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President Nelson’s Invitations to Come Closer to the Savior

Tami L. Johnson

In October of 2018, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints, extended four invitations to the women of the Church:

If, like me, you love hiking in the summer months, you’ll love the recreational sport of snowshoeing in the winter, too. I’ve gone with my family several times; and, we even take along our 7-year-old who climbs right up the mountain with us.  Snowshoeing is just like hiking, really, only it’s hiking in the snow. There’s nothing stopping you—except, of course, if there’s no snow. 

Here are some great suggestions for trails to try this winter in the Ogden area

Wheatgrass Canyon:

On Christmas Eve, my grandson overheard me talking about Monster Trucks.  He ran into his room coming out with the movie ‘Monster Truck.’ Grandma, is this what we are watching? I had to chuckle a little and said, “Well, that’s not exactly what I meant.” He looks at me puzzled and went to the computer where I showed him a picture of ZOMBIE from Monster Jam. He says, “Okay, grandma. I love Zombie.” I said, “Well, I’ve got this great job that allowed me to talk to ZOMBIE’s driver on the phone a few days ago.” He runs to grabs my phone and starts looking for the number to ZOMBIE in my phone.

A few years ago, during December, our neighbors down the street invited us over to learn how to make tamales. We gathered in their home, along with other friends, and had a tamale making party!  Since I had never made this type of food before, I was eager to learn!  It sounded a bit complicated; but, since I knew our family would love them, I had to give it a try. 

Identifying Your ADHD Triggers

From an outside perspective, it looks as if you live your life like everyone else. But the reality is that, due to your ADHD, you have to be cautious about things others take for granted. If you aren’t considering how the things you do on a daily basis can trigger your ADHD, now is the time for a wakeup call. You can’t afford to trigger your ADHD symptoms when you first wake up and get ready to go to start the day. And you absolutely can’t trigger them while doing something important.

ADHD symptoms fall into three subcategories:

One Wintry Night is thoughtfully written by Ruth Bell Graham and illustrated by the amazingly talented Richard Jesse Watson. This book has been sitting on my bookshelf for many years. It was a gift my mother gave to me for Christmas and I have treasured it ever since.