Day 2 of our family vacation started slow and it was so lovely. We are definitely go-go type of people on our trips so it was nice to just take it slower on this trip. In my very brief planning of our trip, I found on the Church website an itinerary for the “history enthusiast”. …
General Conference I love General Conference so much. The last couple conferences, I have felt the world getting really loud and distracting as the weekend approaches. Which only tells me how important it is. But it also feels like a struggle to keep that distraction away. My conference weekend felt filled with distraction this time. …
Sunday morning I woke up early and Mark told me that President Nelson had passed away during the night. My heart was sad. I miss him already. I will miss his clear, blue eyes that felt like they were looking right into your soul. I will miss his gentle spirit. I will miss all of …
Jacob and I received some new callings this month! When we had all of the realignments in our stake and ward, Jacob was released as the President of the Deacon’s Quorum. He has now been called to serve as the First Counselor in the Deacon’s Quorum in our new ward. He is excited – and …
Sister Tamara W. Runia’s message from this last General Conference has been brought up again and again in my life the last five months. It was such a powerful message that I know I needed to hear, and based on what I have heard from others, it needed to be heard by a lot of …
On Monday we celebrated our TENTH Back to School Feast. I am so grateful for this sweet tradition. As I got thinking about our family and the decision we made nine years ago to start homeschooling, I got to thinking about what my “why” is. And there are a lot of reasons and those reasons …
Love of Family History Something that is a big part of who I am that I don’t talk about as much is my love for family history work. It is something that I feel passionate about. It is something I feel called to do and love it. It is incredibly rewarding and I feel strongly …
A couple weeks ago Mark got a call from a member of the Stake Presidency from a different stake then we currently belonged to. All of this was in the midst of uncertainty about boundary changes within our local church. He wanted to meet with both of us. I wish I could say that I …
Sunday morning the Eaton Ward, that we were members of, was dissolved and my heart has been so very heavy. It oftentimes doesn’t take too long when you are a member of our Church, to be involved in some sort of realignment or change in your ward boundaries. I’ve experienced many of them in my …
Elder David A. Bednar’s message from this last General Conference was titled, The Times of Restitution of All Things. He spoke of restoration and it really resonated with me. With our study this year of the Doctrine and Covenants, my mind has thought a lot about those early days of the Church. Days that I …