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Michael/What Lack I Yet?


Elizabeth loves to hang out with Michael.  She feel a lot of love for him.  I love to see my kids getting a long together.

I don't know if this video will work but . . . The other day as we were sitting at dinner Michael was experiamenting with his water.  He would take a sip and then spit it back into the cup.  He would then say, "Look mom, bubbles, did you see it?"  When I said no he said, "Okay, I do it again."  We all got a good laugh out of this.  Cute kid!!




What Lack I Yet?

Larry R. Lawrence, October 2015 General Conference
"President Harold B. Lee taught, “Every one of us, if we would reach perfection, must [at] one time ask ourselves this question, ‘What lack I yet?’” 5"
  • October 2015
  • Perfection,Sacrament,Depression,Self-esteem,Confidence
As I ponder this question I think of the many times I ask similar questions. But I have come to realize that i ask these questions during my depression. When I am weak, vulnerable, overwhelmed, frustrated, and ready to give up. This is not the time to ask that question.

The thought I had as I pondered this was that I have to teach myself to love me, to respect me, to not put myself down before I can ask "What lack I yet?" And maybe that self esteem or self confidence is what I lack yet.
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