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Relief Society Lesson Links

Because a few sisters have asked about the talk and resources referenced in Brother Alsop's depression lesson last week, here are the links to those and links to the rest of the February's lessons.

Brother Alsop:
"Like a Broken Vessel" (Elder Holland)

"Nine Things You Shouldn't Say to a Depressed Loved One (And What to Say Instead" (LDS Living)


February:
2nd - Presidency Lesson "Finding Happiness" (Elder Scott)

Catherine Craner's Notes:

After Kelly’s lesson a few weeks ago, I went home and read the first lesson in the Joseph Fielding Smith manual. (I hadn’t read it yet).Like Kelly, I had what I would call, an “Awakening” about our Father in Heaven. Mostly about his LOVE for ME as an individual, and how has interest in ME.

These are the scriptures that particularly struck me as I read them:

In the Pearl of Great Price, in the Vision of Moses,  Moses is caught up into an exceeding high mountain, and God talks face to face with Moses, and shows unto him ALL the Children of men “to the latest generations,”

Moses 1:35 -  The Lord says: “For Behold, there are Many Worlds…. But all things are unto me, for THEY ARE MINE, & I KNOW THEM.

vs 37 - the Lord spoke saying, (Paraphrased) that the Heavens are many and cannot be numbered unto man, but they are numbered unto me, for THEY ARE MINE.

Moses 7, the Lord speaks to Enoch and shows him the nations of the earth, and  Enoch witnesses the Father weeping, in sorrow for his children’s disobedience.  And Enoch asks, how can you weep? You’re the Father, Holy, and from All eternity to all eternity?  (meaning, how can this affect you,  you have SO many children!)

However, in vs 29 & 30, Enoch recognizes that even with the magnitude of Heavenly Father’s Children (which are numberless), .. that “Thou are there THERE, and thy bosom is there, and also thou are merciful and kind forever.

When I read these scriptures, I re-understood how much he loves me, and KNOWS me, & I imagined being wrapped in the arms of his love, and I truly FELT his love.  I had a spiritual witness come over me, about GOD’s love for ME.  It was a special experience.

BECAUSE Heavenly Father loves me, (loves all of US), he provided a plan for us. – “The Plan of Happiness.”

I realized that the name itself , infers that we are to be Happy!  I know that if I’m obedient to the plan, I will be happy for eternity, after I die, but I want to feel Happier NOW.  Surely, Heavenly Father wants me to also be happy NOW, in THIS LIFE.

So I went to LDS. org and typed in, “Finding happiness” – found Elder Richard G Scott’s talk.

As I read this talk, Elder Scott talked about how he woke from a dream:  He said, “there flooded over me, feelings of love and gratitude for our Heavenly Father.”  He (Elder Scott)  could not convey the unspeakable joy, the feeling of being wrapped I pure love. 

This description is of his experience, was describing what I had just experienced.  I could relate. And it seemed amazing to me that I had just had that same “confirmation” of God’s love.

Then Elder Scott said something that stuck a chord with me…. He said – “How easy it is to take for granted our relationship with our Father in Heaven and his Beloved Son, our Master and Savior. Oh, how blessed are we that they are as they say they are, perfect in every possible capacity and attribute. Fundamental to their purpose is that you “might have joy” (2 Nephi 2:25).

As I read this talk, I thought to myself, “Okay…I know Heavenly Father loves me, and I know the Plan of Happiness, and I try my best to live it… but why am I feeling so unhappy, so frequently?”

Then I read this paragraph:

“If you are one of the truly happy individuals who love your Father in Heaven and are grateful for each day’s blessings, reaching out to others in preference to thoughts of self, I rejoice for you. You have found a pattern of life that will ever bring you happiness. I can do little more than encourage you to continue to enjoy a life squarely centered in love of your Father in Heaven, your Savior,”

“If, however, you are among those who have not found a fullness of joy, even in your determination to live the commandments of the Lord, I pray that you may feel how very much your Father in Heaven loves you and wants you to be happy. I pray that you will be stirred to recognize how infinitely blessed you are to have a Father in Heaven, to have a plan that is perfect, to be able to acquire a clear understanding of what brings happiness in life-- through pondering, prayer, and application of his teachings.

Elder Scott went through SIX ways to “SEE” with greater clarity, day to day, and be happy.

