Week 8 Journal Entry

This week's lesson was entitled "Overcoming Challenges". I loved the multiple aspects that this topic brought up: business challenges, life challenges, relationship challenges, etc. When reading the devotional by Elder and Sister Holland, I was struck by the changes I can make to improve the relationships I have with those I love. I LOVE my husband. I love being around him, talking to him, just really doing anything with him! I think the amount of time I try to spend with him shows him how much I care about him, but there is a lot more I could do for him. He really appreciates a clean house (and he sure helps me out with it!) but I think if I did a better job of having it ready for him, I could show him how much I care about the things he cares about. When it comes to business, of course there will always be challenges, but I liked the video we watched called "The Five Whys". Every problem needs to be looked at and taken back a few steps to make sure we actually get to the cause. I like that he said not to spend too much time on it, but maybe an hour, and then if the problem recurs, put in another hour, and so on, until there is a solution. If the problem wasn't something that comes up a lot, you won't have wasted a ton of time on training for a rare issue, but if it is something more complex and common, you can slowly put in the time and effort needed to correct the problem.