What a day!

Well, I should be going to bed, but I just had one of those it's great to be alive days. Sometimes i feel myself getting bogged down with...well who knows what, I really have nothing to complain about but still find time to do so. But I was reminded today of how great life is. I FINALLY made it up to the slopes today. The snow was fantastic! The weather was quite reasonable, and the mountains are absolutely beautiful!!! I realized that i have a marathon in 3 weeks from today and I probably should have been running, but I went skiing, so when I came home I ran around sugarhouse park and called it good. If I did that 9 times I would have run a marathon...so that's a good start. Well then me and Dean went climbing at the climbing gym down in Draper. It's always a humbling experience, but it was a great time too. It made me even more excited for the weather to warm up so I can start climbing outside again.
Congrats Ryan and Kat on the news. I'm so excited for another niece! Kyle, hang in there...you need to be better because I'm going to visit you and I don't want to see you sick;-) Thanks for the updates on our extended family dad and thanks for being my family. I never have to look far to be grateful for each one of you. And for the record, Brynley has also posted each week since the race began. love you all!

Monday night and alls swell-DAD

Hea, what's this trying to influence the vote by proclaiming a winner already. This is the haven't missed a week father of the family who keeps putting the word out even when I have nothing to say. I would like to report that Grandma Poll still feels terrible, but she is not coughing as hard or as often and she has been able to get a little sleep at night. Grandpa has a nurse come in to dress his foot 3 times a week until Grandma feels well enough to help out. We need to keep them in our prayers. Sherry Burton (Brady's wife has been diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis and is very ill. We need to keep her in our prayers also. We should also remember to be grateful for all that we have. I am so thankful for our family and for the gospel in our lives. We had Ryan and Katherine and Abby and Spencer over for FHE this evening. I was grateful for how well those kids know the stories in the Book of Mormon. I hope that we are all making scripture study a part of our lives. I get to represent Peter at the temple again this week. It is a big responsibility and I am enjoying the opportunity. I love you all. DAD

ibmom & gma

My Dearest Friends,

What a blog! We're going to have a dirl. I loved that announcement. There is no doubt in my mind whose going to win that $100. Katherine even put sound to her pictures. Wow! Those little kids are worth at least a million dollars per. Today is a beautiful day out there. It's still only 60 degrees in the shade. Jeff called us last week and told us one of the inmates came up to him and asked if he minded answering a question. Jeff said go ahead I'll answer it if I can. He said: "Are you LDS? You have such a light in your eyes." Jeff said "Yes, I am. I'm also a Bishop." That flabbergassed the inmate, who said I'm LDS also. The light of the gospel shines through us all.
I'm looking forward to Conference. I'm just reading last Conference report in the Ensign. I'm also reading the D & C up to Sec 122.. I keep busy with my indexing and I got to Sacrament Meeting yesterday. Well just to let you know I Love you Truly, ibmom & gma

Rainy Days (KP)

It rained in the city today. I wish I had something more exciting to report. Thanks to all of you who have expressed concern for my chest pains. I'm sure they'll get better at some point. That point was just not destined to be this week. Anyhow, our friends Russ and Bonnie came into town last night and we had a great time with them. Work is getting busy and I'm getting ready for a big presentation that I have to give on Tuesday. I'm a little nervous so say a little prayer for me on Tuesday from 12pm - 2pm MST. I'm really excited for conference weekend. I love listening to the inspired leaders of our church. I'm sad I have to miss priesthood conference with my fam. I love you all and I can't wait to see you in just one month!

-KP

It's A ..........

So we found out today if Abby and Spencer will have a new brother or a new sister? My friend Kellie picked them up from preschool today and she was asking them if they thought it was a boy or girl? We were laughing at Abby's response. She said, "Well, me and my mom think it's a girl, but my dad and Spencer think it's a boy. And boy names are just so difficult to think of." I cannot believe how they listen to everything. We were at the park last week with some friends and we were talking about names, and I said how much harder I thought boy names were. But we were cracking up when she used the word difficult today.

I know we did the whole video thing when we announced we were having a baby, but Abby and Spencer love feeling a part of things, so we decided to do the same thing. Watch the video to see what we are having!

running fun?

