With Honor

“As a young man, I had an opportunity to serve in the U.S. Air Force as a jet-fighter pilot. Each unit in our squadron had a motto that would inspire its efforts. Our unit motto—displayed on the side of our aircraft—was “Return with Honor.” This motto was a constant reminder to us of our determination to return to our home base with honor only after having expended all of our efforts to successfully complete every aspect of our mission. This same motto, “Return with Honor,” can be applied to each of us in our eternal plan of progression. Having lived with our Heavenly Father and having come to earth life, we must have determination to return with honor to our heavenly home.”

Robert D. Hales

Writing To the Boy…

Here are the latest pictures of my cute boy in Lithuania. He is with some very dear friends that he has come to know and love–Inga and Arnoldas. Don’t they look so kind and sweet and doesn’t he look so happy?

It just dawned on me this morning that we won’t be getting many more of these pictures from him. In fact, since we write to him on Sunday nights–he will only get two more letters from us, and we will only get two more letters from him…

before he COMES HOME on the 10th of June!! Whatever shall we do with all this cute missionary stationary? Please, don’t anybody say–“Save it to write to the bald kid after HE leaves,” because I’m not quite ready to go there yet. Baby steps for this wussy mom, my friends…baby steps.

The countdown is on…

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The Instruction Manual

“In our lives, He who knows most about us, our potential, and our eternal possibilities has given us divine counsel and commandments in His instruction manuals—the holy scriptures. When we understand and follow these instructions, our lives have purpose and meaning. We learn that our Maker loves us and desires our happiness. In an incomparable manifestation of this divine love for us, he sent his Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.”

M. Russell Ballard

Becoming

“We do not obtain our heavenly reward by punching a time clock. What is essential is that our labors in the workplace of the Lord have caused us to become something. For some of us, this requires a longer time than for others. What is important in the end is what we have become by our labors.”

Dallin H. Oaks

Packing Up…

When Dane was getting ready to leave–for Lithuania…

he was quite determined to take all his precious belongings with him.

Strangely enough, no matter how he rearranged things–these particular gems just wouldn’t fit in the suitcase.

He comes home in a couple of months—at last, at last!

Isn’t he in for a surprise when he sees…

just how grown-up the little gooney-birds have become? Not to mention the sweet pea that he’s never even met!

I’m chanting…

June 10th…June 10th…June 10th…