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As far as the eye can see

With posterity as numerous as the sands of the sea, it must have been difficult for Sarah and Abraham  to get a babysitter.
 

A few good men

I love how Abraham tried to negotiate with God to find enough righteous people to avoid Sodom being destroyed. He haggled from 50 down to 10 until God just walked away. And even at that low number they still couldn't find enough good people to save the city!
 

Hi, Abraham. I'm dad!

I mean, this guy named his kid after laughter! Fun fact: The first time that laughter is mentioned in the Bible is when Abraham laughs at the news that he is going to be a dad (see Gen. 17:17).*

There are those who say that this gift of originating dad jokes is how all the world shall be blessed by Abraham's seed!
 

*His wife Sarah is the second person in the Bible who laughs (Gen. 18). Although she just chuckled internally, while Abraham fell on his face with laughter!

Sketchbook: Aftershock

Or maybe it was the Primary President's kids. Either way, it can be a lot for a babysitter to take in!
 

Snowplow

Surprise!
 

Cold, shiver and bronze

Our ward has a lot of hills. Sometimes our elders walk, sometimes they ride bikes. Oftentimes they ask for rides. But they love it on those rare occasions that they get to use a car! 
 

Up, up in the sky!

As I read my scriptures for Come, Follow Me the other day, I noticed something. Pres. Monson told us to "Look up." Pres. Nelson told us to "Think celestial." And God told Abraham to "Look now toward heaven."

I have a feeling there may be a not-so-hidden message in there somewhere!

 

All wet

One of the hazards of living in the Pacific Northwest.
 

Presidents Day special

Because it's Presidents Day in the US, I thought I'd take a look back at a few of my favorite mission president cartoons.

 

I'm ready whenever you are!

There's the oft-asked question: "Where are all my Valentines?"
 

Self-sorting

I learned this week that Noah's Ark could be compared to a temple: It's protected with a covering, it had three stories (similar to how they did the endowment in the early days), and Noah took his family inside to save them.

I started to feel a twinge of guilt about my Noah cartoons. But then I got over it. I think he'd get a kick out of some of them.
 

Feeling carpe

Do you ever get stumped when someone asks how your day went?
 

They check in...

Noah was a brave man among the prophets. Not only did he have to take care of the cute and fuzzy animals, he had to keep an eye out for the creepy bugs and reptiles as well.
 

Sketchbook: Good pitching

There's so much symbolism to uncover in the story of Noah's Ark! Not the least of which is that good pitching wins games.
 

The big one?

It's easy to lose touch of the outside world when you're serving a mission. 
 

I hope I'll be ready to reach and teach

It's true. You can't get in a door if you can't get it open.
 

For your benefit and learning

I'm sure everyone has a subject that just doesn't make as much sense to them as they would like. I liked algebra because we got to make pictures. Well, line drawings and Battleship and Utah addresses. And I loved geometry because we went from lines to shapes. But beyond that, I don't think even a Urim and Thummim could have helped me! 
 

Wibbly-wobbly

Time takes on a different meaning during a crisis or an emergency situation. Ten minutes in the dentist's chair, for example, is a lot longer than ten minutes in the ice cream parlor!

Maybe that explains why my one-transfer stay in Chinju seemed sooooo long!
 

Sketchbook: More or less

This quote from Elder Kearon's fireside stood out for me. Hope scrolling beats doomscrolling any day!