Hike on Owens Loop 9/18/10

Hike on the red hill east of Diagonal Road. The view was beautiful. Janean is looking toward Ivins. If you look closely you can see our house on Webb Hill a little above the temple.

My first 5K Run/Walk

On July 3rd, Mindy and I did a 5K walk at the Bloomington 4th of July celebration. It was my first one! We even got a medal (note the medal around my neck at the finish line)!

Primary July 4

Remember to Say "Thank You"
There are two special words that we often forget to say, "Thank You". Jesus healed 10 lepers but only one came back to him to tell him thank you. We heard two stories about children who knew how to say thank you. We should tell those around us who do kind things for us thank you. We made thank you notes and gave them to people in our ward.

Primary June 27

I Can Show Gratitude
Gratitude means being thankful. We scooped water from a pan into a glass. The glass is us and the scoop of water is something we are thankful for that is filling our lives like the water fills the glass. We learned that we should pray to tell Heavenly Father thanks for all the many things we have in our lives. We should also express gratitude by showing others how thankful we are. We can play with brothers and sisters to show them we are thankful for them. We can hug our parents and grandparents to tell them we are thankful for them. There are many things we can DO to show we are thankful.

Primary June 20

Happy Father's Day to our fathers!

Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd.
Today we pretended to be sheep. We learned how Jesus described his followers as sheep and he the good shepherd. Shepherds lead their sheep and take care of them. The sheep know the shepherd's voice and follow where he leads them. We need to listen to Jesus' voice and follow his example for us.
The Bible tells us what a good shepherd does when a sheep is lost. He goes to find the lost sheep. We found a picture of a sheep that was hidden in our classroom. We can help find Jesus' lost sheep by sharing the gospel with others.

Primary June 13

Blessed are the Peacemakers
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught the people many important things, including some ways to make our homes happy. Jesus wants us to be peacemakers. A peacemaker is someone who helps others to be happy. Peace means calmness and happiness, so a peacemaker makes a home a calm and happy place to be.
We learned that we should treat others the way we want to be treated.
Sister Lotz challenged us to try to be peacemakers in our homes this week. She will ask us next week about our experience.

Primary June 6

I Can Be Reverent
When we are reverent, it is easier for us to feel Heavenly Father near us. Reference is more than just being quiet, it is a special feeling of love and respect for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. It is important to have feelings of reverence no matter where we are but it is especially important to be reverent at church. The church is Heavenly Father's house, and when we are reverent at church, Heavenly Father knows that we love him.

We learned how to show reverence with our mouth, eyes, hands and arms, feet and legs, and our ears. We can also help others to be reverent.

Primary May 30

The Teachings of Jesus Christ are a Great Treasure. Some of us have objects that we treasure. Usually these are worth alot of money or come from loved ones. The things Jesus Christ taught us are our greatest treasure. When Jesus was on earth, he went from town to town teaching the people how they should live so they could be happy. We learn the teachings of Jesus from the scriptures. His teachings help us be happy and learn how to someday return to live with Heavenly Father.

My new granddaughter, Hailey!

The day I got to Phoenix, TJ called and said Kristen was having contractions and they were headed to the hospital. They had Hailey on May 1st! Two grandbabies in two days! She had to stay in the hospital for two weeks so I didn't need to rush home to see her. When she came home, I went to Santaquin to help out for a few days but it was mostly a vacation for me because the ward brought in meals every night I was there.

New grandson - Henry

My new sweet little grandson, Henry, was born on April 29. The next day, after finals, I headed down to Phoenix to help out. I got to spend some time with Makayla and Will. I took every chance I could to hold Henry too! He is so cute! I really miss my kids in Phoenix. This is a picture of Makayla playing computer games. She loves to play computer games! I tried to upload a few more pictures too but they wouldn't upload. Sorry. Look at Mindy's blog to see baby Henry.

Primary April 25

Jesus Christ Has the Power to Heal
Almost everyone gets sick or hurt. Sometimes this can be taken care of at home, sometimes we have to go to the doctor or hospital. There is another way we can be helped--by the power of the priesthood.

When Jesus Christ was on the earth, he healed the sick. He healed Jairus's daughter. Jairus had great faith and believed that if Jesus came and blessed his daughter, she would get well. When Jesus arrived at Jairus's home, people thought his daughter was dead. Jesus took the girl by the hand and told her to arise. The girl got up from her bed, completely well again.

