Thanksgiving

We are in Virginia celebrating Thanksgiving with my extended family.  It is such a joy to be with family.  I love it.  I love that I have Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Sisters, and In-laws so close to me.  Family is such a joy to me.  I love that my kids have my cousins to play with.  They have been running around the house in complete joy and happiness.  Big families are great because there is always someone you can play with.

 

We took a picture of all the babies.  Michael is my youngest and these lovely ladies are just at the beginning of their mothering adventure with their second.  But so fun to have friends to play with.

 

Wednesday we sang to Michael here is the video:

 

Today I read a talk by Elder Adrian Ochoa of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (click here to read/listen/watch)

Jesus Christ, who was perfect, and Joseph Smith, who admitted that he himself was not, were both killed by false accusers who would not accept their testimony. How can we know that their testimony is true—that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Joseph Smith is a true prophet?

 

“By their fruits ye shall know them.” Can good fruit grow from a bad tree? I know for myself that my Redeemer has forgiven my sins and freed me of my personal yoke, bringing me to a state of happiness that I did not know existed. And I know for myself that Joseph Smith was a prophet because I have applied the simple promise in the Book of Mormon: “Ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ” (Moroni 10:4).--I too know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  I see their fruit daily in my life.  The love Christ and His Father have for me are such a blessing.