I remember my second year of college one of my all time favorite roommates always referred to Family Home Evening, AKA F.H.E. as F-uh-HE. That was over a decade ago, and to this day I still call it F-uh-HE. Sheri Dew talked about our influence on people, My dearest Mind (short for Mindy- not pronounced mind) look at how you have impacted my life!! I still love listening to Peter Brianholdt and pretending I am on a cooking show called "Mind (again like Mindy with out the y) and Mand can cook"
(Japaneses accent) "And remember if Mind and Mand can cook, you and your friend can cook too!"
Man, those were the days. Oh yeah, I was talking about FHE. Well, I love FHE, my whole life, even when I was alone on an island I made it a point to have an FHE. Even if it was just me and the dog!. Hymn, Scripture/thought, Prayer ,Activity and Treat! HSPAT if we were to make an acronym. I usually even went out of my way to include PMG- Preach My Gospel for those not familiar with LDS -Latter-Day Saint Acronyms.
Well, now is the part where I practice my honesty again. So, I kind of quit doing the FHE thing about two months ago. I was going over to a friends house, but then I got sick, her kids got sick ,they went on vacation, and somewhere in that time I turned FHE into WOPE - Work On Primary Evening. WOPE is not a good substitute for hope, nor is it a good substitute for FHE. It is a good substitute for draining all your mental energy and burning you out. (I have WOPE on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday usually, so four days is just too many in a row).
I probably didn't really need to have WOPE on Monday so much, it was more an excuse- Oh, I don't really want to drive any where, and I don't feel like doing anything overly spiritual, but if I work on Primary stuff, then I am fulfilling my calling, so that can count for something without me having to actually crack my scriptures or sing a hymn. I can watch a comedy while I do it, that will lighten my load.
Sheri Dew kind of helped adjust my attitude on Saturday. This morning I read a friends thoughts and adjusted a little more. I was going to go to my friends for FHE, but it didn't work, So finally, I had my own FHE again. A real one. With a prayer, a thought, and a hymn (in Lithuanian). It was probably one of the best FHE's I have ever had. I had prayed earlier with some questions about my life, and I got answers.
I sang "How Firm a Foundation" for my opening hymn. I think that song is better in Lithuanian, because it said exactly how I have been feeling lately followed by basically "I am your God, and I totally have your back" (those are my own words, not the hymns in any language probably). The Scripture was kind of long. I read the 1st chapter of the book of Moses, and it stuck out to me that I am a Daughter of God ,and that actually means something, it isn't just a nice saying.
Then I went to the church website expecting to watch a Mormon Message. I saw there was a First Presidency message on families and Priesthood. I watched all the segments. It was good. It all reminded me of what Sheri Dew said about tapping into the power of priesthood in the lives of the sisters.
I was feeling really overwhelmed with my life today. One of the little segments I watched talked about how single sisters and those without priesthood in the home especially need to feel like they can go to their home teachers for help, even with things around the house. One thing that has been stressing me out, is that I need an oil change, but I don't like taking my car to shops, i don't trust shops. I can change my own oil, but I don't have the equipment. I decided to follow the council of the brethren and turn to my home teacher. So turns out his wife needs an oil change soon too. We are going to have an oil changing party, and it will be a great time for all. I can't wait, and I am less stressed out.
Mainly today I learned God loves me a lot. He tries to tell me all the time. If I had FHE every week, Id probably know that better, have better direction in my life, and be more in tune with the spirit. When the prophet says EVERYONE single, families what ever your weird situations may bee- NEED to have FHE every Monday, then we need to do it. If we do, we'll be blessed. If you have family, have family home evening with them. If you are single - have family home evening with yourself, or if you can find one to go to, a Family Home Evening group. It may feel like a waste of time at the beginning, but it wont by then end. Oh, also I did some cooking as part of my FHE, in honor of ST Patrick's day- St Patrick's day sliders - mm mm best burger EVER!! Yes, that is a shamrock shaped bread.
(Japaneses accent) "And remember if Mind and Mand can cook, you and your friend can cook too!"
Man, those were the days. Oh yeah, I was talking about FHE. Well, I love FHE, my whole life, even when I was alone on an island I made it a point to have an FHE. Even if it was just me and the dog!. Hymn, Scripture/thought, Prayer ,Activity and Treat! HSPAT if we were to make an acronym. I usually even went out of my way to include PMG- Preach My Gospel for those not familiar with LDS -Latter-Day Saint Acronyms.
Well, now is the part where I practice my honesty again. So, I kind of quit doing the FHE thing about two months ago. I was going over to a friends house, but then I got sick, her kids got sick ,they went on vacation, and somewhere in that time I turned FHE into WOPE - Work On Primary Evening. WOPE is not a good substitute for hope, nor is it a good substitute for FHE. It is a good substitute for draining all your mental energy and burning you out. (I have WOPE on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday usually, so four days is just too many in a row).
I probably didn't really need to have WOPE on Monday so much, it was more an excuse- Oh, I don't really want to drive any where, and I don't feel like doing anything overly spiritual, but if I work on Primary stuff, then I am fulfilling my calling, so that can count for something without me having to actually crack my scriptures or sing a hymn. I can watch a comedy while I do it, that will lighten my load.
Sheri Dew kind of helped adjust my attitude on Saturday. This morning I read a friends thoughts and adjusted a little more. I was going to go to my friends for FHE, but it didn't work, So finally, I had my own FHE again. A real one. With a prayer, a thought, and a hymn (in Lithuanian). It was probably one of the best FHE's I have ever had. I had prayed earlier with some questions about my life, and I got answers.
I sang "How Firm a Foundation" for my opening hymn. I think that song is better in Lithuanian, because it said exactly how I have been feeling lately followed by basically "I am your God, and I totally have your back" (those are my own words, not the hymns in any language probably). The Scripture was kind of long. I read the 1st chapter of the book of Moses, and it stuck out to me that I am a Daughter of God ,and that actually means something, it isn't just a nice saying.
Then I went to the church website expecting to watch a Mormon Message. I saw there was a First Presidency message on families and Priesthood. I watched all the segments. It was good. It all reminded me of what Sheri Dew said about tapping into the power of priesthood in the lives of the sisters.
I was feeling really overwhelmed with my life today. One of the little segments I watched talked about how single sisters and those without priesthood in the home especially need to feel like they can go to their home teachers for help, even with things around the house. One thing that has been stressing me out, is that I need an oil change, but I don't like taking my car to shops, i don't trust shops. I can change my own oil, but I don't have the equipment. I decided to follow the council of the brethren and turn to my home teacher. So turns out his wife needs an oil change soon too. We are going to have an oil changing party, and it will be a great time for all. I can't wait, and I am less stressed out.
Mainly today I learned God loves me a lot. He tries to tell me all the time. If I had FHE every week, Id probably know that better, have better direction in my life, and be more in tune with the spirit. When the prophet says EVERYONE single, families what ever your weird situations may bee- NEED to have FHE every Monday, then we need to do it. If we do, we'll be blessed. If you have family, have family home evening with them. If you are single - have family home evening with yourself, or if you can find one to go to, a Family Home Evening group. It may feel like a waste of time at the beginning, but it wont by then end. Oh, also I did some cooking as part of my FHE, in honor of ST Patrick's day- St Patrick's day sliders - mm mm best burger EVER!! Yes, that is a shamrock shaped bread. 
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