Vision: October 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011

Happy Birthday Asenath

Your birth landed on a unique day 10-10-10 and it was indeed so special. One of the happiest days of my life. You bring so much joy into our lives. Your sisters adore you and you are indeed cherished by your family. You just turned 1 and Ijust can't believe how fast time has gone by. You can say mama, dada, ball & baby. You totally outgrown your infant carseat you look like Shack in there. I can't believe i'm still nursing you but you wouldnt let me stop even if i tried. You're a great eater and so stinken cute. You attack your sisters when they take away your toys, yah we need to work on that one. Soon that won't be so cute anymore. You love to dance and shake your shoulders. When you get happy you often clap your hands. I'm so grateful that God placed you in our lives. You have indeed made it better! We love you so much, happy birthday!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Graduation

First time Mark seen Asenath after 2 1/2 months. We were all filled with emotion. Mark hates these glasses, but it's a requirement that he wears the army issued ones, which are huge and durable:)

Basic training graduation ceremony

This past week being in Georgia was magical. I discovered once again that home is where ever my husband is. Even though it was my first time going to Georgia it felt like home. I'm so proud of him. He worked really hard, sacrificed much, and excelled in many ways that surprised himself. He is now at Officer Candidate School and I won't see him till December. God speed.

Juanita's Conversion Story

I feel that Heavenly Father has blessed me with the desire to play softball. The fact that the Lord was guiding me to play softball became more evident to me when I was offered a scholarship to play ball at BYU-Hawaii. The thought of attending BYU-Hawaii just seemed right and good at the time so I attended college there. My first year in college I was so excited to learn, play, and party. I discovered real soon that the students who attended the university had fun without drinking. I also discovered that the people were faithful and they had a strong sense of purpose and Identity. This compelled me to go on a spiritual search. I decided to take the lessons from the missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As I took the lessons I was taught things that I heard before and things that were new to me. Such as the Book of Mormon and the prophet Joseph Smith. These were things that were a challenge for me to believe. So I took these challenges up to the Lord and I asked him if the Book of Mormon is the word of God and if Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God. I'm so delighted to share with you that I do know that the Book of Mormon is true and that the Prophet Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God. I know that it's true because of the power of the Holy Spirit, because of these truths and much more I decided to be baptized and serve the Lord. Getting baptized was the best decision I ever made. It's because of this choice that I enjoy the blessing of life today. The church is true and I find myself indebt to the Lord forever.