I'm going to relate with kyle when I say that the second half of the marathon isn't always the greatest. Moab was sure an eye opener for me. The Moab half was exactly one month before the Boston marathon, and I now know that 26.2 miles isn't going to be easy for me...but really, now that I'm in, I should just go and run at my pace right? Well as soon as I can kick this small cold, I'll get back to some good training runs.
It was great to go down South even though the run was rough for me. The weather was beautiful and I went down with a fun group of friends. We camped out on friday night, ran Saturday morning, and headed to the Canyonlands. We hiked around for a while, and headed home. We were waiting for a sunset at the end of a hike, then decided it was too cloudy and there wouldn't be much to see. By the time we got back to the car, the whole sky was lit up and it was obvious that there was a great view from the place that we just came from...but what do you do? We got home around 12:30 and I was able to sleep quite peacefully that night.
Kim's birthday was on Monday so we partied hard. We went to breakfast, went shopping at REI, went climbing all afternoon, had some dinner and came home for a great cake and ice cream party. It's always fun to get a bunch of mixed friends together, Kim was really glad that my sister came...(she likes you more than me. i guess it's good you live in Layton or i may get jealous
;-)
Well back to work yesterday, I'm hoping the snow keeps coming for just one more week. Then I can go skiing on Thursday and well, then I'm ready for Spring and really summer too. Love you all, have a great week!

ibmom & gma

My dear friends,

Nice to read your blogs. Kyle, hope you get that taken care of you. Not right! You & Ryan having chest pains. So fun to watch Carson walking. We look forward to seeing Carson & Jodi in a couple of weeks. I took GPA back to the surgeon that did the prostate. He is doing just great. Then he goes in to the surgeon that slice is side to get a stitch our. He will have the stitches taken out next Fri. It was certainly nice having Cory here. He helped with Dad and did work around the yard. Fertilized, cut roses back. sprayed for bugs on my rose tree, transplanted a rose from the rose garden and replaced them with some new plants. Plus he found a small leek in the front yard. (We just paid a man $200 to repair. It seems every month we have a $200 repair bill on something or another. Last month it was the refrigerator. Who ever figures repair bills in their budget?) I'm still working on getting the right picture in the blog. I guess I'll have to wait till next month when on of the experts can help me. Love you more than all the rose blossoms in the world. ibmom & gma

Quantity not quality-DAD

Well, it is Sunday afternoon and I know that our family is in a wide variety of places. I hope that Kyle is safely home from his exciting weekend in Washington DC. I also hope that you are feeling much better. Thanks to Emily for her nursing care and congrats to Emily for qualifying for the Boston. Congrats also to Brynley and Mom for their fine performances in Moab yesterday. They both ran well. I manage to watch well and avoid getting sunburned. Mom and I had a few fine days in southern Utah with a few of our friends from the Institute. We did some 4 wheeling, some biking, some talking to Aunt Doris and some serious driving and eating. I love being with the mother of our family. This next weekend Mom is going to do a service project with the Horse people on Antelope Island. I would like to put up the swing set if I can get some help from any of our male family members. I need to haul it from the Farmington home. If any of you are available let me know-the grandkids will love it I am sure. If not, we'll try for some other time. Keep Grandma Poll in your prayers, she has a major case of bronchitis and a very sore throat which is making it dificult for her to even swallow her medicine. All of you are in my prayers. I love you each and all.
DAD

DC Marathon....check. Qualified for Boston......no check (KP)

So I'll be brief. I'm on a bus from DC back to NYC and my battery only has 12% left. So yesterday I ran the marathon. It was a pretty wild experience. A couple of days before running it I started to feel some chest pains that worsened when I breathed deeply. Well, the night before, the pain was quite severe. After consulting with my almost a doctor friend Dan, we decided that it wasn't heart problems and I'd be okay to run. Well I ran and the first half of the marathon I was doing fine. I was actually on pace to finish in under 3 hours. Well, then things got bad. They didn't have enough bathrooms at the start line so I didn't go before I started. So I finally found a bathroom that was a couple of hundred yards off the course. By the time I took care of that little dilemma, I never really was able to get back to where I had been before. My legs started hurting, my chest got bad, I realized that I wasn't going to qualify so I just decided that I needed to finish and not worry about the time. So that's what I did. I finished in under 4 hours (which means it took me 1 hr 30 for the first half and 2 hrs 30 min for the second half. Oh boy. Well, at least I finished.

After the marathon, things got pretty bad. My chest started hurting really bad and I finally found out that there was a doctor that was on call from the hotel I stayed at. After looking online and consulting with him, we think I have something called Chest Wall Syndrome or costochondritis. It's not serious, but it's extremely painful. Well, after spending all afternoon and night on Saturday in bed, I went to church this morning and now I'm headed back to NYC. It feels a little better now which is great news. Well, I'm almost out of battery. I'd better send this thing.