 (these are summarized from his talk)

1.      Guiding principles – What does he mean, “guiding principles?”  He means, Rules that you live by. Your standards…. Like:

•      Be honest, serve, don’t judge, be responsible, DON’T DEVIATE, no matter how it seems that circumstance would allow for departure
•      Difficulties in life start, when small deviations from standards are justified 
•      Strength comes from making no exceptions.
•      WHEN YOU CENTER YOUR LIFE IN TRUTH, YOU ARE ASSURED SUCCESS & HAPPINESS

2.Scriptures – As we read the scriptures WITH FAITH in the Redeemer, and confidence and trust in the plan, 

•      You will receive great strength
•       Feast upon the words. Fill your soul, like you’d fill your body, with daily nourishment, of GOOD FOOD. Not junk food

3.Temple Worship – temple attendance has a calming, settling, consoling influence that distills peace and         contentment.  (These are all needed in today’s fast lifestyle, & help us be happy amidst the craziness.) The accompanying family history work yields similar blessings.

4.Prayer – Prayers that bring comfort, solace, direction and great inner strength are of the variety offered by Enos.  His record teaches us the importance of PRAYING WITH FAITH IN CHRIST AND BEING DILIGENT IN KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS.

5.Faith – Faith is abiding trust in Truth. Enduring happiness is rooted in unchangeable truth.  Without faith, we have fear, doubt, despair.  Not happy feelings.  But Faith leads to hope. Hope leads to happiness.

6.Good Music – (this is a very tangable thing we can use to help us feel happy.)  Good music, especially sacred music, helps us feel the spirit. Helps prepare our emotions to respond to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. Makes spiritual things more understandable.

Closing…

From pg 237 in Joseph Fielding Smith manual: (emphasis added)

“the Lord has spoken in OUR DAY… His message is one of Hope and Joy and Salvation.  I promise you that if you will walk in the Light of Heaven, be true to your trust, and keep the commandments, you shall have Peace and Joy IN THIS LIFE, AND in the life to come.”

                                                --Joseph Fielding Smith

9th - Lesson #3 "The Plan of Salvation" (Joseph Fielding Smith Manual)

16th - Lesson #4 "Strengthening and Preserving the Family" (Joseph Fielding Smith Manual)

23rd - Stake Conference

Getting to Know Me!

Andrea N — Times are a changin’

I was born in Provo Utah when my Dad was principal of BY High.  Now that dates me!!!  I had two older brothers and would get two more brothers.  My dad was sent to Tehran, Iran in an educational government exchange.  He was to set up the teachers college at the University of Tehran.  It was when the Shah was in power and wanted to modernize the society including educating women.  Things have changed.  As a family we traveled through Europe both going and coming from Tehran.  I remember playing on the acropolis with my brother and remember also when we were served escargot he made a scene in the restaurant crying at the top of his lungs “Worms” Worms!”  I remember going to the top of the Eiffel Tower and later looking in the canals in Amsterdam.  I was quite a novelty in Iran (Blonde, blue eyes, and fair skin).  The old men on the streets would want to touch me to see if I was real.  One day I was sitting on the ledge of our second store window playing with my Dad’s bible.  I “accidently “dropped it out the window.  A policeman brought it to the front door and my Dad had to buy it back.  The conversation took place in German as my Dad didn’t speak Farsi and the policeman didn’t speak English but they both spoke a little German.  (Probably a hold-over from WWII.)  We met for church in the homes of the members and during Ramadan we didn’t sing hymns too loudly so they couldn’t be heard by passers-by outside the windows. 

When we returned to the states after two years in Tehran my dad was recruited by the new President of the College of Southern Utah to work there and help bring the education department to a 4 year status.  This is now Southern Utah University so I spent most of my growing up in Cedar City Utah.  In fact I remember the first year they staged the Utah Shakespearean festival on a six inch platform for the stage!!  My things have changed.  I have ushered for the festival and got to see many Shakespeare plays, some of them many times.

I took piano lessons and lived on a street with lots of kids.  We all played outside most of the time and slept outside in our backyards in the summers.  We hiked the mountains near our homes and rode bikes.  I watched “I Love Lucy’ before school and remember watching “Honey West” and “Man from U.N.C.L.E.”  I also remember when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan and my third grade teacher saying it was just a fad and wouldn’t last.  My chores included cleaning the house but I much preferred helping my Dad in the Garden.

