Grandma & Grandpa's Place: Back Home After Two Months

"Welcome back! Will you need directions how to get here, or do you remember? It's been so long! :-)" Yes it had been long and we missed our NP family terribly! And now we miss our 'far away' families...sure wish we could all live closer together. We had returned to CA Monday evening and back to our temple responsibilities.

Sunday Morning we headed for NP to attend our regular ward where the Pehrson family gave their "farewell" as they will be leaving Friday for their full time Baltic Mission.. Sister Pehrson shared how she had escaped with her family when she was just 4 years old, climbing through a window of their home; and now she is going back to teach the gospel.

We later attended the next ward where Marrianne gave a great talk on the YW program and then
Madison gave a great talk in Primary using President Hinckley's 6 B's, sharing how she feels they apply to her family:
"First, Be Grateful I am grateful for my family and for Heavenly Father for sending me to this family here on earth.
Be Smart It is important to learn all you can. In my family, schooling is really important and my parents and grandparents are always teaching me about many things so I can make wise choices.
Be Clean My dad baptized me so my sins are washed away. It is also important to take good care of our bodies to always be clean and healthy.
Be True It is always a good thing to be honest so your friends and family will believe you and trust you.
Be Humble Being humble helps us be a happy family, to get along better, and it makes it easier to follow Heavenly Father.
Be Prayerful Having prayer as a family helps us get together more and stay close together.
I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen."
Brooke and Ashlyn love to play dress up. Brooke also spoke and gave the prayer in Primary. Her thought she shared was also about families and how marriage is ordained of God and between a man and a woman. John and Marrianne treated us to a wonderful barbeque dinner...he needs to share the receipe.
Ashlyn LOVES TO EAT! After dinner she decided to help by 'unloading' the food cupboards and share some of the treats with us. Understand she is always unloading drawers, cupboards, closets...which keeps her mommy very busy.
And Christian says HI! Such a cutie!!!