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Michael is obsessed with vehicles.  Anything with wheels.  It is so cute to see him line them up and play with them.  Riding in the car with him is a blast because if he sees a big vehicle he calls out at the top of his lungs with great excitement in his voice.  Like he just discovered a diamond mine.  "Look, an am-blue-lans," "Fiwer Truk!!!," "Itz a powis caw."


 John Derek had the pinewood derby this past week.  He made a UNC derby.  He also wore all this UNC clothes and received the award for the "Most Team Spirit."

Chapter 6: The Significance of the Sacrament


Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith, (2013), 94–103
"We have been called upon to commemorate this greatevent [the Atonement of Jesus Christ] and to
keep it in mind constantly."

 We need to go to church each Sunday and partake of the sacrament to remember Christ. It is this constant remembering that keeps us close to our Savior. I may not have an amazing spiritual experience each week but I do remember and keep Him in my mind the next week.

 "It is impossible for weak mortals, and we are all weak,to fully comprehend the extent of the 
suffering of the Son of God. We cannot realize the price He had to pay."

 This is another thing I need to remember. That I can not comprehend what happened and that is okay.
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