I was reading Elder Lance B. Wickman's conference talk "Today" from the April 2008 General Conference Addesses the other day and found this paragraph to be so profound.
"We really are immortal in the sense that Christ’s Atonement conquers death, both physical and spiritual. And provided we have so lived Today that we have claim on the Atonement’s cleansing grace, we will live forever with God. This life is not so much a time for getting and accumulating as it is a time for giving and becoming. Mortality is the battlefield upon which justice and mercy meet. But they need not meet as adversaries, for they are reconciled in the Atonement of Jesus Christ for all who wisely use Today."
Thursday, September 18, 2008
He's Done!
Hooray! Nate has PASSED all four of his CPA exams! We just got his final test score yesterday. Way to go honey!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Giants and Ghosts
Last weekend my parents came out for a short visit. On Friday night, we went to a Giants baseball game. The Giants lost, but it is fun to go to AT&T park and eat their famous garlic fries.
The next day we went down to San Jose to check out the Winchester Mystery House. Sarah Winchester, the widow of the owner of Winchester rifles, moved to California in 1884 on the advice of her spiritualist. She believed she was being haunted by the spirits of all the people who had been killed by Winchester rifles, and in order to appease the spirits she began construction on her house and didn't stop for 38 years. The result is a crazy collection of rooms with doors that open to the outside, windows in floors, stairs that lead to no where, and cupboards that open to entire rooms.
The next day we went down to San Jose to check out the Winchester Mystery House. Sarah Winchester, the widow of the owner of Winchester rifles, moved to California in 1884 on the advice of her spiritualist. She believed she was being haunted by the spirits of all the people who had been killed by Winchester rifles, and in order to appease the spirits she began construction on her house and didn't stop for 38 years. The result is a crazy collection of rooms with doors that open to the outside, windows in floors, stairs that lead to no where, and cupboards that open to entire rooms.
We're glad that my parents could come visit, our only complaint was that the weekend was too short.
Friday, September 5, 2008
365 Days Later
We made it! (Not that there was ever any doubt!) Nate and I celebrated our 1-year anniversary over Labor Day weekend. To commemorate the occassion we went to Monterey, CA for the weekend-- a place we have wanted to visit since moving here.
We loved the aquarium-a must see for Moneterey. We spent almost 4-hours looking at fish, touching various sea life in the tidal pools, watching the feeding in various tanks, etc.
On our trip we also explored the beautiful coast by taking a picnic to eat along the 17-mile drive. And, another day we rented bikes to ride to a lighthouse.
We loved the aquarium-a must see for Moneterey. We spent almost 4-hours looking at fish, touching various sea life in the tidal pools, watching the feeding in various tanks, etc.
On our trip we also explored the beautiful coast by taking a picnic to eat along the 17-mile drive. And, another day we rented bikes to ride to a lighthouse.Monterrey was beautiful, especially with the renovated cannery buildings, which are now hotels and shops, lining the main street. I would have loved to see it back in its prime canning days!
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