let's talk about our favorite conference talk---

Its always wonderful to listen to a prophets voice-and I love hearing him tell the Easter story--I hope I always know the details from that story as well as I do the Christmas story

ever since elder ballard visited here in our stake once I see him through new eyes and always get a kick out of him describing his wife and daughters and how boldly he proclaims the gospel teachings but in a gentle way--he just inspires me

when I try to figure out which one was my favorite conference talk--I can't pin one down--I like them all so much--do any of you have favorites --or things that struck you or stood out to you--

they all did make me want to be a better person though and keep the commandments--better==but not get axiety or stress in doing that --I am going to stop comparing--It came clearly to me that our loving Heavenly father does not grade on a curve--We just need to do our best to follow our Saviors example (without stressing--so much--'ole Satan would have us have self doubts and make us feel as though we are never enough) and our Savior through his atonement will help us bridge the difference. I for one --was motivated and uplifted and felt peace from the talks --even though I have changes to make--I think I can make it six months now--till the next conference.

missionary update

Heard from Hayley today--she is doing well --enjoying the work--enjoying the area-- had fun playing one april fools joke, saying one of the sisters missed the bus to District meeting...also seems happy with the hope that a referal that was given through the mission office will be getting baptised at the end of april if all goes as planned--she enjoyed conference and is motivated to be an even better missionary than ever.

hum...other this and that...

flowers that were given to us after the stake conference--pretty while they lasted

fruit and cream cheese and veggies and meats and cream cheese on swedish crackers--I learned sadly from experience you don't want to make too soon before serving--but excellent when they are at their peak--(:

random this and that ..for fun

Dear family
well- it cracks me up to still wake up some days to a skiff of snow in march--now its just mostly windy then switches up to warm and that all comes to an end


some ladies at the bishop's wife luncheon--there were about 7 there but the pic was an after thought.



one of the grand kids took this picture of dad and I --just for fun and its random but I thought when I make all these posts into a book--it would be nice to have a few pics of dad and I together
when I went to make a post for our anniversary post --there aren't as many pictures of dad and I together as I thought--so hum--its a winner--and that is our post for this week --oh and dad and I have been walking around the block a lot again--even though their is no trek to get ready for --we are going to try to do some hikes this summer and dad keeps a pretty fast pace--

happy birthday--time

HAPPY BIRTHDAY--

Kyle and Mayley

since we have to be a little vague what we post--just wanted to say how we love you and how glad we are that you are born into this clan--

you must have been some special- spirits -before you came to earth to be saved for this time on earth and we can't wait to share in all the fun things in your life that you do--here in Mortality

you two are great!! come over to our house soon and we'll celebrate with some Cake!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

missionary update mar 17th

picture hayley sent march 22-in her letter she says she'd love to take a nap or see the family--but outside of those two things --she'd love to stay being a missionary a long long long time--

It was as always good to hear from hayley and that she is enjoying the mission experience

she seemed very happy today in her letter --we liked the part in the letter where she tells of the good companionship that she has and of their teaching pool and that she is getting warmer.

to quote her exactly she says: "I am glad to be a missionary"--

Stake Conference this weekend

we've now had the Sat night session --dad did a fabulous job on his talk (I thought--the spirit was very strong and it was so quiet at this meeting)
this is a picture of the dinner we had with Brother and Sister Clark at the Mchenry home

they are the sweetest people you ever want to meet-brother clark had such an interesting story about being in the mountains in 23 degree weather--getting stuck--falling and hurting his hip--calling his wife and her sending 911 to help him
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this is what I wrote before the sat. night session

Its going to be stake conference for us this weekend--this will bring us to a five year mark --since Bryan was called. He speaks in the sat night (adult session) and also in the main session Sunday morning--(remember him in your prayers that he will have the spirit with him-and it will be presented in a way that he hopes to present it-and that he will be calm) --

Friday we will do a temple session as a stake and that will be good. we will also be having a dinner Sat afternoon with the visiting seventy Elder Samuel Clark --looking forward to all of it.