tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63490607940678400812024-03-18T22:41:31.829-07:00Mission Viejo MormonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-15729558474321397072015-03-23T13:57:00.002-07:002015-03-23T13:57:57.300-07:00Come Follow US!<div style="text-align: center;">
We are on Instagram! Come follow us for uplifting messages. We promise not to blow up your feed. And of course, we are also on Facebook at Mission Viejo Stake Events. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284075897982170052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-74218467261796764532015-01-17T22:35:00.001-08:002015-01-17T22:35:12.911-08:00A Missionary Moment: Josh Ord<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="il">Josh</span> graduated from San Juan Hills High school
and was then accepted to BYU Idaho where he will resume his studies when
he returns from his Mission in the Spring of 2016. <span class="il">Josh</span>
loves being with his family and spending time with his good friends; many of them are also currently serving missions. He loves
photography, surfing, golfing, camping, water skiing, snowboarding, pretty much anything that can be done outdoors. Before he left on
his mission, he worked doing website optimization, video
production, and editing. <span class="il">Josh</span> received his Eagle
Scout Rank as a youth and also enjoyed serving in his youth quorum as
well as on the Stake Youth Steering Committee for the Mission Viejo
Stake. He loves to serve and give back in any way he can. He has a
strong testimony of the gospel, loves his Heavenly Father and strives to
exemplify the Savior each day by the way he lives his life. <br />
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As we are heading into the colder/ holiday season, we thought we'd mention a few tips to keeping your family safe while traveling.</div>
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Whether you are taking a drive up into the mountains to play
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-80876920731406992522013-10-30T13:30:00.000-07:002013-10-30T13:30:57.974-07:00Spotlight! India Mcfadden<div class="MsoNormal">
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in front of four judges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her song of
choice was “If I die Young”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the band
Perry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The judges seemed pleased by her
performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the first song, they
put her on the spot and asked if she could sing additional songs to show her
range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After her performance the judges
discussed amongst themselves while India stood nervously waiting for the
verdict.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Happily, she made it through
the second round, which meant another performance that same night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only about 40 people made it to the second
round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After performing, they told
the performers they would get a call later that week if they made it on to the
show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One week later, India got the
happy phone call saying she made it and would be traveling to Korea to
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Although King David, having spent his adult life as a man of war, was forbidden to build the House of the Lord which would shelter the sacred Ark of the Testament, he spent most of his final days gathering materials which would be used in building the monument to the Lord which would bear his son Solomon’s name. As he inventoried the spoils gained from the campaigns of his reign and just prior to anointing Solomon as King of Israel, he was not only amazed with the volume of the spoils, but was also struck with the numerous ultimate sacrifices which had been required to bring about the stockpiling of such an immense treasury.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Standing before Israel surrounded by the spoils of their efforts, while offering one last sacrifice to the Lord, David then spoke his last testament to Israel, honoring his leaders and people for their dedication and then expounded on a principle that so often we are tardy in learning, we seldom understand, and only occasionally reluctantly live.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">David proclaimed, “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.” (I Chronicles 29:14)</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">“For all things come of Thee and of Thine own have we given Thee.” Searching his life and writings we find it interesting that the great Israelite King makes this proclamation at the end of his life. One wonders if the concept came as an accumulation of experiences which brought him this wisdom or whether he had long ago been enlightened by this truth. His history indicates that even though in his Psalms the son of Jesse spent many hours singing appreciation to the Lord, some of his life’s decisions leave us to question the timing of his learning, the depth of his understanding and his dedication to the principle.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Thankfully, wiser judges than we will be left to determine the when, the sincerity and depth of King David’s commitment.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">However, it takes only a glance at history and at our own times to realize that precious few of the masses which make up mankind ever learn to understand that so little of life and its treasures can be personally claimed and how much of life’s spoils are but stewardships on loan. That most of what we have become is but the borrowing from others who were willing to share. That the dances we do are only possible because the Master Puppeteer shows us the steps.