Happy Anniversary to us!

Happy Anniversary to us! Heidi and I are celebrating four great years of marriage today! We are doing great and feeling happy. Nothing compares to the blessings that come as we strive to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through Christ's atonement and the covenants we've made with our Heavenly Father, we can expect to live together for eternity in joy and to have great blessings of peace in this life. I know that Heidi loves me am grateful for all that she does for me. She is a hard worker and very dedicated to our relationship. Unfortunately she has to work today but we will have ice cream when she comes home and read The Hobbit together. What a blessing it is to be with her!

It's Christmas now...

Heidi and I have been doing well. Nothing big to report. I spent my summer travelling to and from the great state of Oregon. Multnoma Falls, Depot Bay, Oregon Coast Aquarium, and Salem were all places I visited while having loads of fun.
Heidi is still working at the Veteran's Hospital in SLC, UT. She enjoys her job and is learning a lot. We are grateful that she has been blessed with work that supports our needs.
I am in school still at UVU. Recently I changed my major to Theater. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with that degree. I know I enjoy theater and am looking forward to exploring my options in that field.
For the Thanksgiving holiday we spent the week in the one place you go to express gratitude for all that you've been given - Vegas. We went with Heidi's; sister, Adrienne; brother in-law, Jason; and their son, Noah. We went hiking in the Red Rock Canyon, ate at a buffet, watched James Bond and football, and spent the rest of the time relaxing. We had a lot of fun when we were anywhere but the Las Vegas Strip...

Now with Christmas around the corner we are very excited for all it represents. We are grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ. He has done so much for us and asks only that we honor Him through obedience and service. What a great time of year to be able to join with people of many faiths in service and gratitude to the Divine powers to which we look for blessings. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

EASTER!!!

Happy Easter everyone! This video was very inspirational and focuses greatly on Christ's suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane. I urge everyone to search, ponder and pray for a strengthening and expanding of their knowledge and testimony of Jesus Christ and all He has done and is doing for us.

I would like to share my testimony about Christ. I believe Him to be the Savior of the world. Only in and through Him may we return to our Heavenly Home. (Mosiah 3:17, Book of Mormon) I believe that He loves us all and desires that we all return to live with Him and our Eternal Father. I have felt His love and guidance in my life for which I am very grateful. I believe He reaches out to our reaching and will never leave us comfortless. His mercy and grace are available to all who come unto Him. (2nd Nephi 26:33, Book of Mormon) He comes to us when we allow Him to enter our lives. (Revelation 3:20, New Testament, Holy Bible) I also know that He has restored His truth in these latter days. He guides us through prophets, apostles, seers and revelators. Joseph Smith was one of those prophets in these latter times. It was through Joseph Smith that Christ restored His church. Through Joseph, Christ also revealed many plain and precious truths that had been lost from His gospel. The Book of Mormon is another Testament of Jesus Christ. I know that the Book of Mormon has played a vital role in my testimony of Christ's divinity, authority and power.


I invite anyone who reads this to visit mormon.org or www.lds.org to learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and our message about Christ. As you do, keep your heart and mind open to the influence of Christ and his light. I know you can find true and lasting happiness through the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. Feel free to ask me any questions that you might have and thank you for giving of your time to read this message.

SMILE!

A guy I knew on my mission posted this video on his Facebook page and I love it. It has a great message and teaches you how to help people SMILE! I had to post it here so I could see it anytime.

ENJOY!

My cuz-ins.

From left to right... Abby, Keenan, Zack-erificous, Dustin. Troublemakers-extraordinaire. They belong to Scott and Pam Pass.

The Grand Oregonian Visit

My aunt, uncle and cousin came to visit us here in Utah for the last week in August. We had lots of fun. Along with all of the Skip-bo, Ripple, Speed Scrabble, Pirate's dice and other games we had some great excursions to some of Utah Valley's finest entertainment locations. The first was to the 'Provo Beach Resort.' It's only the most au courant hang out in the Provo-Orem area. As you can see to the right we spent some time on their double level, indoor ropes course. In this photo we were practicing blinking in unison.

 Chelsea was able to overcome her fear of heights while Ethan was quickly bored by the primitiveness of the course. Ethan decided to try his luck in the game room where he landed 1000 tokens with his first quarter. Keep him away from Nevada...far, far away.
Later in the week we made our way out of Utah county to the world renowned Boondocks in Draper, UT. Okay, so it's probably not WORLD renowned but it's super fun! They have mini-golf, go

carts, bumper boats, laser tag, a virtual reality theater and a feeling of child-like bliss wafting through the air. After go carts and bumper boats we hit the mini-golf course. How easily they all were convinced to clump together for this photo. As far as I'm concerned, I had the lowest score with Kevin in close second... but whose counting. After about nine of the eighteen holes we all began to feel a little anxious to reach the end. Some of those feelings resulted in silly actions as is seen below.


Later in the week we had a great time at Seven Peaks water park in Provo. The first day we were kicked out due to lightning storms. When we returned the next day we were determined to close out the park. We stayed until 8pm and were some of the last people on the rides. Security eventually escorted us to the exit when we refused to leave. All in all the week was filled with laughs and adventure leaving us all with a new bright perspective on the meaning of life!

No more nintendo (continued)

Things are easier after a while. I've been x box free for I think two or three weeks now. My time feels better spent. I've been reading more (Ensign, scriptures, etc.) and have found a lot more time to help Heidi around the house. I also am finding myself to be more patient calm and collected. My memory is better than usual and I feel much more efficient. Hurrah, for no Nintendo.

Heidi and I are going on a trip to Oregon for the week of the fourth of July. We are planning on having tons of fun with my aunt Debbie, uncle Kevin and their son Ethan. We are going to spend time camping, watching a civil war reenactment, lighting fireworks and thanking God for the great freedoms we have been blessed with. It will also be a good time for me to relax and recuperate from work.

Work is going well. I've been working hard in my new "Parts Management" position which includes just about anything needed of me at the shop. I recently had a little bit of a breakdown because I was feeling under demiciated (under appreciated) by my superiors and others at work. After a lengthy conversation with my Dad I found that the problems I thought I was having, I really wasn't. I've been focused too much on what others are doing and how they need to fix their bad habits. I need to readjust my thoughts to be directed towards myself. "How can I do better," "How can I help others," essentially "How can I be more like Christ." There have been times in my life where I find myself doing things the way I feel my Heavenly Father would have me do them. Those have been my happiest moments. I say "moments" because they never seem to be around for too long. The past few years those moments have become less frequent and I want to change that and am working hard to do so.