Family Photos

The Youngbergs did such a good job on our photos! You can see them in the slideshow above.

You don't see this every day...

at least you don't in Idaho. These are pictures from Tom's mission.

6th Picture

Instructions: Go to your picture files. Open the 6th folder, and the 6th picture. Post it on your blog and tell the story of the picture. Then tag 6 people. (I'll just leave it open for whoever wants.)

This one is from our Church History Vacation in 2006. It is the sunset as seen from our campsite at Camp Nauvoo which is owned by the Community of Christ church. We stayed there 3 nights, and paid $3 per person each night. We even had showers and laundry facilities. We only had one neighbor in this field on one of the nights we were there.



I loved Nauvoo and would go back in a heart beat. The Spirit was so strong there. It was fun to learn about the pioneers. We even did a session in the Nauvoo Temple. My favorite part of Nauvoo was the Womanhood Garden. I remember when those statues were placed there and kept pinching myself to make sure I was really there seeing them with my own eyes.

I am so jealous because my aunt and uncle are going there in April to serve a mission!

Close up

It's been a busy week, so this is the best I could do with it already being Friday. I want to play with my camera a bit tomorrow. We'll see what I come up with then. I took this in the Sacred Grove in 2006 and used the photo editer to get even closer.

Three Men

Starting with the youngest of three of the four men in my life...

Tim got an invite to the Valentine's Dance at Borah High. This will be his first date. John used to worry about Tim's social life, but I would always tell him to lay off and let Tim decide what was right for him.

Anyway, at 10 pm last night the door bell rang and we found this on the front porch...

Tim's reply...

John's emails...

well transfers came and went. they were pretty crazy this transfer but i finally got my new companion. the transfer was accually delayed a day for the weather. its been pretty crazy here the last week or so.... hoosierland. we are finally getting winter. it get pretty cold by november but it doesnt like to really become winter here till late january. hopefully it wont go into march like last year.
anyhow my new companion is Elder Jackson. hes an awesome missionary and i think we'll have a blast this next transfer or so. hes a convert to the church of about 5 years. though kinda like Elder Varner suffered some less-activity. but he figured it out and got out here. not too much different than the way i did except i was born in it. he was lutheran previously.
the baptism went great! jimmy is our newest member of the martinsville ward! hes really a spectacular guy, cant wait till you meet him. well i can but you know what i mean.
everyone else is doing alright. its still a fight for chris to get to church but hes on the verge of maybe getting a day job with a member of the church in franklin ward. Charles is doing well. were just trying to help him get over his word of wisdom stuff still. its interesting to see how various people have to use different methods to quit smoking. its a slow but sure process with him, hes got a long road but he'll get baptized. we're kinda working with this guy named Willie Smith, hes been coming to church for a bit now and has been doing awesome and asking all the right questions. itll be a pretty quick investigation process when he finally wants to "investigate". in the mean time hes really friendly to us and asks us all sorts of questions!
well thats about it this week i guess.
i love ya
john

i dont remember boise ever having much to do with the special olympics. thats sweet!!
im glad to hear james and hannah are able to make those good decisions. what were they playing? its crazy the things that go on in these last days. me and Elder Jackson were talking the other day about how filthy the world is. maybe its just because from my perspective i see it a bit differently and it hasnt really changed much since i left but its kinda crazy.
those were really cool pictures. i like dads ugh boots. apparently those are the big style right now with women... well at least iu college women. also spandex is coming back.... ugh.
well ill let you know more about my new comp etc in the big email i love ya john

that sounds like an awesome lesson!!!
its good to remind ourselves often who we really are. its a crazy mixed up world out there and if we dont keep these things in mind were liable to get ourselves in trouble. one thing ive also been working on is remembering that each of those we serve are also children of our god. and its been a bit of a goal for me to see those around me the way god sees them.... its hard but its a worthwhile goal.
ill try to remember president yardley. ill see president tomorrow at zone conference. and yes he really is a wonderful man.
well i love ya
john

Now for my main man...

Isn't he cute?! These were taken while he was on his mission and we just got them from a friend he had sent them to.

Tom in the MTC

Tom in Australia wearing his UGH boots.