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Some other principles of life we may be slow to learn and are yet shallow of understanding and reticent to live:</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">If we are among those who are lucky enough to enjoy the gift of education, how long did it take, five, ten, fifteen years, before we realized what a blessing it was to be with those who knew a little about the paths we were about to walk upon? Teachers must learn they have a responsibility to know the way and then to teach in exciting and interesting ways, but students must someday grasp that learning only comes when they take upon themselves the responsibility to learn.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Undoubtedly the vibes were felt during the bonding years, perhaps covered up during the elementary school years, found counterfeits during adolescence, might have been stimulated at the wedding alter, had to have been stirred when standing by the crib, but for most true love remains a mystery and few learn, understand or live lives where love is expressed in acts of giving and not in getting.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Listening quietly to soft tones, sitting alone away from the glittering lights of Gotham drinking in the brilliance of the Milky Way, watching the blaze of the sun being extinguished in the waters of the Pacific; these moments and many more give us glimpses of the true treasures of life. Sadly, most tomorrows come and the busyness of gathering stuff reveals how little we have learned, how minute is our understanding and what pittance of our three score and ten we devote to the real riches of life.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Like the ancients, we too are slow to learn of life’s truths. We too stop short of understanding of the purposes of existence. We too fritter away years in pursuit of that which will never satisfy.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">Worst of all, the choices of the many seem to indicate that we are slowest to learn the greatest of all truths. All that I am, all that I do, all that I know, all that I have in my storehouse exists because of a benevolent, loving Heavenly Father.</span><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; text-align: left;">“But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.” (I Chronicles 29:14)</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-2493964791482665212013-10-23T11:49:00.000-07:002013-10-23T11:49:00.374-07:00Youth Marathon Runners<div>
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have ever thought about running 26.2 miles, let alone actually tried it. In
the past few years over fifteen youth from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) from the Mission Viejo area have done just
that. With ages ranging from 12 to 18, these teenagers have spent months training
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The team’s planned
race unfortunately fell on a <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1048612532" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span> that year. Wanting to keep their Sabbath
worship, Taylor and several other teammates opted to run a different race,
one set on a <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1048612533" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Saturday</span></span>. After registering bad news hit again—the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1048612534" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Saturday</span></span> race
had been cancelled. Discouraged, but determined to meet their goal of finishing
a marathon, these youth decided to sign-up for another <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1048612535" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Saturday</span></span> marathon scheduled
a full two months earlier than originally planned. Not only did they have to ramp up their training
program and train harder than they had imagined, but they also had to do it alone,
since their remaining teammates were not affected by the change. Taylor remarked how great of a challenge it
was to prepare for the race, but that all of them were so glad to have
completed the marathon as well as fulfilled their Sabbath commitments. What a great example for all of us!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">So how do these kids
do it? How do they stay motivated during the endless hours of practice and the
26 miles on race day? A few mentioned a team mantra they’d repeat to
themselves, “I feel good, I feel great, this is fun!” Others mentioned the help
of teammates and coaches driving them on. Some just knew that they’d already
gone as far as they had, so they </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">weren't</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> turning back now.</span></div>
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are some pretty amazing youth right here in our community.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kira, Christy, and Karter Farris</span><br />
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Water is an important part of food storage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The amount of water you need to store
depends on several factors, including how many people it is expected to serve,
and how much of your food storage is dehydrated or freeze dried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember, unlike wet-packed foods
(canned in juice or water), dried and dehydrated foods will require significant
amounts of water to prepare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
person will need a minimum of one gallon of water per day, and more for dry
food and hygiene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Water should be
rotated (large containers emptied and refilled) every 6 months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set up a convenient, repeating calendar
reminder to rotate your water…the first Saturday in October and April, for
example.</div>
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Each year the Young Men, ages 14-18 have an opportunity to
participate in a High Adventure camp through the Boy Scouts of America program.
