OUR FAMILY: Monday, December 25th, 2017

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Monday, December 25th, 2017

Provo City Center, Utah

150th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 Mar 2016

By: Dallin H. Oaks

Jesus Christ Atonement through

2 Nephi 11:5

And also my soul delighteth in the covenants of the Lord which he hath made to our fathers; yea, my soul delighteth in his grace, and in his justice, and power, and mercy in the great and eternal plan of deliverance from death.

Book of Mormon
Moroni 6-7:19
*As we celebrate the Savior's birth, what can we do to better serve Him with real intent?
Doctrine Covenants Favorite Scriptures
DC 34:7-9
7 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the time is soon at hand that I shall come in a cloud with power and great glory.
8 And it shall be a great day at the time of my coming, for all nations shall tremble.
9 But before that great day shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood; and the stars shall refuse their shining, and some shall fall, and great destructions await the wicked.
General Conference

The Trek Continues

Elder M. Russell Ballard

"I have a deep conviction that if we lose our ties to those who have gone before us, including our pioneer forefathers and mothers, we will lose a very precious treasure. Rising generations must have the same kind of faith that the early Saints had in the Lord Jesus Christ and His gospel."

Santa was up late last night getting things ready for Christmas morning. Addy got books, Rowan a bat and baseball equipment, Ruby got a skateboard, and Lola a bicycle. Plus, there were lots of presents to open from Mom and Dad.

Ruby with her bowl

Taken across the room with the telephoto lense on my phone.

Christmas morning chaos

Rowan with his Xbox One

Ruby got sick to her stomach last night and went to her parents room. She made sure they knew that she didn't look at the presents!

After the opening of all the gifts everyone got ready to go to Sheri's except for Trina who is staying home with Ruby. James and I packed up all of our things as we won't be returning to Darrel and Trina's.

As soon as we got to Sheri's James started making steak and gravy and I put two tubes of biscuits in the oven. Sheri was making bacon, and eggs. Darrel brought four bottles of orange juice. I also made a dozen cinnamon rolls.

I played outside with Lola for awhile. She was a little bit afraid of the dogs, Ollie, Shipley, and Vader. At one point Rowan was petting Shipley and Lola wanted to pet her and kiss her. I saw a sneer on Shipley's face so I told Lola that we should find Vader instead. About that time Stacy reached down to pet Shipley and Shipley snapped at her. I am so glad I steered Lola away from her.

After everyone ate Sheri started a game. James and I were not involved. We were supposed to go to his mom's house for lunch and dominoes but we were so tired we decided to drove home instead.

We left town around 12:30 and were home in Vernon by 3:30. We made no stops and there was no traffic.

These are the gifts I received for Christmas. Sherry's Berry's from James. They were waiting for me at Darrel's when we arrived Saturday. It was sweet because that was the only thing I really asked for. From Dawn and Lois a towel and bathmat set, an embroidered table runner, electric candles, and a $50 Amazon card.

A family photo from Darrel and Trina and one from Sheri. Darrel and Trina also got me a caligraphy set that hasn't come yet, and Sheri gave me a $50 Cheesecake Factory card. It's appropriate that today I posted the dedication of the Provo City Center temple because Jared and Kacey got us a Brickem' set of this temple! I love it!