Army crawl to the shiny thing!

Yup he's learning to wiggle his way to greatness.

Mind, Body, and Spirit

Hello persons that read/stumble across my blog. I still need to learn how to post that movie of my baby rolling cause I'm pretty sure we have one or two of that, plus his getting up on his hands and knees.... amazing our little bodies and how we grow... ok that's not what I'm talking about in this blog however.

Yesterday I was privileged to attend my stake's priesthood meeting. Brand new stake leadership, and it was their first stake priesthood meeting. I remember our new stake president standing up, stating this was his first priesthood meeting, and praying that the spirit would be there for the occasion. Well I didn't tell him, but The Spirit was there and it was a beautiful meeting. I recall this was my first priesthood meeting with my new hearing aids, and how I was able to change the setting and listen without any hearing help plugged into a wall or Comtek device.

I recall during the songs it was magnificent to hear with both ears the singing, and my mind was directed in taking note that the voices and the singing I was hearing was more then the congregation. I pondered that this morning and was taken on a thought adventure. I'll attempt to describe it in words (if possible):

Singing is the only activity I know that the human brain is fully involved. That is to say, both hemispheres of the brain are active when you sing. The beat, melody, rhythm, lyrics, breathing, projecting your voice, are all physical things that we need to do in order to sing, and that takes BOTHJ sides of our brains to do! Plus when we sing with all our heart that is the spiritual aspect of our creation piping up and joining into the song. This got me thinking on how God asks us when we pray to pray with meaning and heart; that is "pray with real intent" (see Moroni 7:6,9)What better way to pray then with the full physical mind, body and soul combined?

Also there is scripture "the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me" (D&C 25:12)this thought brought me to think on how much of a beautiful prayer singing with real intent must be to our God. So that took me back to the congregational hymn and just the unity that was being had with the singing and each person basically saying a prayer to God. This then caused my mind to wonder to another scripture found in both Matthew 18:20 and D&C 6:32, simply "where two or three are gathered together in my name, as touching one thing, behold, there will I be in the midst of them—even so am I in the midst of you." ... this struck me as 'That was what you were feeling as beyond the congregation!'

We as a group of priesthood were united in a song and thus prayer to our Father and God, and if Jesus wasn't there, then He at least, sent some angels to join in and participate in our song/prayer and it was AMAZING!

My favorite part of it all was that I could attempt to join in my voice to that prayer, then that my mind was directed to what was happening, and best, with the new hearing aids I was able to HEAR it!

What an amazing experience. I wish all the world to be able to participate in such joyous happenings! And I know we all can so let's join together in whatever way we know how and sing a little bolder, and be nit together a little closer, and let us all praise more, using all Mind, Body, and Spirit, our Father in Heaven!

Growing up

Well he's done it... My spencer has officially rolled at least twice from his back to his tummy.

I was unable to post the video here for some reason, but I was able to put in on google video here

It's a little (LOT) pixalated, but if you don't like it you can send me money for a better video camera, thanks