Wow, Melody! That's an amazing story. It gave me goosebumps and made my heart skip a beat. It's so wonderful that you were in tuned to the spirit at that time. It reminds me of a quote I read the other day. "If we live worthy of divine guidance, as we are privileged to do, we shall not go very far astray. --Joseph F. Merrill" I'm sure that was an moment that has held you close to the gospel many times. Thanks for sharing it with us. Hydi

How wonderful that you were sealed. I have no Idea what that would be like. i guess that I always took things like the temple for granted. Im sure that your lives have changed drasticly. I am okay with having been excommunicated. for me I will be able to start fresh and be at least for a few seconds clean and free of sin. That is a very overwhelming thought. Miracles are always being performed for my kids and my family. The most recent BIG one that comes to mind is my oldest was with my bro. in-law and they were riding a four wheeler. My bro. inlaw lost control of the quad and they ran into five strands of barbed wire. It slit his throat and sliced and diced him from head to toe. It nicked his jugular. it took the Ambulance and Helicopter 45 min. to get to him. HE LIVED. Miracles truely work. Thank you for the prayers. Erin

Hi Thank you for the pep talk. I talk as if we have to get up early to go to church. The chapple is like 15 min. from our home and Church starts at 10:00 big deal isnt it? Los molinos is 22 miles North of Chico and 25 South of Redding. We live on 400 acres of Prunes and Walnuts. I cant wait to get to know all of you on this site. i look forward to reporting my progress both with surgery and spiritual growth. Erin

Gala Thank you for the welcome. I know that this is all happening for a reason. I also know that I have been blessed and am being given miracle after miracle. I am so calm my heart is calm I know that I will have the surgery soon enough and that It will be the right time. My kids are so excited about going to church. My oldest should be a deacon. I have and eight year old who so wants to be baptized. I promised him I would go so that he could get baptized. Thank you again Erin

1. What is one thing you enjoyed about being overweight? Eating. I'm addicted to food. I lived to eat. I would finish one meal and think about how I could use the leftovers. Eating anything I wanted and as much as I wanted is the one thing I miss. 2. The weather is perfect outside, you have a day off, it's your favorite season, and you have sufficient funds in the bank. What are you going to do today? I would take my children to Disneyland. I've been several times but my children never have. I would take all 5 of them and make a family outing just enjoying them and enjoying the fun time we woud have. We live so far away that if money were no object we would all fly (another first for my children), rent a car and take enjoy. 3. When was the last time you followed the spirit and blessed someone else's life? This isn't the last time but it is a memorable time for me. My work history is being an ambulance technician. I worked full time ambulance for 23 years. One Easter I was on ambulance duty when the ambulance pager went off for us to respond to an injury accident. I was on duty but the Spirit told me "don't go". As that exact second another member, who was off duty, contacted me and told me that she would respond to the accident. About 10 minutes later the Spirit very loudly and definately told me "get ready to go, you're needed now" and The Spirit then told me the name of the person in the accident that I would be taking care of. I was also told that someone had died and the name of the person who had died. I got ready to go and the ambulance responding to the accident realized that because of the CPR being done on the person, another ambulance would be needed to transport the mother. I responded to the ambulance call and took care of the mother. I was the one who told the mother that her child had died. This was special because the woman was the bishop's wife. That Easter Sunday the family was on their way to Stake Conference when the accident occured. Due to my level of training, if I had been the one *****sponded on the first ambulance I would have been involved in the CPR. I was needed to be with the Bishop's wife (who at that time was a dear personal friend of mine). This dear woman has always told me how special it was and how much easier it was for her for me to be the one to tell her her son had died. When the ambulance was first dispatched, it was not known that someone had died. It was also unknown to the ambulance crew the identity of the family. I knew. I KNEW. The Spirit told me the identity of the family and the fact that the child had died. This was a very spiritual moment for all of us. 4. What are your favorite and least favorite chores around the house? Favorite would be cooking. Least favorite would be cleaning.