my good hometeacher

it's been such a productive saturday...i cleaned the whole house, finally finished my class video then picked up literally a truck load of mulch and with the help of my sweet home teacher sam otto i got all the mulch spread around the yard. my body's quivering a bit and i'll probably be pretty sore tomorrow so it was nice to take a long bath tonight. 

sam and i had a good conversation about serving others without wanting any kind of return. that the joy comes from the service and i guess in some way maybe getting something for that service diminishes the joy of the service. Elder Rasband said in the last conference, 'focusing on serving our brothers and sisters can guide us to make divine decisions in our daily lives and prepares us to value and love what the Lord loves. In so doing, we witness by our very lives that we are His disciples. When we are engaged in His work, we feel His spirit with us.

today i was the receiver of service...

i look forward to when i can be the giver.