February 2014 Relief Society Lesson

The Plan of Salvation

I had an epiphany this month. I have come to understand that every lesson we will have this year is about learning to know and understand the love our Father in Heaven has for us. The first thing that missionaries teach is that we have a Father in Heaven who loves us. If we know that he loves us, we will trust him and obey his commandments. If we know that he loves us we will see value in ourselves and others. If we know that he loves

The Godhead – January 2015

My assignment for this year is to teach from the Come Follow Me manual. It’s the same manual that the youth have been learning from. This gives us the opportunity to learn what they are learning, to share the lessons with them, to follow up with Family Home Evenings, all kinds of things. Think of the Sunday Dinner conversations!

They have these lessons every Sunday, we will only have them one Sunday a month. That leaves me with the task of combing through a lot of

What is or was the restoration?

Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon

He received priesthood keys, the church was organized.

Those are the basics, over time all things were restored and we have all that we need to move forward. We have temples and endowments, ordinances, organizations, we are done, right?

Article of Faith #9

9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the

I love a strong man. However I do believe that my definition of a strong man would not be the same as the most of the world. Yes it’s nice to have someone to look at who’s easy on the eyes, but what is inside counts for so much more.

I love a man who is loyal and faithful to his wife. In this world of media we here about actors and singers and such all the time. They are usually in and out of relationships every other week. When I hear about one of these famous men who has been married to the

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

I have never read truer words than these! We are always wondering how to erase homelessness, drug abuse, violent crime, reduce the number of people in prison, forever eliminate domestic abuse, and on and on and on. Why are we always trying to fix the leak in the basement by building a new roof?

I am very proud of my son Aaron and his wonderful wife Shay. They have 2 beautiful little girls and they are trying so hard to raise

After serving faithfully and well, our daughter Alison came home from her mission on Oct 22, 2014.

I had missed her sooooo much! I had sent 2 boys on missions and had learned that each mission comes with its own set of trials and circumstances. I learned that you worry about different things with each child. You wonder how they will deal with the wide variety of obstacles or life events. You wonder if you have taught them enough, if their testimony is strong enough, if they will be safe.