Today I decided to check out the Mormon Messages channel on YouTube. I watched "Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time." It’s been pretty stressful around here since my paycheck is a week late and we’ve had a number of bills. I remember Elder Cook’s talk in conference, but this video was very timely and well put together and felt the Spirit and a renewed sense of strength and...

After work we did some yard work. Then we had dinner and watched the Parent Trap (the original). That show is a classic that Rachel and I love. The kids really enjoyed it too. I didn’t realize how long it was. Gehrig almost made it through the movie before falling asleep.

I don’t think I’ve ever been in two different temples on the same day. Well, tonight I realized that I have. This morning I went to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple and did initiatories. It was interesting that they made a slight change. They no longer give you garments to change into. Now you wear your own. I think that will save them a lot of time and money as far as laundry goes. We had reservations tonight to tour the Oquirrh Mountain...

For family night we wanted to watch The Parent Trap (the original). I went to Wal-Mart to buy it but they were sold out. So rather than driving around I decided to give Netflix a try. I’ve heard that you can stream movies over the Internet and that is what I was hoping to do. Unfortunately you can only stream certain movies. So we ended up watching Enchanted instead. It was a fun movie and the kids really enjoyed it.

I had my first bishopric meeting in this ward this morning. It was a somewhat small meeting as both counselors were out of town on vacation. I enjoy the opportunity to serve and I look forward to getting to know more people in the ward.

Yesterday we went camping as a family up to Granite Flats. It was the first time we have been camping as a family – just by ourselves. It really wasn’t very far away. It was a nice area but kind of small. At first I was afraid that our tent wouldn’t fit in the small spot available, but we somehow made it work. Overall it was fun, but the hardest and most frustrating part was keeping an eye on Nolan. He is just so strong willed and...