Bermuda Brief

There are days when the thought of taking it easy, kicking back with our feet up sounds pretty darn great!  Then I'm reminded of a talk Elder Uchtdorf gave where he is talking about Nehemiah of the Old Testament: "Our Heavenly Father seeks those who refuse to allow the trivial to hinder them in their pursuit of the eternal. He seeks those who will not allow the attraction of ease or the traps of the adversary to distract them from the work He has given them to perform. He seeks those whose actions conform to their words—those who say with conviction, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down.” Best we get back to WORK  ; )  (check out the cute red mail box....)

Don't you just love this!   It's charming and rustic  and would be so cool to have in our yard.

Avery was baptized in June 2011 Cousins joined at the hip ; ) Hailey was baptized in July 2011 Cousins supporting cousins! Ethan speaking on baptism, it was great!     I hadn't realized how grown up Ethan was until that day.             Samuel spoke on the Holy Ghost, you would have thought he was a missionary! Henry baptized April 2012, Bermuda Branch baptismal font.  Henry preparing to receive the Holy Ghost . Rachel and Ruth came to support Henry on his special day. Ethan, Emily, David, Sam, Aidan, and Henry at Jobson's Cove When we chose to serve a mission it became obvious that we would miss important events. The top of the list were the baptisms of three of our grandchildren (Avery, Hailey, and Henry) and the birth of our sweet little Lucy last October, as well as many other treasured moments.  Then around the first of the year, Emily called saying they were coming to visit us and...

April Conference at the Bermuda Branch. The Mello-Cann family, our sweet Francis Family, & Elder Usenov.

This means ALL Elders, including seniors : ) Early morning goodbye to Elder Trimble.  Love this guy!  11/22/11  Late night hello to Elder Kingsley ; ) 11/22/11 Early morning goodbye to Elder Gregory, he is so sweet!   Love him!  2/14/12 W elcoming Elder Unsenov (from Kyrgyzstan) on 2/14/12 Elder Kingsley, Elder Usenov, me, and Scott Cleghorn Morning send off for Elder Kingsley 5/7/12           Hello Elder Perry 5/7/12