Comments on: In Our Ward: Lesson 30: The Great Plan of Happiness

By: Naismith

Naismith — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:59:14 +0000

Please, please, keep posting your lessons. This is the only taste of Sunday School that I get, so it is incredibly helpful to be back in touch with what the adults in the church are learning.

And if I ever visit SLC again, I will try to time the visit to attend one of your classes in person:)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:51:03 +0000

Thank you, Kurt. I’m glad these are there for you — sometimes it feels arrogant to post my plan as if I were offering it as a better alternative to the manual or other blogger’s notes. Hadn’t thought in the beginning that they might be useful in the way you report. And I hope your recovery is proceding and that you’ll be able to return to normal activities. Some social/communal things I’ve had to do alone are isolating, I know. My best to you.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:22:41 +0000

Ardis,
This might be a little off-topic, but I wanted to thank you for your devotion and diligence in putting up these notes. I’ve been unable to attend church for quite some time due to injuries resulting from a serious car accident. I keep up with my study of the gospel as much as I can, but there are times when I tire of keeping my own counsel and become anxious to look at the way others view the same things.

I’ve read your Sunday School posts on and off throughout this period of disability. I’ve always enjoyed it, but for some reason, as I read your posting tonight it felt like I was actually attending Sunday School.

I usually notice a microscopic cold distance when reading blogs. I assume that’s natural when you don’t know the author. Something about tonight (aka, early this morning) really hit home though, and I just wanted to thank you for providing a forum where I can feel like I’m in church with everyone else.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:28:54 +0000

Thanks, Larrin. I was hoping it would be made quickly available, so that I could read more than the brief quotations in the Church News article.

By: Larrin

Larrin — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:20:15 +0000

The broadcast referenced is available here: https://si.lds.org/library/talks/ces-conference-addresses/2012-august-broadcast?lang=eng and the talk from Paul V. Johnson starts at 37:40.