Fun with Family/Sabbath Day

The kids got to hang out with Aunt Angela, Uncle Will and Ammon over the weekend while Derek and I went on an overnight-er. The kids had a blast. The girls got to sleep in Amber's room and Saturday they went to a preparedness fair and got to see a real fire truck! Michael could not stop talking about it. They even got to go inside!

"The Sunday afternoon last conference when Elder Nelson talked about the Sabbath day. My body was planted in front of the TV broadcast, but my mind was bouncing somewhere between a game of Angry Birds and the Wikipedia entry for History of the chair.

But I managed, in spite of myself, to glean a key point: what if, instead of treating the Sabbath as a list of do’s and don’ts, we treated it as a sign to Heavenly Father—a chance to express our love, gratitude, and discipleship?

Maybe your sign is joining ward choir or taking a walk with your family on Sunday to enjoy the beauties of creation. Maybe it’s baking a pie for a friend or showing up a few minutes early for sacrament meeting. It doesn’t have to be something big—just something that helps you draw a little closer to Him on the Sabbath day." ~Why I Stopped Phoning It in on Sundays

I am still thinking a lot about the Sabbath Day and how to honor it. Yesterday we had our first Sunday with church at 9:00 instead of 1:00. I actually really liked it. To show "my signs" yesterday I invited the Sister Missionaries over for dinner, played a game with two of my daughters, interacted with my neighbors to improve our relationship with them.

I still have a long way to go. But I do like this idea of using the Sabbath to show God how we feel about Him and His Son. I pray that our family can continue to improve in this area.

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