Yes I am LDS

I am a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. I am by definition in a cult. As all church goers are. I am not brainwashed in fact of all the churches I have ever been in this is the only church that has encouraged me to think. OK you can stop laughing. I was baptized in September of 2008. I was actually working towards becoming a Methodist Lay Minister when this occurred. I want to bear my testimony and show why I made this eternal decision .

Growing up I did not have "religion". I went to church on occasions with my family , I even did a little time in VBS. I hated God , I hated "church people" they always seemed so much happier then my family and they were so it even made me madder. When I was about 15 I had a dream (cue the uplifting music) I dreamed I met God. In my dream I walked with Him by a small pond and HE told me there was so much for me to learn. When I went to my preacher he told me God does not talk to people much less children, other religious leaders echoed this mind numbing crap and I kinda believed them. So I went in search of spiritual enlightenment.

I threw myself into whatever I could get my hands on. I studied the Buddha , Hinduism, Catholicism , Judaism , Anti God what ever I could study I did . I began to believe that God was a concept man has created because they were to sacred to admit they did not know something. However I knew God was real. Funny how that works Knowing and Believing. I knew God was real but I believed man had made the church. After awhile I gave up on Christianity they all seemed to hard to keep up with anyway. So I started practicing WICCA. I spent many years in the realm of the divine female , yet I knew something was missing.

I started to hear God speak to me. So I started church hopping and man let me tell you what a bunch of craziness, I have seen it all trust me when I say this. I became very aware that all these churches were missing something And all these churches were run by men.

When James and I were married he was an inactive Mormon. But he had no problems church hopping with me,(I guess he was stilll working out his issues too) but he always walked away and he would inevitably explain what was missing or how empty he felt. During this time I only knew one Mormon, my brother in law, and well if that was what the church did to people then nope , no thank you , not for me. And now back to that September in 2008. It happened, Heavenly Father got tired of me farting around and in came the SISTERS. Now if you wanna know what this means call up the Church and ask for a set of missionaries to come to your house, i promise you God will change your life , but to keep this short these beautiful young women Sister Harris and Sister Moberly brought knowledge into my life. Now I already knew that the Book Of Mormon was true . I know this because God's people did not just live in Jerusalem and Christ speaks many many times of His other flocks, and I know that the Bible is not meant to be the only written word of Heavenly Father. What I came to know was that what I had believed in was right. churches are created by man. Man dictates what is taught how it is taught , they tell people what to believe and how and not to question cause it makes you look weak in faith . All the questions other churches created in me Christ's church answered.

I know that the Restored Gospel of Christ is available to the whole world. I know that there is a Prophet of God alive today (and no he did not go to bible college) called of God . I know that Jesus Christ fulfilled all law and suffered for us in the garden. I know that the power of the Priesthood the same authority that Christ held can be obtained by all worthy men . I know the blessings of the Temple and that families are meant to be eternal . I know the Book Of Mormon testifies of Christ. And I know that all this is truth God's truth not man's.

Yes I am LDS. I was not scared to seek out Heavenly Father and learn. I am so thankful that my family has a worthy strong priesthood holder. I am thankful for the relationship that my Father in Heaven and I are working on. I promise that when we open ourselves up God will not keep us in the dark . I leave these words in the name of Our Redeemer our loving brother even Jesus Christ amen.

The Thrill Of The VIC Card

I love to shop. But I am Cheap . I am one of those crazy women who enjoys staying at home with her children. Which means we have to live on a budget . With four kids and the desire to eat good food I began my quest into the WOC. (World Of Coupons)

I do not take children to the grocery store. I may look insane but I am not. I go alone and I go armed. My arsenal includes 15 reusable bags , mp3 player, checkbook, and my coupons. Now I am not talking about a little envelope stuffed with coupons I do not use , nor will you see me pull out a little accordion file. I have graduated to the class of iamagonnasave com lada. I carry a three ring binder (hardback) filled with divided sections of baseball card holders. Each clear pocket contains anywhere from 2 to 5 coupons. I know the sales , the layout , and so it begins my hunt.

