26 Apr 2020, Sunday

26 Apr 2020, Sunday
Prioritized Daily Task 
Email and talk to the children and grand children
Email to answer Sudip Kandel, my guide in he Himalayas in Nepal last year, checking to see how my family and are doing with the coronavirus 
6 PM, Hebrew language video lesson 10 

Email sent to Sister Alexandra McAlpin, all the children and others - Talked or/and faced time all the children grand children.  Rae Lynn, and the boys, Ethan, Luke, Owen, Brody and Weston, are on their way to Michael and Autumn's from AZ.  Michael and Gavin are meeting Autumn, Blake and Gracey at the baptism of Shawn and Allie's son.  Melodie and the girls were outside and Matthew was in the house.  He has a meeting tomorrow with the developers from India he has employed to rebuild the software programs Ty, Matthew's business partner, took and left with.  Talked to Max Kimball; Melodie his niece, whom Debbie and I joined in fasting for is doing better today.  Betty McAlpin, Garland's widow, called.  She has been sick and in the hospital.  She is home now.

"One Drop at a Time"

Do you sometimes wonder if your little efforts could possibly make any difference at all? Consider a simple example from nature. Honey is one of the foods that includes all the substances enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water necessary to sustain life, writes Elder M. Russell Ballard. And yet, over its short lifetime of just a few weeks to four months, a single honeybees contribution of honey to its hive is a mere one-twelfth of one teaspoon. Though seemingly insignificant when compared to the total, each bees one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey is vital to the life of the hive. Your simple, daily acts of service matter, and the power of many righteous people working together to fill the world, one drop at a time, with the sweet truths of the gospel.

By Russell M. Ballard

A drop of water may seem rather ordinary and unimpressive. And
yet when very small amounts of water are dropped steadily, over
extended periods of time, the results can be quite spectacular.
Think, for example, of Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico,
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, or the Reed Flute Cave in China, to
name only a few. It’s amazing how often water does its
remarkable work one drop at a time—giving life to a plant, turning
a field green, invigorating parched soil, filling a river or lake, and
yes, carving into solid rock. Over time, small drops of water can
make a big difference.
We can learn a lot from water drops—especially when we feel
small and insignificant, or when it seems our best efforts aren’t
getting the effect we hoped for. It may just be that we need to give
the drops of water time to do their work. Whether we are learning
a new skill or building a new friendship, it’s most often the steady,
consistent effort that leads to spectacular results.
Actually, we have all applied this truth from the time we were
children. We learned to walk one step at a time, gradually gaining
confidence and strength along the way. In school, one assignment
after another led to measurable progress in knowledge and
understanding. And as adults, we take one day at a time as we
navigate the twists and turns of life. Anyone who has ever learned
a new language, a new instrument, a new technology, or any
number ofnew abilities began simply by putting in steady effort
over time.
So we just keep going, even when the task seems
insurmountable and the challenge seems daunting. Some
obstacles can be eroded only drop by drop. You can’t get a rock
formation by throwing a boulder in the ocean, and dumping a tank
of water on a plant can kill it. One drop at a time is the better
approach. If we are patient and consistent, our small and simple
efforts to change for the better, to help and lift another, can
eventually produce something quite spectacular.  (The Spoken Word                          on KSL TV in Nov. 2019)

Before my Hebrew language lesson today I gave Debbie a priesthood blessing for her left ankle, heel and foot and the carpal tunnel syndrome pain that woke her about 4 AM, early hours this morning.  Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition of the hand and fingers caused by compression of a major nerve where it passes over the carpal bones through a passage at the front of the wrist, alongside the flexor tendons of the hand. It was caused by repetitive movements cutting and sewing the face mask and head pieces over the past week or so. It is characterized by sensations of tingling, numbness, and cramping pf the fingers and hands.

Debbie drove and face-timed with Laura in N.C. and looked at homes Laura wanted to see more of than what was on the MLS realtor's listings.