One of my favorite gifts ever is this simple little book, The Kids Book of Family Stories, that my grandmother put together for Christmas one year. As you can see my own copy has been very much loved. It starts off with a tree listing surnames in my family line. It is divided into two […]
Using Dolls to Share Family History Stories
As part of our female family history unit study my mom came up with this ingenious idea! My girls love their American Girl Dolls so my mom thought, “Why not use those dolls to share family history stories?” She sewed doll outfits to represent our different ancestors. This outfit represents the ones my sister, Vanessa, […]
Female Family History
Julie B. Beck once said, “We study our history to learn who we are. There is a worldwide hunger among good women to know their identity, value, and importance.” Though Sister Beck was talking about learning the history of Relief Society, I think this applies to our family history as well. The Relief Society began […]
Fun Ways to Display Old Family Photos
This quote is one of our favorites when we talk about our ancestors. We would not be where we are or who we are without their sacrifices and examples. Because they mean so much to us we like to tell their stories and display their pictures so our children come to know them. They are […]
The Nevada Caucus
I was a volunteer last night for our precinct at the Nevada Caucus. If you get the photo above, good for you! It was a silly joke my husband made at lunch yesterday asking what time the “rooster rump” was. 😉 I thought I would take a lot of pictures but was way to busy! […]
Sabbath Scenes
Here’s a glimpse of what Sundays are like around here. Church starts at 11am this year so there is a lot of time to fiddle around before we have to leave. Before church: Here’s a clip of the song Julia was playing. A little Sunday entertainment by six year old #Julia Book of Mormon Stories […]
Visiting Guelita
After our time in Provo we headed to the other side of Salt Lake to visit Guelita, my last remaining grandparent. She is 94 years old and strong! She was so excited to see Henry and hold him. She sat in this chair turning him around, talking to him, and laughing with him for over […]
American Chronicles – The Art of Norman Rockwell
After touring the Provo City Center Temple we took the kids to the BYU Museum of Art to see the Norman Rockwell exhibit. WOW! I love Norman Rockwell and have since I was little. Joseph and I even tried to recreate a few of his paintings when we were dating. I’d forgotten all about that […]
Provo City Center Temple Open House
If there’s one thing you need to know about Mormons, they like to build temples. And they build them to last. The latest temple that will be dedicated in March has a unique story that I think can apply to all. Early Mormons built many beautiful structures through their hard work and ingenuity. There’s the […]
Beyond
I was far beyond the power of prayer, I said, past any fervent plea or desperate hope. I stood within a place of solemn dread – A black, sad land no wider than one soul, my own. Yet, in that narrow way there crept, somehow a murmured sound, A throb of thought that whispered “pray”. […]
Joy in Service
The time has finally come. Our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a lay ministry. No one is paid for their service. We believe we are called by revelation from our church leaders to serve in various capacities in our local congregations. These ‘callings’ (what we call these service opportunities) can […]
Back to the Daily Grind
Christmas break was so much fun! It started when Marie came home from college. Then my brother, Pere, and his wife, Jeanne, came to visit. We had a blast building gingerbread houses and playing games. Lots and lots of games. Christmas Eve the three oldest and Joseph and I served at the community soup kitchen […]
Feliz Navidad!
Wishing you the most merriest of Christmases from all of us here on the farm! Here’s a copy of our ridiculous newsletter summing up 2015. Our story begins this time last December. We found we’d be gaining a new family member. A son-in-law it was going to be, Patrick became engaged to Eve! February brought […]
Christmas Almost Lost
The following is an excerpt that was printed in the December 2015 LDS Living Magazine about a special Christmas that occurred to Juliana Perkins Luke when she lived in Panaca, NV. I am posting it here because of the family legacy of kindness and thoughtfulness that is shown. It is a great addition to my […]
Christmastime this year
Christmas, Christmastime is here! We’ve been enjoying the usual traditions. We went and got a real tree today! The girls decided they wanted to decorate this one with natural ornaments. Dried orange slices, cinnamon stick bundles, and popcorn and cranberry strings make it feel old-fashioned and homey. #Christmas A photo posted by Montserrat Wadsworth (@cranialhiccups) […]
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