Week Six

Oh my goodness, this is the halfway mark!  Wow!  I am feeling great about this!

So, this week, I need to do Divine Nature #3:

Make your home life better. For two weeks make a special effort to strengthen your relationship with a family member by showing love through your actions. Refrain from judging, criticizing, or speaking unkindly, and watch for positive qualities in that family member. Write notes of encouragement, pray for this family member, find ways to be helpful, and verbally express your love. Share your experiences and the divine qualities you’ve discovered with that family member or with a parent or leader.

I already did this.  It is a little difficult to do with the small family that I have, but I was extra nice to my husband for two weeks.

And Individual Worth #3:

Read Doctrine and Covenants 18:10 and 121:45. Do all you can to build others and make them feel of worth. Every day for two weeks notice the worthwhile qualities and attributes of others. Acknowledge them verbally or in writing. In your journal write what you have learned about the worth of individuals and how your own confidence grows when you build others.

My journal:
It is definitely true that noticing the worth of others helps my own confidence grow. I have been noticing the worth of my husband especially. He is a very good husband, dad, and provider. He has been working on redoing our bonus room lately, and has dedicated a lot of himself to it. I am very impressed at how great of a man he is. This helps me to want to be a better wife and mother, and a better companion to him as well. 

And Individual Worth # 6:

When you participate in family history, you come to understand your identity and individual worth. Visit with your living relatives to learn as much information about your family history as possible. Then complete a pedigree chart of your family and list the temple ordinances that have been completed for each person.

I actually have a book that I have been needing to read about the ancestors on my mother's side, so I will do that.  I am going to finish this one next week, after we go to the Family History Center.

And Good Works #1:

Learn why service is a fundamental principle of the gospel. Read Matthew 5:13–16; 25:34–40; Galatians 6:9–10; James 1:22–27; Mosiah 2:17; 4:26; and 3 Nephi 13:1–4. Others often give service you may not notice, such as preparing meals, reading to or listening to younger children, repairing clothing, or helping a brother or sister. For two weeks record in your journal the quiet acts of service your family members and others perform. Acknowledge their service in some meaningful way.

My journal:
Acts of service:
My husband going to help my mom and sister-in-law in distress
My brothers and how helpful they are to each other.
My parents going to Virginia to help my brother and his family move.
My husband working on our bonus room
Sister Lundell helping to plan mutual
My mom and dad preparing the cabin for all of us to enjoy the weekend
My dad driving across the country with my brother  
My husband working on redoing our bonus room 
  
Book of Mormon:
Alma 7-24
I love the story of Ammon and Kind Lamoni!  This is one of my favorites from the Book of Mormon.  Even though the book of Alma is not my favorite, going through it faster makes it a lot easier to read!