Sunday December 23rd

Joseph Smith Dec 23, 1805 to June 27, 1844

We had a wonderful Sabbath day! The kids looked beautiful! What a true joy it is to be able to celebrate the birth of a loving Savior and to also honor the prophet Joseph Smith on his birthday! This evening Kevin and I were also able to attend the baptism of a friend in our neighborhood. I feel so incredibly grateful and humbled tonight as I reflect on my many blessings and the many opportunities that we are given to strengthen our testimonies each and every day! I am looking forward to the next couple of days and hope that we might carry with us the wonderful spirit that today has brought!

Ok, so the boys ties are a little long... they both wanted to wear "real" ties today. No 'clip on' or 'zipper ties'... so I surprised them this morning with these. I think they look so handsome. They will probably be able to wear them until they leave on missions! And Rachel looked darling today as well. I just love the Sunday before Christmas! The primary sang a song in the program. Tate went up on stage as well. It brought tears to my eyes to see my children singing about the birth of Our Savior!

I had to include this as well. Rachel drew this picture after we got home from church. She was in her room for quite a while and came out with this. I am going to frame it. What a beautiful testimony from a 5 year old girl. She explained everything in the picture. I especially love the words she wrote above. "Bathlaham" & "Mare hand Joseph" Thanks Rachel! You are an amazing child of our Heavenly Father!