While in High School I participated in the band, (saxophone), choir, drill team and debate.  I attended SUU and served a mission in Nagoya Japan.  This was quite a change from my Dad who was a radio operator on a B-29 in WWII and bombed Nagoya -- twice!!!. Most of my companions were Japanese.  The first one didn’t like American’s much but we hung in there.  One Japanese companion had worked at the LTM in Hawaii so she was a real help in teaching me Japanese.  She was also a gourmet cook and didn’t like my cooking.  (The ingredients I used were not in Japan and we didn’t have an oven)  So much for the casseroles I grew up on.  We worked it out so that she did the cooking and I did the cleaning.  Actually I got the better end of the deal as she was a fabulous cook.  One American companion became the sister I never had.  She had all brothers too and we had an immediate connection when she stepped off the train.  We were called the Blonde bombers of Fukui

After my mission I returned to SUU for my final year of college doing my student teaching at Timpview High School in Provo.  I also got engaged just before I graduated and married in 1978.  My husband was a schoolteacher and I was blessed with two daughters. We moved to Southern California in order for my husband to attend a professional music school to become a studio musician.  I managed 4 apartment buildings and had my third daughter.  We moved back to Utah and built a house in American Fork where my son was born.  Not wanting to go back to California without a source of income and 4 children, on my part, my husband, on his part, decided he wanted a change.   I became a single parent with 4 children, with a mortgage and no car, so I had to change my entire plan for life.  I returned to Cedar City, renewed my teaching certificate and taught in the Iron County school district as a Debate coach, and a Japanese and American Government/History teacher.  The teams were very successful always finishing 1st 2nd or 3rd place.  Leaving my children each weekend for debate tournaments for five years necessitated another change, and I obtained employment as the Assistant to the President of MetalCraft Technologies - a company that built airplane parts. 

The summer of 1998 my brother went to a class reunion and met up with his friend with whom he had formed a rock band with in High School - Roice Nelson.  Roice came to my parents’ house after the reunion, and as I was living across the street from my parents, I went over to say hello to a guy I hadn’t seen in many years.  Another change ensued as Roice decided the little sister of his friend was “interesting”.   We were married in the St. George Temple on May 15, 1999, I changed my whole life again, and moved to Houston.  

 Now my life is changing each day as I learn new things teaching seminary, experiencing weddings of children (we have 10) and addition of Grandchildren (12 at present count).  Roice travels with work and I like to travel and learn new things to change my perspective of life and the world.  I also like to quilt, read, and garden. 

The only thing that hasn’t changed is the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the truthfulness of the restoration.  Without this knowledge I could not have gone through all these changes and been strengthened each day though scripture and prayer.  I love meeting new people in the ward and am enriched as I learn of their wonderful experiences and testimonies, which then help me continue to change as my testimony is strengthened. 

Getting To Know Me!

My name is Lesley H. I grew up in Baton Rouge, LA, the oldest of 7. I was born in Mexico City, Mexico and have a twin brother. I am truly blessed to have a real close family and love going home and eating good Cajun food. Boiled crawfish, crabs and fried oysters are my favorite foods. It seems like we not only eat at the table but we sit there for hours and visit. I have a sweet tooth and love anything that is pure sugar – Cotton candy, red hots, jaw breakers, red vines, Swedish fish and the list goes on. I have never liked chocolate and my mom jokes that I could not possibly be hers. I grew up catholic but have been in the church 19 years this October. I credit my mom and how she raised us for my membership in the church.

She taught correct principles. I have lived in Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana and California before coming to Houston. I met my husband at church and have been married to my best friend for 19 years this January. I have 3 children and Bill has 4 so that makes 7. We have 3 granddaughters that we love to watch. We have two dogs at home and one grand dog. I enjoy going to our farm in the country and just sitting and enjoying Mother Nature. There are plenty of turkeys, deer, hogs and birds to enjoy. And I better not leave out the cows. Bird watching is a hobby of mine and this past year we had baby pileated woodpeckers at our ranch. What a treat to see. The babies are still hanging around and are one of the largest woodpeckers coming in at 16-19 inches.

I have worked since I was 15. I currently work at Willis as a benefits consultant. Consulting with companies about their employee benefit options. I love to exercise and started when I turned 40 running my first marathon with my twin brother. I have run several marathons and half marathons. The St. George marathon will always be my favorite. I enjoy jazzercise and performed at half time for the Houston rockets and the Houston Texans with my friend Karen Gebauer.

