Let there be Peace on Earth, and Let it begin with Me

I think it no coincidence that this was the talk, "The Canker of Contention" when I sat down to read in the morning. God peaks to us and I have insight in moving forward.  

"Through love of God, the pain caused by the fiery canker

 of contention will be extinguished from the soul. 

This healing begins with a personal vow: 

“Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.” 

This commitment will then spread to family and friends and will bring peace to neighborhoods and nations."

"The Canker of Contention"

-President Nelson 1989

The Christmas Gift

This Christmas Season let's try to shrug of the all those Target commercials,

and try to remember, celebrate, and honor the true gift of Christmas---

the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

For God so loved the world, 

that he gave his only begotten Son,

so that whosoever believeth in him

should not perish,

but have eternal life.

- John 3:16 -

Learn more at

http://www.mormon.org/christmas

San Diego : Part 2 - A Lighthouse & A Wedding

Day 2

We met up with Nana and Grandpa and River boy is in Heaven!! 

and I mean the highest degree!!

We spent the morning exploring Cabrillo National Monument and the Point Loma Lighthouse. 

We were treated with watching an Aircraft Carrier leave the harbor and heading out to open waters. It is one of only 10 active carriers and so it was quite lucky we were in the right spot at the right time. 

We walked around the light house and some surrounding trails. We had a breathtaking 360 degree view of San Diego, the ocean and even into mexico. It was a really pretty morning. 

River just couldn't get enough of Nana and Grandpa, and let's be honest I don't think they could get enough of him either. Afterwards we grabbed a yummy lunch at our tried and true Pizza Nova.

We spent the afternoon and evening celebrating Shelby and Jimmy tying the knot.

And it was amazing!!!

They got married in the San Diego LDS Temple. My Sweet Skyler watched River so I could go to the ceremony. It was so tender, so special and so sacred. My heart was happy for Shelby and Jimmy, they are so cute and fun!, but I was also so happy because of my eternal companion and our forever family. What great blessings come from the temple.

Also We were so excited to see all the AZ Cousins! You're all the Best!

This is the first wedding skyler and I have gone together where I haven't been photographing it, so I left my camera in the car and just enjoyed the day with my family. 

So I stole these photos from Shelby's facebook page (thanks shelbs!) and all the beautiful photos are the work of First and Orange Photography.

Shelby and Jimmy had a lovely dinner at The Star of the Sea. Good food, Great company, and the Best Couple to celebrate! We feel so grateful that we could be a part of such a wonderful evening.

I only snapped two photos at the Dinner:
1. The Bride & Groom,

and 2. River & Reese Cutting a Rug!

Easter!

Today we celebrated Easter.  We're still in "starting family traditions" mode so I tried to take a cue from Sky's mom and coordinate our outfits. I love seeing pictures of little Sky and his brothers dressed so cute and alike.We looked pretty good :) Although you can't really seen them in these pictures. 

  How grateful we are for Our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ the Son of God; for his Atoning Sacrifice and Victory over Death. We are grateful for the Plan of Salvation, a great plan of happiness, that shows us the way back to our Heavenly Father and enables us to become Eternal Families. I know that my family is my little piece of heaven on earth, I am so grateful that these relationships continue on forever.

via lds.org

Want to learn more about Jesus Christ and our beliefs? I'd always love to talk with you, or you can follow this link to mormon.org 

Happy Easter!!