The High Adventure activity varies year to year. This year, the Young Men from
the Ladera Ranch 2<sup>nd</sup> ward were able to spend several days backpacking through the mountains of Yosemite National Park.</div>
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Our group of Scouts and leaders arrived in Yosemite and took
a brief tour of the Yosemite valley floor. Half Dome and El Capitan were on
proud display as we traveled through the park.</div>
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The trek began near Hetch Hetchy reservoir in the northwest
corner of Yosemite National Park. The destination was to backpack over 11 miles
to Lake Vernon where base camp would be set up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hike also encompassed a 2500 feet elevation gain, no
easy climb with 50lb. packs on our backs.</div>
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Upon leaving on our trek, we were informed that we would
most likely encounter some of the larger park inhabitants, the California Black
Bear. Several rangers and other hikers had seen several Black Bears in the area
we would be camping. Knowing that we would have company on our trip added a
little more excitement for all!</div>
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We arrived to our destination after 6 hours of hiking. We
camped near a small, remote lake deep in the backcountry of Yosemite. We were
able to enjoy a few days at the lake, hiking, fishing, swimming and exploring. </div>
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All the boys enjoyed their experience in Yosemite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had no cell phones or computers to
distract us from the beauty that exists in nature. One theme that ran
throughout our High Adventure trip was the need to Disconnect to Connect. Each
night we had spiritual devotionals where we discussed the importance of finding
balance in life and the need to continually nourish our spirits. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a></div>
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It doesn't take long when you are browsing in the self-help section of a
book store. Whoops! That really dates me. As I was saying, as you are
looking though the list of self-help books on your electronic reader, it
doesn't take long to discover that every expert knows the ‘one and
only’ right way to improve the miserable conditions of your life.<br />
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For one the solution is to be found by increasing fiber or decreasing sugar.<br />
For another the solution is to be found by increasing exercise and decreasing couch potato time.<br />
Yet another chimes in that only when we increase friends who give us
positive feedback and decrease those who give negative feedback will we
find our quality of life improving.<br />
Then we read alternating views on oats, carbs, proteins, fruits, veggies and even the fabrics we wear.<br />
We have even returned to the days of yore when cleansing of the
dietary system was good and avoidance of such experiences would leave
one unfulfilled.<br />
We find books on the edifying effects of drugs, alcohol and whether I
should increase my intake of Vitamins A, B, C and D or decrease there
intake.<br />
There is a whole section of how to improve your life by eliminating
the harmful effects of the life easing inventions which surround us.<br />
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I know there has to be a little truth in some of these treatises and I
suspect that there are many who have improved their emotional and
physical states through the application of these writings. But, and it
is a big BUT, I think that most of these efforts fall into that huge
area which the apostle Paul referred to as missing the mark.<br />
I realize that being sound of body and mind makes life’s journey
healthier and happier. BUT, were we really sent here just to enjoy the
trip, or were there greater purposes ordained for our mortality?<br />
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Let me suggest that we chose to come to earth to change our natures from
Telestial (worldly – selfish – carnal) and move them towards becoming
Terrestrial (kind – loving – gentle – good) and maybe even putting on a
shade of Celestial (selfless – saving – spiritual – saints).<br />
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Less I become numbered among those who have a “one solution for all
people at all times and in all places”, let me hasten to share some of
my observations of human nature.<br />
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There are some who respond more rapidly to clarity and others to subtlety.<br />
There are some who respond to sugary words and others who are moved by salty phrases.<br />
There are some who learn by the mistakes of others and those who must try all things.<br />
There are some who can be beat into submission and others who must be comforted into conformity.<br />
There are some who find being good is just part of who they are and
others who find it boring and must constantly fight to put on a little
goodness.<br />
There are some who will not move unless there is adventure involved and others who avoid all risk.<br />
There are some who grasp concepts through reading while others are moved more rapidly by other senses.<br />
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We are individuals and have so been forever. The remedy to our
earth-life adventure doesn't seem to be finding a universal formula, but
finding a formula which universally works for each of us individually.<br />
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I am aware of the gospel principles which advocate – one faith – one
baptism – one way and one truth. However, I don't think this necessarily
