Read the Manual

I’ve had my digital camera for a couple of years now, but I’ve yet to read the owner’s manual cover-to-cover. I pull it out when I need to troubleshoot a problem, but I know there’s information in there that could help me utilize my camera much better if I simply took the time to read more than a few pages. During my recent trip to Hawaii I realized that I could have greatly benefited from spending 20-30 minutes reading my camera’s manual rather than relying on my own skills to “figure things out.” While in Hawaii my entire family visited … Continue reading

Read the Instructions!

Let me start this blog by saying I am both a nerd and a convert. Oh, yes, and a readaholic. When you add those three together, you get someone who did an amazing amount of research into the church both before and after joining. I’d like to take a great resource that you may have overlooked – your manuals. The church has provided an amazing number of resources throughout the year. My first calling in the church was as the ward librarian, and I was amazed at the number of books available. (I’m one of those people who has to … Continue reading