New Hobby

I started a new hobby. English Smocking! I didn't start it because I needed something else to do but because my mom pressured me into taking a class with her. By pressuring me i mean she paid for the class and invited me to go. I am glad that she talked me into it.  It is a form of heirloom sewing.  The projects are meant to be passed down.  At first I was worried that I would not find a project to work on.  Marissa has outgrown the baby stage and likes more grown up styles.  I just finished my first project.

This is not Ric rack on the skirt but picture smocking.  It looks like Ric rack but is stitched on the fabric after it is pleated.  We then picked out trim to go along the bottom of the skirt.  Marissa wanted me to finish it so bad that Saturday she told me she would take care of everything for me so I could sew then I herd her tell Derek she would get him what he needed and that he was not to bother me.  She told David the same thing when he got home.

I got it done Saturday so she could wear it Sunday.  The woman who got us started is in our ward so after church Marissa and I found her to show her our finished work.  She said good job.  I know it is not perfect and Marissa is the thing that makes it cute. 

Week 6 day 36-40

— Day 36: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: 4 Nephi & Mormon 1-8  Mark & Ponder: Ether 12:27
Scripture of the Day:
“He that is ordained of God and sent forth, the same is appointed to be the greatest,
notwithstanding he is the least and the servant of all.” “Wherefore, he is possessor of
all things; for all things are subject unto him, both in heaven and on the earth, the life
and the light, the Spirit and the power, sent forth by the will of the Father through Jesus
Christ, his son.” “But no men is possessor of all things except he be purified and cleansed
from all sin.” (D&C 50:26-28)
Thought for the day:
“We can press forward with hope in Christ, like green shoots growing upward toward the
sun, only if we have within us the peace and stillness that are the rich seedbed of such
growth and progress.” (Eloise Bell)


— Day 37: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read:  Mormon 9 &  Ester 1-3  Mark & Ponder: Ester 12:41
Scripture of the Day:
“Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil...“Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may  be able to
withstand the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  “Stand therefore having your loins
girt about with truth, and having the breastplate of righteousness; “And your  feet shod
with the  preparation of the gospel of peace; “Above all, taking the shield of faith
wherewith ye shall be able to quench th fiery darts of the wicked. “And take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
(Ephesians 6:11, 13-17)
Thought for the day:
“Next to acquiring good friend, the best acquisition is that of a good book.”
(Charles Caleb Cotton)
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Day 38: ___________________  Date: ___________________
Read: Ether 4-10 Mark & Ponder: Moroni 7:16-17
Scripture of the Day:
“An now, My beloved brethren,  I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy
One of Israel,  and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption.  Yea, come
unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him and continue in fasting and
prayer, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved.”
(Omni 1:26)
Thought for the day:
“Success is not never falling down, but rising every time you fall.”


— Day 39: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Ether 11-15 Mark & Ponder: Moroni 8:12
Scripture of the Day:
“And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young nevertheless being large in
stature, and also having a desire to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore I did cry
unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heat that I did believe all
the words which had been spoken by my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him
like unto my brothers.” (1Nephi 2:16)
Thought for the day:
“We must cherish one another, watch over one another, and gain instruction, that we
may all sit down in heaven together.” (Lucy Mack Smith)
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Day 40: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Moroni 1-10  Mark & Ponder: Moroni 10:4
Scripture of the Day:
“As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7)
Thought for the day:
“The great overall struggle in the world today is, as it has always been, for souls of men.
Every soul is personally engaged in the struggle, and he makes his fight with what is in
his mind.  In the final analysis the battleground is, for each individual, within himself.
Inevitably he gravitates toward the subjects of his thoughts.” (Marion G. Romney