Mom said the leaves are changing in Utah, Fall is a season I miss dearly. We are planning to visit Sarah and Rocky after her baby comes and possibly for Abe and Eliot's baptism. (More on that next week.) And the only drawback is it will be almost zero degrees. Zero. We get cold in the summer time when it reaches 60. But I can't wait.
It was fast Sunday, one of the most difficult fast Sunday's on the record. What makes it so is uncertain- late night before, wrong choice of food yesterday... what ever the cause, it is certainly humbling. It was actually a sobering day, lots of thoughts about choosing good, choosing light over darkness and knowing that we can never obtain happiness by making poor choices. I know that no matter how many errors we make, the gospel's purpose is to bring us back to God, and through that path, experience true happiness. But understanding the depth of that happiness can only be measured by the times we have felt prompted to repent and know that we fall short. It was a reminder to always be willing to humble myself and admit that I need Christ's atonement daily. Just as I need food daily (even hourly).
It was fast Sunday, one of the most difficult fast Sunday's on the record. What makes it so is uncertain- late night before, wrong choice of food yesterday... what ever the cause, it is certainly humbling. It was actually a sobering day, lots of thoughts about choosing good, choosing light over darkness and knowing that we can never obtain happiness by making poor choices. I know that no matter how many errors we make, the gospel's purpose is to bring us back to God, and through that path, experience true happiness. But understanding the depth of that happiness can only be measured by the times we have felt prompted to repent and know that we fall short. It was a reminder to always be willing to humble myself and admit that I need Christ's atonement daily. Just as I need food daily (even hourly).
Maeser misses Dallin dearly. This afternoon he said, "Mom, I was going to play cars with Dallin yesterday, but we didn't." We talked about missionaries in Primary and he raised his hand and told everyone he was a missionary in Hungary and then the Primary president had him come up front to mark the map where you were. Excitedly, he marked all of Africa and the Indian Ocean. (Good luck with that next transfer.)
Scout is entering an adorable princess obsession, lots of dancing and dress-ups, dolls and coloring. I absolutely love it, she hums (praise to the man) and plays by herself.
Scout is entering an adorable princess obsession, lots of dancing and dress-ups, dolls and coloring. I absolutely love it, she hums (praise to the man) and plays by herself.
(Maeser the chemist.)
And last, a few Maeserisms:
After wrestling with grandpa and realizing he was much stronger. Astonished, "You almost took my head and face off my body! It could kill me!"
"Mom, do you know what 'In an hour' means?"
"Yeah, it takes an hour."
"No, it means it will take a LOOOONG time."
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