On average I am in the store for @ 2 to 3 hours . Every isle gets a visit from me . I compare , add , subtract , in fact I was some of that math I thought I would never use from school. I understand unit prices , big is not always better and sometimes a coupon is not worth it. When it is triple or like this week double coupons up to 1.98 you may find me in the store two or three times . When I am done I go up front this is where the excitement comes in

I love approaching the cashier my cart is full to the point of busting and then some. I hand her my bags , pick up my binder and purse and move to watch the screen.They always ask "Do you have a VIC card?" DO I HAVE A VIC CARD?!!! OF COURSE I DO , but I like to wait till the end.
Each product is scanned and this total goes up and up I direct the bager or take over I hate wasteful bagging , and no my milk does not need a bag. Finally she is done my total 215.00 My budget is 160.00. I place my key chain in her hand as she picks through every store MVP card I have (I have 6 of them) She finds my VIC card , I am in Harris Teeter one of the most expensive stores to shop in. So why am I here if I am so cheap ? After the bleep you will see, My VIC savings have brought my total with tax to @140.00. I hand over my coupons , 20 of them will double , the most will be 3.00 off a product. Because this week is double up to 1.98. Finally after my BOGOF and my other coupons she hits total. 98.00. She has to call the manager again for another override my 5th one so far. As I hand her my check she stares at me. "how do you people do that?" I know what people she refers to. I just laugh and say "It is the Thrill Of the VIC Card"

Returning home with the spoils of my hunt , I proudly show my husband the receipt. This is where it really pays off . Those hard long hours he is away from his family are converted into money which has to last and stretch to the ends of time have been successfully spent without excess. But we have ice cream because it was buy 2 get 3 free and I had a coupon.

The list below is from my adventure yesterday I enjoyed myself so much. I will be going out tonight to use the rest of my big coupons . My budget is 650.00 a month and so far I have spent 450.00.

4C 36oz canisters 4.99 (type of koolaide)
on sale 3.99
coupon 1.00
double coupon 1.00
BOG 24 box packets - 3.99
so i got 36oz canister for 1.99 and a free box of 24 packets for 3.99
bought two canisters for 3.98 and got 48 packets worth 7.98


Next great deal my fav BBQ sauce
2 for 5.00
on sale 2 for 4.50
1.00 off coupon doubled
bought 2 bottles for .50 cents

LEA & PERRINS Sauces
on sale 2 for 5.00
1.00 coupon off doubled
bought 2 bottles for 1.00

Hersey's Syrup
2.15 a bottle
1.00 coupons doubled
bought 2 bottles for .30 cents

Tropicana50 Juice
2.70
1.00 coupon doubled
bought 2 for 1.40

My Hair Dye
3.99
on sale 2.97
1.00 coupon doubled
bought 2 boxes for 1.94

M&M's small snack pack
.89 a bag
coupon .75 off 2 bags
coupon doubled 1.50
bought 4 bags for .56 cents

Snuggle Fabric Softener
4.99
1.50 coupon doubled
1.99 for bottle
(could have gotten a much sweeter deal gonna try tomorrow

While this is not on the grand scheme of things as exciting or even worthwile , for me , for my family it is amazing

To Get Started

I could plead that I have nothing to say , but that could be confusing since I just took the time to set up a Blog. WOW I never thought I would open my world up for others to read. That being said , I would like to Introduce myself in case you are curious , I am too.

My name is Beth I am 34 and I do not mind being my age , After everything I have gone through to get here it is pretty exciting. I am married but better yet I am wonderfuly happy in my marriage . My husbands name is James . And if anybody wants marriage advice marry a geek he will love you with all his heart. We have kids and all the insanity that it implies. We have three girls and one boy , James says he is out numbered so we have three cats and two are female , (still out numbered). I am a Domestic Engineer who loves her job even though I do not get sick days. We live in North Carolina and no the BBQ is not that good and they don't know how to make hot dog chili. I am from Virgina really not that much better.

I have a mind of my own and I voice my opinions if you don't like them or they offend you , I am sorry but you don't have to read them or like them .

And just so there is no confusin later and you can leave now if you wish I want to let you know I am a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. I do not like being called a mormon or a christain people have tainted those words so much that they no longer hold special meaning anymore . you can call me Beth or Little Miss LDS

My life is good . I am who I am .

I hope you enjoy whatever i write about , some of it will be happy , sad , angery , whatever ,you don't have to read . also I am not the world's best speller so if there is a mistake I do not care .

Time for me to rejoin my real life where the laundry is waiting and the kids need me .