This evening, I asked Jake to accompany me to take a few pictures of a house listing and it ended up being a wonderful evening for our family (- Ginny, she went to a singles family home evening instead). We went and took some photos then took the youngest three by our old home, neighborhood, and one of our former favorite places to eat. I was a little sad though when we pulled into our first home we bought on Red Lead Cove as it appears there was a fire or and the home looked so rough. It made me sad because of all our memories there and that the next time we go by, it may not be available to see. We spent our dinner conversation sharing old memories and just enjoying one another. It was a lovely evening. For scripture tonight I shared a few versus from 2 Nephi 4:4 where we learn that to prosper in the land means to have the Lord by your side or his spirit with you and then a few verses later in 2 Nephi 4:15-16, how Nephi delighted in the scriptures, pondered them, and wrote down teaching for his posterity. I want to do better at that. We also talked a little about the President Nelson's most recent conference talk on growing our faith, moving our mountains (spoke about how they are not physical mountains but can be our personal Mt Everest to overcome), and the story from the islands about 2 different types of miracles. Miracles where circumstances generously change and miracles where we are able to rise to the occasion and become equal to or greater than whatever trial we face. Personally, I think the second version grows us more.
"Two years ago, Sister Nelson and I visited Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and Tahiti. Each of those island nations had experienced heavy rains for days. Members had fasted and prayed that their outdoor meetings would be protected from the rain.
In Samoa, Fiji, and Tahiti, just as the meetings began, the rain stopped. But in Tonga, the rain did not stop. Yet 13,000 faithful Saints came hours early to get a seat, waited patiently through a steady downpour, and then sat through a very wet two-hour meeting."
We saw vibrant faith at work among each of those islanders—faith sufficient to stop the rain and faith to persevere when the rain did not stop.
Our beautiful Aubree and her nosey, chubby cat, Salem 
Our handsome Chris- when he looks nice he will ask if I want to take a picture. 
Our first purchased home (4180 Red Leaf Cove), I was so sad to drive by tonight and see it in this condition.
