The Sacrament

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I bow my head, and close my eyes.

I imagine Jesus here.

I think of all He's done for me.

I feel the Spirit near.

I partake of the bread today.

I feel my Savior's love.

I know the gift He gave to me.

I think of Him above.

I partake of the water and

I bow my head in peace.

I feel my burdens lift away.

I know His love won't cease.

I'll try this week to do my best.

I'll learn of Him each day.

I'll listen to the Holy Ghost

And He will light my way.

Then on the Sabbath I'll return.

I'll bow my head again.

I will repent of every sin

So I can live with Him.

Wonder Woman

 *Written for one of my friends -- who seemed like Wonder Woman to me!

Clearly Teddy is not Wonder Woman
But He is silly and so I thought
You'd get a kick out of him really wanting
whatever was in this cup!

If you're feeling like you're tired

But you don't have time to rest

If you wish your day was empty

But you know that you've been blessed

If you have a gripe to get out

If you have a laugh that's stuck

If you're wanting to take the scenic route

But you don't have time enough

If you wish for snow and it rains

If you want a chance to breathe

And your back is giving you pains

And you wish that you could leave

To ride your bike for miles

Or take your kids to ski

Or to visit all your best friends

And your awesome family

Then remember you're Wonder Woman

And you can do it all.

Just wear your modest costume

And give your wonder friends a call!

You Deserve A Chocolate

***I wrote this poem for a good friend who I  would try to help -- but who always ended up helping me more!

Brigham and what I think was
chocolate:-)

You deserve a chocolate

Because you left your bed

To help your children find their shoes

And to make sure all were fed.

You deserve a chocolate

For smiling through your pain

And patiently explaining something

Again, and again, and again.

You deserve a chocolate

Because you tried to clean

When you'd rather have some cake

And maybe some ice cream.

You deserve a chocolate

Because you have a gift

Of listening to others

And giving them a lift.

You deserve a chocolate

For being a faithful friend

Who loves and cares for others

And helps their hearts to mend.

You deserve a chocolate

Because you are a mom

And this is one of those jobs

That goes all day and all night long.

You deserve a chocolate

For being a faithful wife

Who works to make a marriage

That can last for more than life.

You deserve a chocolate

For just being you.

You are wonderful for the good you say

And the good things that you do.

The Princess of the Primary

Princess.  She used to visit Primary a lot (church class for children)
and when I got released as President I gifted Princess Puppets to my counselors
and secretary and gave them the poem below.  We liked to play
"Can Princess choose the right?"

 The Princess of The Primary

The kids are bouncing off the wall,

The bishop can hear them down the hall.

We must solve the problem quick!

And we know just the right trick.

From out of the heavy bag I carry

Comes the Princess of the Primary!

The children are backwards in their seats

Kicking each other with their feet.

How can we get them to turn around,

And put their feet gently on the ground?

We'll call in the royalty,

The Princess of the Primary.

The teachers are all half asleep.

The kids are wiggling in their seat.

Can we help them both have fun?

And learn something before the day is done?

They'll perk up whenever they see

The Princess of the Primary!

And when  the Primary day is done,

And everyone has had some fun,

The tales of the Princess rise like a tide

And the parents eyes get kind of wide

From reports that are not ordinary

Of the Princess of the Primary!

Invisible

 I used to struggle with feeling invisible.  Thankfully that does not happen much anymore.

Photo by Majestic Lukas on Unsplash

Invisible

Do you ever feel invisible

When there are people all around?

You can talk and say all that you want,

But no one hears a sound!

You could say the sky is falling down,

You must head off to see the king,

But those around you seem to have no ears,

Because they do not hear a thing?

Do you ever feel invisible,

Like nobody sees you there?

And you're half afraid they'll sit on you

Thinking that's an empty chair?

You wonder if you wore a hat

That was bright and tall and wide,

Would the people then clue in

That there is someone by their side?

Do you ever feel invisible?

Does it make you want to cry?

Do you wish bad things on all of those

Who seem to have no eyes?

Do you dream of giving them

A large piece of your mind?

Or buying them some hearing aids,

The biggest you can find?

Invisible does have some perks,

I'll tell you just a few;

You could do a very big faux pas

And no one would see you!

You could forget to comb your hair

And wear unmatching clothes.

And you could do outrageous things

Right under their nose!

So if you ever feel invisible

There are things that you could do.

But I think you need to keep in mind,

They really can see you.

You are not invisible

People do see you there.

So be careful what you choose to say

And the clothes you choose to wear!

Yaz-Mazoo's Birthday

 Yaz-Mazoo's Birthday

There is a creature called Yaz-Mazoo

Who has his birthday on the same day as you!

He likes to get up super early because

That's what a happy Yaz-Mazoo does.

He then eats some breakfast of carrots and limes

And reads his favorite book of silly rhymes.

Because it's his birthday he sits by the phone

So all of his Yaz friends can call him at home.

He stands and does stretches for fun now and then,

And looks in the mirror to practice his grin.

He picks out a hat that is festive and bright.

Somehow on his birthday, this hat just feels right.

Then he heads outside to walk in the sun.

All the Yaz shout "Good Wishes".  Wow this is fun!

Then Yaz-Mazoo, as he waves and he smiles

Takes one turn round the garden, which is just 3 miles.

Then, with his hat angled perfectly right,

Yaz-Mazoo, with a smile, heads home for the night,

Where his family is gathered with Crumpets and juice,

And he opens his present - a lovely stuffed moose!

And then, with his smile, which he's practiced all day,

He goes to his bed, and to sleep right away.

His birthday was great.  It was happy and bright.

I hope that your birthday also turns out just right.

Tame The Beast

Written as a song -- but never given a tune!

Photo by Yash Raut on Unsplash

I lay my head down on the pillow

And close my eyes and then,
Instead of going right to sleep
My head begins to spin.

Chorus:

Round and round my mind goes

Dizzy as can be

Looking at the one thing

I don't want it to see.

I ask it to be quiet

To let me rest in peace

But no matter how hard I try to sleep

I cannot tame the beast.

I say to myself "don't think of that!"

I say it with command,

But when I want to think of home

It wanders in a foreign land.

I try hard to distract myself

By thinking other things,

But my mind pops back to what I do not want

Running circles in a ring.

The beast is coming at me now

It's menacing and mean

And if I don't get to sleep soon

I'm sure I'm going to scream!