Week 2: RESULTS

Today, April 26 2011, is the 100th anniversary of my grandmother, Dorothy Smith Clark's birth. My daughter and I honored her memory by doing baptisms for the dead at the temple this morning (plus we got 5 points!) What a great way to start the day.


Here are the survey results from the second week. What do they mean to you? How are you doing as an individual? How are we doing as a group? The only question that I'd like to see some improvement on is the amount of effort put into the challenge. The response with the highest percentage is the level 2 effort. 

 9And he said unto me, My ^agrace is sufficient for thee: for my^bstrength is made perfect in ^cweakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may^drest upon me.

 10Therefore I take pleasure in ^ainfirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in ^bpersecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am ^cweak, then am I ^dstrong.

When we are weak, the hope is that we will turn to the Savior for help. As we do this, we are able to see His hand in our lives as his perfection fills in all the gaps of our imperfection. This is truly a great blessing to allow Christ to help our weaknesses become our strengths and is why Paul says "I rather glory in my infirmities." If it's important to you to become More Fit For The Kingdom, then it is important to Christ. Let Him help you that you may see how strong you can be as a team. Our Father in Heaven does not want us to try and become perfect on our own, we must rely on the grace of the Savior. That's why we have the atonement, to access it's power every single day. 

True strength is the ability to see our weaknesses, the humility to ask for help, and willingness to follow the promptings we receive. 

The mystery challenge for this week- Go to the TEMPLE! Do a session, initiatories, sealings, baptisms or just walk the beautiful grounds! (5 points poss.)
	YES! I love the temple! 55 38% No, I'm too busy 4 3%

How did you do with Calorie counting?
	Recorded every day, no problem! 17 12% Harder than I thought, but still had some success! 19 13% So annoying that I didn't really do it. 23 16%

Which daily challenge was the most difficult for you this week?
	Twice daily personal prayer 3 2% Daily personal scripture study 1 1% Not eating after 7:30 6 4% Exercise 9 6% No desserts 18 13% No Soda (or other personal nemesis) 3 2% Counting calories 19 13%

Are you going to incorperate this week's challenge (Calorie Counting) into your daily routine now?
	Absolutely! I'll record everday. 7 5% Somewhat, I will record now and then. 18 13% I won't count calories but be more aware of what I eat. 32 22% Never again. It made me crazy! 2 1%

How did Counting Calories affect your diet this week?
	I ate less because it made me more aware 29 20% About the same because I eat pretty healthy anyways 15 10% About the same because I had a hard time changing my habits 14 10% I ate more because I felt deprived and then over ate 0 0% I ate more because I was thinking too much about food 1 1%

Rate yourself between 1 and 5 on how much you pushed yourself this week.
	1- I didn't try at all 3 2% 2- I tried a little but can do much better 19 13% 3- I put a decent amount of effort into it 13 9% 4- I wasn't perfect but worked hard 18 13% 5- I gave it all I had this week! 6 4%