I love you all.

-KP

Warmer days to come

Carson has had so much fun outside. I'm so happy for the warm weather. I even did yard work so he could play out there. See more pictures on his blog. www.lilholbrookfam.blogspot.com

ibmom & gma

Well, Jill worked with me for about an hour
and I finally got a picture. It'a not the one with
Jeff & Linda's Wedding Anniversary Dinner. I'll
work on that later. Thanks Jill and I love you all.
ibmom and GMA

Happy 32nd B-day Ryan---Katherine

As you all know today was Ryan's birthday although it didn't feel much like a birthday. He is been sick with strep throat, but has been a good sport. I have seen on other blogs, where you write a few things that you love most about that person on their birthday so here it goes.
1- Ryan is such a great Dad! My kids couldn't have a better dad. There are days when he is so tired and stressed from being at work, but when he walks in the door he is ready to play with his kids. They know they are loved from their dad!
2- He is a faithful priesthood holder
3- He is very unselfish
4- He is fun, patient, and very understanding
5- He is my best friend!

Happy birthday babe, I love you.

ibm & gma

Dear you all,

What wonderful information we get on the blog. I'm sorry Ryan's been so sick. Missing a birthday--and so busy at work. Loved those pictures of Carson walking from GPA to GMA. We've had a busy day. I got over to Costcos an 9:15 a.m. and found they don't open till 10:00. What a bummer! Our home teachers came over and talked about aunts and cousins and travelling etc. He had no lesson, but Dad did get him to say a prayer. They are nice people and it's the first time I've met his wife. We are taking Jeff & Linda to the C.C. tonight for their anniversary. I'm going to try and get some pictures, but I don't know how to put them in the Blog like Katherine and some of the rest of you. I'll need to get some instructions. Stan Brimley was made a Bishop yesterday. What a thrill! There are 4 of my dad's grandkids who are bishops at the same time: Jeff, Merrell, Don and Stan. All you maraton runners, I'm proud of you. When is the big Bostan one, Brynley? Got to go now. Love you more than anything, gma & ibmom

Sick Day at home-rp

So yes, as Dad reported, I did get hit with strep throat over the weekend. I thought it was just a nasty cold until I opened up and saw a huge white pocket in the back of my throat. So needless to say, I've quarantined myself in the home office today and am having a great time working at home. By tomorrow, I shouldn't be contagious and will be able to get back at it again.

Don't you love Katherine's blogs? I can't believe she is now the tech queen in our home, with Abby being a close second. From what I understand, she is even starting our own family blog. Who would of thunk that?

Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers over the past month on my behalf. It has been quite a humbling experience dealing with these health issues all at once. But I thankful that there is light at the end of the tunnel and hope for better days ahead.

Love Y'all,
rp

Sunday Night and all is swell-DAD

Well we just closed the door on another Sunday. Bryn, Dean, Troy, Marissa, Jodi, Matt and Carson were over for a wonderful chicken dinner cooked by the loveliest of all mothers. The Jello salad was set to perfection and I did an honorable job with the mashed potatoes. My goal is to get good enough to qualify for Thanksgiving Dinner. It is just a dream. We missed Ryan for his birthday dinner. Getting strep throat is going to the extreme to avoid coming over. Hope you get better soon Ryan. I did get to see Abby and Spencer yesterday for a few hours. We went to the dollar store, rode the bikes, went to the park, jumped on the tramp, had lunch and played some serious ping pong. We enjoyed the wedding and reception for Michael and Brecklyn this week. They are a very handsome couple. I was glad that they were able to have the Temple President perform the ceremony. He is kind of like my boss, I guess for my Wednesday temple assignments. This next week is Spring Break at the U, so Mom and I will head for a little sunshine on Wednseday. It will be in the sun with the Sunshine of my life. Oh boy.
Love you all
DAD

Back in the big bad city (KP)

Well, I'm back. Back to the dark and dreary city. Okay, so it's not dark and not even a little dreary. It's actually nice being back. Work was pretty busy this week in getting caught up from taking a few days off. I found out this week that I'll be getting an intern in a few months. That should be pretty exciting. I'll have someone to help out with some of the stuff I've been working on, and we have a new project that we're going to hit up. It's already time for me to start looking at my new job for the next rotation. I've been here 6 months now. Boy how the time flies.

