"A disciple of Jesus Christ is one who has gained a witness
through the Spirit of the divinity and mission of the Savior,
studies His gospel, incorporates His teachings into daily life by
relying on His enabling power, and spreads the news of His
gospel to others. Disciples of Christ are not without weaknesses
or sin, but their shortcomings neither paralyze them nor prevent
them from selfless service and daily repentance. The goal of a
disciple is not to be different from everyone else but to be more
like the Master"
-Camille Fronk Olson
Today was our fast and testimony meeting. James bore his testimony and so did Hunter Jensen who is leaving on his mission for Australia on April 22nd. Hunter's mom, Laurie was one of the last people to bear her testimony and she had me in tears. She says she remembers seeing her husband Kurt off for his mission to Australia years ago before she was a member and she knew then she wanted her sons to serve missions. She joined the Church while Kurt was on his mission. She said when people ask her or her family why they live like they live and why they go on missions and serve and believe, she says: "Because of Him, meaning because of the Savior. I looked over and Sheri was crying too. It was a great way to end the meeting.
Clint Allen who just turned 12 and passed the sacrament for the first time bore his testimony also. He said: "I have been waiting for this moment all of my life." What a sweet thing to say.
During Primary sharing time today Paula Casto showed the movie "The First Vision." All of the kids were so good, especially Isaiah, who was not so good during singing time. During singing time Sister McAfee had the kids put on spring "hats" and Sister Coffey went outside to take their pictures for mother's day. We had butterflies, ladybugs, frogs, bees, and bunnies. They were so cute!
Our lesson today was on the baptismal covenant. I actually got through the lesson and then we had activity time where the kids colored, played with Playdough and we read a story from the Friend. The kids were good today. We only had seven: Taylor, Brooklyn, Callie, Malachi, Isaiah, Ryder, and Liam.
When we got home from church we broke our fast and I made pesto flatbread for lunch. Whole wheat flatbread, pesto sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese and a slice of tomato all go under the broiler for a few minutes and it comes out delicious!
We had a nice nap and then we went to Tempe to visit with Lois and Dawn. We had a nice visit but I came home feeling a little down. Maybe because I wanted to talk to Dawn about reading the Book of Mormon but just didn't have the courage to do so. I am just so afraid she is going to say no.
Evan wrote in his journal today.
Rowan played chess with his dad.
