General Conference weekend started super early Saturday morning with the twigs going
on a group date to watch the sunrise and have a picnic breakfast on Antelope Island.
Let me back up a little to explain the Mr.'s mischievous smile and not-so-threatening bb gun.
You see, our girlie just turned "16" one week before this date.
She's been watching her big brothers have tons of fun on dates
for a couple years. She's the youngest, and decided to follow the counsel
in an inspired little guide for youth called "For the strength of Youth" which says...
"A date is a
planned activity that allows a young man and a young woman to get to
know each other better. It can
help you learn and practice social skills, develop friendships, have
wholesome fun,
and eventually find an eternal companion. You
should not date until you are at least 16 years old. When you begin
dating, go with one or more additional couples.
Developing serious relationships too early
in life can limit the number of other people you meet.
Invite your parents to become acquainted with those
you date. Choose
to date only those who have high moral standards and in whose company
you can maintain your standards."
This was her second date in one week!
Yup, she hit the ground running. We weren't well acquainted with her first date
so the Mr. took pity on him but this second young man is a super guy that we know well
so the Mr. decided he could pull out his "gun" for the rite of passage...
"father armed with his gun, meeting the young man at the door
who's come to take out his daughter."
What a great sport her date was! He made the Mr.'s day!
Then they were off for the Island.
It was cloudy so there wasn't much of a sunrise
but they said it was still really pretty and they had a good time.
As soon as the twigs returned from their date, we headed south
to watch the first session of General Conference with Ty and Suzanne's family.
Thanks for the invite guys! We love having you nearby! :)
We made it back home just in time for the afternoon session of General Conference
and for Hunter's soccer game.
His totally fantastic Sunday School teachers left this for him too. :)
There were so many great conference talks, how can I even pick a favorite to share?
I can't, but here are a few of the quotes I liked and sent to our missionary, Zac (Elder Branch).
Elder Lawrence said both of these quotes in his talk. The pictures were found on instagram.
Good stuff!!
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