It’s been about 3 weeks ago now, but we were able to participate in the Church’s Helping Hands do some service, as London cleaned up areas affected by the recent riots. We were assigned to help in a large open
London Camping
Some friends in our ward decided to go on a group camping trip to a local campsite. Our kids were so excited and even sat through the 2 hours worth of driving (that was supposed to be 45 minutes) in
Memorable Weekend
Amidst Cami’s A&E visit and Caleb’s gymnastics competition, we had a much different side of our weekend as well . . . a more spiritual one. I was able to go with our ward’s youth down to the London Temple
Learning in Mutual
These last 7 months serving in the Young Women program at church has been amazing! Our weekly mutual nights have been a great night to learn – I’m learning just as much as the girls and I’m loving it! Last
Hannah’s Baptism
The main reason for my parents’ visit was for Hannah’s baptism on January 8th, exactly one month after her 8th birthday. We were so lucky to have Chris’s parents come out for the event as well! We really have been
“Happiness is . . .
. . a grateful heart.” That was the main message of the Young Women’s lesson I taught on Sunday. I made each of the girls (and leaders) a Gratitude Journal and challenged them to write in it often – once
Back to Young Women’s
When Emma was first born, I was called into the Young Women’s Program at church. I loved it, but was grateful to have the younger girls because, honestly, I wasn’t that much older than the Laurels. It’s hard to respect
Primary Temple Day
Our ward’s Primary had a great day at the London Temple grounds today. We rode the bus down and the kids were able to visit the Visitor’s Center, where they watched a short movie and did a scavenger hunt. They
Twenty Hours in Provo
As if we hadn’t had enough of planes up to this point, we hopped on another one on Monday and headed to Utah. Thank goodness it’s only an hour flight! We were only in the Provo area for less than
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
For the last couple months I have had the opportunity to get to know the MOST amazing women. After shortly moving into our ward here, it became known that I had previously had callings in music and playing the organ.