Emily and I went running yesterday and we went to the Guggenheim Museum. That place never ceases to weird me out. Well, at least we can check that one off the list. I was pretty bummed to hear about the whole Weber State debacle. I was really hoping to see those guys in the big dance. My work is having a big March Madness party this Friday, but I'm taking the day off to go to DC for the Marathon. Oh boy, the marathon...... I've gotta be honest, I don't think I'm quite ready for it. I should have spent more time training like my little sis, but I'll give it my best shot. I won't be walking for a week, that's for sure. Well, look forward to my next report. I'll let you know if I finished and if I qualified.

Bye for now. Love you all!

Bubba is Walking - JPH

Draper Temple open house-Katherine

I have been wanting to take the kids down to the Draper Temple open house, and finally made it down there today. Of course, it is a beautiful temple. I think Abby and Spencer enjoyed it. I don't think they really understood very much, but I think it is such a unique opportunity to do this. I wish we could of had a little more time to talk to them about each of the rooms as we went through. When we were done I asked them what their favorite part of the temple was. At first they both said the shuttle ride. When I asked what about after the shuttle ride Spencer said, "he liked the baptism room because then you can have the Holy Ghost." Abby said she liked the marriage room (sealing room) because it means our family can be together forever.
Spencer loves to wear this white shirt and red tie to church every week and tells everyone that it is his missionary tie! Oh what a good little missionary he will be someday!
The sun was so bright, that we couldn't get any good pictures in front of the temple. This is Spencer saying, "the sun makes my eyes hurt."

I am thankful for the blessings of the temple so that my family can be together forever! We watched a video before going up to the temple and in it Elder Holland said, "he couldn't imagine Heaven without his wife and children with him." I feel the same way. If I couldn't be with Ryan, and these sweet children it wouldn't be Heaven!

Coulda shoulda woulda

Well,
I agree, it was a great weekend with the fam. I had Monday off and I coulda gone skiing, but when talking with some people that I was going to go up with, we decided that the snow wouldn't be great, so we should wait for the next storm. So after wasting away my Monday morning off, I finally got the energy to go on a run. My roommate Kathryn and I decided to run from the zoo, until big cottonwood canyon along Wasatch drive. Well after running about 4 miles, the snow began to come, after about 7 miles, I started thinking, ya know, the further we go, we'll just have to double our distance to get to the car. We finally decided to turn around a the trail head to Mt. Olympus. Well that was 8.5 miles there, so we headed back to the car in what seemed like the best snow storm of the year. It was icy cold, and the wind was even colder. Every step of the way I was thinking, oh to be skiing right now. Well, we lived through it, and it's two days later and I''m still payin for it, but I guess whatever it takes to get to Boston. I'm excited for that trip! It seems like I haven't been on vacation in way too long. Well the last couple days at work were really busy, but i have a feeling that I have a lul for the next 6 weeks. So if anyone needs me to look anything up online, I'm your person;-) I love you all and can't wait to read what you have to say!

What a Weekend! KP

Hey everyone, it was so great seeing you all and being with you this weekend. Congrats to Troy and Marissa! It was a wonderful event. I had so much fun with my niece and nephews. They're the cutest things alive. I had a great time skiing on Saturday with my friend Kyle and the Ralphs (Alan and Greg). I'm not too excited about going back to work, but someone's gotta pay the bills right?

I love you all and I love seeing you. Keep in touch, I'm just a speed dial away.....unless you're Jodi and don't even have me programmed into your speed dial. grrrrrrr..

ibmom & GMA

Dearest Friends in all the world,

I read Kyle's blog about his heart condition. I think it could be Emily. That could be taken care of. GPA had an irregular heart beat like that. He went to a heart specialist and he coiuldn't find anything wrong either. He said he could get Co-Q-10 which is an over the counter med. It has really helped too. It's about $35 a bottle of 100, but is quite often on sale 2 for 1. He's taken it for years and his heart beat is nearly normal. Speaking of GPA--He is going in as an out patient on the 18th. The surgeon that operated on his hip said he may have left a stitch or staple in. Hope that will do. Jeff is going to take the day off and take him in. I was so thrilled to hear about the wedding supper and those who attended, Including Joel. Then to hear about the ceremony performed by Roy and Ronda was there. Then to hear about the reception and Donna and Susan were there. (Bart's son Trevor was getting married) Jill called us three times that day to report on the events. Thank you so much. That took some of the pain away for not being there. I wish you all the best for this next week and love you more than the sands of the sea. GMA & ibmom

All wired up--rp

It's been several weeks since I last posted a blog. One reason for my slothfulness is that I wanted to get the results with my little heart condition before posting. I've definitely had to look at my own mortality right in the face over the past several weeks.

