General Conference I love General Conference. This one we spent with my family which was a rare moment for us. We were in Utah for a wedding and it became almost a week-long fest of family time. Since we were out of our normal element, I know I missed quite a bit. But that just …
This message from Elder Dale G. Renlund was inspiring. He shared a story about President Russell M. Nelson. We all know of his incredible work he did in the medical field prior to his call as an Apostle. In 2018, a special professorship was created at the University of Utah. The individual who receives this …
This message from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf was uplifting and encouraging. He spoke about discipleship and the discipline that it requires. But mostly he shared about how gifted each one of us is and the role that we have to play is important and needed. I have never thought of myself as a big person. …
January was such a special spiritual month for Jacob and Sarah. Sarah loves the temple and was so happy to go a couple times this last month. And Jacob loves to have a buddy to go with. This month was special for Jacob though because on January 4, he was ordained a Teacher in the …
Our beautiful Sarah got to go inside the temple and do baptisms for the first time. It was the most perfect experience and I am so happy for her. Sarah has been so excited for this moment. She has been preparing and anticipating this for years! When we entered the baptistry, Sarah had the whole …
This message from Sister J. Anette Dennis was full of goodness. She spoke of unity and encouragment and LOVE. It was just the right dose of positivity that I have needed lately and want to move forward with – especially in our highly negatively charged world right now. Sister Dennis began her message with a …
My heart was sad when I learned of the passing of President Jeffrey R. Holland. He is one of the “originals” for me. While I was five years old when he was called to be an Apostle of the Lord, I never can remember him not being there. And we all know that he was …
The message given by Elder Kevin G. Brown was powerful. You could feel the power of his words as he taught and spoke about testimony. He shared many things that have caused me to reflect since I heard his message and began studying it. I loved what he shared about agency. Agency is our responsibility …
The message by Elder Ronald M. Barcellos, titled The Lord Looketh on the Heart, was a message I needed. I feel like it was similar in tone to other messages in recent years that the Spirit has really been trying to teach me. He talked about the heart – specifically about the condition of our …
DAY 7 was our final “vacation” day in Iowa. It was another reminder of how much I appreciate planning because I definitely would have done things differently. But it was still a great day! Iowa State Capitol Since we were in Des Moines, we decided to go to the state capitol building. This building was …