I love this time of year, Spring, where life starts all over again. And it is also conference time! Today was stake conference and what a wonderful conference it was. The theme was A Change of Heart. We had some really great speakers I came home will alot of things to think about and what we can do in our home going forward that will build our faith and ways to put that faith to use. It was nice to see so many people that we don't get to see on a weekly basis, lots of friends and missionaries that have a one time served in our ward. We received a BIG hello from Elder Slaughter, of coarse the boys and Steve got great big bear hugs from him...sometimes those mission rules are hard to live by :) I just wish I could have gotten a hug too! He is doing a great job as an AP and he is so happy you can just see it in his countenance. I really grow to love these young men, who leave their homes and families, and work so hard while they are here. I feel like they are all my own. Our son Zachary brought a friend to conference today, and she was going to come eat dinner with us along with the missionaries, but it was her Mother's Birthday and they were going out to celebrate. She will come another time I am sure of it, but we brought the missionaries home with us to eat anyway. We love having an excuse to have them over. We all helped put lunch together and enjoyed a wonderful meal with great conversation. Elder Slauson and Elder Dees are on their last leg of their mission. They both go home in August. Elder Slauson had all kinds of questions for us on how to be a good husband, great parents. He was taking so many mental notes. It was really kinda cute. As we were talking Elder Dees made a sweet comment about his father. He said that he know understands why his father did some of the things he did growing up. He was a good dad. Its funny how you don't see those things in the moment but you come to understand and appreciate them later. They both come from great families and I know that they love them very much. So it has been a wonderful sunday here in NC. It is getting to where every Sunday is a wonderful Sunday around here!
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Thanks again. I will have to remember to do this for the families of the missionaries that come to our house for dinner. It brings them a lot closer to see them so often. It is obvious that you have a great family and a great spirit in your home. Thanks again for sharing and feeding my boy.
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