Quotes of the Week

"Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength."
--Henry Ward Beecher

"Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power."
--Shirley MacLaine

"There is only one way to have a successful company... to have a lot of happy, satisfied customers."

YW Temple/Pageant Activity

Our YW just had a big end-of-summer activity. We took the girls to the Bountiful Temple to do baptisms for the dead. We fed them pizza and then drove them up to Clarkston, Utah to watch the pageant, "Martin Harris: The Man Who Knew."

The pageant is held right next to the cemetery where Martin Harris is buried.

It is beautiful country and the nearly-full-moon in the sky provided a great backdrop for the play.

It was quite impressive when a bright light shone down on Joseph Smith in the grove of trees.

We got our girls home right before midnight. Hopefully they will remember what they saw and heard of Martin Harris's witnessing and testifying of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.

Quotes of the Week

"Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of -- for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear."
-- Socrates

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The object of teaching is to enable those taught to get along without a teacher."
--Anonymous 

Little Helpers

Glen decided to fix the snow blower now before the snow season begins. The boy scout motto is coming into play: BE PREPARED.

He had two eager tool helpers right by his side.

Looks like Carson has caught onto Eli's favorite thing of pushing the edger all around the garage.

Job done, boys happy, all's well.