Changes

Just as the seasons are changing, so are our lives! A week and a half ago, my little sister got her mission call!!! We are thrilled to have a missionary in the family! A lot of family and friends predicted she would serve state-side, but none of us guessed it would be in Alaska!!! The Anchorage, Alaska mission covers all of Alaska and part of Canada. She reports to the MTC on January 11, 2012. We are super excited for her! However, it feels really weird to have my little sister going out on a mission...When did we all grow up???

Another good change in our lives is that PE got a new job! I am super proud of him!!! This is his third week at his new job. PE is a Civil Engineer for the company MWH Global. They deal with a lot of water/wastewater projects around the world. The office he works at is in South Jordan, but they will be relocating their office by the end of the year. We were not too excited about the commute from Bountiful, but it really hasn't been as bad as we thought. It looks like we will at least be living in Bountiful until February, but after that we don't know. It seems to be a good job that will allow PE to get the experience he needs to take the P.E. exam and get his professional engineering license.

On my end of things, I am submitting a 200 page thesis to my professors tomorrow. They get 4 weeks to look over it and suggest revisions, and then I get to DEFEND!!! It's been a long process, but I am really happy with how my project has turned out! I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!

"Come Listen to a Prophet's Voice"

How blessed we are to be able to listen to a living Prophet today! General Conference was full of wonderful and uplifting messages. We live in a troubled world, but we need not fear for God is with us. The messages shared in Conference were truly inspired words from our Father in Heaven who knows us personally. I know that some of the messages were meant just for me. I am so grateful for the restored gospel of Jesus Christ; it continues to bring great peace and happiness into our lives. I love our prophet, President Thomas S. Monson; and I know that he speaks the word of God.