Bill and I love to travel and cruising is one of our favorites. We have traveled to Italy, Argentina, Spain, France, Mexico, Jamaica and many more places. Besides birding, I love to cook, go to Mardi Gras, work out in the yard, travel the back Texas country roads and attend Texas festivals like the Luling Watermelon festival. Oh I forgot to mention watermelon is a favorite food too. On the other side- one of my faults would be asking non- stop questions. I have been curious about anything and everything since I was a kid. I always wanted to know why? When I found the church it answered all my questions and still does. One time Bill said something and I asked where is says that and he said “that is the way it has always been” and I said sorry I left that life behind me at the other church.

I did not have a great conversion to the church but I feel that was my first test of my faith. I have had many trials in my life and believe with all my heart that I am here because of my choice to join this church. It has given me more strength and faith than I could have ever gotten on my own. Relief Society was the anchor that kept me at the church for 3 hours the first time I visited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I love my sisters that love me for who I am. Coming a close second is Young Women. I served in Young Women for over 10 years and have been to girls camp just as many times. I will always treasure my young women. They were angels sent to me for a season in my life. I have three callings in the church- peanut butter operator, church public affairs member working with our community leaders and working at the temple with my husband. I love them all but the temple by far is my favorite. I love our Tuesday night group. Come on out and visit us on Tuesday.

Getting To Know Me!

[Mary P. J.] I was born in Walnut Creek, CA (about an hour outside of San Francisco) but grew up mostly in Provo, right next to the Provo Temple. I am one of seven children, dead center, and now I can't get enough of being around people! I just love everything outdoorsy! I met my husband, Greg Jones before my mission, he was my home teacher, and later became friends with my sister and that is how we hooked up. We really got to know each other when we went on a backpacking trip as a group of friends, down the Grand Canyon to the Havasupai falls. After dating for two years, my threats of breaking up if we weren't going to get married intensified, and Greg finally proposed! We have been married two years now and just had our first child, Madison Claire Jones.

Greg started working in Houston, as a civil engineer in February, while I finished my Masters in Environmental Science at BYU in Provo. I finished my thesis just in time to have Madison (in May), where Greg flew overnight to get there in time for the last hour of delivery (the nurses all called it a miracle that he got there). After Madison and I recovered and packed all our belongings, we moved to Houston in July and finally joined Greg. We were looking for a house, but ended up getting an apartment that we will move into in November.

Some other things that may be interesting to know about me; I worked at a radioactive waste facility doing environmental monitoring, I have done an internship in Hawaii propagating plants for BYU Hawaii, I served a mission in Washington D.C. and received my undergrad in Soil Science (agronomy) and a minor in Landscape management. My hobbies include; gardening, hiking, rock climbing, photography, cooking, flower arranging, etc. Currently I am learning how to be a mom, which has been quite the adventure!!

We have loved being in the ward, with all the warm friendships we have gained, thanks so much for you love and support!

Getting To Know Me!

My name is Kay and I was born right here in Houston. I am the oldest of four kids. All my siblings (two sisters and a brother) live in The Woodlands with their families and my parents (who are the greatest ever) aren’t too far away either. It is a wonderful thing being so close to all my best friends. We are always looking for ways to be together. Even though I grew up in Houston, I am still part country girl. My daddy’s family is from East Texas and we had a small house and land there where we ran cattle. I learned to shoot when I was five years old by hitting Coke cans off the barb-wire fence posts.

My dad taught me to hunt, fish, drive a tractor, ride a horse, herd cattle, plant a garden and basically appreciate the great outdoors. For this, I will always be grateful! Some of my best memories as a youth include sitting in deer stands with my dad on cold winter evenings, fishing from his boat (whether we caught something or not), shelling peas with Mamma and the women-folk on those long, hot summer days as they told family stories on the front porch of my Great Aunt’s house, taking my turn sitting on the hand-cranked ice-cream maker so daddy could turn it faster, swimming in the lake, hearing ghost stories in the back of the pick-up truck in the middle of the dark pasture, and dancing at the lodge in “town”. The good country life will always have a special place in my heart.

