4 years old

A little late posting, but this is Sam's 4th Birthday!

Garvin and the ROCK!

Since the time of Adam...when man was to conquer "whatever" by the 

sweat of his brow...Moments like this...

come to mind...

Man discovers ROCK in

Garden Patch...

Man discovers...Whoa...

BIG ROCK...!

Man...keeps trying...

Man...tries some "ingenuity"...

NO BUDGE...assume...

REALLY BIG ROCK!

DAY TWO!

Man calls in for "reinforcements"

Seminary Student: Austin - "Now"...Top of his class

Brings little brother: Straton 

Man...continues to try and BUDGE ROCK!

NOT!

Man instructs Students...

"If you first don't succeed...try...try...AGAIN!"

in other words...

"PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT!"

Man...continues to show

"Young Grasshoppers" 

Man..."Little Grasshoppers"...and CHAIN...

Hook to tractor...

finally...

budges ROCK...

Man creates "crater"

Man drives truck

Places our "Ebenezer" 

at the top of our DRIVEWAY...

 Man...leaves BIG HOLE

in GARDEN PLOT

Go back to ORIGINAL PICTURE

and see HOW NICE

GARDEN PLOT was 

BEFORE...

This man...son of ADAM...

Name - Garvin!

CREATED BIG HOLE

IN NICE 

GARDEN...

 

 

Declaration of Independence

SUPERB! The mind of a Conservative vs. Today's Liberal and Progressive - A REAL EDUCATION...Remember...one is about FORCE vs. FREEDOM - Know what "Equal Rights" mean...Won't get this EDUCATION in our Government schools...

Know Your Rights - Introduction to the Constitution

Tomorrow, I will be beginning my Constitution 101 Course with Hillsdale College...FREE for anyone who wishes to join in...I purchased  their READER...because I LOVE BOOKS...Having started to READ it...it is one of the very best I have seen...

Our RIGHTS that God has given us is being STRIPPED from us on a DAILY BASIS...Any support to those who...contribute to the desecration of our Constitution...or strips us of our God-given rights...is fighting AGAINST Father's kingdom...KNOW which side of the fence you will be PROTECTING...

Wanted you to have an EXAMPLE of what kind of material you would learn...so I am adding this 33 minute INTRODUCTION...

Our Doctrine and Covenants was very clear...on how the Lord felt about our Constitution and the men he PERSONALLY raised up...D&C 101: 77-80...

In 2004...President Boyd K. Packer made this statement:

I do not know when that day will come or how it will come to pass. I feel sure that when it does come to pass, among those who will step forward from among this people will be men who hold the Holy Priesthood and who carry as credentials a bachelor or doctor of law degree. And women, also, of honor. And there will be judges as well.

Others from the world outside the Church will come, as Colonel Thomas Kane did, and bring with them their knowledge of the law to protect this people.

We may one day stand alone, but we will not change or lower our standards or change our course.

 
 

TWO Sticks In Thine Hand

Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and the Truth

We know that Nephi had the Law of Moses because the plates of brass contained the “five books of Moses” (1Ne. 5:11), among other important information (1Ne. 5:11 – 15).

We know that the Ten Commandments are contained in Exodus, one of the “five books of Moses” (Ex. 20:1 – 17).

Exodus 20:13 instructs us “Thou shalt not kill.” Period.

Nephi killed Laban after a struggle with the Spirit (1Ne. 4:18). We know we are to follow the Spirit’s promptings, and that “whatever God commands is right” (Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 256–7). However, this principle is not peculiar to Latter-day Saints (See Wikipedia: continuous revelation).

But, not many know that killing Laban is also in accordance with the Law of Moses!

1Ne. 4:11 informs us that the Spirit informed Nephi that, “the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands.”

According to the Law of Moses, “He that smitteth a man, so he die, shall be surely put to death” (Ex 21:12), unless, “And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee” (Ex 21:13). The “place whither he shall flee” were “cities of refuge” where a man could dwell for a time without facing the punishment of death while the family of the dead cooled down (see Bible Dictionary ‘Cities of Refuge’).

Nephi did not lie in wait as he “was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things [he] should do (1Ne. 4:6),” and “the Lord hath delivered [Laban] into thy hands” (1Ne. 4:11).

Thus, according to the Law of Moses, Nephi was justified in killing Laban.

This is just one more little known connection between the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Could Joseph Smith have known this? Possibly. If so he would have had to have been either a genius or a madman to have remembered so little of a technicality to insert into the Book of Mormon. Or, he was a prophet of the Living God through whom the Lord brought forth the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ.

He is the latter.

Greenway Family Pictures!

Hey a friend of mine took these for us in exchange for some oreo truffles! She did a FANTASTIC job but I thought some of you'd like to see them!

Go to this link and check them out!

http://stacia.netfam.us/friends/greenway/

AND THERE'S MORE!!!

What Do You Do When You Become "Empty Nesters"?

Garvin decided that today...we would go for a drive...

We didn't need to worry or think about

leaving anyone home...so, we simply...took off!

After 33 years...it was rather "liberating"!

(smile)

Garvin wanted to drive to Eureka...swing over in a loop...

and hit Libby...and then, come home through

Marion and Kila...

We had SO MUCH FUN! We took the jeep, since, the predictions

of snow...today...could have been a problem for the Lincoln...

Of course, I had my camera...Garvin promised me...that if I saw

something interesting...he would be willing to STOP

the car...back up if he had to...etc.

