New Car!!!

It was a really good day last Friday! 

After driving a rental car, fighting with the insurance company, and having to share a car with #2 & #3, #1 was finally able to buy himself a new car! 

Okay, it's not "new -new", but it's new to him.  It is a newer model than his previous car, and it cost him less money!  SCORE!

He spend most of  Friday night detailing it from head to toe, and making it his own.

We're so happy for him!  He works hard, and totally deserves it.

Friday night was also our high school's homecoming game.  We played my dad's al mater, the Wasps, and lost! 

Life

1.  As of last Thursday (September 18th) the padres (parents) are home from their service mission to Heber Valley Camp (aka HVC).  At least for a bit.  They will return for another year of service in the spring.

We really missed having them around and are super excited to have them home and to be able to see them more than just a handful of times.

Although I'm not so sure how excited they are to be back seeing as they are leaving today for Vegas.   Then from Vegas to San Francisco where they'll leave on a 17 day cruise to The Panama and Caribbean.  Their last port will be in Florida where they will then spend 2 weeks visiting my brother and his family before flying back to CA and meandering their way back home.

Ahhh- such is the life a the retired!  Have a fun trip Mom and Dad.

 2.  Speaking of parents, we had a brief visit from Clint's parents last Sunday.  They brought us a bug zapper which has gotten a lot of use.  THANKS!!!!  It's been great entertainment for the kids.

 3.  #6 had a great 6th birthday!

 

She insisted on decorating her cake by herself.  I 'helped' her frost she did the rest.

 It turned out pretty cute.  She was thrilled with it. 

(Rapunzel you look gorgeous girl!)

4.  On Saturday, Number Two had a great time with her date at her high school's Sadie Hawkin's Dance.  Pictures to come soon.

5.  Also on Saturday, #1 "Pimped Out His Ride" with LED lights under the seats. 

They flash to the beat of the bass, which makes for one Totally wiki-wiki-WICKED, Phat ride!

Prayer

Yesterday was a Regional Conference for all LDS members of Utah and Wasatch Counties.  It was a fantastic meeting.  I wish the Church would post the talks for these regional conferences.  They are so fantastic and are worth reading, re-reading, and listening to again.

Today I want to talk about Elder Scott's talk.  His talk was on communicating with our Father in Heaven.  Here are some of the points from his talk from my notes.

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• Prayer is a sacred privilege.
• Remember God is your Father and you are His child.  He doesn't care if your feelings are clumsily expressed. - JUST TALK TO HIM!
• Quietly speaking your prayer, communicates better than silently thinking it in your head.
• Prayers are answered in 3 ways:  1.) With feelings of peace, comfort, assurance, confidence =yes answer  2.) With a sense of unsettled feelings, a stupor of thought =no answer   3.)You feel no response.
• Sometimes are prayers aren't answered right away because Heavenly Father would have us grow and exercise faith in Him.
• No answer is evidence of His trust in us.  He knows what's best for us and what experiences we need.
• God usually gives us small promptings "line upon line" to make us work instead of giving us the whole answer right away.  This causes you to grow, and so does your character and faith.
• Pray when you have no desire to pray.  That is when you need to pray the most.
• Never feel you are too unworthy to pray.  We have mediator who will help us work that out.
• Thank Him for all things.  "And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, . . ."

I've been working the last couple of months on really communicating with Heavenly Father.  Not just praying, but asking questions and listening for His answers, then asking more questions and listening again.

I'm learning that true prayer, real prayer is a beautiful, wonderful thing!

MORE ABOUT PRAYER HERE

BIG NEWS:

Over the weekend, #1 also bought himself a new car!  It's a '01 Honda Accord.  He's pretty stoked.