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JD Birthday Party/Patience and Depression

Making Slime

Derek stirred the ice cream with a paint mixer hooked to a drill


Ice Cream made with liquid nitrogen
Dry Ice with warm water candy hunt

Warm water thrown into liquid nitrogen produces a rain shower

JD made his own cake!!
John Derek had the coolest party ever.  We had a friend of ours from church do a Mad Scientist Birthday Party.  It was a blast.  They watched things explode.  Froze leaves and rubber balls, even made ice cream with liquid nitrogen. It was a lot of fun.

Patience 

By Elder Neal A. Maxwell 

"life, patience also helps us to realize that while we may be ready to move on, having had enough of a particular learning experience, our continuing presence is often a needed part of the learning environment of others."
As I think of myself, who must still suffer through depression, and others, I know, who have suffered so much longer, I realize that those who manage but still suffer are the greatest examples to me. And that since I still suffer it is easier, for me, to relate to those who are seeking for relief. If the depression was taken away the pain would not be as acute and those who are seeking help would find it harder to believe me. But since I still am very aware of the pain and the heartache of depression I can truly feel empathy and charity for those seeking help and guidance. And so I will not complain that I must still deal with this trial but instead seek for ways that I can help others that their suffering may be lightened.

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