BEST SUNDAY EVER. Grandma and Grandpa Cornell and Natalie flew out to be with us for the weekend. Carlie, Dan, Gwen, and Cy were there (When we were babysitting the kids last weekend, Mave threw up at church, and she was too embarrassed to come back. Poor thing) Along with countless friends and church leaders…
After we got Josh moved out of the dorms, we hit up the BYU bookstore to get all the stuff he would need for the temple. But they didn’t have any pants in his size. So, we then went to the Orem Desert Book. Also no luck. The next day we hit up the AF…
We figured this might the the last time in a long time that everyone could be in Utah for Christmas. So, we took advantage of it. We packed in all the traditions we could, starting with Luminaria. How adorable is this picture of Finn keeping up and hanging out with his big boy cousins? Melted…
Sacrament Meeting Talk: How Regular Time in the Temple Strengthens Faith in Jesus Christ Brothers and sisters, I am grateful for the chance to share a few thoughts today on how regular temple attendance strengthens our faith in Jesus Christ. As I’ve reflected on my experiences over the last several years, I’ve realized that the…
We have lived in Erie for 17 years. When we moved here we were members of the Lafayette Ward. There was no Rec Center or Library. There was no Costco or Target. Rusty and I met over a summer break in college, we dated long distance for a year and then he dragged me from…
Rusty here (with a few interjections from Tara): Tuesday July 5th was up and off to Trek. We dressed in our trek clothes. Cowboy hats and dresses. We packed our buckets and packed the car for Utah.. We dropped Dash off at Sarah’s and then were off to the church. It was fun to see…
We haven’t been this busy in 14 months! It felt good.
Along with everything else, traditional YW camp was cancelled this year. We thought and prayed about what we should do and felt impressed that we should put together a shortened 2 day virtual camp. I’m so glad we did it, but I cannot even begin to express how much work was involved. It’s way easier…
Play-in-a-Day was a blast this year. Courtney came up with the genius theme of Harry Potter and then we all brainstormed for gospel tie ins. Halle was at tech week for Fiddler on the Roof, and I couldn’t convince Josh to come. So I was there all day without my kids 🙂 We had a…
Today I would like to speak specifically to the youth. So youth, put those phones away, sit up straight and listen up! My topic is, “The role of the rising generation in the gathering of Israel.” In June, Pres and Sister Nelson held a Worldwide Youth Devotional to invite all between the ages of 12-18…