means that there is but one way to gain that faith or one way to find
truth. We, who believe in the efficacy of Temple ordinances for the
dead, even accept that there is more than one way to receive the
blessings of baptism.<br />
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I have found that for every positive in the gospel there is a corresponding negative.<br />
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Truth -------------- Error<br />
Right -------------- Wrong<br />
Believe ----------- Question<br />
Light -------------- Darkness<br />
Selfless ----------- Selfishness<br />
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I have also found that for some people striving to eliminate the
negatives from their lives brings greater movement toward the goal of
changing their natures. I have also found that there are some who
advance more rapidly by concentrating on putting on the positive
attributes of a higher nature. Then there are a multitude of
combinations of the two spread throughout those who are attempting to
become something better during their sojourn in the mortal state.<br />
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It is always interesting that the Savior in his sermon on the mount advocated that we become:<br />
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Poor in Spirit - but didn't tell us how to put on that attribute.<br />
Meek - but didn't tell us how to put on that attribute.<br />
Thirst after righteousness - but didn't tell us how to put on that attribute.<br />
Merciful - but didn't tell us how to put on that attribute.<br />
Pure in heart - but didn't tell us how to put on that attribute.<br />
Perfect - but didn't tell us how to put on that attribute.<br />
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May I suggest that one of the real keys to our progress during this
life, while we strive to gain more insights into what we should be
becoming, may be in finding that formula for change which best fits our
particular and peculiar nature.
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Oats are solid nutrition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are high in potassium, have useful amounts of calcium
and are a fair source of protein. They are also moderately rich in B vitamins,
B1, B2 and especially Inositol, and their carbohydrates provide a long slow
delivery of energy to our systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oats have been shown in scientific studies to favorably alter metabolism
and enhance performance when ingested 45 minutes to 1 hour before exercise of
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Thanks Alana, for the great tips on Oats! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-45845159468351123432013-10-04T07:36:00.000-07:002013-10-04T07:36:51.573-07:00Food Storage Friday- Whole Wheat Pancakes<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This weekend is General Conference. A time for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to hear the words of the prophets through a television broadcast. General Conference weekend is full of wonderful family traditions that usually involve delicious goodies and time on the couch with the whole family. Alana has given us a delicious Whole Wheat Pancake recipe that is quick, simple, and good for the family. Not a bad treat for a conference breakfast right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">To learn more about General Conference and to see how and when you can view it, please <a href="http://www.lds.org/church/events/october-2013-general-conference-dates-announced?lang=eng" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Enjoy! This one is fast, super simple, and no wheat grinder required! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Whole Wheat Blender Pancakes</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 cup whole kernel wheat</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Blend together wheat and milk for 4-5 minutes on medium
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-30527634778447225102013-10-02T07:20:00.000-07:002013-10-02T07:20:14.778-07:00Meet William L. Riley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">We'd like to introduce William L. Riley, a new guest author on our blog. William Riley is a wonderful writer and a true inspiration to all those who are fortunate to hear his words. In an effort to get to know him a little better, we've asked him to tell us about his personal life, career, what inspires him to write, and more. The following are his words.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">William L. Riley</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was born in Pocatello Idaho on the 28<sup>th</sup> day of
March 1939. My wife Kathleen and I were married in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on
the 6<sup>th</sup> day of July 1962. We are the parents of six sons and a
daughter and the grandparents of 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">My formal education includes graduating from Garden Grove
Union High School in 1957 and gaining degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctorate
from Brigham Young University. I have enjoyed a life time of personal study in
a broad area of interest with an emphasis on the scriptures and ancient
history.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Other than being a paper deliverer, Journeyman Lather and a
salesman for Pillsbury during my youth, I have spent my entire professional life
teaching in the Seminaries and Institutes of the Church Education System for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I started
teaching for CES in 1961 and other than the time Kathleen and I spent in Bogota,
Colombia my teaching career with CES was uninterrupted for the next 45 years. My
