A beautiful day in Arizona!
"Sometimes in the harbors of our homes, we can't see that by the simple, consistent acts - including family prayer, scripture study, and family home evening - great things are brought to pass. But I testify that these very acts carry eternal significance. Great joy comes when those little boats - our children - grow into mighty seafaring vessels filled with gospel light and ready to embark in the service of God."
-Sister Neill F. Marriott
I studied and rested this morning before my meetings. I messed up on my blog and had to re-do a post which is not fun when you are already behind.
My study desk.
The theme for sacrament meeting today was Scouting. I guess February is the Friend's of Scouting month. Chris Braddock was the youth speaker and did a wonderful job. He is so grownup from when we had him in Primary about five years ago. Ryan Yardley, the Young Men's President was the next speaker. He took up most of the time and then he and his wife sang "I am a Child of God." It was beautiful. Jon Hirt was the last speaker. He spoke about eternal families and although his talk was short, he did a great job.
James and I missed attending Sunday School today. The lesson was on the miracles of Jesus. We had an appointment with Bishop Lewis. He issued a calling to us. He called us to team teach the four year old Primary class We are grateful for the opportunity to serve.
During Relief Society I sat by Stacy, who leaves early to do singing time in the nursery, and Cathi. It was so good to visit with Cathi.
After church we had leftovers for lunch and took a nap. James started reading from his Jon Huntsman book and is sharing things he reads with me. What an amazing man Jon Huntsman is!
I spent most of the afternoon getting ready for FHE and making a notebook like this one for all of our kids and their families.
Boyd K. Packer told seminary teachers they should always start with a lesson on the Plan of Salvation; when they are teaching the Book of Mormon. This next page is a partial index of the Book of Mormon. I want each family to share something they learned from each book, a favorite scripture or their testimony, and draw some illustrations to go along with it. I have given them some ideas but if they don't like mine they can choose their own.
Darrel did a wonderful job of sharing stories from his mission and he told how the Book of Mormon was what really converted people. Thank you Darrel!
As you can see, Lola is a big attraction.
Listening to Darrel tell about his mission to Honduras.
Ben, Sheri, Stacy, Michael, and Joshua all got $20 for
reading through Mosiah 13 which is about 1/3 of the
Book of Mormon. The goal is to finish by Easter, April 5th.
This girl steals the show!
Joshua wanted to hold her, but she was a little too wiggily.
I sure do love this family!
