Last installment of Ed Week notes (2008)

Last year I typed up the "good stuff" from Ed Week (and some of you saw it then) only I didn't put in the names of the presenters. If you wish to know that info, just tell me and I can easily look it up for you. Here is the last installment of Ed Week gems:

Elder Oaks--Don't be the first to pick up new technology, but don't be the last to let go of the old.

You must treat your spouse in such a way that the thought of separation is agony to him/her.

Some of Daryl Hoole's rules:

Clean as you go, wipe as you work, pick up as you pass, put it away rather than put it down, look back as you leave.
Develop a system rather than conduct a search, for you will be doing one or the other.
Do today's work today-#1 work is relationships.
Be prepared as there's no substitute for preparation-we knew yesterday that we'd be hungry today.
In order to keep the Sabbath day holy, keep Saturdays hopping. On Sunday do the Lord's work, not your own.

A true principle carried to extreme is no longer a true principle.

Lord's law of time management: the Sabbath. Lord's law of financial management: tithing.

Elder Oaks--Revelation comes most often when we are on the move.
--Preparation is the prerequisite to teaching by the Spirit.

(When working on a lesson) ask: is there somebody else's talents I should be developing (instead of my own)?

We may be able to "get by" when we wing it (teaching a lesson), but getting by isn't really our goal.

In talking about scripture study, President Ezra Taft Benson said, "Yesterdays meal is not enough to sustain today's needs."

If you are too busy to cook healthy food for your family, maybe you are too busy.

Awareness of the best in us helps us grow much more than analysis of the worst in us ever can. That which we focus on expands in our lives for better of for worse.

The gospel is designed to get us back to Him right now--we should be happy every day.

Excessive guilt for things you cannot control is inappropriate. Guilt for things you can control is appropriate.

We aren't held accountable for having a weakness, only for succumbing to one.

Using the devil's methods to do God's work is the worst way to do God's work.

God loves us more than the greatest mother loves the most lovable child.

Many who sin are only seeking to satisfy righteous longings through wicked practices.

When we are in bondage to sin, we are driven by our bodies rather than guided by our spirit.

Peter Drucker (famous management guru)--"Allow more time than what the task will take." That is a secret to less stress.

In children, sleep deprivation mimics ADHD, depression, learning disabilities and the like. It makes them appear dumber than they are. They don't necessarily feel sleepy.

If there are problems, first ask, "Is this child exhausted?" Chances are they are. Sleep deprivation is something to worry about.

The Father turning judgments away from us, because of the Son, can occur for us on a weekly basis as we partake of the sacrament.

When your spirit has become the master of your body, then you have become like the Lord.

Scott Marsh's Top 10 financial websites:
SIOU (surprisingly insightful, objective, and user-friendly) Websites--all sites are FREE
1. ScottMarsh.com --info on tons of research BYU students are working on in financial matters
2. mint.com --an online financial tracking system (Time magazine listed it as on of 50 best sites in 2008)
3. finance.cch.com --commerce clearing house -hundreds of financial calculators
4. pricegrabber.com --helps you to comparison shop
5. consumersearch.com --product ratings (like Consumer Reports)
6. usa.gov --has links to all government agencies
7. privacyrights.com --make sure info reported about you is correct
8. investmentnews.com --website for advisors...you can access morningstar reports for free from here
9. eBay.com --if nothing else, you can use it for researching the value of items
10. nlm.nih.gov --national library of medicine-has suggestions on managing your health care expenses.

And there you have it. This posting marathon has come to an end. Hope you found something worth the time it took to find it!