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New Couch/Our Happiest Self

We have needed a new couch for a long time.  At one point we got a couch but within 3 months it had been broken and again we were left with a non functioning couch.  After Christmas we felt it was time to get another couch and went to Costco in hopes of finding one.  As soon as I walked in I saw a couch and felt that this was the one.  Sure enough after sitting on it and all the others we chose the first.  The next day Annelise had decided to stay one more day and we ended up at the store and decided to buy pillows. She helped me make a decision.  I really like it and finally feel like my family room is pretty.  Even Samantha commented, "Are we making our house nice?"


When I expressed my concern for the amount of money I was spending and what my husband would say, Annelise said, "He will not mind as long as it makes you happy."  Later that day I texted him what we had done and that I had spent some money he texted back, "As long as you are happy."  He is a great man and I am so blessed.


Samantha LOVES her Legos.  You can usually find her in her bedroom surrounded by them.  The kids like them too and sometimes she is very sweet and lets them play with her.  She is s good girl.


Elder Uchtdorf said:
"Discipleship is the pursuit of holiness and happiness. It is the path to our best and happiest self.
Let us resolve to follow the Savior and work with diligence to become the person we were designed to become. Let us listen to and obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit. As we do so, Heavenly Father will reveal to us things we never knew about ourselves. He will illuminate the path ahead and open our eyes to see our unknown and perhaps unimagined talents.
The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets. The more we rely on the Savior’s grace, the more we will feel that we are on the track our Father in Heaven has intended for us."

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