I can't believe all the snow. We were at my parent's for much of the weekend, them living on a very steep hill in the mountains resulted in LOADS and LOADS of snow. I am absolutely a *fair weather fan* but I had to agree with my sister-in-law, Jenna when we were driving down a hill in Bountiful, Utah and the snow was already deep and falling beautifully and a deer crossed in front of us and she said, "it's just magical!" Agreed. Though it's best when I can watch all that "weather" from inside my warm house.
Poor baby Lee has been developing quite the bad cold with a lot of congestion in his chest and today it seems that it has made him Completely exhausted. He went to bed at 8:30 last night (two hours earlier than usual) and didn't wake up until 11:30 today! He promptly fell back asleep an hour later. He's definitely not himself today; really quiet, calm, fragile and clingy. Poor boy. He is handling it like a champion though.
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I was so struck by how *empowering* keeping God's commandments is, and what a protection it is to us and our families. There is literally no better way to be happy and fulfilled in this life and the next. I was reminded of the greatness of the promise of eternal life and families as my thoughts turned to our good friend (he served as an LDS missionary in Hungary at the same time as Kevin and I) Drew Whittier, who passed earlier this year after a tremendously courageous and incredible battle with cancer, and his amazing wife Tiffany. I am so grateful that God has created a plan that shows us how to return to and become like our Heavenly Father, through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Surrounded by much of my immediate and extended family in the temple I was again overwhelmed with gratitude that we will be a family unit forever and not just briefly during this mortal part of our lives.
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