Reverence

Braxton your letters each week are so special.  I love reading you testimony and feeling of your sweet spirit.  I know you are working hard.  This week for us was a little slower with the wedding over, I tried to finish taking down the Christmas decoration, still have the snowman up.  Slowly I will get the house back in order I hope.  We went and seen Brady and Crystal's little apartment, it is nice and cozy, and its not to far away.  We got to face time Brody for a little bit, Miriah thinks that is so fun, and Bronson is getting his college applications done for UVU and BYUH.  He is working really hard, on B day's this term he is going to work at 6am since he does not have class until after lunch.  He is very determined to have money for school.  He also has finished making up his 10 days of seminary make up.  Now he knows it's just easier to go to class.

I have thought a lot about reverence this week.  Last week in church their was a really good talk given, not that I could tell you what he really said, but in one of his personal experiences he shared how he was starting to go down a wrong path and questioned the gospel principals because he had let his life get so involved in worldly things.  He worked for a company where he picked up samples off of the salt flats, and this one time he had this really long shift all by himself, and it was then when he got to feel peaceful, and reverent, and could think clearly and knew that he need to make a change in his life and get back on track.  While he was talking it made me think of the Quick Sand analogy.  Life is like the quick sand, the busier we get and the more we thrash around with all the things life is throwing at us the quicker we sink or move away from the spirit.  But if we remain calm and make time to study, praying and follow the prophets council and have quiet moments the spirit can help us in our lives.

Just like in quicksand if you are still you will rise to the top and be able to get out of a dangerous situation.  Quicksand might be the movies or music we are listening too, might be the many activities we have chosen to fill our time.  I hope that as we ponder or have those reverent moments that we will be careful with what we are filling our days with, and know that every blessing comes form our Heavenly Father.  I am so grateful for each one of you and for they way you are blessing my life and teaching me to be better.

  Miriah plays so hard and really hustles at her games, they fell short this week.

She is on the team with most of the little girls from the 10th ward.

 BYUH Basketball team.

 Britton making his foul shot.  He is getting better with each game.  He is so funny, he loves his team and playing.

 Britton in foul trouble, sound familiar to some of you?

Brady and Crystal's Wedding, Jan 13, 2016

Lots of small details that happen behind the scene, are what make an event really nice.  Lots of hours of SERVICE.

 Grandma got all the chair coverings, gold sashes and table clothes ready for me. Grandma pressed almost everything.  Tuesday I was still working on the video and getting the pictures ready.  Brody drove me around to get the pictures made and to make sure all the kids had clothes to wear.  So glad he was able to come home, he was really a lot of help getting some of the last minute shopping done for the boys.

 We had the luncheon in Salem at Chad and Merrie's church.  We went down and set up on Tuesday night at 9pm, with the help of Chad and Merrie, Grandma, and Jan Dennison.  Garth, Kelly, Korntie, were driving up so they stopped and helped.  With so many hands the set up went pretty fast, and we transformed the gym into a really nice room for a wedding luncheon. 

  Almost finished, just a few things left for in the morning.

Looked beautiful.

Ready for the luncheon.

Jan 13, 2016 @ 10:00

Payson Utah Temple

It was a beautiful day for a wedding, still a little cold, but we could not have had better weather.  The sealer gave beautiful council.  We were grateful so many family and friends could come.

Coming out of the temple.

Hollie is really sick so she was not happy to be out in the cold.

The boys trying to take a selfie.

Picture of the front of the temple that Britton took.

Beautiful day, but really cold.  

Bridesmaids, minus Hollie, she was so sick she was sitting in the warm car.

Chad and Merrie's church is not far from the temple.  It was nice to be able to go there and wait for the Bride and Groom to come from the temple.

 Jan Dennison, Carolee Cook, Michelle Johnston, and Miriah Holliday were our servers.  They got everything ready for the morning and then helped with all the clean up.  I would not of made it with out them and their help.  Dear Friends! 

Dalton's family restaurant catered the lunch.  It was wonderful. We had steak and a raspberry chicken with mashed potatoes that were so good, everyone wanted more of them.  We had a raspberry desert that was heavenly, I think I have figured out how to make it.   I could not have been more pleased with how everything went.

When your dad started the program, he gave a little speech, and WOW did he do a great job.  He talked about how everyone is wanting to win the lottery right now, but then he turned and told Brady he had won the jackpot.  Dad did a much better job than I just did in the two lines.  I hope they got it record so I can send it to you. 

Crystal dad also said some words about how special Crystal is and what a hard worker she is.

Brody went and he had us all crying.  He did a fantastic job.

Then he had us laughing, then embarrassing Crystal, you know Brody.

I was so grateful he spent the last of his money to come home and be here with us. 

We missed you Braxton.

Some of the pictures from the reception.  The Grooms Men.

The Cake that Jenny Bartholomew made.

Tyler stood in for you Braxton incase we want to but your head on his body.  What do you think?

Beautiful Sisters

Hollie is still pretty sick, we have her on NyQuil. 

The sparkler show when Brady and Crystal were getting ready to leave.

And they were off to their Happy Ever After!