Thanksgiving at the Grandma and Grandpa Parrish, Britton winning in St. George. The Apples in a Seed.

So this last week was Thanksgiving we had a great Thanksgiving with lots of great food and family.  Miriah and I made Pie, Pie, Pie mostly banana cream.  She really likes to help me cook.  Hollie was at work or she would of helped too.  We also made the rolls and a big salad.  Everything tasted so wonderful.  During the time at grandma's, grandpa had us all tell things we were grateful for.   The Story's went back to when Grandpa and grandma went to get Chad from his mission in Brazil.

They remember getting there and having Chad waiting with a dozen yellow roses for grandma at the airport.  When they got back to the office, they are introduced to all the missionaries that are being released.  One of them was an Elder Numbers who had served in some of the same areas as Chad.  Grandpa had made the comment that Numbers is not a very common name and the Elder told him he was from Salt Lake.  Later as they were driving in the taxi, he and grandpa got talking and grandpa told him that when he was on his mission in Ohio he knew a Numbers family that they had been teaching but then he got transferred.  The only name he could remember was Marty.  Then Elder Numbers said Marty is my Dad, his grandparents were from Ohio. Elder Numbers is the 6th missionary to go from his family.

How we got on the story is I can't really remember other that we got talking about seeds in an apple.  When George Mills died 17 years ago, a man showed up at his funeral with a picture of a single apple and gave it to Merrie's mom.  Aunt Merrie has used the seeds of an apple in many talks.  You can count the seeds in an apple, but you can not count the apples in a seed.  You never know where you are planting seeds.

Grandpa has always been so grateful for the Wade and Mason families that helped him along the way and got him on a mission.  Just looking at our family and the missionaries that have gone and the seeds that have been planted.  How many missionaries have gone from our family, the Numbers family....

Thankful for good parents, friends, bishops, teachers that have planted good seeds.  It made me think of Uncle Todd's testimony again as they all talked about the seed that come back to be thankful for what you have done for them.

A good bishop that called Todd to be the first assistant and made him a promise that if he would put the Lord first in his life, He would provide the way.  Todd had not even been going to church when the bishop called him in since he worked every Sunday.  When he excepted the call he went to apply for a new job and was hired on the spot at the groceries store where he would not have to miss church.  The seeds that were planted, put Todd is a position that he would meet Lori and get married.  They have sent two missionaries, Todd's family is now active in the church and his brother also has a son on a mission.  The seeds...

 

One last picture from Hollie's trip,  Last soccer game Brady and Brody played together at BYUH.

 A week after soccer ended Brody was playing and traveling with the Basketball team.
 A few more pictures from Brody's trip to California,  He is number 23.

Brody and D McCleary, Raelynn D's mom got to go to the games in California.

One more of the pictures that was posted for dad's birthday.

Can you see him and Aunt Rialeen right in the middle

Picture that Shawntae posted to today.  Nice picture of her dad.

 Warren wore his pumpkin shirt to Thanksgiving.  He is so funny.

 All the kids slept over at grandma's,  there were blankets and kids everywhere.

 Most of the grand kids with grandpa and Grandma, Missing a few families this year for Thanksgiving.

After Thanksgiving, Dad, Brady and Britton headed to St. George for the soccer tournament.  Britton's team lost two games, but came back to win the tournament again this year.  Fun trip for them again this year.

Britton getting his medal, from Coach Tom.

Britton made two really nice goals.  He was very excited about them.

The girls and Bronson stayed home to work.  Hollie and Bronson had work at the mill and Miriah and I worked on Gifts at grandma's.  We got a lot done.  We decorated a little for Christmas.  Still have a lot to do this week.  Hope we get it all done, this week is going to be crazy.  Only 25 days till we get to talk to Braxton.  Love you All.

“Remember that you are entitled to our [Heavenly] Father’s blessings in this work

A number of years ago, a one-inch article in my local newspaper caught my attention, and I have remembered it ever since: “Four people were killed and seven workers were rescued after clinging for more than an hour to the underside of a 125-foot-high [38-m] bridge in St. Catharines, Ontario, [Canada,] after the scaffolding they were working on collapsed” (“News Capsules,” Deseret News, June 9, 1993, A2).

I was, and I continue to be, fascinated by this brief story. Shortly after reading this account, I called a family friend who lived in St. Catharines. She explained that the workers had been painting the Garden City Skyway bridge for about a year and were two weeks short of completing the project when the accident happened. After the accident, officials were asked why these men did not have any safety equipment. The answer was simple: they had the equipment; they just chose not to wear it. 

It is important to note, however, that in the scriptures there are very few stories of individuals who lived in blissful happiness and experienced no opposition. We learn and grow by overcoming challenges with faith, persistence, and personal righteousness. I’ve been strengthened by President Thomas S. Monson’s endless confidence in our Heavenly Father and in us. He has said: “Remember that you are entitled to our [Heavenly] Father’s blessings in this work. He did not call you to your privileged post to walk alone, without guidance, trusting to luck. On the contrary, He knows your skill, He realizes your devotion, and He will convert your supposed inadequacies to recognized strengths. He has promised: ‘I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up’”  Ann Dibb Oct Conference 2009

Lone Peak goes to the state Championship game.  Number 14 looks good out there!

End of the game, Lone Peak comes up short.  Herriman scored with 22 seconds left in the game making the score 14-17  Sad day for Lone Peak Fans and players.

Some of the snap chats, 

Knox getting his first hair cut.

Dad's birthday dinner, he spent the whole time listening to Brody's game in California.

Miriah was sick but still wanted to go with us.  She didn't eat anything because she felt so bad.

Brady and Crystal went to the Ute game.

                                                         

Brody on his flight back to Hawaii,  He is faking it.

On dad's birthday, someone was posting pictures of him when he was younger, this one is of the 7th grade basketball team.

Sunday Night at Grandma and Grandpa Berry's  Knox was so fun and Miriah loved seeing him.

Such a happy Bunch!

More pictures from Todd's funeral.

Dennis and Clay Lund

It was so great having Tom with us.

Taylon and Andrea with grandpa, Scott and Hollie

Tom and Andrea.  So glad they made the drive, it was so good to have them with us.

Zander and Warren wanted to see uncle Todd.

Trying to take a siblings picture.  Grandpa taking a picture of all the picture takers.