Marriage and Family Relations Class

Any of you attend this class at church? Dean and I used to for about 3 yrs (only because I didn't want to go to Gospel Doctrine - too hot, too many bodies). Well, now teaching this class is MY calling, along with the other Bishopric wives. My lesson today was on Strengthening Marriage through Faith and Prayer.

I really liked their definition of faith: Faith is the assurance of things hoped for. I also just wanted to share one or two of the quotes from the lesson: The Lord will give relief with divine power when you seek deliverance in humility and faith in Jesus Christ.... No one can help you without faith and effort on your part. Your personal growth requires that. Don't look for a life virtually free from discomfort, pain, pressure, challenge, or grief, for those are the tools a loving Father uses to stimulate our personal growth and understanding.

Believe that your faith has EVERYTHING to do with your romance, because it does.

♫ Do da do........♫

I'm REALLY bored and it's 1 AM and NOT tired at all.... te he... sound familiar to anyone? The Terry women curse - oh no! Yep, it's hit but thankfully I haven't started laughing.... yet. hmm. Okay so I will share my Garfield joke on my desk with you.

"We all get heavier as we get older because there's a lot more information in our heads. So, I'm not fat. I'm just really intelligent and my head couldn't hold any more so it started filling up the rest of me! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!"!

Anthony has a LIFE - >]

(I need more current scout pic's!)

Thought we needed some uplifting things maybe on here - =]. This past Tuesday, on the 17th, Anthony received his Life Rank in Boy Scouts. They were saying that 98% of the boys stop here but thankfully, he doesn't want to. He has 10 merit badges left and his project to complete. He missed his first deadline of having his Eagle by October this year because of calling changes in the ward. However, his new goal is December when his 6 month wait is over. We are very proud of him, we may not say it so often in words he believes but we are. He is the Senior Patrol Leader in his troop and stuck in the difficult spot of having been to leadership training camp and knowing how it is supposed to work but has untrained leaders. However, he is persavering very well and is growing just as much in responsibility as he is in stature and taking his friends right along with him. Good boy, we love you.
(BTW -if you haven't seen him lately he's grown about a foot this year- he now stands at 5'9) 0_0 yes mom is now short.