Bacon

Yes, Bacon. I spent 2+ hours Friday night cooking bacon for a ward breakfast the next day. How much cooked bacon can be cooked in 2+ hours? 10LBS!!! Well, that's 10lbs uncooked bacon...so that probably yields...what?.....4lbs if that. Anyway, it made me think of the following video, enjoy.

Bekah's Blessing Day

Today was momentous in that we started a new time for church for the year. We start at 0900 and the kids did fairly well transitioning from 1300 to 0900. They came home and took GREAT naps!

But it was also the first time in a long time that Shawn got to sit with the family! It was wonderful having him around to help with the kids. It got to be a little difficult wrangling three kids by myself.

We also got to share the blessing of Rebekah today. She looked so pretty in her new white dress that Macher made for her. She didn't scream at all during the blessing. In fact, she slept right through it...which helps those of us listening to the blessing have the ability to hear what's being said! Shawn did a beautiful job and we had members of the Bishopric there and our home teacher, Bro. Haupt. Family was unable to come because of other obligations...or sickness. We missed you guys and hope you are all well! Thanks for all of your love and support!

A New Year, A New Calling

As the title states. I have a new calling. I have been serving as the 2nd counselor in our ward's Bishopric since 1 January 2006. Just this past Sunday I was released from that calling and it was announced that Both Linda and Myself will now serve in a C.E.S. (Church Educational System) Calling as Institute Teachers. We do not have full details yet, nor have we been set apart, however we should have more information later on this week.

I truly enjoyed serving in the ward Bishopric. It was there that I learned fully the joy found in serving. Granted I had my difficult times with everything else I have to pack into my schedule, and lack of administrative knowledge. However through the blessings of our Heavenly Father I was able to do some good and learn quite a bit.

I'm grateful for those that I was able to work with in my previous calling and all that they were able to teach me. I've had some wonderful experiences and am looking forward to the experiences and lessons that I will have the opportunity to have in my next calling. I can't speak for Linda, but I'm really excited to teach.

Relevant Links:
www.lds.org
www.mormon.org
www.ldsces.org