Tea for Two

Next weekend is the 189th General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. source I am grateful that every 6 months we gather together as an entire church and receive counsel from our leaders. Since there are millions of members throughout the entire world, we don't physically meet together. Instead our normal Sunday meetings are cancelled and we are invited to watch the four general sessions over the weekend in a wide variety of ways . Jonathan and I prefer to stream it live at home. Over the past few weeks, I've been thinking about when President Russell M. Nelson came to San Antonio and we were able to hear his counsel, along with other leaders and their wives, for those of us that live in the area. It's hard not to feel valued when the prophet, who travels all over the world chooses to come to your area and talk to you. It was a wonderful experience. President Nelson specifically asked that the girls and boys from ages 16 to ...

February was one crazy month. It ended up having a family wedding, a few birthdays, our anniversary, my grandpa dying, along with our normal everyday lives. Let's start at the beginning of the month though! We landed in California the previous day for Thomas and Morghan's wedding. It was a lovely wedding and I loved being able to catch up with so many family members and friends that day. The happy couple! The following day (I didn't take any pictures), we saw Amy & Mike's new house and spend time with their kids. We ended up visiting with my grandpa and it was a bit startling to see how much he changed since I saw him in December. It was like he was a totally different person. Anyway, I was able to report back to him that I was following the advice he gave me back in December. He was relieved to hear that and reiterated his belief in me. Jonathan spent the evening with his family and I spent the evening with Andy's kids since we hadn't...