I Love to See the Temple!

The TEMPLE is an ever-present reminder that

 God intends the family to be ETERNAL!

-Ezra Taft Benson

June 18th was a wonderful day. 

Trisha, Brandon, my dad, Granny, Gramps, Shari, Riley, 

Madeline, Alyssa, Jake, our Bishop and his wife, JD, and I were all able to

 be with Britton at the Brigham City Temple 

when he received his endowments. 

"Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances

 in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, 

after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk 

back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels 

who stand as sentinels, being enabled to give them the

 key words, the signs and tokens, pertaining to the

 holy priesthood, and gain your eternal exaltation."

 (Discourses of Brigham Young, Sel. John A. Widtsoe [1954],416).

I am thankful that Britton has amazing 

family members who love and support him.

I am thankful for the pattern 

we are taught in the temple of 

how to live our lives to obtain a 

FULNESS of TRUTH and JOY. 

I love the advice our bishop gave Britton on this special day. 

He said, 

"Britton, never let any amount of worldly deception tell you 

THIS gift is not special. It is all that matters!"

I love the sign I came across on Amazon. 

It fits how Britton feels about the man above

PERFECTLY!

GRANDPA

-noun-

1-Like a dad but with fewer rules.

SEE also...Best mate

Granny & Gramps 

a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, 

and best of friends!

Aunt Shari

Not just a cool aunt, but a great friend

 and inspiration to me every day! 

Brothers

More than best friends...

My HEROS!

Consider this...

What matters most is what lasts the

 longest and families are forever.

-M. Russell Ballard

MoM & DAD

Gonna miss me like craZy

while I am in Ghana!

                                          

These pictures make me smile. 

Madeline is so thoughtful, 

especially when it comes to family events. 

She is a light and true blessing in our family!

I love how these pictures show the fun personalities 

Madeline and Trisha have. 

I am thankful for the blessing of temples in our lives. 

I am thankful for the sealing power 

that they have to bind families together forever. 

I can't believe our FOURTH child 

is LEAVING on a MISSION!

JD, we are only going to

 have ONE child at home😳

Families are Forever!

I am thankful for the blessing it is to be a mother. 

Britton, take the opportunity to attend the temple often. 

I love what we are taught in D&C 97:13 about the purpose of the temple.

 They are a place of Thanksgiving and a place of Instruction. 

The main reason we serve missions is to gather Isreal and build Zion in these Latter Days. 

Section 97 of D&C explains that the more often we attend the temple, 

the more pure in heart we will become. 

Verse 21 states, "let Zion rejoice, for this is Zion-The pure in heart." 

I believe these verses tell us that Zion is not simply a place, 

but a way of living, or state of our hearts.

 Perhaps this way of living, and being 

pure in heart is obtained through faithful temple 

attendance and covenant-keeping.