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Liberty

"Every one of us, in one way or another, great or small, dramatic or incidental, is going to spend a little time in Liberty Jail—spiritually speaking. We will face things we do not want to face for reasons that may not have been our fault. Indeed, we may face difficult circumstances for reasons that were absolutely right and proper, reasons that came because we were trying to keep the commandments of the Lord. We may face persecution; we may endure heartache and separation from loved ones; we may be hungry and cold and forlorn. Yes, before our lives are over we may all be given a little taste of what the prophets faced often in their lives. But the lessons of the winter of 1838–39 teach us that every experience can become a redemptive experience if we remain bonded to our Father in Heaven through that difficulty. These difficult lessons teach us that man’s extremity is God’s opportunity, and if we will be humble and faithful, if we will be believing and not curse God for our prob...
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The leaf

Tears have spilled over onto my soggy pillowcase. Their damp, unwanted presence seep into my dream and interrupt my subconscious wanderings. I rub my sleep weary eyes in an attempt to reorient myself in time.  Where am I ? In my last thought I was old and then in the next scene I was young. My body turns and morphs somewhere to an inbetween indeterminate age.  "This is so silly, why can't my body make up it's mind if I'm young, old or somewhere in between?" And then , "Because you are all of those things! You are young, you are old, and not only in between,  you are eternal!" "Oh of course I am!Mr. Sandman!!Ok, if that's possible then take me back to the place where my kids were little, cuz that was the hardest yet best time of my life! So I teleported, actually Dave drove me in our old teal dodge van  which suddenly had the magical properties of a time machine, complete with the messy food stained carseats. We flew back to the beautiful wh...
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October 29

How has your week been? If you have seasons where you are serving I hope you've enjoyed the cooler weather. If you are in a desert like Vegas, then you are enjoying this change for sure! I bet many wards had trunk r treats! I did not get to attend ours due to work, but I heard it was great! I didn't end up going to the temple as I've been sick, but I did put everyone's names in five temples .  Alphabetical order  made it easier to remember your names. I did Elder Arnold, Elder Ball, Sister Budge, Elder LeVangie, Elder Randolph, Elder Rawlings, Elder Wagner, Elder Zygmont. I put your names in Guam, Sydney, Nigeria, Washington DC and some other place in Africa I can't remember.I have been working on breathing a lot this week cuz of season changes and my asthma.  I found I would breathe in and out with my patients in labor more cuz it helped me too!  Today, though, I left sacrament early to go to the ED.  My breathing had gotten more labored and I developed a rash ...
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Letter Week 10/22/23

Hello! How are you? Did you have an interesting week? We did here. If anything, Vegas is rarely boring! I usually write on Mondays, but my day is stuffed full tomorrow so thought I'd better write something tonight. Plus we had a fantastic sacrament meeting today so I thought I might tell you about that before I forget. Sister Zygmont spoke about the talk from conference called, "The Savior's Healing Power on the Isles of the Sea". I remember when I heard this talk too and was amazed by what a sister from Okinawa went through during and after WWII. Sister ZYgmont spoke about how much sacrifice this sister and others went through, selling businesses and homes just to get funds to get to the temple to have their ancestors sealed. She said that it made her think here she had a temple so close in vegas and has she really made it a priority? When her kids were smaller it was hard, but now that her kids are older she and her husband have made the temple a priority and have...
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Weekly letter to missionary

Happy Halloween season! I hope you have had a great week! I've felt a little better and not sure why. Whatever the reason, I am glad for it. I have found, though, that even during the times we do not feel good there is always something to be done through Christ who strengthens us. Sometimes it's a simple text, a smile. Sometimes it's talking to someone at the gas station. I enjoyed Bro. Dunafin's testimony this month where he mentioned this quote from C.S. Lewis, "There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization—these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit—immortal horrors or everlasting splendors. " Maybe it really is true that by small and simple things great things are brought to pass and that everyone we meet really is a cool person (just sometimes in disguise)! My reading has been in Moroni this ...
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#sleepingonswords

You have been on my mind! You may argue, "Aw...this is a "form letter" or group letter to all the missionaries in the ward, how is "that" personal?" "Heck, I don't know Sister Budge that well, why is she writing to me? " Or, you might even think, "Oh, no! Another letter from home, I hope I don't have to personally respond." I am setting your mind at ease by saying, "You don't have to respond!" And/or maybe this letter is more for me...kinda like when you prepare a talk or lesson it's more for the person preparing it. I was looking at the ward bulletin last week and the missionary list stood out to me. We have 8 missionaries serving from the ward! WOW! That's gotta be some kind of record! I also had the impression, "You could pray for the missionaries in your ward by name! You could also write to them!"Then I was listening to the talk by sister "Runia" in general conference about ...
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August 2023 BGAC

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This is the first installment of "The BGAC Family Monthly Newsletter". I will add more ACRONYMS as the family grows! Budge,Goodwin,Albright,Crystal! HAHAHA! I absolutely love our growing family! August 2023 has been a busy month, as usual, and as the summer comes to a close, I am so very grateful and thankful for family! Lauren is keeping busy with her job working for Morgan and Morgan (law firm) and I love how she keeps us in the loop about trending dangers(example: be careful cuz the floors at Walmart are very slick and you might fall and have to sue). She was nominated as agent of the month in June and we are SO proud of her and know she makes a difference in the lives of the less fortunate! She went to a concert by the group GHOST in SLC and her videos reminded me a little bit about the movie EUROVISION with Will Farrell!!! This European style of music still relies heavily upon accoustic techno and I believe this plucks my "80's" roots and makes me want...
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