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Fishing Rodeo Week

September 27, 2008 was a day that I won't be forgetting for a while. It was out district annual Cub Scout Fishing Rodeo! I had tried to get help, but because of some other distractions, I forgot to get the sign up sheets out and filled. I was in a bit of a panic, I had a huge event and no leader help. I sent a call for help out at church and the volunteers came in, I had more than enough people to help out. Although the list was small, we figured the rodeo would be equally small, there hadn't been many people register. We figured it was because of Big Spring Jam http://www.bigspringjam.org/ . But on with our show. We ended up having 150 cubs and their families sign up that day! (so much for early registration) We were so excited to have so many show up, We were sort of scrambling to get everyone signed in, which meant someone had to go get more copies of stuff made, and in the end, someone had to go get more food for lunch. Curtis our DE helped out with that. He was our runner and dude he ran! The week before the rodeo, I had a strict schedule of things that had to be accomplished, Monday, cut cane poles (bamboo) Tuesday class A uniform and follow up on donation requests. (Huge thanks to Gander Mtn. Target, Domino's pizza, Bridge Street Town Centre, Hobby Town USA, Bait Busters, and some others I can't recall right now) Wednesday, Cut more cane poles, (Thank you Kevin Kitchens), and follow up on porta-johns, acquire a key for the park. and get the grass cut.(come to find out we weren't even on the calender.) got everything lined up. make it home to get the kids ready for scouts. Thursday, meet with Curtis & Garret and make sure everything is is line, stuff 250 goody bags. Friday get the last of the preregistered scouts, and key to the storage room. Then on top of all that, Tuesday was Ben's therapy appointment, and Thursday was a therapy appointment for a friend that I drive for.

Then came Wednesday evening.

Then Wednesday night CeAnna came down the hall of the church how with the Elders, and announced that we were going to the fireside the Missionaries had planned for the following evening. I rolled my eyes and just couldn't figure out when or how that would fit in. Then came the pleading look of the Elder she was with. (the one I gave a good lecture to the Sunday before). I knew I had to go, I just didn't know how it would fit in. Thursday evening CeAnna and I went to the most amazing fireside I have ever attended, the main speaker was a new member of about 2 months, his testimony was so amazing. Before the Elders found him he was 100% atheist and proud of it. The spirit was amazingly strong, like lightening as he spoke. It felt so good to just forget about the rodeo for a while and to be able to get refocused and re-centered on what is really important in this life. Then as I went through out the week and I would pass by other members and see their smile, and say hey, it was so good to feel their spirit for just a quick minute. So as crazy as the week was, it was a week full of extremes. I am just so thankful for everyone that does what they are suppose to do so that as I breeze by them, I am able to feel of their sweet spirit, and be reminded that I am a Child of God, and that Heavenly Father does love me and does watch out for me. I am so thankful for all the angles that also support me in all I do.

In the end we had a very successful event, and I am still supper excited about next years fishing rodeo. And I don't like to fish!

Confrence week end

Dang Mary, I wish I could get my words out as good as you do, but Elder Holland's talk was only conformation to me, in all I do, and these scary roads I drive on, I know daily there are angels all around me and helping me. The week before the fishing rodeo, was extremely crazy.

This weekends conference to me was more like a spirit booster and reminder of what is need to be done before Jesus Christ can come, and that he will come, the battle against evil is very real, but No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing, righteousness will prevail and I can either continue to help, or I can get mowed over.

"The Standard of Truth has been erected. No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing. Persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame. But the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and dependent till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, until the purposes of God shall be accomplished and the Great Jehovah will say, 'The work is done.'"

This has always been one of my more favorite quotes that I memorized as a missionary, I can't believe how much of it I have forgotten, gonna have to work on that one.

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