Summer Time

Summer is here and that means more school, but also a bit more time to get out and enjoy time with other people, especially family. This week I played soccer and softball and it was just great to get out and play sports again. It had been a while since I had done that. I enjoyed the time my family and I had together as we drove up to Provo. I got a new district of Missionaries on Wednesday and boy, I tell you what, they are awesome. Last night (Saturday) each of them went around and just bore testimony and wow, even in German, a language which some of them first began studying on Wednesday the spirit could be felt. It was great. Hillary, Ellen, Jacob, and I were able to spend some time together this weekend, both at Aunt Melissa's house and at Uncle Tom's birthday party today. It was fun to see family again and just kind of talk about life, death and everything in between. I love our family. I love that the Gospel makes it possible for us to be together forever. I love having Jacob and Hillary here. I was a little unsure about what to expect when I knew we were all going to be here, but I am very grateful we are here together. I am learning that we are all very different and well, that is okay. Jacob is having a ton of great experiences in his first week. He had such a good personality and really loves people and is very sincere about things that he does. Hillary has such a good heart and love for the Gospel. She wants to continue to learn more and share the Gospel with others. I am excited that she is going to be able to serve a mission. She is going to do great. I am still trying to figure the whole chemistry thing out. It is going better the second time around and so that is good. Life is not easy, but it is going forward. I sometimes have doubts concerning myself and abilities but I guess that is the best time to turn things over to Heavenly Father, right? We may not be strong enough, but He is. Well, I think that is all I will write for now. I love my family and yeah, remember it's a wonderful thing to be alive!