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Anniversary Day 2/Missionary Work and Healthy Living

We slept in and then went to the Biltmore House.  We were amazed that as we drove through the gate we still had over two miles to drive before we would arrive at the house.  The amount of land the estate is on is amazing.  The landscaping was beautiful.  We laughed as we saw employees pulling weeds out of the natural areas.

With the threat of rain we decided to start in the gardens and then move to the house.  It was beautiful.  I took pictures, Derek gazed at every babbling brook, getting ideas for what he wants at our home someday.  We loved it.

The House was amazing.  Just the idea of when it was built and the modern conveniences it had was astounding.  We felt it was totally worth the trip.

We spent 6 hours on the Estate and finished the evening off with dinner at Cracker Barrel and Ice Cream in Hendersonville.  What a wonderful day.

Drawing on the Powers of Heaven, by Grant Von Harrison

Pg. 3--"An individual with great faith can draw upon the powers of heaven, but the process is facilitated when more than one person lends fait to the same desired ends."

I feel a two fold need in our family.  The first is to collectively pray for missionary experiences and to help someone come into our church.  The second is to collectively pray for help to treat our bodies like a temple in what we choose to put into our bodies and how we choose to use them.  I am going to ask my family to pray for these two things in each of our prayers.  I know that if we are all aware and pray for these two desires the Lord will help us and we can be successful.

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