My goodness, we love him.
Category: Family Time
Connection with Heaven
We went with Tim and Queenie to Temple Square on Saturday. I was excited to see the new First Vision statue. I like the depiction of movement and life in this rendition, and that heaven and earth are reaching for one another.
I think people spend a lot of time decorating and seeking musical and artistic experiences at Christmas time because we are all in search of that feeling of connection with heaven.
Thanksgiving weekend snapshots
Delivered to the MTC
We gathered to cheer for Elder Ross
I couldn’t get photos of everyone as we hosted this gathering, but it was a nice day with loved ones.
25 years with him
Our Daniel is such a blessing in our lives!
Goblin Valley and a hike through Ding and Dang Canyon
Richard and Mark were the advance party for a trip to Goblin Valley for the Young Men, traveling there a day early to claim a good campsite. Because they did this, there was an established camp ready when the young men arrived, making it possible to do a long hike before dark.
Mark and Richard spent a night beneath the bright stars together before the others arrived. It sounds pretty ideal.
Richard introduced the group to the hike through Ding and Dang Canyon. It was a challenging hike, and the boys had a wonderful time. It sounds like a successful campout. Well done, Richard and Mark!
Weber 2024
Today we go back in time a few weeks for a post about our Sanchez family reunion.
There is so much I could say and show from this cabin experience. Not pictured are the big family portraits, the Virginia Reel, tubing in the river, the duckie races, etc. I simply don’t have photos of everything. As always, the experiences live in memory and take on new qualities with time.
Weekend in St George
Mark’s temple
On Mark’s ninth birthday I took him to the Payson temple open house. Later, this was the first temple that Mark entered to do baptisms for the dead. Through these experiences and more, this became his favorite temple, and recently, he received his endowment there.
In the Payson temple there is a fruit motif in the interior design, as it was built on land that was previously an apple orchard. As you ascend within building, the blossoms in the motif change to fruits.
As I reflect on raising Mark, I see that small, sacred things like attending a temple open house have yielded very sweet fruit.
In his life.
In mine.
And for our ancestors.