Quick Update

Hannah did get to see the Prophet and she LOVED it. He talked of the Prophets in his lifetime. He told stories about them, their favorite foods, and quotes, and the example they set. Hannah got a kick out of stories about President Kimball. She hated to go to class after being in the room and listening to the Prophet. That darn French class.

Hey Mom,The Prophet is Coming!

At this time last year, Hannah was trying to decide where to apply to go to college. She did NOT want to go to BYU. "That is where parents send their kids to get married and it is cold and too far away." We quickly informed her that we were definitely not sending her there to get married. After praying about where she should go, she promptly got the feeling that she needed to apply to BYU and that it was where she would be going. She wasn't very excited about this, but she applied and tried to think of positives about BYU. We talked a lot about the environment at BYU and also saw that there are weekly Devotionals. This would be great, we told her. You will probably get to hear some of the Apostles speak and maybe even the Prophet.

Fast forward to Sunday.

I get a call from a very excited Hannah telling me that it was announced in church that day, that the Prophet would be speaking at the Devotional on Tuesday. This is only the second Devotional and she wasn't expecting to get to hear form the Prophet so soon. She was hoping to get there early enough this morning to get to be in the same room with the Prophet while he is speaking to them.

So Hannah, I'm hoping you were able to see the Prophet this morning!

It's Football Time in Tennessee!

Go Vols! And for Hannah, Go Cougars!

A Few Stops Along Our Trip Out West

While we were in Utah, Carrie gave us the directions to see where President Hinckley was buried.

We visited with Carrie and Candace and their families while we were in Utah. It was good to see them and it was cool that some of the kids actually remembered us. Cute, Cute kids! We loved getting to see them. Savannah and Zachary are jealous that Hannah will be able to see them more than once a year now.

After we dropped Hannah off at BYU, we decided to drive to Rexburg to see Ashley, Tony, and Hudson. Can I just say that we loved seeing them? Hudson is so cute! We were going to drive through Yellowstone, but Tony and Ashley said the Tetons were prettier if we were just going to be driving through. Great Idea! It was beautiful!

Kyle and his usual picture. I think he has one like this from several places across the globe. At least he made me laugh. The sign is letting everyone know that "I got your Grand Teton right here". Kyle, Kyle, Kyle. What can I say?

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

WE got back from Utah on Sunday afternoon. I was looking through the mail and saw the bank card that I needed to activate. We hadn't gotten the pin in yet so while I was grocery shopping I stopped at the bank to activate it. We had just opened this account for Hannah before she left because there is a branch in Provo. The guy that opened the account for us was asking about Hannah and how our trip to Provo was. His manager in the mean time was activating my card and listening to our conversation. Then he adds,"Just tell her to watch out for the Mormons." In a matter of seconds, as I am about to say that I am a Mormon, the guy that opened our account said to his manager, "Dude, what if she is Mormon?". I proceeded to tell them that I was. The guy that opened out account started laughing at his manager. The managers face turned bright red. He informed me that he was Baptist, but converting to Lutheran. I told him that was great. The guy that opened our account was worried that I was offended. I assured him that I was fine. Everyone has their own opinions. I got a good laugh as I was grocery shopping thinking about the guy with his face turning bright red. Maybe next time he won't think so harshly about the Mormons. Who knows?

Just one question... Why would I send my daughter to Provo if I was worried about the Mormons?

Funny!?