Sketchbook: We claim

There are few things more disorienting than discovering that another family is sitting in your regular spot at church!

Time is fleeting

The same thing is true in Gospel Doctrine, except we have more instruction time than we used to. It's still a challenge to get them to settle down some days!

Sportsman of the year

There's one way to avoid getting in to trouble during church ball — don't play!

From half a world away

We had our first non-holiday Preparation Day phone call with our missionary, and it was wonderful! There was no stress or pressure that comes with the holiday calls, and we were able to talk with him about his work. Love it!

The world has need

The Family Search site makes it super easy to find names for the temple. Even with all the aids, it can still be a struggle sometimes to find names of people to take to the temple. But where there's a will, there's a way! 

Lift up your voice

Actually I think that's true for pretty much every calling I've been involved with...

Sketchbook: Every week is Christmas

There's a lot of wisdom in the recent announcement that missionaries will be able to contact home on Preparation Days. And I'm not just saying that as a parent of a missionary! It will really help some of the missionaries make the transition from being at home to being in the mission field. It will also help families feel more a part of the work that the missionaries are doing.

I'm just glad that our missionary is in a close time zone rather than stationed on the other side of the planet. I love him and all, but do I love him enough for a weekly phone call at three o'clock in the morning?