Individual Worth #4

You are preparing now to fulfill a unique mission on the earth. Read Doctrine and Covenants 88:119. In your journal make a list of your hopes and dreams for your future home, family, education and some important things you would like to accomplish in your life, including becoming a wife and mother.

Doctrine and Covenants 88:119 "Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God."

My hopes and dreams for my future…

Home

I hope to one day be able to work with Ryan and design, build, and decorate the house of my dreams.  It will have lots of space for family to gather, a large spacious kitchen to prepare meals, and giant walk-in closet to fill with clothes.  I want to have land to raise a cow, a few chickens, and a garden to help be more self-reliant.  More importantly, I want to have a home that continually has the Spirit of the Lord in it.  I want the things from D&C 88:119.

Family

More than anything, I want to have children in my home.  I don't know if this will be through adoption or other means, but I need to start doing more things to have this happen sooner.  I will have a family fast that Ryan and I will be able to adopt. Then I will find things that I can do to help make the process quicker and find someone who is willing to place their child with us.  I will return to the fertility doctor to pursue other avenues.

Education

I want to continue to take graduate courses to obtain my Masters Degree.  This will allow me to only have to attend workshops and do other things to get my 180 points I need every five years to renew my teaching license.  It will also increase my pay and marketablitiy.  I also want to get my lifeguard certification  for camp.  This will allow me to use the pool more.  I may do this to complete my 10 hour project for Knowledge.

Becoming a mother & wife

I want to do all I can to be the best wife and bring the spirit into my home.  Many of the things that fit into this category I mentioned above in my thoughts about family.

Write a plan that will help you achieve your goals.

I feel that by following the things from D&C 88:119 I will have the Lord's Spirit to help me achieve my goals and be closer to Heavenly Father.  I have broken down the scripture into its parts to come up with goals to work on to help me achieve my dreams.

House of Prayer

• Have personal prayers in the morning and before bed
• Have couples prayer in the morning and before bed
• Take time during the day to have silence to ponder

House of Fasting

• On the first sunday of each month have 24 hour fast with prayers for a specific purpose
• Hold a family fast for adoptipon

House of Faith

• Shre testimony whenever possible, especially to Ryan
• Rely on the Lord more when making decisions

House of Learning

• Have FHE regularly
• Increase "lesson" time during scripture reading

House of Glory

• Make my home like a temple
• Hang up scriptures
• Display more pictures of temple & Christ

House of Order

• Conduct a family planning meeting Sunday evenings

House of God

• Take time to see the Lord's hands in all things
• Invite the Spirit into my home
• Seek to be a peacemaker