Points to anyone who can name all the women in this picture!
P.S. They are all related.
P.P.S. At one time they all had the same last name.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
Cache Valley Get Away
Dad and I took a fun ride up to Cache Valley to visit
the grave sites of some of Dad's ancestors.
After driving through Pickleville, yes I just had to throw the name of that quaint community in here, we went to Meadowville and Laketown, Utah.
This is what we saw!
An interesting history of a tiny, remote - nay, secluded -
nay, nay isolated cemetery.
We traveled up a dirt road and almost missed this precious little (VERY LITTLE) cemetery nestled in the hills of Meadowville, Utah.
Dad observing the resting place of his great-great grandfather, the man he was named after.
This is pretty much the entire Meadowville Cemetery.
LAKETOWN CEMETERY!
Laketown has paved roads...not much else to write home about. The cemetery is much larger than Meadowville and is quite lovely. We are not too far from Bear Lake.
Dad next the grave of his Great Grandfather, Joseph Smith Moffat.
Lois Gunn Moffat, wife of Joseph Smith Moffat and Great Grandmother of Dad.
Martha Moffat, another wife of Joseph Smith Moffat. He had three wives in all.
Three wives, not at the same time (I don't think). He must have been a great man.
The other wife is buried in Meadowville, but her grave is unmarked.
Dad's Grandpa Moffat met his Grandma Moffat in Laketown. The grave of her parents is shown here. Great Grandpa George Webb and Great Grandma Lucy Hodges Webb.
We had a lovely time. It was fun to find these ancestors and imagine what their lives must have been like. We are grateful to Dad's Grandpa Moffat for moving from Laketown - although it is beautiful, we would most likely be farming a small plot of land and freezing our arses off in the winter ;)
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
I'm soooo glad we have insurance....
And now I have photographic evidence that I own these pieces. I've found that to be important...
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
President Eyring is right on the mark! We are family!
I was reading the First Presidency message for this month. This little gem is a part of it:
"We owe our families the kind of relationship we can take into the presence of God. We must try not to give offense or take offense. We can determine to forgive quickly and fully. We can try to seek the happiness of others above our own. We can be kind in our speech. As we try to do all these things, we will invite the Holy Ghost into our families and into our lives."
So much to learn from this...try not to give offense or take offense. Try harder. Forgive quickly and fully...let it go! We are family. We are not perfect but we are striving to be. We are human and sometimes words are said. You know it. You each have said words you wished you hadn't and have heard words you wished you hadn't. We are still family. All the more reason to be forgiving. Fully forgiving. Without demanding anything from whom you have taken offense. Let it go. Let it go. Let it go. It's not worth it.
Seek OTHERS happiness above your own. One big lesson learned from being a parent is the NEED TO BE SELFLESS. Selfless like Chirst. The family is the most important unit. It is a fertile environment to learn to be more like our Savior, to prepare to return to live with God's presence.
Three things that are important to me and should be important to you too.
1. Family. Trust one another. Love one another.
2. The ability to truly, readily, quickly forgive.
3. Be selfless.
Here is the link to President Eyring's message:
https://www.lds.org/liahona/2015/06/families-can-be-together-forever?cid=HP_MO_6-1-2015_dPTH_fLHNA_xLIDyL1-A_&lang=eng
I love each of you dearly. That is why I share my thoughts with you.
"We owe our families the kind of relationship we can take into the presence of God. We must try not to give offense or take offense. We can determine to forgive quickly and fully. We can try to seek the happiness of others above our own. We can be kind in our speech. As we try to do all these things, we will invite the Holy Ghost into our families and into our lives."
So much to learn from this...try not to give offense or take offense. Try harder. Forgive quickly and fully...let it go! We are family. We are not perfect but we are striving to be. We are human and sometimes words are said. You know it. You each have said words you wished you hadn't and have heard words you wished you hadn't. We are still family. All the more reason to be forgiving. Fully forgiving. Without demanding anything from whom you have taken offense. Let it go. Let it go. Let it go. It's not worth it.
Seek OTHERS happiness above your own. One big lesson learned from being a parent is the NEED TO BE SELFLESS. Selfless like Chirst. The family is the most important unit. It is a fertile environment to learn to be more like our Savior, to prepare to return to live with God's presence.
Three things that are important to me and should be important to you too.
1. Family. Trust one another. Love one another.
2. The ability to truly, readily, quickly forgive.
3. Be selfless.
Here is the link to President Eyring's message:
https://www.lds.org/liahona/2015/06/families-can-be-together-forever?cid=HP_MO_6-1-2015_dPTH_fLHNA_xLIDyL1-A_&lang=eng
I love each of you dearly. That is why I share my thoughts with you.
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