I mentioned before that I felt like DISCIPLESHIP was a major theme of conference and this talk fits into that perfectly along with Elder Soares’ talk. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk is about love and repentance and moving towards our Savior and transforming ourselves into the people that we can become. This was one of …
Last year, I asked each member of the family to write their testimonies of the Book of Mormon (it is what we studied last year). It was an instant treasure to me. So I had to do it again this year – this time, with the focus on the Doctrine and Covenants. BEN: I think …
Every year we do “Christmas School” a little different and I am actually really okay with it! This year was more on the simpler side and it totally worked this year. Last year, we started celebrating ADVENT and I love it! It has been a tradition we have wholeheartedly embraced. To go along with advent, …
Last weekend my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary and we loved celebrating them! My sisters and I got together to surprise them and we had so much fun doing it! My parents spent the day working in the temple and we surprised them when they came home with a big family dinner. We loved …
“Next year I am going to be turning eight years old and will have the opportunity to be baptized. I am so excited! While I am waiting, I am preparing to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One way I can prepare is by learning the Articles of Faith. …
Sarah is our favorite little ballerina! This autumn was Sarah’s first opportunity to choose a specific genre to focus on at her dance studio and she picked BALLET! I was so thrilled! Sarah is sweet and graceful and ballet suits her perfectly. Her class did a darling dance to “Beyond the Sea” and Sarah danced …
An overarching theme I saw this last conference was discipleship – in particular, traits of a disciple of Christ. And one of those characteristics is compassion. This was one of those talks that really just pierced my heart. Reading the words of Elder Soares was humbling as he described so well who I want to …
Oh Benjamin Lewis – where is the time going?! We were so happy to celebrate this big kid and give him TIME. The strains from this last year have been hardest on Ben and we were so happy to give him a day ALL about him! The Party Ben requested a SPACE PARTY and it …
Thoughts this Autumn This autumn has been surprisingly wonderful for our little schoolhouse. I was worried going into this school year. I was worried how I was going to manage all of the needs of my little crew but WE ARE DOING IT! My day is FULL but oh so good. I feel like I …