Sunday, June 19, 2016

Darrel took his kids hiking at the Natural Bridge

last Saturday and I forgot to post pictures.

I am a little nervous about Ruby standing so close 

to the edge.

Happy Father's Day to
my sweet hubby!

I love this picture!

Making chocolate covered bananas for our

Father's Day treat.

Gospel Study: Alma 18:24-19:11

How do common beliefs help us share the gospel?

"God wants all of His children to 'be brought to a knowledge of that which is just and true.' We will have help preaching the gospel when we seek it.  As we bring God's glorious message to others, we give them the opportunity to have 'the dark veil of unbelief to be cast away from their mind, and the light of the glory of God, which is a marvelous light of His goodness."

I was up early to finish preparing for my Primary lesson about the scriptures and how important they are in leading us back to Heavenly Father.

The scriptures are like a treasure map

that lead us to eternal life.

Our sacrament meeting went something like this today: Talon Wilhelm was the youth speaker.  He spoke about the Find, Take, Teach program and taking family names to the temple with his family. He says he has not done the Teach part of the program but is looking forward to doing so.

Pete Stock came as the speaking companion to Mike Hall (Harry Lynn and Geraldine's son), who is on the stake high council,  and he spoke about fathers.  Pete is a natural born storyteller which makes him an excellent speaker.  He talked about working on his grandpa's ranch and getting paid with an old pair of spurs, and gathering flowers at the request of his grandpa for his grandma.  Joe and Ruby Stock were his grandparents.  I heard those names many times while growing up.  He also shared some memories of his dad and gave a couple of quotes from Elder Christofferson's talk on "Fathers."

Mike Hall was the final speaker.  He and Pete are first cousins.  He spoke about the temple and the Find, Take, Teach program.

Kacey, Braylin, Curtis, and Zemira attended Primary today.  We talked about the importance of scriptures and they loved the treasue hunt and going outside!

On the way home from Church I saw this smoke from the fire and thought it seemed closer to us than before.

The stake presidency has ask us to fast and pray one day this

week for the curtailment of the fire, the safety of the firefighters, and for needed moisture.

James went home teaching with Brother Lauritzen to the Scott's and Virgil Cooper.  Today in Primary Talena, Jace, and Jaden all made candy neckties to give to Virgil.  Their father passed away and Virgil is their uncle.

Our home teachers', Dave Westbrook and Colton Carroll came to visit and share a message with us.  Brother Westbrook spends the week at his ranch in New Mexico.  He told about rounding up calves and two wild ones that took him and his neighbor on a real chase.  He told about how he roped one and his neighbor the other.  It was something out of an old wild west adventure.  I love this kind of home teaching.  Colton did give the First Presidency message and we had a good discussion about that too.

After a nap and working on my blog, I made James one of his favorite dinners, meatloaf, baked potatoes, and green beans.

I have so many pictures of James eating.

I guess it's a hobby of mine.

Happy Father's Day gifts:

1 - The Book of Mormon in

America's Heartland

2 - Two books by Timothy Ballard volumes 1&2

The American Covenant

3 - Moroni's America

4 - DNA Evidence for Book of Mormon

North American Geography

This is a DVD.

5- Maps of possible sites in North America

After our father's day celebration we spent the rest of the evening until bed time working on our lessons for next Sunday.

Before I "sign off" I wanted to share some pictures I found on Facebook regarding fathers and good men.

This man traveled 1,200 miles to deliver 49 crosses to

Orlando, Florida in commemoration for those who lost

their lives last Sunday in the worse mass killing in our

nation's history.

His message says it all.

Gail holding his newest granddaughter,

Adalynn Milburn, Jasmine's baby.

Paul's dad Gilbert with four of Paul's boys and

his son.

Gilbert passed away a few years ago.

Mario Ray and his son Peter.

Peter is now a dentist with children of his own.

Mario on July 12, 1990