assignments included teaching Early Morning classes in Westminster, Buena Park,
Garden Grove, California and Reno, Nevada. My full time Seminary assignments
were in Kearns and Tooele, Utah. My assignments in the Institute program were in Reno,
Nevada and in Mission Viejo, California where I retired in 2006. After
retiring I taught an adult education class in the Mission Viejo Stake Center for
the next 5 years as a volunteer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have had the opportunity and privilege to serve in many assignments in the Church which include, missionary in the Northern Mexican
Mission, Stake Mission President, High Councilor and Bishop in the Reno North
Nevada Stake, and Mission President in Colombia Bogota North
Mission. While serving in other capacities I was also a regional advisor to the
Young Single Adults in the Reno Nevada and South Orange County regions. I am
currently serving as a Sealer in the Newport Beach Temple.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I returned from my mission in Mexico my Stake President
James Hobbs counseled me that every week of my life, whenever I didn't have a lesson to prepare, I should
write a talk. He told me whether I would ever give that talk or not
was not important, but that I should write it. During most of my life there were not many weeks when I wasn't either
teaching or speaking in church or at firesides, so the assignment was fairly
easy to complete. When I was asked to give the spoken word for the radio show Sabbath
Day Reflections which Carl Chamberlain produced in Reno, Nevada I was able to
write a short talk most weeks of the year while also teaching several classes
each day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">When
I retired, several things happened to aid me in being faithful to
the challenge President Hobbs had given me 50 years earlier. First I
joined Facebook and rapidly was reconnected with many of the wonderful missionaries
we had
served with in Colombia and with many former students. I also was joined
on Facebook with most all of my children and several of my
grandchildren. I
thought writing these weekly talks would give me something to say to
the wonderful people I had reconnected with, a way of keeping
the creative part of my brain alive and it would enable me to be able to
share with
those I love some of the things I believe and hold precious. Since I was
writing my weekly talk, which I now was calling Thoughts for a
Sabbath Day,
and which were being translated into the Spanish version called
Pensamientos
Para un Dia de Reposo, I decided to start emailing these thoughts each
week to
all my friends on Face Book and to others who avoid social media. This
little project
has now grown to where my weekly personal emails number over 3000 and
are
posted on my Faceook blog pages as well as my personal blogs. It is
fun to
see that the potential weekly readers of my Thoughts has now spread to many parts of the world
including such places as India, Russia and Indonesia. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was blessed with a questioning spirit, unlike my wife who
was blessed with a believing spirit. I have come to believe that either spirit
can be a great aid as long as we are moved on a continual quest to come to
understand truth. Those things which I know to be true include the understanding and knowledge that: we are offspring
of Heavenly Parents, that Jesus the Christ is the Savior of the world, Joseph
Smith is the prophet of the restoration, we are led my living apostles and
prophets today and The Holy Bible, The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and
Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price contain the Plan of Happiness, Salvation
and Exaltation. The truth I know most firmly is that what we know is far less
than what we can eventually know if we continue faithful in the pursuit of coming
to know the Characteristics, Attributes and Perfections of God.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">visit William L. Riley's blog here: <a href="http://thoughtsforasabbathday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Thoughts for a Sabbath Day</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-44776379063928862522013-09-27T16:08:00.000-07:002013-09-27T16:08:43.697-07:00Food Storage Fridays- Pumpkin-Cranberry Breakfast CookiesFall is approaching! Get pumped for the holidays, cozy sweaters, caramel apples, and plenty of pumpkin goodies! For our Food Storage Friday post this week, Alana has put together a recipe that will fill all your fall cravings and show you creative ways to use your food storage.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Does food storage overwhelm you? Need a friendly face to help? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Alana Kirkham is a friendly face who has gained her own testimony of food storage
through trying it out herself. She is a Mormon living in Mission Viejo, a
mother of 8 and has a whole lot of great ideas to get you started on your food storage path.</span><br />
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Alana will be helping us with tips and tricks for food storage every Friday on the blog and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mission-Viejo-Stake-Events/207593472677080" target="_blank">facebook page</a>, so we thought we'd ask her a few questions to get to know her better.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Why do you believe in the power of food storage?</span></span><br />
I believe that a
testimony of food storage can only be gained by doing it. I was given
my first #10 cans when I got married, but had no idea what to do with
them. I hid them in the back of a closet until I received my first assignment as a preparedness specialist in the church. In an effort to
magnify my calling, I started by practicing what I was asked to preach.
