They, the builders of the nation,

Blazing trails along the way;

Stepping-stones for generations

Were their deeds of ev'ry day.

Building new and firm foundations,

Pushing on the wild frontier,

Forging onward, ever onward,

Blessed, honored Pioneer!

Candice Has Her Own Blog!!!

Check the link on the family blog.

A little Piece of Candi

See her cute little dog

and

the write-up of the Fireside with Elaine S. Dalton

(Young Women's President).

A Remarkable Lady.

Janice Kapp Perry

Last night I watched a program on the life of Sister Perry.

It really made an impression on me.

She is a beautiful person with the Spirit as her companion

for help and insights into her writing.

I started checking the internet and was amazed

how many of her songs I was familiar with.

Our family has used her songs to tell a message.

One Mother's Day the girls and I sang,

"At Their Mother's Knee".

At a missionary farewell we sang, "No Ordinary Man",

and the grandchildren and their mothers sang,

" A Child's prayer" at Steve's funeral.

She has had trials and tests in her life.

I was impressed with her insights and the way she

viewed and handled them.

She is a remarkable lady who has inspired me.

FHE: Gratitude

Excerpts from a lesson in the L.D.S. Living Magazine.

Conference Talk: "Finding Joy in the Journey," by Thomas S. Monson has more information on this topic.

What did Alma and his people remember to do after being delivered from bondage? Read Mosiah 24:21-22.
Why is is important to show gratitude? See D&C 59:21

Ask each family member to suggest a way to show more gratitude in your family and to Heavenly Father for your blessings.

Story:

A rancher in Kamas, at the base of Utah's Uinta mountains, decided he wanted to sell his ranch. He hired a real estate agent, who came out to inspect his property and write up an ad.

Later the realtor called the rancher to go over the ad copy with him before placing it in the paper. "For sale." read the realtor, "Picturesque white frame ranch house with white picket fence and eighty acres of rich farmland in the middle of beautiful Kamas Valley. Clear streams of mountain water flow nearby, well stocked with rainbow trout. House faces rugged mountain peaks and is located in a small, friendly farming community with good schools and a new church."

"Stop!" said the rancher. "The deal's off! This is the kind of place I've wanted all my life!"

(Richard Nash, Lengthen Your Smile, [Salt Lake City: Shadow Mountain, 1996], 205)

Lesson on gratitude for what we have, for the service of others, and to our God.