We have been blessed with 38 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. They bring us great joy. They are happy, healthy, bright and good. We thank our 8 children and their great spouses for these wonderful young people.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

HAPPY THANKSGIVING



We want to share our feelings of Thanks in celebration of Thanksgiving Day.

The list is long so we will try and highlight the most important, not in any order of importance.

Finding the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ early in our married life.
Coming to know our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ.
The influence of the Holy Ghost in our earthly journey.
Wonderful memories of past Thanksgivings with our family.
Representing the Savior as missionaries here in Melbourne and witnessing His hand in the work.
Good health
Wonderful new friends and wonderful friends from the past.
Scriptures to guide us through this life.
The United States of America and those who sacrificed so much to give us the freedoms that we now enjoy.
A living Prophet to guide and teach us.
The promised blessings that we have already received and those yet to come.
An eternal family.
Temples
The simple things of life taken for granted, food, clothing, shelter, healthcare.
Eight great children and the eight wonderful people they chose to bring into the family.
The blessing of being called grandma and grandpa to 37 brilliant, great, perfect grandchildren and two little great grandchildren.
We love you all and will miss all the comotion, noise, laughter, great food and JOY that comes when we join together for Thanksgiving Day.












3 comments:

Amy Coontz said...

Will you be celebrating Thanksgiving? We are lucky enough to have Jeff and Angela come!!

Jaime said...

You will surely be missed this Thanksgiving. We hope you are able to have a wonderful Thanksgiving day even though they don't celebrate it there. In memory of you I am going to do the candy cups. Know that you are loved and thought of often. We miss you both.Jaime and Michael.

Jessica said...

Thank you, we miss you guys. There is an new movie out called Australia. Made me think of you. who knows if it is going to be good. no nearly as good as reading your blog! Jessica an' erma