I can not begin to tell you how many times that happened!

(smile)

We had LUNCH in Eureka...and talked to some of the people there...

Went into small shops and such...The town no longer has

any industry...now that the logging companies had to 

shut down...Eureka is only about 8 miles from

the Canadian border...where much of their income comes

from the Canadians...because the prices of goods

are so much cheaper here in the United States...

Here are some of the fun pictures I took:

Ice Fishing...

One of the lakes between Kalispell and Eureka

Wonder what they would have done

if they fell through the ice...

Long way from the shore!

Grave Creek

Many beautiful streams along the way...

Another view...

Got to LOVE the Spirit of MONTANA!

Interesting names for streets, also...

(smile)

I took several pictures of this lake...Only going to post one 

more...Here is the incredible information on this lake...

You will understand...why I won't post 

all of my pictures...(smile)

 

In the very northwest corner of Montana and into British Columbia lies the 93-mile long Lake Koocanusa in the state's famous Kootenai National Forest. Created for travelers, Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway provides easy access to a variety of recreation, nature appreciation, and sightseeing opportunities along its 67 miles. From boating and fishing on the lake to camping and hiking in the forests, Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway provides something for every outdoor lover.

Loved the reflection off the water...

Another creek...going into Lake Koocanusa

Some of the Rock Walls along the Highway

Frozen waterfalls

Love NATURE!

Libby - City of Eagles

Many of the lakes look like this right now...

I think this is Lake McGregor

Between Libby and Kila - not too far from home...

Got to love the attitude of those who LOVE FREEDOM!

Sign on PRIVATE PROPERTY!

(smile)

Came home...stoked up the fire

in the wood stove...

Garvin and his new found friends

that he got at a Thrift Store in Eureka!

"Yellow Heart" and "Yellow Heart, Jr."

plus...well...didn't name him...yet...

Yeah...cows INSIDE as well as OUTSIDE...

 

And I found two more outfits

for my future "granddaughter" or

"granddaughters"

(smile)

How Liberty Dies....

Put God First!

When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities. - President Ezra Taft Benson, General Conference April 1988

Are You In The Top Ten?

The 10 Worst Kids’ Breakfast Cereals

Here are the Environmental Working Group study’s top 10 sugar-bomb kids’ cereals, ranked by percent weight in sugar:

1. Kellogg’s Honey Smacks: 55.6% sugar
2. Post Golden Crisp: 51.9% sugar
3. Kellogg’s Froot Loops Marshmallow: 48.3% sugar
4. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s OOPS! All Berries: 46.9% sugar
5. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch Original: 44.4% sugar
6. Quaker Oats Oh!s: 44.4% sugar
7. Kellogg’s Smorz: 43.3% sugar
8. Kellogg’s Apple Jacks: 42.9% sugar
9. Quaker Oats Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries: 42.3% sugar
10. Kellogg’s Froot Loops Original: 41.4% sugar

http://fitbie.msn.com/eat-right/10-worst-kids-breakfast-cereals

To Believe

Pre-Christmas - 2011

I admit...I am a bit BEHIND in getting up our

Christmas pictures...

However, I have so many that I am going to do them

in parts...

These pictures were taken before Christmas Eve...

Joel, Rebekah, and Logan came up on the

21st of December...

We had some ONE-TO-ONE time with them...

We all got to ENJOY our TIME OUT...

Took it really easy...read...played games...ATE...

and just had fun...

I asked Garvin to build a railing around the wood stove...

I knew that little Logan would find the stove

fascinating...and I just didn't want him to get burn...

Worked super well...cause Logan would go 

over to the railing and stand, etc.

 You have got to love this little face!

Papa and Logan getting acquainted

 Logan --- "Are you kidding me?"

Logan - "This wasn't as good as he said it would be..."

Logan LOVED the Blender...

Ah...the fascination to explore...

Ah...such "treasures"

Logan couldn't decide WHAT HE WANTED to READ...

so, he went through MANY BOOKS...

while he was visiting...

LOVED the library...

Just checking out his Christmas stocking...

making sure there wasn't any 

"coal" in it...yet...

After a day of exploring...Logan was all tuckered out...

Good thing...he didn't know how he looked

with that pacifier that Papa got him!

Hyrum's Last Hour Before Going Into the MTC

There were some great pictures taken of Hyrum

a couple of hours before he entered the MTC...

Randy and Marilyn Oveson took Hyrum and his sisters out to lunch

at Lars' favorite Mexican food place...

I have been scrapbooking these pictures...

and thought you might like to see

them, also...

I didn't put these on his MISSIONARY BLOG...

thought it belonged more on the 

FAMILY BLOG! 

(smile)

Ah...SISTERS....

(smile)

Angel and Rebekah...

Hyrum bracing...himself...

 What "baby brothers" have to deal with!

 Angel, Hyrum, and Rebekah

Hyrum has it all under control...

Bekah loves to TEASE!

Baby Logan looking to see if anyone will notice

his plan of escape...

Angel and Hyrum

Wonder what was said to Hyrum...

OK...then there are "brother-in-laws" 

to contend with...

"Joel" holding Logan...

Hyrum...

Rebekah holding Angel's daughter, Lillie

 No...Joel still didn't behave himself!

 DAY family

Angel with son, Nathan and daughter, Lillie

Elder Smith

 Moments...before he was dropped off

at the MTC