Daily Tender Mercies

Tonight we had a family home evening lesson about the window’s mite. I think it was a little confusing for the kids because they don’t understand math at all and I think that is helpful for that lesson. Anyway it is the thought that counts.

Nolan was cute at dinner dinner time. As we bowed our heads to say the prayer he said “Heavenly Father”. So Rachel continued to try to help him through the rest of the prayer. He might have whispered a few words but I didn’t hear him again until he loudly said, “Amen!”

I took Gehrig with me home teaching because my companion was heading out of town after church. I was surprised how excited he was. I have taken him a few times. He generally goes off and plays with the kids if we talk for too long. That was the case today. I must have been at the Hauser’s house for an hour and a half. I try to limit my visits to 1/2 hour but I find I enjoy visiting much more than that. I never thought I would be that way. Hopefully I am not wearing out my stay!

We had a good weekend in Roosevelt with Family. Grandpa Brighton’s funeral was great. He was a such a great man. He lived a simple life, but he was always honest and had a lot of integrity. I don’t think anyone could say anything bad about that man.

The kids had a great time in Roosevelt. I didn’t see much of Gracie. She was always outside – mostly playing with kittens. We couldn’t get Gehrig in the car when it was time to leave.

Overall it was a great trip and it was fun spending time with family.

I don’t normally blog this early in the day, but I just had a great experience that I wanted to record. Also, we are driving out to Roosevelt tonight for my grandpa’s viewing and funeral so it is more convenient to do it now anyway.

This morning I called the lawyer that sent me a cease and desist letter from Finicity (makers of Mvelopes). He was very unfriendly and unhelpful. I’m sure that is his job though. The conversation left me very frustrated and upset. I have a feeling that something can be worked out, but I don’t have the money to go through lawyers and litigation, and I’m sure that is a tactic of larger businesses to smash competition. I happened across the direct phone number of their COO (Nicholas Thomas). I thought I would call him to just chat. He didn’t answer and I didn’t bother leaving a message.

I came back downstairs after a couple of hours with this matter still heavy on my mind. I decided the best person to ask for advice on the matter is my Father in Heaven, so I prayed. After I prayed I started dialing Nick’s number again. Just as I hit sent on my cell phone, my home phone rang. It was Nick! He said he was just returning my call. I thought it was odd because I didn’t leave a message. He must have gotten it from caller ID.

I had a short but good conversation. He was very friendly. He said the company president had been more involved with this. He was going to talk with him and get back to me. He asked if I was a company or just doing this on my own on the side. I explained that it was just a side project and that I had a full time job that had me commuting 1.5 hours a day. I also told him that my new boss mentioned he knew him. He did know my boss well and asked me to tell him hello.

The timing on his phone call was amazing really. After the call I felt better inside immediately. I knelt and said another prayer of thanks. I don’t know where this will end up, but I do know my Father knows me and knows my concerns. I’m grateful for that.

Tonight after the kids went to bed, Rachel and I watched the last lesson of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University course. It was the lesson on giving and tithing. I think it is my favorite lesson because that is the place I want to be most. I would love to have so much wealth that it would allow me to give much more. I have a feeling that some day I will be at that point.

When I took the job in Salt Lake with SendOutCards, I figured I would start playing Ultimate Frisbee again with the group from 3M in Murray. When I started working last week I was a bit disappointed because we didn’t have a shower in the building. Today I found a shower. It was there all along really. Our bathroom is pretty small really. There is a door in there. I figured it was just a janitors closet. Today when I went in the restroom that door was open slightly. I was surprised and excited to find a shower! This means I can start playing Ultimate again!

Today someone at work suggested going out to eat for indian food. I thought it would be fun to go out with the guys for lunch. I’m not a big fan of indian food, but it was fun. Mike, our boss came along too. After the meal he ended up paying for everyone, which was a nice surprise too.

Today was a special Sunday. There were no block meetings for church. Instead, members were encouraged to get recommends for the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. I loved the focus they put on it. There were two sessions in our stake – 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Rachel’s parents went to the 9 AM session so they could watch our kids as we went to the 3 PM session. It was a great experience. I have been to three dedications now and they were all by satellite in stake centers.

At 10:00 we drove in to Murray to purchase the car I was looking at. I was able to get a 2000 Nissan Maxima for with 83K miles for only $4000. The reason it was so cheap is because it was a salvage title. The back of the car was hit. The air bags were never deployed though. I took it in to the Nissan dealership yesterday to have them look it over and they said it looked structurally sound so I decided to go ahead with the purchase. I’ve very excited about the deal I got.

I got to know some of the guys I work with a little better today. After work we went to the movies. We watched G.I. Joe. It was fun. I sat with Mike today and we worked on fixing some bugs. It was good to get to know the system a little better and spend some time doing that rather that reading manuals or doing tutorials.