The most wonderful time of year

This is my favorite time of year! The temperatures cool down, the leaves change, everyone is back in school!  I haven't been able to enjoy any fall hikes as of yet, but who knows, maybe I'll sneak one this week;) I'm looking forward to going to the East Coast soon and enjoy some of the fall foliage back there and visit my daughter and her husband! 

SiSi went to Homecoming

Sierra and her blue lace dress.  She's been wanting one of these for so long but couldn't find one that she liked. So we made one. It worked out perfect for a homecoming dance:)

Logan being disgusting;)

Allie was home so she was able to do her hair. 

Sierra and her date. Super nice young man!

This was an "I love you" for Jessica

Dances are very different from when I was going to dances. It literally is a whole day event! For their day activity, they went "skittles bowling",  they then had dinner ( made and served by the parents of the young men) at Farmington City Hall. She said her night was a lot of fun!

A Day in the Life of a Boobah

As you know, one of my daughters and her family live with us. So I am always entertained by this guy right here. He does a lot of character impersonations. This one Saturday he was hunting for "white walkers." I don't know what they are-appartantely they are the bad guys from some video game....

Mr. America

Speaking of Logan.......

Logan was inducted in the National Honor Society this last week. (She's the one in the denim shirt with her hair up in the bun)

Logan can be pretty modest about a lot of her accomplishments. She is not only a super basketball player but she is also an excellent honor student.  She carries full loads with her honors and AP classes with a 3.9 GPA.  

Random Thoughts:

Last Sunday was the Ogden Temple Dedication. There were 3 sessions. We attended the first one. Elder Bednar and Elder Eyring spoke as well as President Monson. Elder Bednar spoke about why the temple was important to him. I wanted to write down why the temple is important to me. 

• A lot of Christians  like to debate whether or not Mormons are Christians. I don't think you could question whether or not we follow Jesus Christ.  From the proper name of the church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) to our worship services, Jesus Christ is the center of all that we do. Now, we may have members of the church that don't act like Christians, but you know what? I know a lot of members of many faiths that don't act like Christians either. In the words of our last prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley "I think there are many good people everywhere. And our appeal is to those people. We don’t down grade any Church. We don’t speak disparagingly of any Church. We simply say to people of other Churches, bring all the good that you have and come and let us see if they if we can add to it. Now that’s all there is to it."    That being said- I know of no other place on the planet where you can feel the spirit of God closer than in the Temple. 
• We, as Latter Day Saints, are covenant making people. We make regular covenants with our Savior. He in turn, delivers promised blessings to us as we are obedient. We make covenants in the temple.  They are sacred. Read the Beattitudes (Matthew 5-6), they are a great text to help us understand our covenants. 
• Temples seal families together....forever. When we are married here we're married "til death do you part" That sounds like hell to me! I've worked too hard on this relationship to have it only last while here on earth. The temple provides opportunities for us to seal relationships eternally. I love Family History work because of the chance it has given me to seal familial relationships eternally. 
• Being a convert to the church has allowed me the experience of being with my entire family in the temple. I was sealed to my family (parents and siblings) when I was 21. It was a neat experience.  I've also been proxy to many family members who have since gone on before me. They are experiences that I won't forget and a testament of the truthfulness of the work that is done. 
• I love the temple. I love attending the temple. I have a deep and abiding commitment to this gospel of Christ. I'm grateful for the sealing power of the temple and I'm grateful for the covenants that I make that help me stay on the path to return to our Heavenly Father. 

Also.....

General Conference is this weekend!! (Oct 4-5) You can catch all sessions (Saturday, 10-12 & 2-4 MST and Sunday 10-12 & 2-4 MST) on lds.org. 

Here's a link to lds.org that has some great stuff on preparing for conference:
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/prepare-for?cid=HPFR100314460&lang=eng

You can also catch the General Womens Meeting. There are some great talks there as well. 

Have a great week all!!