March 4, 2019
It's been snowing all weekend. Spring? What spring? Sundance got 12 inches over the weekend and currently has a 97 inch base (in March!) so I thought it would be fun to go skiing after CrossFit this morning. I didn't think I'd ski all day but thought maybe 2-3 hours would be fun. Then the strangest thing happened. When I got out of the shower I had this feeling that I shouldn't go skiing today. Shrugging the feeling off, I continued getting dressed and getting my ski gear together. Then when I walked out of my room and between there and the kitchen I got the strongest feeling DO NOT GO SKIING TODAY. It was the weirdest thing. So I didn't go skiing. I have no idea what happened at Sundance today or what might of happened to me at Sundance today and maybe I'll never know. Like most people, I'm not always sure if my feelings come from the spirit or just some kind of internal paranoia but I'd hate to ignore the feeling and then have something bad happen.
The last time I felt something weird like that was when I hiked Cassidy Arch with Maddy, Heber, and Aimar last month. It was sunset and we were just getting to the car after our hike and I had this feeling that I shouldn't drive away from Grand Wash that someone needed our help. So I stopped the car, rolled down the windows, and listened for a voice calling out to us. Nothing. Then I got out of the car, walked down the wash a little way and listened more. Then I called out to see if anyone could hear me, you know that place where you can hear an echo really well? Nothing. It was getting pretty dark and we had to go set up camp so after a few minutes we left and we never found anyone who needed our help. Feelings are weird like that. I try to follow the spirit but don't always know what the point is.
Yesterday was Fast Sunday and for some reason not many people got up to talk. There was a gap of 2-3 minutes and Aimar started bugging me asking what happens if nobody gets up. Then he started tapping me and said you should get up and talk even though I had nothing to say and I bore my testimony in February so why two months in a row? Then I remembered a saying I learned on my mission about how you should always be ready to testify of the Savior in a moment's notice so I did get up and bore my testimony. One thing that was funny is after the sacrament, Aimar leaned over to me and said "Dave I'm fasting today". For a moment I thought this is great, maybe our family is rubbing off on Aimar. Then he said "And I'm fasting with a purpose." Now I was really stoked. I thought maybe they talked about fasting in Seminary and Aimar was testing out his faith. Aimar asked me if I wanted to know what his purpose was and I said no that it's a private matter between him and Heavenly Father. But then he told me "The purpose of my fast is to get to church on time because I woke up late and didn't have time to make breakfast!". Uggh. Serious face palm. Aimar doesn't get it at all.
I interviewed with 5 different companies last week. One rejected me and one I don't think I'm interested in at all but the other 3 are contenders. Who knows if any of these will pan out but I'm sure getting a lot of interviewing practice!
After our meetings on Sunday, mom and I went to Saratoga Springs to attend Savannah Warren's missionary farewell. She is going to Spokane, Washington. It was fun to see Danielle and all the Warrens again
I have been creating websites to sell our West Jordan house and Provo house and I need to take nice photos of all the rooms. It's taking a lot of time to carefully clean each room and stage it properly to take a nice photo. On Saturday I did the dining room, kitchen, piano room, and all 3 boys bedrooms. Little by little we're working our way through all the rooms in the house but it certainly takes a lot of time.
On Thursday mom and I went to the BYU volleyball game vs Stanford and we barely squeaked out a win going 5 sets and only winning the final set 27 to 25. It was so close I couldn't believe it.
OK that's enough random news you probably don't care about. I love you and am proud of you. It's really nice being able to see your face every week or two so keep the calls coming. We are praying for you and your investigators. Work hard, be obedient, laugh a lot, and no regrets.
Love,
Dad
The last time I felt something weird like that was when I hiked Cassidy Arch with Maddy, Heber, and Aimar last month. It was sunset and we were just getting to the car after our hike and I had this feeling that I shouldn't drive away from Grand Wash that someone needed our help. So I stopped the car, rolled down the windows, and listened for a voice calling out to us. Nothing. Then I got out of the car, walked down the wash a little way and listened more. Then I called out to see if anyone could hear me, you know that place where you can hear an echo really well? Nothing. It was getting pretty dark and we had to go set up camp so after a few minutes we left and we never found anyone who needed our help. Feelings are weird like that. I try to follow the spirit but don't always know what the point is.
Yesterday was Fast Sunday and for some reason not many people got up to talk. There was a gap of 2-3 minutes and Aimar started bugging me asking what happens if nobody gets up. Then he started tapping me and said you should get up and talk even though I had nothing to say and I bore my testimony in February so why two months in a row? Then I remembered a saying I learned on my mission about how you should always be ready to testify of the Savior in a moment's notice so I did get up and bore my testimony. One thing that was funny is after the sacrament, Aimar leaned over to me and said "Dave I'm fasting today". For a moment I thought this is great, maybe our family is rubbing off on Aimar. Then he said "And I'm fasting with a purpose." Now I was really stoked. I thought maybe they talked about fasting in Seminary and Aimar was testing out his faith. Aimar asked me if I wanted to know what his purpose was and I said no that it's a private matter between him and Heavenly Father. But then he told me "The purpose of my fast is to get to church on time because I woke up late and didn't have time to make breakfast!". Uggh. Serious face palm. Aimar doesn't get it at all.
I interviewed with 5 different companies last week. One rejected me and one I don't think I'm interested in at all but the other 3 are contenders. Who knows if any of these will pan out but I'm sure getting a lot of interviewing practice!
After our meetings on Sunday, mom and I went to Saratoga Springs to attend Savannah Warren's missionary farewell. She is going to Spokane, Washington. It was fun to see Danielle and all the Warrens again
I have been creating websites to sell our West Jordan house and Provo house and I need to take nice photos of all the rooms. It's taking a lot of time to carefully clean each room and stage it properly to take a nice photo. On Saturday I did the dining room, kitchen, piano room, and all 3 boys bedrooms. Little by little we're working our way through all the rooms in the house but it certainly takes a lot of time.
On Thursday mom and I went to the BYU volleyball game vs Stanford and we barely squeaked out a win going 5 sets and only winning the final set 27 to 25. It was so close I couldn't believe it.
OK that's enough random news you probably don't care about. I love you and am proud of you. It's really nice being able to see your face every week or two so keep the calls coming. We are praying for you and your investigators. Work hard, be obedient, laugh a lot, and no regrets.
Love,
Dad
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