How I live my faith

I try to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. I try to follow His example, and teach my children to do the same. I try every day to be a little more like Him. Sometimes that means forgiving someone who hurt me, or trying to be more patient, more full of love. I try to show that love through service. I love serving my neighbors, taking meals to families who are sick, or moving, or who've had a new baby. Sometimes I babysit, or help with yard work. Whatever is needed. A lot of those service opportunities come from the women's organization of the Church.

As a member of the church, I accept callings to take a turn getting a certain job done. One of my callings right now is to help plan weekday meetings of the women's organization. I help plan our book club and any other activity I think would bless my neighbors. We have service projects together, putting together kits for the Church's humanitarian aid program. We learn new skills together. We share our talents and teach each other things like gardening, healthy cooking, and crafts. We talk about being better parents, grandparents, and wives. We take care of each other.

Family is very important to me. I take time every day to nurture my relationships with my husband, my children, my parents, and siblings. My husband and I have a date every week, and try to make time to talk and hang out every day. He is my best friend. We have at least one family night a week when we sit with the children and teach them about Jesus and His gospel, and then we play together. We have so much fun together that we usually spend several evenings a week playing together as a family. We like to travel to visit my parents and siblings. When we can't travel, we keep in touch through the phone and internet. I'm grateful to know that these family relationships that bring me so much joy can last for eternity. That knowledge brings me a lot of peace.