Thoughts From a Frazzled Mind

The past month has been crazy, busy, but very good! First of all my handsome, young Bubba got a new church suit and a "skull" tie.  I'm pretty sure that he is the most handsome boy in the whole ward! We had the great opportunity to present the production "The Ten Virgins" by Emily Freeman again, this time for our ward and a neighboring ward.  I honestly believe that it means more to me each time that I do it! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in this wonderful production.  Hopefully I can work on having plenty of oil on hand and be prepared for the time when the bridegroom comes.  We had a great excursion to the Heritage Theater to see A fantastic musical! Our group included Shandra and Bubba, Robin and Corbin, and Ashley and Tristan.  All of the boys did very well and enjoyed the first half of the play, but it is a very long play and they started getting tired during the last half.  Corbin and Bubba were both ...

I had the great opportunity of participating in a performance of "The Ten Virgins" by Emily Freeman.  We practiced and practiced and then we performed for two different Relief Society activities.  The story is taken from the one of Christ's parables in the Bible and is found in Mathew 25:1-13. This musical parable tells the story of ten good women who were all given the gift of a lamp from a shopkeeper who lived high on a hill.  Each lamp was crafted for each one individually, tailored specifically for her needs or desires.  Every woman had a good heart and very good intentions, but five of the women, for different reasons, neglected to regularly fill her lamp with oil.  The oil could only be obtained from visiting the shopkeeper. Each of the women sang a song telling of their own characteristics regarding their relationship with the shopkeeper and their gift of the lamp. All of the women were invited to the feast and celebration of the shopkeeper's weddi...