For those who didn't know, I've had some discomfort in my chest area. I went to see the dr. who told me everything was normal. I then went to get my blood drawn, which also showed all is OK. Finally, I went to the hospital and received a Halter Monitor (see posted picture), which acts like a 24 hour EKG.

The results after this test also showed "nothing remarkable". Needless to say, it's been a frustrating ordeal as I still have bouts where my heart races and minor chest discomfort. More than anything, it's just annoying to feel something different in that area of my body.

It's also been frustrating dealing with the HMO medical community through this. The answers and professional help I've received has been minimal and the costs for such professional help has been quite expensive. But the good news is that any of the "big" things have been ruled out. Most likely, I've just been dealing with a little stress, which has allowed my body to act a little out of the normal. So that's the news on that side of things.

On a much brighter note, it was sure nice being a part of the family's big weekend!! What a wonderful event it was as I don't know how things could have gone better. Congrats to Troy and Marissa and congrats to them for doing everything the right way. It was sure an honor to them and for both sides of the family to witness such a huge turnout at the wedding reception. The wedding reception MC kept saying that in 15 minutes the bride and groom would cut the cake. Well after the third or fourth time of saying that, I politely told him that until the line ends somewhere in the cultural hall, it might be best to exercise a little patience.

Well last week, I spent most of my week in Las Vegas at a convention. Needless to say, I stayed out of the office during a quite tumultuous week in the financial markets. So I'm off to bed in preparation for what I know will be waiting for me in the morning.....

Nighty Night,
rp

Wedding day plus 2-DAD

Hello family
Thanks oh so much for the past few days. I am so grateful for the experience we had in the temple on Friday. The dinner was nice, the reception was delightful, the lunch was yummy, but the temple was divine. I don't think that grandma Poll ever quit praying for Grandpa during the ceremony. Her prayers were heard and answered. Congrats to Troy and Marissa and welcome to the family Marissa. Our family got better and stronger on Friday. The same thing that happened when Kath and Matt were added to our family. For those who were unable to be in the temple with us for reasons beyond your control; we missed you! Like I tell my students when they miss an Institute class, "You have the right to miss, but I have the right to miss you." I love my family more than ever. Thanks for loving me back.
DAD

Wedding fun

Well, Katherine has outdone me again. I don't have so many fun pictures, but I have to agree that we had a great day. Congrats lil brother-and welcome Marissa. Maybe you'll be a better blog attender than my little brother has been. It was a great day, and fun to be with the whole fam. You guys are the greatest.
Well, basketball is now in the display case and we've moved on to indoor soccer...my favorite. I never realized that going to Kyle's 12:00am indoor soccer games would be a benefit to me, that's the only thing I know about indoor soccer is from the good 'ol days of watching my older bro play. Too bad you live a continent away, because I need some coaches.
We went snowshoeing today for the last time this year, and had a great time. I 've had so many fun/funny experiences with the kids in the mountains over the past year, when we have a good group and ample help, I think that's my favorite part of my job. And really, it's pretty hard to beat.
Well, I almost missed it again, but I'm still 100%, sorry to those who got distracted with some minor wedding details;-)
Love you all!

Katherine

It has been fun to be with the family the last couple of nights. I thought I would post a few pictures from the wedding yesterday. Congrats to Troy and Marissa!
Cute Cousins! Abby and Spencer are such good buddies! (most of the time anyways)
This is Spencer dancing to the wedding video and music. He kept saying, "This is a fun show huh mom?" After quite a while he decided he was hungry, so Ryan went to get him some food. When I got over there he had already had 2 ham sandwiches and wanted a 3rd. He told me "I am a hungry boy from all that dancing I did!"
This is a picture of Spencer trying to get Abby to dance with him. He and Abby had been intently watching Troy and Marissa dance with their Mom and dad and then with each other. When they said for everyone to come dance, Spencer wanted to dance hand in hand like he saw the others do, but he had his first rejection. Abby wouldn't have any part in that. Sad huh.
Thank goodness for Aunt Jodi who went and danced with Spencer!

Jodi - My Post

http://www.lilholbrookfam.blogspot.com/

ibmom & gma

Dear best friends of all:

I was surprised to see 4 new posts. Kyle, you lucky duck for being able to come to the wedding.
I called Troy and Michael last night to let them know we wouldn't be there. It breaks my heart. We pray that Brother Poll will be able to perform the wedding.