Fast forward to city life - I am married to the bishop and we celebrated our 24rd wedding anniversary this year. We are both CPA’s and met at work. We have 3 children: Sarah is 18 (off to BYU in the fall), David is 17 (a senior) and Grace is 12. Sarah and David were born in Singapore as we were living in Jakarta, Indonesia during 1991 to 1995. Those years of expat life were some of the best! I love, love, to travel and have been to Norway, Sweden, France, Scotland, Hungary, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Hawaii, The Cayman Islands and Costa Rica to name a few. I haven’t been able to travel as much lately, though. Now, most of my time revolves around my children and their church, school and sporting activities. Over the years, we have had more soccer, volleyball, basketball, track, swimming, football and baseball games/practices/meets that I can count. Bill and I do get a lot of enjoyment watching them compete. The one sport our whole family enjoys doing together is snow skiing. Our favorite place to go is Park City.

I went back to work part-time two years ago for a small CPA firm, so now I basically have no free time. Any spare moment I have I spend reading, scrapbooking or in the gym trying to stay healthy. Other things that make me happy include: sleeping in late, York mint patties, Chinese food, walking along the beach, my puppies Bella and Sadie, family game night, listening to 70’s music (huge Eagles, Styx, Foreigner, and Rod Stewart fan), floating in my pool, dancing in the kitchen when no one is watching, and helping out a friend.
I have been in this ward for 15 years of which 11 have been spent serving in the Primary. I currently serve as a Sunday School teacher for the 12-13 year olds. I truly love teaching the youth of our ward and have enjoyed seeing their testimonies grow along with their faith in Jesus Christ.

Getting to Know Me!

Hi! My name is Debbie. I grew up in Bountiful, UT where my parents still live today so visiting there brings such wonderful memories. I grew up playing the piano, soccer, and running hurdles in track. I still love to roll down those grassy hills. I come from a family of 5 brothers and no sisters so I can hold my own. :)

I was heavily involved in both arts and athletics in High School, (OK, academics a little, too) and when it came time for college I received a vocal scholarship at BYU. Oddly enough, I did not want to major in Voice, but in order to keep the scholarship from the department I had to declare Voice as my major, so thus was the accidental road to opera singing. (I think all of my colleagues I've spoken to about this subject did not aspire to be an opera singer in the beginning!) It turned out to be a wonderful and fruitful experience that lead me to many things paving the road of adult life ahead. One of the most important is meeting my best friend, buddy and pal, Jim in the chamber choir BYU Singers where we toured together as a choir. (There's a more interesting story about our miraculous union that I won't post here.) :)

After our wedding during the "reading days" just before finals, (which was April 1st), we moved (thus squeezing in the wedding) to Corpus Christi for Jim's first job as a meteorologist. After a short 9 month stint, the next city for weather reporting was Waco, TX--just after the Branch Dividian scare--causing lots of explanations to friends and family from UT that life was going on as normal for Waco-ites. While residing in Waco, I was unable get pregnant and start the family, so I jumped in to get a Master's Degree with Jim at Baylor University. Mormons at a Baptist school! The interesting part was we got to know our friends and colleagues there BEFORE they found out we were Mormon, which led to many trusting discussions. I met many wonderful people and lasting relationships there, and had a wonderful education. In Waco is also where I was employed by other churches as the organist/keyboardist/vocalist. I was able to attend our ward in the afternoon, and work in the mornings at other Christian churches: once at the Presbyterian church, and another time with the Methodist church. A different feeling getting a large check in the mail monthly for providing music for worship services!

After graduating with our Masters, Jim was offered a job at Albuquerque, NM where we lived for three years. Here is where I began professional opera singing and traveling. However it was time to seek help to start our family. With the help of fertility drugs we had our first child... after which we couldn't make it stop. :) We then moved to Las Vegas where we finished having our four kids in five years. Ashley, Grant, Emmie, and Dallin. I was able to pursue my doctorate degree in music at UNLV where I also taught courses. Jim worked in the afternoons and evenings, so I attended and taught school in the mornings. After three years in Vegas, changes were made at the station there, and Jim's contract was not renewed which left him without a job. After many possibilities, almosts, and turning down a job that wasn't right, we moved to Utah for other pursuits to support our family until the right job came. After three (rough) years of looking for a job in his field he was offered a meterologist position here in Houston with "Weather Insight" which offeres an online product of weather forecasting for energy traders. The company began to go under and we were devasted for having moved across the country for the company to fail, especially after the employment hardship beforehand. This was also a very difficult stage in raising our children since they were close in age, and two were diagnosed with autism related disorders. Though the symptoms are mild, when they were toddlers, they had no sense of boundaries, and would take off at any given moment. And developmentally they needed more attention and effort with therapies, etc. Nursing Dallin (infant), chasing Grant (2), while holding Emmie (1)! That's my image of that stage. :) At this point we received so much love and support from our Nottingham Country Ward family, as well as the Katy ISD school system and interventions. Kind of a miracle that Jim was offered the job at Fox 26 because: We were looking for jobs again and what are the odds to find a TV weather job where you live? I was exhausted with moving so it was a blessing to continue our lives here in Katy. We have now been here 6 years. And at this point, if Jim and I could freeze our children in this stage we would. They are so much fun and a total blast! (No tots, and no teens.... HEAVEN!)

