In Utah

Here I am in the real snow!! This is one of those winters out here that the snow does not melt, just piles up. Also life goes on. People actually drive in this stuff! I am enjoying myself with children, grandchild and in-laws. Michael has to work to much (life!). Velvet and Karli are beautiful! Bekah is beautiful too! I have watched lots of quilting and dancing. I went to the DI and got great books for $1 a piece. Tonight we are going to meet the Robinson clan. It will be fun!! I miss everyone back home but I'll be home Monday and back to work on Tuesday! Wish everyone was here!!

Lots Of Snow In Georgia!?!

Oh my, real snow. I haven't seen it here for a few years! It's pretty but I get tired of it when I can't drive. Also I have to catch a plane for Utah on Monday and I really want to go. I think this will probably be gone but I see they are expecting a lot of snow on Monday there, oh dear! I have some pictures here of our house and yards and especially of Erick in the snow. Now I have to go pack!

Explaining my Faith

I was looking on lds.org at the news. M. Russell Ballard told the graduating class at BYU Hawaii to use the Internet — including blogs and other forms of “new media” — to contribute to a national conversation about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
Apostle Urges Students to Use New Media

Then I read an article about Mormonism in the N.Y. Times titled,
What Is It About Mormonism?

So I had to comment to them about some problems with the article. Only a part of the problems that I had, anyway I am going to put my comments here for all to read.

As a Mormon I would like to comment on your Mormonism article. I am not a leader of the
Church but just a member and one of the strong believers. This was a pretty good article. There is of course much more to our religion that is faith based and a lot of what we do is what the Lord tells us to do because we believe in personal revelation in our lives. I can tell you that I have it in mine and the Lord guides and directs my life. Also one thing I would take difference to is that The Book of Mormon is not a version of the Bible. It is another testament of Jesus Christ but it is about an ancient people on the American continent who were also waiting for Christ and his teachings. Of course the teachings are the same, his teachings would be the same no matter who he taught them too. We read the Bible and teach from it as much as the Book of Mormon. I would read a Gideon Bible every day of the year! Especially since the Gideon Bible is a King James Version. That is the same as the Bible we study, in fact that is the Bible that we study. Our King James Version that we buy along with The Book of Mormon has been cross referenced to the KJV of the Bible and we study them together as witnesses of Jesus Christ. More explanation is at www.mormon.org. Our religion is not a secret! Our religion is not a mystery anymore because you can always now find a Mormon and ask him or her. I hope this will clarify my position.
Thank you,
Diane Graybeal

Here it is a New Year!!

OK I am here writing, does that mean a better year for my blog? I hope so! Anyway I am probably here because this is the big day for bringing up all the rest of my boxes from the garage. Man what a job. I have to go thru them and find a place for most of it and the rest has to go upstairs in the attic. In boxes with a number on them and a list of what is in that number box on my paper. Wow how long do you think that will take? That is why I am still sitting here on this computer, ugh!! Any minute Eve or possibly Adam, who wants his garage back, will come and say, "What are you doing? We have been waiting and waiting for you." Then it will be lunch time and man will this ever get done? Wake me up when it is over!!!