Quotes of the Week

 We believe that fathers are unique and irreplaceable... Perhaps the most essential of a father's work is to turn the hearts of his children to their Heavenly Father.

--D. Todd Christofferson

When men say unto us, you are not like us, we reply, we know it; we do not want to be, we want to be like the Lord, we want to secure His favor and approbation and to live under His smile.

--John Taylor

Jesus specializes in the seemingly impossible. He came here to make the impossible possible, the irredeemable redeemable, to heal the unhealable, to right the unrightable, to promise the unpromisable. And He's really god at it. In fact, He's perfect at it.

--Patrick Kearon

With frightening speed, a testimony that is not nourished daily by the good word of God can crumble.... I plead with you to let God prevail in your life. Give Him a fair share of your time. As you do, notice what happens to your positive spiritual momentum.

--Russell M. Nelson

Quotes of the Week

 I believe that ...in His justice and mercy, Heavenly Father will give us the maximum reward for our acts, give us all that he can give, and in the reverse, I believe that he will impose upon us the minimum penalty which it is possible to impose.

--Rueben Clark

If most of the information you get comes from social or other media, your ability to hear the whisperings of the Spirit will be diminished. If you are not also seeking the Lord through daily prayer and gospel study, you leave yourself vulnerable to philosophies that may be intriguing but are not true.

--Russell M. Nelson

Of all the training I have received in my Church assignments, none has been more important to me than the training I received as a nineteen-year-old elder serving a full-time mission.

--M. Russell Ballard

I want you to know that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is for you! His life's mission was for you! His sacrificial death was for you! And his Resurrection is for you!

--Russell M. Nelson

Quotes of the Week

 Each assertion of a righteous desire, each act of service, and each at of worship, however small and incremental, adds to our spiritual momentum.

--Neal A. Maxwell

Our love of God elevates our ability to love others more fully and perfectly because we in essence partner with God in the care of His children.

--D. Todd Christofferson

We cannot play a successful game without knowing the goal, nor can we live a meaningful life without knowing its purpose.

--Alan F. Meredith III

When you bring your temple recommend, a contrite heart, and a seeking mind to the Lord's house of learning. He will teach you.

--Russell M. Nelson

Emma's High School Graduation; Maverick's NICU Graduation

Emma is now a high school graduate! She will be attending BYU in the fall. That is exciting! We will get to see her more often when she is living in the same state as us.

Ben and Haley's little baby was getting ready to graduate from the NICU. 

Their preference was for him to go home with no feeding tube and no oxygen.

Maverick was able to get the feeding tube removed, but not the oxygen tube. He had to pass the car seat test where he stayed in it for a certain length of time. 

The big day had arrived. Ben and Haley were able to bring him home--oxygen monitor, tubing, tank and all. 

He got released on Sunday. We had invited Rebecca's, Sarah's and Ben's families over for dinner that day. Ben dropped Kade and Levi off to us so he could go to the hospital. 

Haley had spent the night in the hospital with their baby--proving herself capable of caring for her preemie??

It was a sweet moment when they brought in the newest member of their family and introduced him to his big brothers. 

Since Caroline considers the boys her babies, it was a thrill for her to hold her newest baby.

Kade's face says it all about how he feels to have his baby brother home.

There is yet another new addition to Ben's family. He and Haley are now the proud owners of a minivan--the only way to transport three or more children in car seats.