

How many days does it take to create a habit?

14 21 30

21

Who said this?

I came home late from a Church assignment. It was after dark. My father-in-law, who lived near us, surprised me as I walked toward the front door of my house. He was carrying a load of pipes over his shoulder, walking very fast and dressed in his work clothes. I knew that he had been building a system to pump water from a stream below us up to our property.

He smiled, spoke softly, and then rushed past me into the darkness to go on with his work. I took a few steps toward the house, thinking of what he was doing for us, and just as I got to the door, I heard in my mind—not in my own voice—these words: “I’m not giving you these experiences for yourself. Write them down.”

Thomas S. Monson Dallin H. Oaks Henry B. Eyering

Henry B. Eyering

Who wrote this scripture?

And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

Nephi Lehi Moroni

Nephi

Who said this?

Get a notebook, a journal that will last through all time, and maybe the angels may quote from it for eternity. Begin today and write in it your goings and comings, your deepest thoughts, your achievements and your failures, your associations and your triumphs, your impressions and your testimonies. Remember, the Savior chastised those who failed to record important event.

Ezra Taft Benson Brigham Young Spencer W. Kimball

Spencer W. Kimball

His journal was 33 black binders on the shelves of his personal study when he was called to be President of the Church in 1973. Since then, he has counseled members of the Church to keep personal journals. Who is this prophet?

Spencer W. Kimball Howard W. Hunter Ezra Taft Benson

Spencer W. Kimball

In the Book of Mormon, when do we first read about writing in a journal?

Enos 1^st Nephi Words of Mormon

1st Nephi

A journal is ____________________________.

a. a continuing record of meaningful experiences that affect our lives.

b. an account of day to day events.

c. a record of current transactions.

d. all of the above

all of the above

First known use of the word journal was in the

14^th century 15^th century 16^th century

15th century

What is the difference between a diary and a journal?

A diary is a report of what happened during the day. A journal is about examining your life. Journals lead to insight, growth, and sometimes, achieving a goal.

DOTS - STAKE ACTIVITY DAY

We used the idea of D.O.T.S. for our stake activity day this year. D.O.T.S. stands for "Depend on the Savior." We have a large number, and had 145 girls attend.

We had rubber bracelets made for the girls that said D.O.T.S. in all different colors. That is also how we divided them up into groups. (We did fore warn them that that would be how we would divide into our groups.) We also had them write their names on a lunch sack with their ward to put all of their goodies in.

For our opening, we sang "I Know that My Savior Loves Me." Then, we had a sister in our stake talk about how we are all special. She used the story, "You are Special" by Max Lucado. We divided them by colors and gave them a handout of dots with the quote that she used. "You are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes."

We rotated to 6 different stations. All but 1 station had 2 parts to it.

Station 1 - Crafts
Friendship bracelets with embroidery floss
Flower hair clips with twisted fabric


Station 2 - Faith, not Doubt
Story about Peter doubting when walking on the water
Walk by faith obstacle course


Station 3 - Jesus is the Bread of Life
Taught the girls how to make rolls (this also made the church smell yummy!)
Watched video of Jesus' life - held out arms for 5 minutes while watching


Station 4 - Journals
Made journals with scrapbook paper over them which included ideas of what to write every week
Talked about importance of journals - played journal trivia

Station 5 - Pedicures
Story of Jesus washing the Apostles feet
Quick mini pedicures and nail polish

Station 6 - Scripture stories
Characters in the scriptures (in costumes) told about how Jesus touched their life

As a side note, each station was about 40 minutes. We end the last group a few minutes early to have a closing prayer. We have the girls line up their sack lunches on the sides of the gym underneath a sheet that has their ward info on it. Next year, we will use the stage as a "Lost and Found" area and have a designated First Aid Station.

"I KNOW THAT MY SAVIOR LIVES"

Primary is such a wonderful place to be. Our stake has started our primary programs and is about half way through. My testimony is strengthened each time I go to a ward and listen to their testimonies and songs about the Savior. How neat it is! This year, the Primary theme is "I Know that My Savior Lives!"



Today, I had the opportunity to go to 2 programs that really stood out to me, so I thought that I would share them with you.

One had a really neat spirit there. It was a rather large primary, so they had a few group recitations of articles of faith and scriptures. There was a piano duet with a violin and a piano solo all by the primary children. They also did a fun, neat duet of "The Holy Ghost" and a President Monson verse of Follow the Prophet. At the end, what really stood out to me is that they were closing talking about testimonies. One child shared their personal testimony. Then another girl said the scripture, "And now, this is the testimony last of all, which we give of him ..." And then together as a primary, the said very loud and clear "I know that my savior lives" and sang the chorus of "I Know that My Savior Loves Me." (They sang the whole song at the very beginning of the program as well.) I definitely felt the spirit and those children bearing testimony to me that he lives and loves us!

The other program was just brilliantly written. First, as the kids came up, they were humming the song, "I Know that My Savior Loves Me." This meant that they couldn't talk to each other because their mouths were busy. (Brilliant idea.) Sister Gugelman started the program and said something like this, "Every year, we have a program. Each program is broken up to monthly themes with weekly principles. Some principles are easy to explain and other are harder. Our leaders and teachers try to make it as understandable as possible, as easy as abc's."

Then, the kids did their program with the abc's. Here's the alphabet:
A - Articles of Faith
B - Baptism
C - Children of our Heavenly Father
D - Doctrine of Covenants
E - Eternity
F - Families
G - Goodly Parents
H - Holy Ghost
I - Invite (member missionaries)
J - Jesus
K - Knowledge
L - Love (reasons why I love Jesus)
M - Miracles
N - New Testament
O - Ordinances
P - Prophet
Q - Quiet (to hear answers to our prayers)
R - Redeemer
S - Service
T - Temple
U - Understanding
V - Virtue
W - Wisdom
X - Example
Y - You (You can be a good example and do good)
Z - Zion

They put in songs with it, testimonies, personal experiences, etc. Then, at the end, they shared the same testimony from the scriptures. The final child said something like this, "And so we say thank you to our leaders, teachers, and parents for teaching us the gospel and strengthening our testimonies. And if we ever forget, just bring us back to the basics, the abc's."

How sweet and strong the testimonies of children really are. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church on earth today. I, too, know that my Savior lives, loves us, and knows us by name. President Monson is a true prophet who leads and guides the church. The Book of Mormon was translated by Joseph Smith and is true scripture. I know our prayers and heard and answered by a loving Heavenly Father. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.