GOOD ADVICE FROM A PROPHET

"President Brigham Young instructed parents by saying:
"'If each and every one of us who are parents will reflect upon the responsibilities devolving upon us, we shall come to the conclusion that we should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate.' (Journal of Discourses, 14:192)
"If we are to instill faith in our children, they must see us demonstrate our faith in their young lives. They must see us on our knees daily, asking the Lord for His blessings and expressing our gratitude unto Him. They need to see us using our priesthood to administer to those in need, and to bless our children. They need to see us reverently worshiping in our sacrament meetings. They need to see us cheerfully and willingly giving of our time and talents to the building of the Lord's kingdom here on earth. They need to see us proving our faith by the payment of our tithes and offerings to Him. They need to see us diligently studying and discussing the scriptures to increase our faith and understanding."

We have been able to see the Olympic Rain forest with its' mossy tall trees and green growth. We made it to Hurricane Ridge where we saw the Olympic Mountains (behind Dad's head). We also got to see the Tall ships in Port Angeles. Dad was in Heaven! I have picked up enough sand dollars for every child in my class this fall. Lots of shells and rocks! Yes, I'm getting made fun of by Ralph and Dad.....the crazy shell lady. Oh, we have seen elk, racoons, eagles, and deer, but NO Vampires or Werewolves.

Greetings from the Olympic Rainforest

Hair Experiments Part II

I vote for the blue!

Happy Father's Day!!

Happy Father's day, Daddy and all youse boys that make me an Aunt. Love you!!!

Quote from Chad Hawkin's book "Faith in the Service"

I thought this was pretty cool: "As a soldier in Afghanistan, when I think of Father’s Day, my first thoughts are not about my personal relationship with my father or my son’s relationship with me. My initial reflections are on the gratitude I have for the founding fathers of the United States of America—those who built our great nation and fought for freedom for the original colonies and along the frontier. They risked their lives, fortunes, and honor to establish a sovereign nation where citizens could have liberty while pursuing a life of happiness. Those who sacrificed so much to establish the freedom and liberty of this country have blessed the lives of its citizens for generations, and the events surrounding the founding of America established an environment that allowed the gospel of Jesus Christ to be restored." HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU FATHERS, AND FATHER WANNABEES.

A sense of the Sacred

"The importance of having a sense of the sacred is simply this--if one does not appreciate holy things, he will lose them.
Absent a feeling of reverence, he will grow increasingly casual in attitude and lax in conduct. He will drift from the moorings that his covenants with God could provide. His feeling of accountability to God will diminish and then be forgotten. Thereafter, he will care only about his own comfort and satisfying his uncontrolled appetites. Finally, he will come to despise sacred things, even God, and then he will despise himself.

"On the
other hand, with a sense of the sacred, one grows in understanding and truth. The Holy Spirit becomes his frequent and then constant companion.
More and more he will stand in holy places and be entrusted with holy things. Just the opposite of cynicism and despair, his end is eternal life."

(D. Todd Christofferson, "A Sense of the Sacred," CES fireside for young adults, Nov. 7, 2004)

hair experiments

I think the short hair is your best option here Mom......stay away from the extensions and spiral perm.