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General Conference 2012 Highlights

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 in About Me

Yes, lets talk about General Conference. I have not been terribly emotional this pregnancy yet while watching it, it donned on me that I am quite pregnant and that the amount of crying I was doing was not normal! At one point Tyler asked me to summarize one of the talks and I just burst […]

Easter

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 in About Me

I had big plans for this week and last week in sharing with you tons of ideas on how to make Easter more of a special holiday. I wrote last week how Easter has been lacking meaning in our home and that this year I really wanted it to be about Christ. I loved all […]

179th General Conference

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 in Life

The church I belong to, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, just held their 179th General Conference this past weekend. What is it? A bi-annual world conference of the Church, held in April and October, where members gather for five two-hour sessions to listen to instruction from Church leaders. General conference is […]

My Brother the Missionary

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 in family

I wrote this a couple days after my little brother left for his mission and I am missing him quite a bit today.  So yes, I might be crying as I post this….but I’ll get over it! If you happen to be in Mexico and see a huge freckle-faced, extremely tall white guy (most likely […]

Monday: Weekly Family Activity—Faith

Monday, February 16th, 2009 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

My parents always encouraged me to respect and honor other’s faiths. When invited by friends to go to church outings they encouraged me to go. Visiting other religion’s places of worship, church services, youth group outings, etc. helped me to learn to appreciate diversity. One of my most treasured experiences was when the Dalai Lama […]