Our lesson yesterday in Young Women's was about the importance of the family unit. It made me reflect on our family unit and how grateful I am to be part of it. We were raised by loving parents who have strong testimonies of the gospel and have always taught us to choose the right. They instilled in us the importance of loving each other and being supportive of one another, and the importance of staying close as siblings. We have all been through different trials at different times in our lives and I think we can all say that the strength we have felt from family members praying for us, fasting for us, and unconditionally loving us has buoyed us up.
That being said, I feel that there is one of our family members that REALLY needs to know that we care, that we are thinking about him, and that we haven't forgotten him, Jesse. He is at a point in his life where our communication with him is critical. He needs to know that he is part of the strong family unit that we have. I'm sure he often feels depressed and alone and wonders about all of us. Let's let him know we are here for him. If you haven't written him lately it only takes a few minutes to sit down and write a short letter.
His address is:
Jesse Stream #40732
ELM 210T
Central Utah Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 550
Gunnison, UT. 84634
Elder M. Russell Ballard said this,
"Crisis or transition of any kind reminds us of what matters most. In the routine of life, we often take our families—our parents and children and siblings—for granted. But in times of danger and need and change, there is no question that what we care about most is our families! It will be even more so when we leave this life and enter into the spirit world. Surely the first people we will seek to find there will be father, mother, spouse, children, and siblings."
I love you all and love being a part of this family.
This was so funny to watch. Scott brought his unicycle down and all the boys wanted to ride it. They all thought is was as easy as it looks. So Jake (the natural born athlete) hops on and biffs it. He then suggested they maybe should go out back on the grass. Joey and Stevie came out to join. This first picture is of Scott trying to coach Jake while Stevie and Joey watch. Then Stevie had a try at it. No luck. He totally biffs it too. Joey wanted to try it and he too could barely get on the thing. All of them were bound and determined to suceed. So they tried to hold on to each other until they got the hang of it. Nope, no such luck. In the background of the one picture you can see Dace with a nerf football. He threw it and it hit Joey and made him fall off and Stevie gets a good laugh out of it. Just after I took the picture of Joey on Scotts back, they crashed and Joey went flying off. It was a really fun to watch.