Today, men who hold the Melchizedek priesthood can give blessings just like Jesus could in His day. When Jessica arrived home from school, her father met her at the door and told her that her new baby brother was born that morning, but he had been born early and was very tiny and weak and might not live more than a few hours.

Jessica's father called one of their home teachers to help him give the baby a blessing. Jessica's father and home teacher gently placed their hands on the new baby's head and Jessica's father blessed him to live to fulfill his mission on earth. Jessica knew that because of the power of the priesthood, her little brother would grow and become strong.

We are thankful that Jesus has given righteous men the Melchizedek Priestood so they can bless us when we need special help.

Primary April 18

Come, Follow Me
A little boy was walking with his father in the snow. The snow was deep and the boy was getting tired. The father told the little boy to follow him and step in his footsteps in the snow and then it wouldn't be so hard to walk in the deep snow. The boy did that and found it much easier to walk.

Just like the boy followed his father, we should follow Jesus Christ. Following Jesus will make our life easier because Jesus taught us how to live righteously.

We learned about Jesus calling some of his apostles. They were fishermen and caught fish to sell for their living. Jesus asked them to follow him and be "fishers of men". That means they would teach people and gather them together to follow Jesus. They immediately left their fishing business and became apostles to Jesus Christ.

We read scriptures that told us what Jesus wants us to do:
Jesus wants us to Keep the Commandments
Jesus wants us to Love One Another
Jesus wants us to Follow Him (Come Follow Me)

We will choose the right and follow Jesus Christ

Primary parents April 11

Today in class we learned about "Dare to Choose the Right". We learned how Rex Pinegar took a dare as a kid to run across the road with a car coming and he was hit! He was ok, but he knows it was the wrong decision. He advises us to make right choices. We learned how Jesus was tempted by Satan after he had fasted 40 days and nights. Jesus dared to Choose the Right. He made the right decisions. We should always try to be like Jesus and do what He would want us to do.

Grand Canyon

Saturday Tom and I drove to the north rim of the Grand Canyon by going straight south from St. George. It was abut 100 miles of dirt road round trip. It was fun to do ONCE in a lifetime! DO NOT go there with kids! There are no barriers to stop you from falling 1000's of feet down! I wouldn't even go close to the edge. I'm terrified of dropoffs!

Easter

Easter was so fun this year! We had 30 people here. We went on hikes, ate, and of coarse, the Easter Egg Hunt. I hid 157 eggs and they only found 152. I'm doing well at grandpa's egg hiding tricks!

Primary, March 22

In primary this week we learned about baptism. Since we are only 5 years old, we learned about how we can start preparing now for baptism. We can learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus, read our scriptures, pray, be forgiving, and obey the commandments.

Day 7 - Manassas and The End (Boo Hoo)

Saturday we headed out to Manassas, Virginia--mainly to see where Tanaya works. It also is the place where the first major battle of the Civil War took place--Battle of Bull Run. It was interesting to hear about that battle. It took place right in a lady's front yard. Unfortunately that lady wouldn't leave her house and she died when a cannon ball hit her house. We stopped by Tanaya's work and saw where she spends alot of her time. Then off to Dulles airport to head home. It was really hard to come home because we had such a great time. Tim and Tanaya were excellent hosts and took extra good care of us. Thanks Tim and Tanaya!! We love you!

Day 6 - Philadelphia

We drove a little over two hours to get to Philadelphia. We stopped for lunch at the Reading Terminal Market. It is a gigantic place where they sell stuff and have a bunch of eating places. We then visited Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the place where Ben Franklin's house was (there's nothing left of it except a few stones under the ground made visible through windowed areas). We saw his first post office. Then we walked to Betsy Ross' house and Ben Franklin's grave. We ate the famous Philly Cheese Steaks and headed home. It took over four hours to get home due to traffic!

Day 5 - Capital, Library of Congress, Mount Vernon

Thursday we started out at our nation's capital. Tanaya's friend, Katie, works for senator Joe Lieberman and agreed to take us on a personal tour of the capital. We even got to see senate in session but there were only about six senators there so I don't know how they run our country like that!

After the tour we got a quick picture by the Supreme Court building then went to the Library of Congress. I wanted to get a library card there but the signs all said they were for researchers only so I didn't dare.

That afternoon we headed out to Mount Vernon. It is on the banks of the Potomac River and has an awesome view. The estate is gigantic and is only 1/4 the size today as it was when Washington owned it.

