Dad's papers

77-7/29/24 REpresenting Christ.   It was so much fun to have everyone together this past weekend. This coming week we’ll have our Miles back! There are no words to express the excitement we are all feeling!  As I think about Miles coming home, memories of finishing my mission come flooding back. Those of you who have served remember the joy and satisfaction of completion, but also the heartache of leaving people you likely wouldn’t see again, as well as the difficulty of removing    your name tag you were so honored to wear. Representing the Savior, wearing His name on your chest, there was really nothing like it, and it brought a sense of sadness to take it off that final time. But the good news is, and Miles will find this out very quickly, that we really don’t remove Him from out lives. We literally have taken His name upon us. Though it is in a different capacity, his power, direction in our lives can be ever present, just like those days in the mission field....

  This week in Come Follow Me there was a scripture question that stood out to me. It is found in Alma 26:2 “And now, I ask, what great blessings has he bestowed upon us? Can ye tell?” What a great question. Can ye tell? In other words, Can you recognize God’s hand in the detail of your life? Can we see His hand in the good and the bad, the mundane day to day, and the hard times in our lives. I know that is hand is there. And though the world tries to convince us otherwise, His blessings are not only promised, but purposeful.  I loved this little story from this past Conference told by Elder Gong. A Chinese story begins as a man’s son finds a beautiful horse. “How fortunate,” the neighbors say. “We’ll see,” says the man. Then the son falls off the horse and is permanently injured. “How unfortunate,” the neighbors say. “We’ll see,” says the man. A conscripting army comes but doesn’t take the injured son. “How fortunate,” the neighbors say. “We’ll see,” says the man. I was talki...

73- (7-1-24)  Hello Family, July 1st! Hard to believe. Miles get’s home this month, and we are all so excited! We are also excited to head down to Utah this weekend to spend time at the Glavinic reunion, and to see Sadie and Seth. A quick thought for the week. I really enjoyed Elder Bednar’s talk this past conference. His take home message was from the Doctrine and Covenants section 101 vs 16…. be still and  know  that I am God. He teaches us what it is to be “still” and how we’ve been blessed with sacred spaces allowing an environment for this stillness. But the part that stuck out to me the most is the perspective those still moments bring to each of us, and the inspiration in those movement that we can bring into our homes, families, and daily lives.  Elder Bednar - “Our homes should be the ultimate combination of both sacred time and holy place wherein individuals and families can “be still” and know that God is our Heavenly Father, we are His children, and Jesus...