You Are Not Forgotten

Thank you, President Uchtdorf!

Lilly's Baptism

Lilly turned 8 years old and was able to be baptized this year!

I am so very thankful for Lilly's decision to be baptized. She is a wonderful little girl who is learning about the Gospel of Jesus Christ more each day.  She loves Jesus. She makes very good choices.

I am thankful to be her Mommy.

Nicky showing his support

Our Family

Our Extended Family

A special thank you to all of the family that came to show love and support 

to Lilly on her very special day!

Horn of Plenty--LDS.org

Okay, so I am home from Church today with my two little kids who are a bit under the weather.  Since it is Sunday, I won't be running around and tidying (hurray!), so I decided to stop by LDS.org and have a look around.

It's been a while since I bopped around the site as I am no longer in the Young Women's program, so imagine my surprise when I found that you can do the entire Personal Progress program online!

• "Each young woman can link to all of the scriptures, track her progress, submit her plans and report when she is finished with each step as she earns her Young Womanhood Recognition award and medallion. Plus, she can keep her journal securely online and print out the entire book (including her journal) when she is finished."

Then I was amazed to see that there is an Official Radio Station of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--called the Mormon Channel and that you could listen online to Scripture Stories for Primary Children, stories of Church History on the Legacy Program, the Church News, and much, much more--not to mention links to Mormon Messages, the entire Gospel Library.  The list truly goes on and on and on. 

So, hop on over and take a look!  And if you aren't a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but would like to know more, check out Mormon.org. You can ask questions via Live Chat, ask for Missionaries to visit you, or even watch a little Mormon TV.

Happy, happy Sunday to you all! 

A Weekend In

Staying in. Watching this.

A Video Worth Watching

Happy Sunday. xo

Are Mormons Christians?

Yes, we are!

I am thankful for my Savior, Jesus Christ.

CREATE!

Is anyone else aware of the Mormon Messages on YouTube?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a new outlet for video messages. I got lost in them. There are video MormonAds, Talks, you name it! Wow. I am overwhelmed.
On my travels I found this little treasure:
As spirit daughters of a loving Heavenly Father, "happiness is your heritage," said President Dieter F. Uchtdorf Sept. 27 during the General Relief Society Meeting.



I love Dieter F. Uchtdorf! This was an amazing talk. Don't we all have that yearning to create? How wonderful to have our natures validated! Such an amazing message. Please share. :D
I love the simple message found on the Mormon messages on YouTube.

Have a Blessed Sunday.

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Temples

So, I saw this really great idea on my niece's blog-- wait, is your nephew's wife your "niece", or your "nephew's wife"...?

Anyway, Nicole did a post on all of the temples in her life, and I thought that it would be fun.


Washington, DC

This is the temple that was closest to us when I first joined the church and for most of my high school years. I grew up in London, Ontario, Canada, and it was a 14-hour trip. Each Spring Break we would have a Temple Trip. It was a fun, four-day excursion to Washington, DC {2 days travel, one day sight-seeing The Mall monuments, and one day at The Temple doing baptisms}. I have such fond memories of this beautiful temple. ♥

Los Angeles, CA

I visited this temple when we were in LA as tourists in 1988. We only visited the Visitor's Center. Very lovely.

Idaho Falls, ID

Back in the Stone Age, when BYU Idaho was called Ricks College, we went for many trips to Idaho Falls to do baptisms. Some of my many memories from Rexburg, Idaho.

Salt Lake City, UT

Sadly, I have never been through this temple. As a college student, I walked the grounds at Christmas {gorgeous beyond words!}, and at General Conference. As an adult, our family walked the grounds during General Conference. I look forward to going through this temple before I am a little old, blue-haired lady!

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I went through this temple during its Open House and also attended its Dedication in 1990. President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated this temple when he was in the First Presidency. ♥ It is gorgeous, as they all are. It was my first time to be through a temple and to see all of the beautiful sealing rooms.

Atlanta, GA

♥♥This is where John and I were married!! ♥♥

♥I was also sealed to my family here.♥

We lived in south Florida {Boynton Beach}at the time, and this was our closest temple. We made several subsequent trips there since John's family lived 2 hours from this temple.

Dallas, TX

This is our home temple. We have lived her since 1993 and have attended this temple ever since. We have had many special memories here. ♥

Orlando, FL

This temple would have come in handy when we lived in Florida! ☺

It was built not long after we left. We have visited it two times; once in 2002 and once again in 2007. Both times we were only on the grounds outside to take pictures. We visited on the sundays during our Disney World trips!

San Antonio, TX

We attended the Open House to this temple. This was a neat experience because we got to go through as a family (minus Nick). It was so amazing walk though the sealing rooms with Maddy and Stephie. ♥ What a wonderful family memory.

Mesa, AZ

This summer when we visit John's dad and step-mom in Arizona, we are going to go to this temple. ♥

We are going to try to take Maddy and Stephie to do baptisms. I am looking very forward to it!

For more information on Temples or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, click the previous words or for MORMON.org click here.

Our New Prophet, President Thomas S. Monson

I absolutely love President Monson. His voice and his stories have always really touched my heart. It's hard to believe that he is 80 years old!

This is the tiniest picture ever, but the only one that I could find!

The new First Presidency was announced today. Henry B. Eyring and Dieter Uchtdorf were called to be counsellors to President Monson. It is so exciting! I feel really good about it and I joy in the plan that our Father in Heaven has in place. We are never left hanging without a direction or without guidance.

We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet

On Sunday Evening we lost our beloved prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley.

President Hinckley has always touched my heart. I always looked forward to hearing him speak. He was the prophet for most of my marriage, and I don't remember him not being in the First Presidency.
When the news came, I was shocked, and then immediately calmed. I was so overwhelmingly glad to think of him with his Sweetheart once again.


His humor was always so refreshing. I remember that at his 95th Birthday Celebration he said, '...let's do this again in 5 years.' So funny.

Also, he was advised by doctors to start 'carrying a cane.' That is exactly what he did.



He found many uses for it, from light-heartedly 'knighting' Elder Eyring as a member of the First Presidency,



- to waving to crowds of loving members of the Church.



We shall miss you greatly, President Hinckley.