What is Easter?

My wonderful sister has been teaching her 2 year old daughter what Easter is truly about. She has taught her to say: "Easter is the celebration of Jesus Christ's resurrection." It is so adorable when she says it. Along with teaching her this phrase they have worked with explaining to her what it means and who we should think about during Easter season. This made me think about my feelings and testimony of Easter. I am forever grateful for the sacrifice my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ made for me, and the incredible miracle and blessing His resurrection is to all of us.

As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints we can share this:

"How do we accept Jesus of Nazareth? We joyfully accept him without reservation as the greatest personage who ever lived on the face of the earth. We believe him to be the Messiah, the Redeemer. We glory in his mission and his doctrine. We delight in him as the firstfruits of them that slept. We worship him as the second member of the Godhead of three. We humbly come to the Father through him, believing his words. “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6.) A hallmark of a disciple is described in the words of the Master: “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” (John 13:35.) We can ask, with Job, the age-old question, “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14.) And the answering testimony is that Jesus Christ made the resurrection possible: “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: “And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.” (Job 19:25–26.) We testify with Isaiah that “his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isa. 9:6.) Of the Resurrection we can declare with Paul: “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Cor. 15:55.) With the abundance of testimony, both ancient and modern, sealed by the witness of the Holy Spirit of God, we stand firm and unequivocating in our knowledge that Jesus of Nazareth is the resurrected Savior." - Elder James E. Faust, May 1985 Ensign


Happy Eater everyone!

Vacation Time

This week: Vacation.
Two days of skiing with the in-laws, one day of temple-going, orchestra seeing, and one day of their help in the nursery!



Next week: More Vacation. Mom and Dad. Jessica and Gavin. Fun times.

Perfect two weeks.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER TONIGHT?

Grandma's homemade chicken noodle soup.
Spinach salad.
Lizzy's cowboy Biscuits.
Fruit plate.

Later: Hot Chocolate and a movie for Family Night.

YUM.

Hair Cut

I wanted to do something different with my hair, so I decided to cut like 4 1/2 inches off and color it an auburn color. Still getting used to it...but it's sort of fun. Heath was shocked! Sorry about the pictures....bad lighting.

New Work Truck

Heath got a work truck yesterday! 2009 Dodge. It is going to be so nice to have another car! Don't you just love the smell of new cars....? Well this one smells A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Perfectly clean, just as Heath keeps his cars....(let me tell you)!

Utah Opera

Tonight my good friend Carol and I went to the Utah Opera at Capitol Theatre. We saw "Carmen." I absolutely loved it. The acting and singing was fantastic and the set design was incredible! It was a lot of fun. Heath even let me buy a new dress for it! If you've never been to the Opera, go- it is wonderful!

Baby Ava is here!

Ava Grace Howe. Isn't she adorable?