I began building up my storage and learning to use it. My knowledge
and understanding, and my testimony of food storage, grew with every
effort I made.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">How has having food storage blessed your life?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span>We
have experienced a full range of economic times in our family. The
good times were very good, and the tough times have been very tough, but
the Lord has been in our lives consistently through it all. Danny and I
both felt strongly that we needed to build up our food storage several
years ago. When the economy crashed, and our family's finances became
very difficult, we couldn't have been more grateful that we listened to
those promptings. Having food storage, and knowing how to use it on a
daily basis brings me great peace of mind. Though we've never lived
through a life-threatening earthquake or natural disaster, our food
storage has been an essential part of our family's well-being.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">How we can prepare our families in case of an emergency? What is the Power of 3?</span></span><br />
The
"Power of 3" is really just a way of thinking about Emergency
Preparedness. It's an organizational system that arranges our
preparedness needs into periods of time: the First 3 Minutes, the First
3 Hours, the First 3 Days, the First 3 Weeks, and the First 3 Months.
Each step lists things that would help you make it through that amount
of time following a major disaster. After receiving my second assignment as a preparedness specialist, I decided there
had to be a way to break Preparedness down in a way that it didn't seem
so overwhelming. The Power of Three is what I was inspired to come up
with.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Tell us a little more about your personal life...</span></span><br />
I
grew up in Lake Forest. I met Danny when we both attended Cal Poly San
Luis Obispo. We got married in the San Diego Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1994, and
returned to Cal Poly to finish our undergraduate degrees and get our
MBA's. Danny was recruited to south Orange County, so we settled for a
time back home in Lake Forest, and landed happily in Ladera Ranch ten
years ago. I can't imagine ever wanting to live anywhere else!<br />
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We
have 8 amazing kids ranging in age from 17 years down to 11 months.
Four boys and four girls (tied score - game over). We do a lot of fun
activities as a family, including swimming, playing on our trampoline
and swing set, and watching movies together. We are secretly a family
full of book worms! Our idea of an awesome Saturday would be a blank
calendar so we could all sit around in our jammies reading our most
current favorite book and eating ice cream.<br />
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Thanks Alana! We are looking forward to all the helpful information you have in store. <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Don't forget! Every Friday we'll be posting a new food storage tip from Alana on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mission-Viejo-Stake-Events/207593472677080" target="_blank">facebook page</a>, so make sure check it out, like it, and share it with anyone that might be interested! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">To read more about Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness, visit <a href="http://providentliving.org/?lang=eng" target="_blank">ProvidentLiving.org </a></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-8986671588198352282013-06-09T14:08:00.000-07:002013-09-20T19:36:13.566-07:00Mormon Helping Hands HighlightsThank you again to all that came to serve. There was a wonderful turn out. A special thanks to Parker Wells for putting together this highlight video. It was a great year! Can't wait to do it again in 2014!
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lr5XsEU3r0k" width="800"></iframe><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6349060794067840081.post-60561444694138070842013-04-30T20:25:00.000-07:002013-04-30T20:31:31.576-07:00Mormon Helping HandsWe joined the City of Mission Viejo and the rest of the Mormon congregations in California and Hawaii on April 27, 2013 for a day of service. With over 300 volunteers, we were able to help landscape the Norman P. Murray Community Center. Thank you to all that participated! It was a wonderful event.<br />
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