Jeff called last night and said Satan is really rampant. He has a man who just joined the church less than a year ago. Jeff and Linda came to S.L. to conference with he and his wife. He is a very intelligent person and had a job in the church. Now he's turned his back on the most wonderful gift he could have, the light of Christ. Everyone, stay close to the gospel. Follow that iron rod.
Then he had a women who needs to be excommunicated. He was certainly discouraged last night.

I've talked to several people about the gospel. But actually got the nerve to call 2 neighbors to see if they would like to hear about our Church. They both said No. They're still good friends and it disappoints me. Maybe, I'll get the nerve to ask 2 other neighbors.

Kathryn. I love hearing about your kids. Spencer surely likes the sunshine. I'll be glad to hear if it's a boy or a girl. The sun has been shining lots here. But it's still only up to 60 degrees this morning at 9:30. I've got the front door open and the fan on here in the office.

Gary, I love your testimony and sorry to hear Jill doesn't feel well. Hope she gets better fast. You're all in our prayers. I'm hoping Dad gets an appointment with the surgeon. He still has drainage from that sebatious boil like thing that's right over the scar from his lasrt hip surgery. Love you more than ever, gma and ibmom

I can't wait for Wednesday! (KP)

Hey Family that I love so much! I'm coming home in just three more days! I'm so excited. Troy, thanks for giving me a good excuse to get outta here for a weekend. I'm excited for you both. It's been a pretty exciting week here in the city. I posted a picture from a few weekends ago when Emily and I went out to New Jersey with our friends Russ and Bonnie. I think I wrote about that in a previous post. I also posted a picture of the cutest nephew and niece ever! I love you guys.

So yesterday Em and I went for a run and we explored a whole bunch of new places. We went to this amazing garden in central park that neither one of us had seen before. We ran out to the East River and ran down to a place where there's a tram (almost like the tram at Snowbird) that takes you over to an island in the East River called Roosevelt Island. It was a beautiful view on the tram and the island was cool too. We ran around the island a couple of times and then took the tram back to the big island (Manhattan). We ran back through the park and went to the Central Park Zoo for a few minutes and then headed home. It's pretty cool being in the city sometimes.

Work has been pretty busy this week. I'm finishing up some major projects and things are going pretty well. We took the sisters out to dinner last night at Tom's Restaurant, that's the famous diner from Seinfeld in case you haven't heard of it. I've been teaching a class in church about Member Missionary work. Today was the last week of the four week class. It went really well and I learned a lot and am more excited than ever to share the gospel. I've had some really cool experiences sharing some of my beliefs with co-workers and other friends. I'm go grateful for the gospel in my life and for the countless opportunities I have to share it here in the city.

I love you all and can't wait to see you!

Love,

KP

Sunday Morning

DAD
It is Sunday morning and I am so grateful for our family. I am thankful to have the mother of our family back in the house. Mom has not felt well since she returned. She has the flu bug. She gets more done when she is sick than normal people (like me) do when they are healthy. I love our house, but it is not a home unless we have family in it. It was great to have Troy and Marissa and some of their friends over last night. They even used the basketball court and lights.
I am looking forward to going over to Matt and Jodi and Carson's for dinner this evening. As of this AM Mom is not planning to go. I intend to go to G-ma and G-pa Polls home after dinner.
I was a little upset that our cable package did not allow us to watch the BYU-Utah game yesterday, especially because I was so sure that it would, but when I saw the outcome of the game, I was glad I hadn't wasted my time. Apologies to Ryan for having him come all the way over for nothing.
Elder Quentin Cook of the 12 spoke to CES people on Friday night at the Tabernacle. He gave a wonderful talk. He told us to warn the youth of the Church to avoid "Foolishness". It seemed like a good message for all of us.
I am so looking forward to this next Friday morning and thank our family for living worthiliy to meet in the temple. Another temple quote, "The temple is about being in love. I'm sure none of your students have ever thought about being in love before, but the promise of the temple to each person who receives these ordinances, is that you will spend eternity in love. The Lord know who you will marry, and he sees your future eternal companion better than you dreamed he or she could be; perfected, majestic, wonderful, and he sees you that way too. Handsome is not bad, neither is beautiful, or athletic or brilliant or wealthy or a wonderful personality. But the most valuable attribute will be that both of you have learned to Seek first the Kingdom of God. Your prince husband or queen wife will become perfect, and even more exciting, so will you. Come to the temple because you don't want to spend eternity alone, you want to spend it in love.

I want to spend it with our famiy. All of our family.
DAD