It has been a great
weekend, General Conference was outstanding! What a privilege to get
to hear our prophets and apostles speak the word of God. Were you able
to watch all the sessions? Which were your favorites? Did you notice
any recurring messages or themes? Dad's favorite talk was on Saturday
morning from Elder Lynn G. Robbins, "Which way do you face?" I loved
Elder Ballard's talk, "Stay in the Boat." We noticed a couple of
recurring themes, especially following the prophet, and the importance
of the sacrament. Dad said the Priesthood session was good too, he told
me about the missionary choir and I watched it online. Your cousin
Mark sang with that choir, he has only been in the Provo MTC for three
weeks. In his last letter he wrote, "Saturday I had choir practice.
Our choir director said that when a choir is asked to sing in General
Conference they are given months to practice, but we only have two
weeks!" They were great, couldn't help but feel the spirit as they
shared their testimonies through song. The entire conference was
inspiring, and I loved knowing that YOU were watching it too! I am
looking forward to reading and studying their messages for the next six
months.
Thursday was Dad's birthday, we were
invited to Rachel's house for birthday dinner and presents, it was so
nice of Rachel to do that for her daddy!
My present to him was tickets to the BYU/Utah State football game on Friday night, Stefanie, Rachel and George came too.
Oh, it was a disaster of a game, we lost 20-35. BYU was undefeated so far this season, and nationally ranked. The Salt Lake Tribune called it "the most devastating loss in school history." Our quarterback suffered a broken leg in the first half and it was all downhill from there. Ugh. Dad said if BYU would have won, they would now be in the top ten. As Stefanie says, "It sucks to suck!" Haha.
My present to him was tickets to the BYU/Utah State football game on Friday night, Stefanie, Rachel and George came too.
Oh, it was a disaster of a game, we lost 20-35. BYU was undefeated so far this season, and nationally ranked. The Salt Lake Tribune called it "the most devastating loss in school history." Our quarterback suffered a broken leg in the first half and it was all downhill from there. Ugh. Dad said if BYU would have won, they would now be in the top ten. As Stefanie says, "It sucks to suck!" Haha.
We
have some exciting things coming up this week, Dad and Stefanie have
their region cross country meets on Thursday and Friday…go Stef! And I
have my first parent/teacher conferences this week, I am actually
looking forward to that. Some news from Rachel and George's house,
George has decided he does not want to be a baker for the rest of his
life, he will start school tomorrow! He will be a full-time student at
the tech school by Thanksgiving Point, he is studying to become a
computer tech. We are proud of him and hope he can handle working at
the bakery all night and attending classes during the day!
We hope you have had a good week. We love you so much! Excited to get another letter from you today.
Love, Mom