Yesterday we went to the Family Search Center to work in the morning. We were the only ones that came in though except for Marsha Edwards that works with us on the third Saturday. I spent most of my time working on catching up on this blog that I had got so far behind on. Larry found two censuses with a Great Grandfather on and was busy trying to reconcile the differences of the two. The 1850 census only listed the initials of the children so he was frustrated about that. And the 1860 census did not match up for age and place of birth. I went in and attached a few sources when I got through by just using the "search records" button on the Family Tree person page for a few ancestors. I still need to change the title of the city directories that I attached to Larry's grandfather that they called "Daddy Jack".
We had talked to Steve Libby about fixing our stair railing and handrail and a few ceiling problems and he called and wanted to do that when we got home. It looks great and hopefully we can keep it that way for a while. We had to go to mom's to help her so we just left him here working with his son, Bowan and when we got back it was all finished. Now we just need to figure out how much it all cost.
Michelle called while we were at the Family Search Center and asked if we could tend Kallise while they went to the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Program last night. Kallise is only seven and you have to be eight to attend anything at the conference center. Because they were planning on leaving at 4:00 p.m. we took her with us to mom's and she was great fun.
We did some vacuuming for mom and some things on the computer. Then she wanted to go grocery shopping at Kohler's in Lehi. We followed her around as she got her things, but she was glad we went because it was really slushy in the parking lot and she was afraid that she might fall. She bought a donut for her and Kallise to share Larry and I declined. Then she wanted to go to Smith's Marketplace. I thought it was still in American Fork but she took us up to the Alpine Highway above Lehi and we went there. I could not believe how it had built up there just since I moved from Vernal. If you remember Mom went and traded some pajamas she bought online at Macy's a few weeks ago and I could not get her to try them on. They looked way too big to me but Mom just bought them. It turns out that they were mislabeled and they were actually 2x which is not the size my mother will ever be!! Anyway Smith's marketplace had pajamas on sale for $19.99 so she wanted to go there rather than go to Macy's and trade the others. We found some that she liked and they said XL so I hope they fit her this time. She has sure had a hard time getting some pajamas!!
When we got back to her house it was about time for us to leave so we could get back for the Ward Christmas Party. We got home in time to rest for about 30 minutes so I plugged in my phone because it had died at mom's and I had not taken a charger. Ifound that Nathan and Kirsten had tried to text me. Kirsten had called while we were at Mom's and wanted to know if we could tend Taylor so they could go Christmas Shopping. I told her we could take her to the Ward Christmas Party. So I texted her that we were home. Initially she was going to bring her but then she texted that Taylor wanted to stay with Kyle and Brooke. I texted Nathan back and we talked for a few minutes but then he didn't answer so he must have been busy.
We went to the Ward Party with Kallise. We sat by some empty nesters at the party. They had white paper on the tables and crayons so Kallies went to work drawing a picture of herself and several things to go with it. I wish I had taken a picture of it. Then she and Larry started playing this game where she was meowing like a kitty and he was looking for the kitty under the table. Then he was challenging her to do math problems and was very impressed at how smart she was about math. She could do all of the different types of math problems and she is only in 2nd grade. I was impressed at how much he was playing with her. He doesn't always do that.
We ate way too many cookies at the party and they had baklava so I had that before dinner. They had a baked potato bar and then desserts that were donated. It was all very good. They had a program but it was hard to hear from where we were. They had the primary and the youth sing some Christmas songs and then they had made video of all the primary children answering questions about Christmas. The Bishop also gave a nice talk reminding us of Presidents Monson's plea in the devotional to Remember Christ for Christmas.
We went home and Kallise played on the Super Nintento while Larry watched. Again a first I have not seen him spend so much time with a grandchild except maybe Taylor. I watched a couple of episodes of Elementary on the TV and then Larry and I read the first chapter in "Preach my Gospel" starting to get ready for our mission. Michelle and the family did not get there to get Kallise until about 11:30 p.m. which was expected. Ethan said it was good but he was tired.
This morning Larry and I did not want to get up. We read scriptures and then lay in bed until about 8:00 a.m. Because church is at 9:00 a.m. we finally got up. We were slightly late which hasn't happened for a while.
The theme of Sacrament Meeting was "How coming to Christ can make us happy". There was a returned missionary from another ward that talked and gave a great talk showing that in Lehi's dream of the Tree of Life he teaches that we are happy if we come to the gospel because of God's love for us and yet to be truly happy we need to participate in the fruit of the gospel by living the things that Christ teaches and that is how we truly become happy in this life. It was a great talk. I wish I could remember more of it. The last speaker talked about the happiness that we can experience if we will do our family history work. That is something I can testify is true!
I substituted in Primary today in the 5-6 year old class. It was so fun to be in Primary again. They were learning some new Christmas songs. One was about what Samuel the Lamanite said about the birth of Christ:
Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus
Said Samuel, "Within five years
A night will be as day,
And Baby Jesus will be born
In a land far, far away."
Hosanna! Hosanna!
Oh, let us gladly sing
How blessed that our Lord was born;
Let earth receive her King!
Across the sea, in Bethlehem,
Lord Jesus came to earth
As Samuel had prophecied,
And Angels sang his birth
Then they had a new song about wanting to hold the Baby Jesus.
Could I Hold The Baby
It's Christmas Eve, I'm tucked in bed. I'm snug and warm, my prayers are said.
I start to think about the first Christmas night.
The manger warm, the baby fair, the star that led the shepherds there,
And what I'd say to Mary as she smiled at the little Christ child.
(Chorus) Could I hold the baby? Will he smile at me?
Does He know why He is born and what his life will be?
Could I hold the baby and tell Him of my love?
How glad I am that Jesus Christ was sent from heaven above!
Now ev'ry day the whole year through, I'll think of all that I can do
To be like Him and live as He showed me how.
And I'll remember that Christmas toys are not as dear as girls and boys
That Jesus loves each one of us endlessly. He loves you and me.
(Chorus)
How glad I am that Jesus Christ was sent from heaven above!
I love Primary songs. I wish I could include the music also!
The lesson in class was on how the children could be good examples of how to live like Jesus did.
We thought we had an appointment with the Bishop to talk to him about our mission but Larry talked to him and he said he needed to talk to us on Wednesday, when he is at the church, after Larry's medical papers are in. Larry told me on Friday that the Bishop wanted to talk to us about our Mission because he was concerned about our finances. Some how I took that that he was going to tell us we did not have enough money so I have been stewing about that all weekend. The Larry says that is not what he told me. So I am feeling a little crazy about that.
This afternoon after eating lunch Larry put on BYU TV on and we started to watch it. I actually slept through a great deal of it but I did wake up to hear a talk by Tad Callister of the Seventy that he gave at BYU Idaho at a devotional that I thought was the best talk I have heard about how to keep the law of Chastity in this crazy world and why it is important. You can read it here: http://www2.byui.edu/Presentations/Transcripts/Devotionals/2013_1_22_Callister.htm
Then I finally got up and did some pacing for a while. As I did I listened to a talk that Bishop Gerald Causse gave at a BYU devotional on Friday. I had so much good information on how to overcome your weaknesses that I decide I wanted to post that link also: http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=2157
Then I came in my office to type this blog and to try to get some calls made today. While I was working Larry went for a walk outside and then he fixed dinner. He is a great husband! So glad I married him!
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