Chinatown

So it was chinese new years! After a few phone calls on the I-10, I found chinatown. My friend who served a chinese speaking mission came from san diego and she and her husband met up with a couple of my other friends and I. We had a grand time scoping out the streets... they were so quaint and littered with bright confetti from the parade.

leadership meeting.

I loved the leadership meeting this morning!  It was great to see Pres Monson as the prophet, speaking to us, and I loved the message that the family is central.  I thought they made an interesting point during the round table they had (with Sis Tanner, Beck and the Primary President, as well as Elder Oaks and Holland,) that there is a difference between housekeeping and homemaking.  I like the idea of setting up a peaceful mood in the home.  Families are cool!

Hot Chocolate- Godiva

So i had some friends over to play monopoly the other day. I served the Godiva hot chocolate Char gave me and it turned out to be the absolute funnest time I've ever had playing monopoly. I think it was the hot chocolate. What happened was we teamed up against one other opponent. Ironically, although we combined the property and finances of THREE people, we kept landing on his property and still lost!!!! It was the funnest time I've ever had losing though.

Sisterz

So this weekend was Meliss' screening of Sisterz in Zion over at Ann Rowlands- a lady in her ward. It was awesome to be greeted by so many friendly faces and enjoy a lovely evening with people I don't normally get to spend time with. We had a little trouble getting the DVD going but after the resolution of these minor technical difficulties, we were able to watch the remarkable stories of the young women Meliss used to teach. This was such a great experience for me to sit by Meliss and watch this. Although I've seen it several times before each time I get something new out of it, and this viewing was no different. I felt my heart reach out for the EFY roomate who wanted to make a new friend, and I realized more about the differences they had even just coming from different sized cities. Not to mention being raised or not raised in the church. It's a remarkable documentary!!

I not goo!

"I not goo!"

Jordan's Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Jordan!!
One of my favorite Jord stories is when he was first learning to talk - he was about 18 months old...... First, just a little background to the story, going back to before he was born. I was tired of being pregnant... Jordan's due date had passed two weeks ago. Our friends, the Musgraves thought that the best way to bring on labor was to take OJ and I out for Mexican food. So they did. I ate lots of guacamole. And about three hours later, I went into labor.
From that day on, the Musgraves' nickname for Jordan was 'Guac'. He endured it for about 18 months. One day when Pete came over, he knelt down and said to Jordan, "Hellloo Guac!" Jordan, who had not yet spoken in any complete sentence, scrunched up his face and announced, "I not Guac!"

Pete was just a little taken aback, but I noticed from that day on he called Jordan, well - Jordan.
Jordan has been expressing his opinions with good results ever since.
Have the best birthday ever!
Love Mom and Dad

President Hinckley

Greetings fellow bloggers,

Many people in our testimony meeting today mentioned Pres. Hinckley and gave tribute to what a wonderful prophet and leader he was. Bishop Vassau mentioned how he was the first prophet who felt like a grandfather who would be missed by their family.

We watched the funeral and documentary, and several things stood out for me. He wore out his long life in the service of the Master. He began working for the church soon after his mission to the UK in 1930. He started out by writing hundreds of pamphlets and teaching aids for the church. He ended his work by overseeing the building of around 75 temples. I liked the summary of his life from the documentary: he took his work seriously, but he did not take himself seriously. He accomplished an astonishing amount in his life, always keeping his remarkable sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by millions of people. He was a great example to us all.

Love Gramps