We got home from Houston after midnight on the day of Easter, so it was a little different this year. No egg coloring in the days prior, no Easter bouquet or other common traditions. We made sure to study the scriptures of Holy Week in the hotel in the evenings, but once we got home, all we really had the time/energy for was the egg hunt. The kids still seemed to enjoy it, though. We did our usual money game and the kids got about $17-22 each. We also had the missionaries over for a dinner that Kelly prepared and that was wonderful.
In other happenings, I took a trip with the women of the stake to Kirtland this past weekend. 175 women in 3 tour buses. It was fantastic. I love Kirtland so much and the absolute highlight was the fireside inside the Nauvoo temple. There were some amazing speakers and testimonies and beautiful musical numbers all while sitting in the seats facing the pulpit where Joseph Smith would’ve stood, just as the sun was setting and shining through upon all of us. The spirit was so strong there. I think one of my favorite things said was when the speaker shared D&C 84:2 which starts “yea the word of the Lord concerning his church established in the last days for the restoration of his people…” She made the comment that the restoration is ongoing because what he’s really restoring is us. He has established his church for the purpose of restoring us to a covenant relationship with Him and that is a process that takes a lifetime. I thought that was really beautiful.
Track season has started and Christian is doing great. He's running the 2 mile, 1 mile, and 800m. So proud of how hard he's working.
Peter was hoping we'd get to ride the open-top Model T but the Depot Hack rolled up when we were next, so we took that one. It was just fun to be back riding the cars again. Someday I want to work at Greenfield Village. What an awesome place.
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