3 blind mice

Dear Carters and Bruce, My year old neighbors came to church for the first time 10 days ago and second time this week. Last month I asked you to be my illustrators but no luck. No one has contributed for my booklet “Things that fly”. I thought it was the most wonderful idea and I was so proud of it. But I have discovered one huge problem. 4 year olds can’t draw. In fact they really can’t color either.  May be I will just keep giving it to my grand kids each year until they are 10 or 12 and can return it to me complete. . . .

I wrote my little old ladies a letter during church Sunday. I didn’t want to delay for fear I would not want to later. I am not sure if I was led by the spirit but what I ended up writing was not what I had planned. But it felt good.  I stuck in some black line pictures I have taken from the internet of things that fly and just stuck them in spots so it would not be so boring to read.  Happy end of April!  Vern and Eric Yunker.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sunday, April 24, 2015

dear LaRue, Barbara, and Judy,

25 years is a long time. Good luck making the adjustment to giving Sundays to God in his honor and worship. "The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath." God did not make us to worship him we have our agency

He doesn't need worshipers he is whole and complete, perfect. But WE need to worship him. We have the need inside of us to love him and honor him. It fulfills us. It gives us hope. It gives us confidence and security. It motivates us. Everything is in his charge. He knows this life is ugly, hard, and difficult. He knows this life is beautiful, rewarding, and joyful. By opposites we learn and realize. Second Nephi chapter 2.  Without opposites it would be boring and the same. The extremes help us to grow and understand.

We are each unique he designed our lives for our good and growth and a test to see if we would seek him and good things even when we could no longer remember him nor be in his presence. I don't know you sisters very well. But I hear Judy laugh and to be happy is marvelous for her. And watching you other two trek to the mailbox is a treat.

We had a spiritual death when we were physically born. Does this life seem like a test to you?

The world thinks there is no Holy Ghost. But we believe he can be everywhere at once, communicate God's love to us and peace, and direction. Have you ever felt the Holy Ghost?

God is love if you ever feel hate and darkness you know it is not from him.

When others mock you or cheat you or are mean to you, it is not from him. When others bless you and befriend you and complement you and are kind and considerate of you, those are the actions and feelings he wants you to receive. He never does anything but love us and want the best for us." Come unto me all ye ends of the earth. Buy milk and honey without money and without price.”

When we're kind to others we are being his ministering angels. That is sort of a secret that you gals are old enough not to give it away. When we're kind and patient we are letting his influence flow through us. So we become his helpers. His ministering angels. And if we keep practicing we become closer and closer to him and we start to feel the Holy Ghost and he can influence us and we can feel his direction.

We can be washed clean of all our sins each week when we take the sacrament sincerely. We repent and can get a fresh start. He wants us to be like him and Jesus was the perfect example and showed us how to be and become. I love you sisters. I am so so excited and pleased to see you dipping your toes in the water of life again. He is the bread of life! The Church of Jesus Christ.

It is a day he gave us and the home/church to help. Church is for us not for God

Respectfully, Vern Jensen hug hug hug

5/2/15PS. I posted all the cute pictures with this but it keeps jamming up/overloading the website and I can't move or even finish reading the article. So I just removed the picture/illustrated edition. It is counting my visits so now it will say 9 but 4 of those visits were mine. Serves me right for being so proud of my work!vj