I have always enjoyed nature, mountains, views and sunsets, and being outside. So moving to the Houston area was difficult in that respect. Show me a mountain or give me a view, I say! However we have found so much joy living here raising our family. I have turned inward to my children so the operatic pursuits have faded somewhat, however I'm always involved in projects, events, and this and that here and there. I have my own teaching studio and am willing to serve in any way I can. And at this point, I enjoy being inspired by all of you. God bless.

Getting to Know Me!

Hi, I’m Darla. My family moved here just over a year ago from Chicago, Illinois. We have enjoyed the friendships we have made here and hope to get to know more of you over the next year.

A few facts about me that seem to surprise those I tell:

1. I am a twin. My sister is named Gayla and she is living in Arizona with her husband and 5 kids. I have 5 other siblings.

2. I was a HUGE tomboy growing up. I cracke
d that rough shell sometime in high school but still went on to major in Physical Education. I taught jr. high PE for a year in Orem before getting married.

3. I served a mission in Tokyo, Japan. I loved the culture and the people but the language was pretty difficult to catch on to.

4. I married “the boy across the street”. Shad moved into my neighborhood when we were both 7 years old. We were friends through childhood but didn’t start “dating” until after our missions. It was a long courtship but he never exited the emotional rollercoaster I put him through and I finally came to my senses in 1996 when we got married in the Mesa, Arizona temple.

5. Shad retaliated by putting me on a rollercoaster of his own our first year of marriage. In looking for steady employment, we found ourselves living in 3 different countries, 4 different states, and staying the night in over 20 different places!

6. The hardest trial in my life to date has been losing my 62 year old Mom to a heart attack three years ago. She was my greatest supporter and confidant. I look forward to seeing her again and find peace in the message of the restoration.

7. My most exciting accomplishment in the past year has been running a 5k obstacle course in mud. It almost ended too quickly as I had friends from the ward making it so enjoyable!

Getting To Know Me!

My name is Heather G. We recently moved into the Nottingham Country Ward for the second time in December. I was born in Utah while my dad was still going to school at BYU. I lived there until I was seven and moved to Temple, TX in July of 1995. We lived there for several years and midway through my freshman year of high school we moved to Lockhart, TX. We stayed there for two years and then moved back to Temple in the middle of my Junior year. I come from a family of seven. I have an older sister, two younger brothers and another younger sister. My mom had all of us within 8 years so needless to say we are all very close.

I graduated from Temple High School in May of 2006 and started attending Texas A&M University that fall. That fall is when I met Brian, my husband. Our first meeting was far from “love at first sight” but after about 3 dates I knew he was the one I was going to marry. We got engaged in January and were married in the San Antonio Temple in May. We will be celebrating our four year wedding anniversary May 12.

After we got married we lived in Portland, TX for a summer, and Brian finished school at TAMU in the fall. Brian got a job with Mustang Engineering and that is when we moved into the ward the first time. We moved into Westlake ward a year later, and I graduated from University of Houston-Victoria with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (teaching) and had our first son, Travis.

I never entered the workforce and have been lucky enough to stay home with Travis (15 months). He brings such joy (and exhaustion) to our home. I am currently pregnant with our second little boy. He is expected to make his entrance in early August. Right now I am very much enjoying being a stay at home mom and have been busy trying to get our house ready for another child. We still have a long way to go. I love reading, finding new recipes to try, learning how to sew, and going on walks with Travis. We both love being outside when the weather is nice. We don’t have any pets yet, but Santa may have to bring the boys a puppy this Christmas or next.

I am currently serving as the Young Women’s Beehive advisor. I LOVE my calling. This group of young women is so special and I am grateful to be a part of their journey. I am so grateful for the ward and for the many friends that we have made and the people that have helped our family. I am also so grateful for our Savior and the restored gospel. I know that by living it’s principles we can be happier, better people.

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