Shane's 18th Birthday

Allie's Paci

Allie loves her paci! She asks to go to sleep for nap time and bedtime. She is only allowed to have her paci in her bed.

Women's Conference at BYU

I was able to go to one day of Women's Conference at BYU.  It was fantastic.  I left my kids in Heber with Janice, my mother in law.  I had the day to to spiritually feed.  


1.The first class I was able to go to had the General Primary Presidency speak. There theme was "They Had Been Taught to Keep the Commandments of God to Walk Uprightly Before Him"  Alma 53:21
*We need to always have :  family prayer, scripture study, Family Home Evening, song,  and family dinner
*We also need to remember that it is hard for a 7 year old to choose the right  
*In times of trouble think to PRAY- we need to teach our kids this
*Read and talk about the Book of Mormon with my kids each day
*Read the Book of Mormon each day!!
*Bear Testimony
*Speak of Jesus Christ and His power will bless us!


*Interview our kids and ask them:
How do you know Heavenly Father loves you?
What is reverence and what does it feel like?
What is your favorite person in the scriptures?
Can you recite the Articles of Faith?
What do you have a testimony of?
*Matt 18:3


2.  Overcoming Criticism: Be Ye Holy in All Manner of Conversation-Karen J. Allen & Susan Hilbig
*a. Act and NOT react (3 Nephi)
*b. Give people the benefit of doing their best
*c. Forgive others- to error is human to forgive is divine


*Faith exceeds fears!
*Speak of virtues not faults!  James 3 By governing our tongue we can gain perfection.
*True charity is aquired and changes who we are.
*Charitiy is having patience, not being offended, not taking advantage, etc.
*We benefit when we see the good in people.
*Doctrines which empower holiness
A.  We have an inherent divine nature.
B. The purpose of morality is eternity.
C.  Words are sacred.  Words have power.
D. Charity never faileth.
*20 postive interactions to each negative.
a.  Obtain a heart at peace.
b.  Build a relationship
c.  Listen & Learn
d. Teach & communicate.
    1. Teach doctrine.
    2. Transform doctrine into rules.
    3.  Reward obedience
    4.  Reasonable punishment
    5.  Set time for probation
    6.  Explain terms of redemption
*correct by re-teaching
*Make sure faith is restored in person that erred and can make correct choice next time give them confidence.

3.  Pray Always-Mary Ellen Edmunds
*When I am not near someone that I love and they need help, I can pray for them
*What makes prayer meaningful for me?
*Prayer is a way to find comfort & relief   Alma 37:37
*If we counsel with God he will direct us for good

4.Garden of My Faith-Sister Kristen Oaks
2 Timothy 3:15
You Reap What You Sew
Increase Spirit
Teach children
Defend gospel
Do not over schedule
Jesus Christ will protect you
All will be well with those who trust in the Lord

5.  Dallin H. Oaks
*Alma 30 Korihor same as today
*Service-Action of Mother to her children (greatest service)
*Be an Invisible Woman
*Most important work I will do is in my own home
*Reasons for service :
     1.  Love God
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     6.Obtain a reward
*Don't be so worried about our inadeqacies , be preoccupied with what we can do to magnify  our calling
*Satan wants us to compare ourselves to other women and discourage us by helping us to be preoccupied with ourself
*Children need chores
*Matt 16
*It is amazing how much you can get done if you don't worry about who gets the credit.
*Gospel teacher does not teach for honor
*Trust in the Lord

W is for Wizard of Oz

When it was my turn to teach Joy School my letter was W. So we made it fun and dressed up as the characters of the Wizard of Oz.

Easter in Heber

Dying Eggs

The Living Christ

We were encouraged by Bishop Staker to memorize something with our scripture study.  So like the insane people we are, we took on the Living Christ as a family.  We broke it into 11 sections and once we memorized one part we went onto the next.  Before we went onto the next part we had to reward ourselves with a "Frazil from Maverick.  Our kids loved it and usually beat us learning it.  It took us about 7 months as a family.  We didn't go on until everyone had it memorized. We started January 1, 2010, exactly 10 years after the apostles testified of Christ through the Living Christ.  Allie was to little but Nathan and Emma did a fantastic job!!

THE LIVING CHRIST

A TESTIMONY OF THE APOSTLES

As we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ two millennia ago, we offer our testimony of the reality of His matchless life and the infinite virtue of His great atoning sacrifice. None other has had so profound an influence upon all who have lived and will yet live upon the earth.

He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New. Under the direction of His Father, He was the creator of the earth. “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He “went about doing good” (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it. His gospel was a message of peace and goodwill. He entreated all to follow His example. He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead. He taught the truths of eternity, the reality of our premortal existence, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential for the sons and daughters of God in the life to come.

He instituted the sacrament as a reminder of His great atoning sacrifice. He was arrested and condemned on spurious charges, convicted to satisfy a mob, and sentenced to die on Calvary’s cross. He gave His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. His was a great vicarious gift in behalf of all who would ever live upon the earth.

We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem nor concluded on Calvary. He was the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world.

He rose from the grave to “become the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians 15:20). As Risen Lord, He visited among those He had loved in life. He also ministered among His “other sheep” (John 10:16) in ancient America. In the modern world, He and His Father appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, ushering in the long-promised “dispensation of the fulness of times” (Ephesians 1:10).

Of the Living Christ, the Prophet Joseph wrote: “His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying:

“I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father” (D&C 110:3–4).

Of Him the Prophet also declared: “And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!

“For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father—

“That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God” (D&C 76:22–24).

We declare in words of solemnity that His priesthood and His Church have been restored upon the earth—“built upon the foundation of . . . apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone” (Ephesians 2:20).

We testify that He will someday return to earth. “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together” (Isaiah 40:5). He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him. Each of us will stand to be judged of Him according to our works and the desires of our hearts.

We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.