Redeeming love of Christ!

We right now in our reading of the book of Mormon just finished the beautiful account in Alma 37 – 42. Where Alma the younger gives us a beautiful account of how he gathers his sons together and says sit down for a minute and let me share my feelings with you. It definitely describes

Joy in Jesus Christ

Dear Friends, we have contemplated a scripture lately that has become really valuable to us. 2 Nephi 2:25 “ Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have JOY”; Lehi shared that verse understanding that he had been persecuted for preaching truth in Jerusalem, and had been commanded to leave all

Happy Fourth of July to all of you!

We cannot believe that we are halfway through 2022! Here we are July 4th, what a blessing to live in the United States of America! How grateful we are that the independence of our nation marked the beginning of an opportunity for greater religious freedom to worship God. “ according to the dictates of our

Father’s are the BEST!

Happy Father’s Day to all of you great dads yesterday. We are ever so grateful for our sweet dads, as we contemplated all of the many good things they taught us we realized that our dads were so similar! We were taught to work hard, to be honest in all things, that the family was

Stay in the Arena

Last week was a wonderful week. We had a zone conference on Friday, June 10. Which consisted of the Grand Rapids and the Holland zones. The theme was “Staying in the Arena with Christ”. They quoted a BYU devotional address given by President Nelson. “Jesus descended below all things in order to rise above all

Our Hearts Knit as One

47 years ago in the Provo temple we knelt across the altar and we’re sealed for Time and all Eternity. That was a special day for each of us that we hope we never forget, or ever take for granted! Because I am a twin and we each got engaged two weeks apart from each

What a beautiful World

How grateful we are to be in this beautiful state of Michigan! When we arrived here about 6 1/2 months ago, we didn’t see the beauty in it. But we had to repent immediately Michigan has come alive there is green everywhere! Beautiful, flowers, shrubs, trees, lakes, rivers, and streams everywhere. We get to see

Press Forward

Wow can’t believe how fast time is going. We have had some Faith growing experiences the last two weeks. The Stocking family are super close to being baptized, at least Bill. It is amazing how much you grow to love the people who you serve. They are just like family to us, and we truly

The Savior’s Love for Us!

This has been a challenging week. And as we woke up this morning with the question from our mission president it made us ponder. The question was! “How have you seen the Savior’s love fight for you?” In times of difficulty, heartache, and maybe even prayers not being answered, (the way we think they should)

Pure Joy

What a beautiful week we had getting ready for Elder Ulisses Soares a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, what a faith filled weekend! We also enjoyed the wonderful privilege of hearing from Elder Brent H Nielsen a member of the Presidency of the Seventy, and Elder Kelly R Johnson General Authority Seventy.