Callings to Serve the Lord

"And Christ hath said: If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me." Moroni 7:33 ... It's always extremely moving to me when I see Jon set apart for each ward or stake calling for which he has been called to serve in within the church. The power of the Priesthood resonates throughout the world bringing incredible blessings into all of the lives who believe in Christ and seek to follow him; obviously serving in what ever capacity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is just one way to further serve the Lord by helping to care for God’s children on this earth.

Though older but wiser this 3rd time around serving in a bishopric I know this man’s heart and soul; and he loves the gospel of Jesus Christ, he loves his family and the people he serves & his cheerful attitude as always will be contagious. Though Brother Wilson is a hard act to follow (we love you Paul & Lindsey!!) Jon will do all in his power to be a strong support & influence to all :) ... now if I can just convince him (in his spare time, yeah right lol) to bake some brownies I will really be a happy camper! (grin)

Talent

Link to Ashley's birthday album

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2275764424500.128106.1560405052&l=61f150317d&type=1

Sorry folks, I can't get the link to work; please cut & paste it into your search bar/box to view Ashely's birthday album :)

Star light, star bright ...

Twenty one years ago our beautiful, precious daughter was born! The tail end of a remarkable story beginning many years prior to her birth is that our son, her darling five year old brother, insisted that we needed to wish on a star for his baby sister. He was adamant as he had just watched the Flintstones cartoon program on TV and Barny and Betty Rubble wished on a star and baby Bam-Bam was awaiting their surprise discovery on their doorstep the following day.

We did, indeed, wish on a star that evening but more so to humor our sweet son; after all what could it hurt?! (grin) ... guess what ... literally two days later we received a call from our adoption agency asking if we would like to come and bring our new baby daughter home; we were totally surprised and in a great deal of shock!!!! Of course a little fasting and prayer (actually a lot) did not hurt either :) How blessed our family has been to have our incredible daughter bless our lives! Heavenly Father gets the correct spirit to the correct home one way or another!

Now twenty-one years later, our incredibly intelligent, talented, inquisitive, spiritual, beautiful, kind, loving, devoted, comical co-ed continues to brighten the lives of all in whom she comes to know. A breath of fresh air, living at the speed of light she continues to leave her unique mark on life. We are excited to see what lies in store for her in the years to come; we know what ever challenges and joys await her she will be up to the task of living a life worthy of the experiences, tests, and blessings our Heavenly Father will continue to bestow upon her.

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight ... I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight. We wished on a star and our Ashley babe came true! We are definitely a family who will forever believe in the magic of wishing on stars! Happy birthday sweetheart! xoxo

And by the way - our son and daughter continue to share a most delightful, loving, brother-sister relationship to this day; they are the very best of friends!