sunday....

So today was the Primary Program. I play the piano, you know.  Been in this calling a year.  Played those same piece all year!  They are as close to memorized as an old brained, stiff fingered person can do.  But I gotta tell you I was SCARED TO DEATH.  I can play them good at home, but put me in fron of a chapel full of people with a grand piano that I'm not used to and I could barely find middle C.  I'm not exaggerating this....I was shaking all over...may heart was racing...my hands ice cold and sweaty.  I looked up at that first piece and with all eyes on me and I thought, "Oh please Heavenly fAther , let me just drop out of sight into some trap door or something.  I can't do this!"

All week,  I've been praying MOST INTENTLY for his help to guide my shaky fingers.  I knew I had honestly done all I could to prepare.  I went to the church several times, even...to try to get used to that big honking piano.

Anyway..thankfully I got through it and didn't do anything majorly wrong.  I didn't ruin the program anyway.  WHOOSH!  what a relief.  I thanked Heavenly fAther through the whole closing prayer! 

When we got back into the primary room, everyone was so relieved that we just shut the doors and let the kids wiggle and be noisy.  I could just felt he tension leave all our bodies.  I hope next year, I'm more comfortable with it.  I've improved in my ability, but being in front of adults like that really stretched me. 

I've found in life, church calling in particular, the if you honestly do all you part, to the best of your ability...the Lord can and does make up the difference.  He has never let me down.  I love and appreciate Him so much.  I bargained aand promised bout everything I could think of before I got to the bench.  I must remember how humble I felt and keep my promises.

After on sundays, I go to moms and we work on geneology.  There is this family.  It's  Grandpa Guy Hilterbrands, mother's brother's family. (I sound like Gr-ma huh!)   Her brother's name is Edward Watson.

There are 10 kids in that family!  One of the kids are married to a Blankenship.  One member of that family has sent mom the most wonderful information.  She has kept immaculate records, even obits, marriage, newpaper articles,  and other valuable records.  She is very neat and accurate and everything we have researched matches what she has records.  It's trustworthy! With all of her information, we have also found information on the extended Blankenship families. 

It's so exciting.  I think Dad's up there teaching them!  why not? 

Moms said that this Blankenship daughter said, "I was going to throw all this stuff (the records) of  moms away, but I just couldn't...so I'm sending it to you.  (Can you believe it?  She was going to chuck that gold mine! but instead, she sent it to mom. ) Now we all know why! 

We are putting the puzzle together, its so fun.  Mom has done most the research, I'm just helping her get it organized and temple ready.  Like I said, It is so thrilling.  They were religious people.  Mom really feels like they would accept the Gospel.

Geneology is addicting you know.   It's what you do when you should be in bed asleep. 

That's my day...

Oh, one more thing.  Pam and John Mooney have a temple recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Target temple date, November 18th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One more thing...how do you like this 'fall back' time?  I enjoyed that extra hour...but now it's 9:30 and it feels like midnight! 

YAWN!

Comments

[Arlene]

We had our Primary Program and I never noticed the pianist...don't even know who it was...I wonder if she was nervous. Hummm..
I want to come do genealogy with you and Mom...BAD...so FUN. I love that you love Mom.

[Shay]

I'm sure you did great, Mom. I know the nervous feeling....whew....like you look at the piece and think, "I swear this song started with a D instead of an A" or "have I ever even played this song before?" That's a panic feeling. Heavenly Father does help us, doesn't He. Aren't we grateful?!

[Sam and Jill]

Oh Barb....thanks for sharing you little testimony of how Heavenly Father helps us. I am glad that he was there helping you.....When I was young I couldn't get up in front of people without shaking to death and crying like a ball baby when I was done.....all that adrenaline and fear would just ball up and I couldn't think or do anything up there but shake and then I would sit down and just ball because it was so hard for me to get up. The Lord has blessed me and it has gotten easier but man alive it is still hard for me....He blesses us for braving it out....I know!