Swinging along

I recently introduced Brooklyn to our swing set....I think she likes it.

Also, here are some more of the thoughts I wrote down before Brooklyn was born:

September 8, 2013

We had a great day at church today.  The Jossie family spoke about grace and agency and did a wonderful job.  We are certainly in need of the Savior’s grace at this time. 

In priesthood, one of the high priests gave the lesson and it centered on priesthood blessings, including an experience where President Snow was opening the work in Italy and gave a blessing to a little boy there who was healed and that helped lead to opening the work successfully there.  There was then a short DVD about his grandson, Elder Schenk (sp?) who had tragically been hit by a bus during his mission to Brazil.  The video showed his miraculous progress through this difficult time of physical healing and speech/motor skill re-learning and this boy then stood and testified of priesthood blessings....

I also had a realization that it could be Heavenly Father’s will that she come home early or have a tough mortal experience to ensure she receives exaltation.  So many  possibilities, but I know He is in charge, and that is what matters.

I also love this quote from President Packer, which I read in an Ensign article today:

“Faith, to be faith, must center around something that is not known. Faith, to be faith, must go beyond that for which there is confirming evidence. Faith, to be faith, must go into the unknown. Faith, to be faith, must walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness.”