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 …
DAY 5 was our final day in Missouri. We left our hotel and ventured into the peaceful land of northern Missouri. It was so beautiful up there. Far West The area surrounding Far West is beautiful and peaceful. We couldn’t get enough of the rolling hills, trees, and fields. After the Saints were forced out …
Monument to the Eight Witnesses Day 3 was a FULL one! We started our day with going to see the Monument to the Eight Witnesses. This beautiful place is tucked away and I loved it. It was so peaceful and perfect. This monument honors the eight witnesses to the Book of Mormon. It’s in a …
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 …