Progress

I did fairly well the week. I listened to conference talk la and chapters in the Book of Mormon every work day, wrote in my journal 3 times, and prayed before bed most nights. I like these goals and feel they are really benefiting me. I want to get back to where I was earlier this year, but I am loving the process in the meantime. 

I am going to keep working on the same goals and track it again like I did before. Earning stickers is probably more fun for me than it should be at this age, but I’m ok with that. 

Success

 I prayed every night on my knees this week. There was one day where I didn't really say anything. Most of the time, I only said whatever was clear in my head. Sometimes it was half a sentence. I feel better. I'm going to keep this goal this week. 

Work in Progress

This week wasn't too bad. I listened to a talk and chapter in the Book of Mormon every work day. I also wrote in my journal three times. I seem to struggle with the prayers. I don't know why. I love praying. I have had a testimony of prayer longer than anything else. 

I am going to keep the same goals this week and focus on prayer. 

Doing better

 I'm feeling much better this week. I got several more confirmations about getting released from my callings and today the bishop called me in to give me an official release and he was completely different. He was supportive and concerned. I really feel like the Lord changed his heart. He asked me more questions about how I was doing spiritually and then challenged me to pray on my knees. I told him that it's hard for me because when I do that, it's like a signal to my brain and my thoughts get chaotic and I just end up crying and can't think straight. He told me that pouring my heart out to God may just be me crying. He knows my heart and I don't have to have the words. That was really meaningful to me. I really feel like God spoke to him this week and it's been amazing. I really feel seen my the Lord. So my goal this week is to pray on my knees every day. Even if I just cry. 

Better

I did better this week. I listened to a conference talk six days. (One was while preparing my lesson for today, but that counts.) I listened to a chapter of the Book of Mormon five days. I prayed almost every day. I journaled 3 days. 

I like that I am getting better at this again. It is crazy how hard it is to get back on track when I lapse on my habits. 

Dead

 I feel spiritually dead. I have felt pretty empty for a while now. Now that I'm in primary, I don't get filled spiritually like I used to by going to Sunday School or Relief Society. I've been too exhausted to do much at home. I haven't been to the temple since March and I've just been empty. 

Last week, after prayer and a confirmation from the Spirit through a Sacrament talk, I told the bishop I was empty and needed to be released from my callings. Without missing a beat, he said that my blessings would be withheld if I didn't serve. We talked about other things, and he passively aggressively threatened to take away my temple recommend. 

Needless to say, it certainly did not help my situation. I have felt like garbage all week. 

My goals this week are to read from my verse-a-day book and say my prayers. 

Some Improvement

I did better this week. I am still not to where I was a few weeks ago, but I was better than the week before. I really need to work on my prayers and journaling. I also need to implement "Come, Follow Me" in some way. 

I am basically keeping the same goals this week. In the morning, I will listen to a conference talk and chapter in the Book of Mormon, pray, and write in my journal.  At night, I will do "Come, Follow Me" in some way (I have already set up an "appointment" in my calendar for this).

Starting Over

I have completed my daily spiritual goals only here and there the past few weeks.  I have no excuse. I have just slipped up in many areas the last few weeks. I guess doing these blogs keeps me more motivated than I realized. 

This week I am getting back on track. Each day, I will pray, listen to a General Conference talk and chapter of The Book of Mormon, write in my journal, and work on the “Come, Follow Me” material for the week. 

Some

 I did my verse a day almost every day but my prayers really slacked this week. I cannot get it together. I'll keep the same goals of prayer every night and a verse a day with commentary.

Better

 I did a lot better this week. There were a few times that Chad and Noel sat down to talk to me in the morning, but I made it a priority to meet my spiritual goals. For the most part, I felt better. I am still not good at completing these goals on the weekend, but I know I can do it. I also still struggle to do "Come, Follow Me."

I am keeping the same basic goals. For "Come, Follow Me," I will make sure to watch at least one podcast that goes over the lesson. 

a little

 This past week I read my scriptures every day. I prayed a few days but I need to get better at that. I'm going to continue my habit of reading one verse before bed from Don't Miss This. It's one verse with commentary. I like it. I'm going to work on saying my prayers every night too...

Not Good

 I did not keep up on my goals very well this week. I had someone sitting in my room talking to me most mornings when I was starting work. I love that my husband and daughter want to be around me, so I don’t tell them to let me be for a half hour. I should just do my spiritual study when they leave the room. I’m not really sure why I don’t. 

I am going to keep my same goals this week. 

Not a Great Start

I totally missed my goals on Monday. I got sucked into Tik Tok, and before I knew it, I had meetings to virtually attend. I didn't like how it made me feel for the rest of the day and knew that I needed to place it higher on my priorities. I think I was getting a bit too complacent and lost sight of the big goal. I didn't do "Come, Follow Me" at all this week even though I wanted to, in theory. I know that I would have fit it in if I wanted to do it that bad. I just need to reevaluate my priorities.

I will keep the same goals this week. 

Bad week

 I have been in such a bad place and I think, after seeing my therapist on Friday, that I have pulled out of it. So, I'm going to keep the same goals this week.

• Repent daily
• Scriptures every day

Not What I Wanted

I didn't do as well this week as I would have hoped. I missed my prayers a lot of days and didn't do "Come, Follow Me" at all. I did listen to a chapter of the Book of Mormon, a General Conference talk, and write in my journal each day that I worked. I still struggle with it on the weekends. 

I am going to keep the same goals this week and try harder to get everything done. 

crap week

 I listened to the scriptures a few times and said a couple of prayers but I've been in a really negative head space I can't seem to get out of. I'm going to keep the same goals this week.

Scriptures and repent every day

Getting There

 I love the habits I have been able to follow. I know I have to keep working on them, or I will stop. I am happy to say that I also listened to a chapter in the Book of Mormon Saturday. We also did “Come, Follow Me” one day. Both kids declined to join us, but we still did it. 

This week, I am going to keep the same goals.  I really want to get in the habit of doing “Come, Follow Me” with at least Chad. 

Meh

 Well, I did really well until Thursday night. I was so tired. I had to get up early every day of the week and still went to be late. I've been exhausted and just stopped caring when I got home Thursday night. 

I will keep the same goals this week.

Scriptures every day and repent every day. 

Not Bad

Once again, I was successful the days that I worked. There was one day that I got sucked into social media for a while, but I soon found that I felt I was missing something and corrected it. For the past few weeks, I have been listening to older talks and letting the Spirit guide me to the right talk for that day. I am not sure why I do not feel the need to listen to the most recent talks, but I am really enjoying this form of study. I even had a few times that I could see how the chapter I listened to in the Book of Mormon went with the talk I listened to. I still struggle with these goals on the weekends. 

I am going to keep my same goals this week, but I am going to make one addition. Chad and I have talked many times about the  need for us to do "Come, Follow Me," and we have agreed on a time to do it together and invite the kids to join should they choose. Working on it each night at 8:30 is my other goal. 

5 Days

 I really love that my spiritual goals have become habits. Starting my workday off with General Conference, The Book of Mormon, prayer, and journal writing has been great. I can feel a difference in my day when it doesn't happen first thing. (If this happens, it is usually Monday when Noel doesn't have seminary and chooses to sit next to me talking first thing in the morning.) Somehow, I still fall short on my goals on the weekends. 

I am keeping the same goals this week. I don't want to change what is working and want to make it work on the weekend.