Day 4 - National Cathedral, White House, Alexandria

Wednesday we rode the metro into town again. We got on a trolley and went to the National Cathedral. It is gigantic! Then back on the trolley through Georgetown and embassy row. We got off the trolley at the White House and took some pictures and went to the visitor's center. We then got back on the metro and headed for Alexandria. We went to the waterfront then walked ALL THE WAY down King Street. We at the Hard Times Cafe. I had grilled ribs and they were delicious!

Day 3 - A ton of stuff

Tuesday we did a ton of stuff. We drove into Washington DC and went to the National Archives where we saw the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We took a trolly tour of town, went up into the Washington Monument, went to three Smithsonian Museums, the Jefferson Memorial and FDR Memorial.

Day 2 - Ford Theater & Spy Museum

On Monday, Tanaya, Ben and I rode the Metro into Washington DC. Our first stop was at the Ford Theater where Lincoln was shot. Then we walked across the street to the house where Lincoln died. That afternoon we went to the Spy Museum. No pictures were allowed at the Spy Museum so the collage has only the Ford Theater

Day 1 cont. - Lincoln/Vietnam/WWII Memorials

After Arlington Cemetery we ventured over to the Lincoln Memorial. We walked along the (drained for cleaning) reflection pool to the Vietnam Memorial and the World War II Memorial. We later went to the Iwo Gima (officially the Marine Corps War Memorial) but it so dark by then that my pictures of that are too dark to see. Google it if you want to see what it looks like!

Day 1 - Arlington National Cemetery

Ben and I went to Washington DC this past week and had a blast! Tanaya and Tim took such good care of us and acted as our tour guides for the entire week! Thanks Tanaya and Tim. They fed me so well that I gained 3 pounds which really surprises me because we walked SO MUCH that I was sure I walked off all the extra good food they fed me.

I will post a few pictures from the trip. Our first day there we went to Arlington National Cemetery. Here are pictures of Pres. Kennedy's grave, the space shuttle memorial, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, coliseum and misc.

Primary February 28

Today in Primary we learned about Jesus' childhood. We saw a picture of what his house may have looked like. In those days they had to get water from a well. They probably slept on mats on the floor. They didn't have electricity like we do, they had to use lamps. When Jesus was 12 his family accidently left him in Jerusalem. Mary and Joseph found him three days later in the temple talking with men who had studied the scriptures a great deal. We got some salt dough and made a bowl like Jesus may have used. We got to eat some dried fruit and meat like Jesus may have had (we didn't all want to taste that food though)!

Sister Lotz will be out of town for the next two weeks and won't be updating this blog. We will have a substitute teacher. Here are the lessons we will have:

March 6: I Can Speak with Heavenly Father in Prayer
March 13: I Can Tell Others about Jesus Christ

Primary February 21

To my primary parents: Today in Primary we learned about how Heavenly Father watches over us just like he watched over Jesus when He was on earth. King Herod wanted to kill Jesus but Heavenly Father told Joseph to take his family into Egypt to live for awhile. Jesus’ family lived in Egypt until King Herod died. Then Heavenly Father told Joseph that it was safe to take his family back to Israel.
We heard stories about how Heavenly Father watched over a president of our church, David O. McKay, when he was young and thought there were burglars in his house. Heavenly Father told him everything would be ok, and it was. Elder Hugh B Brown, who became an apostle in the church, also felt Heavenly Father watch over him when he was on his mission in England.
We learned that Heavenly Father watches over us and loves us very much.
Next week’s lesson: Jesus Christ Was a Child Like Me

Primary February 14

To my primary parents: Today in Primary we learned about the birth of Jesus Christ. We dressed up like shepherds and pretended we were in the fields watching the sheep when the angels came to tell us about Jesus’ birth. We also had a new mother come to tell us about when she had her new baby. She was so excited to have a baby and loves that baby very much. Many people at Jesus’ time were excited about his birth too. I’m glad Jesus was born too! We talked about our birthday. I’m sure my parents were very excited about my birth and I know they love me very much!
Next week’s lesson: Heavenly Father Watches Over Me

Primary Lesson Feb 14, 2010 - Happy Valentine's Day!!

I'm going to post my primary lessons here so my class parents can see what we're learning about each week. (Hopefully I make time to keep it up!) I hope to write a little about class each Sunday after church so my class parents can talk to their child about what they learned that day.
Coming up. Feb 14-The Birth of Jesus Christ Brought Joy to the Earth

Blog needed for college class--EDUC 2500

Hi, I've never done a blog before but I need to do one for a college class I'm taking this semester. This will be a new experience for me!