General Conference 4/2014

This past weekend was a lot of fun. We got to watch General Conference, spend time with family, and play a lot of games and such. We also found some pretty flowers in our itty-bitty backyard... SPRING!!

I really liked the message from Pres. Uchtdorf in General Conference. All of the messages are on lds.org already :O ... if you want to, you can look them up here... General Conference April 2014.
A great quote from President Uchtdorf, "In light of what we know about our eternal destiny, is it any wonder that whenever we face the bitter endings of life, they seem unacceptable to us? There seems to be something inside of us that resists endings.Why is this? Because we are made of the stuff of eternity. We are eternal beings, children of the Almighty God, whose name is Endless and who promises eternal blessings without number. Endings are not our destiny. The more we learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ, the more we realize that endings here in mortality are not endings at all. They are merely interruptions—temporary pauses that one day will seem small compared to the eternal joy awaiting the faithful. How grateful I am to my Heavenly Father that in His plan there are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings."    

Quote from Elder Bednar, picture from DeseretNews.com

I know that the messages and insights shared in this meeting are messages inspired by God. Each person prepares their message individually with the guidance of the Spirit. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true and wonderful and the gospel of Jesus Christ is full of hope, forgiveness, love, eternal promises, family, and joy. I'm grateful for the Savior's love for each of us, He knows us all by name and we can rely on Him.  -Love, Us

Spring!

Crazy weather lately. It'll get pretty warm outside and then the next day... it'll snow, hail, wind, and rain. I guess it's pretty fun though... the hail looked like dippin' dots haha

 We got to visit family in St. George last weekend, that was a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures.

Road trip :)

It's a bit warmer there ;) 

(Cool Jbz at Jumpin' Jacks. And... Settlers of Catan, it's Aubree's game but I forgot to get a picture when we all first played it. Fun game!)

Aubree! Skillllls. (Also, Aubree showed us the youtube video "Guy On a Buffalo" ... hilarious.)

 Tennis & swimming. Bryce is cute :)  Oh, and our lovely towel hair picture hahah

Bryce going "fishing" ;}

Amazing people.

Beep beep!

Jbz did an awesome slow-motion jump! 

         

A couple of weekends ago... pictures and videos of my dad and stepmom. We played apples to apples with them and with our stepsister Bridgette, and with Grandma Mills. It was a lot of fun :)

Also, we got to spend time with them this past weekend as well. I didn't have my camera on me, but it was a lot of fun to see them! 

St. George is great :) but we're always excited to travel back home too. Yay for mini-vacations! 

      

And... a couple random pictures of some cheap-ish curtains we found. Yay!

We're excited for General Conference this weekend. (It's an LDS/Mormon gathering where everyone is able to hear from church leaders and the Prophet, President Thomas S. Monson. We believe that there are living Prophets and Apostles on the earth today. Listen or watch on lds.org  or mormonchannel.org. There are several sessions on Saturday and Sunday, but all of the messages will be on those websites after as well :) it's a great way to receive personal insights. God loves you.) 

Love, Us