Our Heavenly Father

I absolutely love this talk, and especially this passage

How grateful we are for all the scriptures, especially the scriptures of the Restoration, that teach us the majesty of each member of the Godhead. How we would thrill, for example, if all the world would receive and embrace the view of the Father so movingly described in the Pearl of Great Price.

There, in the midst of a grand vision of humankind which heaven opened to his view, Enoch, observing both the blessings and challenges of mortality, turns his gaze toward the Father and is stunned to see Him weeping. He says in wonder and amazement to this most powerful Being in the universe: “How is it that thou canst weep? … Thou art just [and] merciful and kind forever; … Peace … is the habitation of thy throne; and mercy shall go before thy face and have no end; how is it thou canst weep?”

Looking out on the events of almost any day, God replies: “Behold these thy brethren; they are the workmanship of mine own hands. … I gave unto them … [a] commandment, that they should love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood. … Wherefore should not the heavens weep, seeing these shall suffer?” 10

That single, riveting scene does more to teach the true nature of God than any theological treatise could ever convey. It also helps us understand much more emphatically that vivid moment in the Book of Mormon allegory of the olive tree, when after digging and dunging, watering and weeding, trimming, pruning, transplanting, and grafting, the great Lord of the vineyard throws down his spade and his pruning shears and weeps, crying out to any who would listen, “What could I have done more for my vineyard?” 11

What an indelible image of God’s engagement in our lives! What anguish in a parent when His children do not choose Him nor “the gospel of God” He sent! 12 How easy to love someone who so singularly loves us!

The Grandeur of God - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

The church is TRUE

i just wanted to say that the church is true.

i hid under your porch because i love you....

So we saw up yesterday and i LOVED it!! it was a little more violent than a normal Pixar movie, but still good. i think my favorite parts of the movie were the montage towards the beginning (very cute and a bit of a tear jerker)and the dog, Doug. there were times when i was laughing so hard it wasn't even making a sound (which means i'm laughing REALLY hard).
Matt and i decided that when we get a dog we're naming it Doug.

very fun!

Anniversary

Last weekend was our first anniversary! It was absolutely wonderful! We went to Salt Lake and stayed in the very cute Peery Hotel. Very Old-timey!














That night we went out on the town and saw the new star trek movie. We loved it!



















Then it was off to Rexburg to visit the fams.















Regan was adorable,













sisters and brothers were so much fun!
We played Wii for the first time :P i see what all of the hype is about (though i still don't really want one). It was a great Weekend and has been a great year

Moving, Cars and stuff

So i realized that i haven't posted about most of the interesting things that have been going on in our lives lately because we don't have pictures. but pictures or no, i need to tell about stuff. we recently moved into a new place (pictures to follow) and it's ADORABLE!! it's a little old so it's got some interesting personality (metal cabinets in the kitchen) but it's still great and we can now have more than 6 people in our house at a time!! :)

the other exciting news is that we bought a new car!!! and when i say new car, i mean we bought a used one from a guy in Ephraim. but it runs great, is super cute and best of all is an AUTOMATIC!! which means i can drive it without fear of killing everyone on the road. i drive it back and forth to work every day now and love the independence!!

so that's pretty much what's going on with us. i'll put some pictures up later :)

Arches

So last week we went to Arches with some of Matt's fam. SOO fun for a geology nerd like me :) i even got up the courage to hike to some of the scary places (see under delicate arch)