Dear family
Our lesson in Relief society this past week was on the Holy Ghost. I am just so grateful for the companionship of the Holy Ghost. The peace and strength that we are all able to have is a great blessing. I was thinking about the fact that the Holy Ghost was given to us so that we could all gain a testimony, to provide us with peace and not be left alone in a world where sometimes we feel so very alone. My scripture comes from John chapter 14:
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another aComforter, that he may babide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you acomfortless: I will bcome to you.
26 But the aComforter, which is the bHoly Ghost, whom the Father will send in my cname, he shall dteach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Without the Holy Ghost we could not have a testimony for he testifies to us. It is through the spirit that the truth is revealed. I have had the spirit direct me and because of the promptings that I received have had protection. It is truly an amazing thing when we can go through life knowing that our Heavenly Father loves us so much that he sent his son to atone for us and has given us the Holy Ghost as a constant companion while he can not be with us personally.
In other news. Nothing much has changed. I can't remember if last month Mark had his license but he does and we were in hopes that this would motivate him to do some other things. So far it has not but his Uncle Fred from Florida told him a year ago that if he got his GED that he would give 200 dollars. Well he has not done that but this past week he received from his uncle Fred 200 dollars with a note saying there were no excuses now and so I hope that he will in good faith of his uncle go and take care of this. Then maybe a job will happen. Just exercise your faith in behalf of him and pray for him as I do everyday. One day it will happen, I hope. The rest of us such as Brad, Mackenzie and myself are counting the days for summer break to begin. The last quarter is always the hardest. It seems to drag on forever and the kids are just done with school. I am done because I feel like I have written ,or at least helped and stayed up late into the morning hours, more papers this year then I ever had in all my years of school. I must say that I have done pretty good. Brad and I have gotten all A's and B's on our papers. We are also looking forward to no more early morning seminary. This must be the biggest sacrifice a teenager has to make. I believe it is a pretty big sacrifice on the mom also, at least this mom who gets up faithfully everyday to make breakfast for the one going. I never did this with the girls. They didn't struggle to go to seminary and Brad does and so I am trying to support and help him to go. It is hard. I am getting ready to make my first wedding cake. I don't know how much to charge but it seems from all the research I have done that it should be around 200 dollars and this seems like a great deal for the couple. Amazingly cakes can cost anywhere from 150 from walmart to 800 or more. I am a little nervous but I am sure it will turn out. I first must prepare relief society lesson and that stresses me out. All in the name of serving. Grant continues to fly and work toward his pilots license. He says if he makes it to the reunion next year he is looking to see if there is an airport close by and renting a plane and going flying while we are in Montana. We shall see if he gets his license by then, but he says if he doesn't have by the end of this summer then it won't ever happen. No more dragging it out. I went up in the plane he flies with his brother last week. It was nice and I got to control the plane for a moment although I must admit I don't find the excitement in it that Grant does. i will be happy just being the passenger. I decided that I just might try taking up golf for my hobby. So look out boys I just might show up next year and beat all of you! Til next time. Love to you all.
Sandra
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