It was a great weekend in Sun Valley. I had never been there before and I really enjoyed it! It seems like a place where it is very expensive to stay there for a weekend, let alone live there. I would definitely go back there for a short visit!
Here are more pictures that I didn't include over the past couple of days!
Just us in the heated swimming pool! Russell was LOVING it! He didn't even care that he could drown if he stepped off the ledge!
The awesome hot tub! (With the awkward lady sitting in the back corner lol)
These kids love their grandpa! (There's the awkward lady again...)
This is us on the balcony of that fancy restaurant we ate at for dinner!
Family on the balcony of the Fancy Mountain Restaurant (NOT what it's called)
Grandpa was kind enough to take a picture of the both of us while we were waiting for everyone else to catch up!
On the Gondola (Ganduluh) On our way up to the restaurant
Ice skating!!! What a fun date!
This flexible pregnant hottie!!
Quick family picture at the ice rink!
I taught Russell how to put his hands in his pockets while he walks. He was loving it!
Mmmm...One of the dishes we had there. Crispy Pork Belly with something else I forgot
Russell wanted to come on the ice with the rest of us!
It was a fun trip!!! It was nice to get away for a weekend, but it's also nice to be home. Although it's a cliche saying, there really is NO place like home.
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Just a quick reflection on the day...
This morning we had the privilege of attending the Sun Valley Ward at 10am. And much like the condo we stayed in, it was very compact! I'm sure they build a lot of things that way there so there can be more room for "expansion" or whatever. It was nice though!
As the highlight of every week should be, it was so great to be able to partake of the sacrament in a completely different place than where we "normally" do. Each time I go somewhere else and have the chance to partake of the sacrament in a ward other than my own, my testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ is strengthened ever so slightly. To know that we can go virtually anywhere in the world and join with fellow men and women in expressing our desire to make and keep covenants with the Lord is amazing, to say the least. It makes it even more special to me when the sacrament hymn chosen is "In Humility Our Savior." My gratitude is full.
"...My Reason...My Why"
There was a woman that had been assigned to be one of the speakers today who is a recent convert of the church, almost a year! She was a very fast speaker, but boy was it uplifting to hear what she had to say! I decided to write her name down solely for record keeping purposes: Tiffany Scutter (Unsure of the exact spelling).
Sis. Scutter has had quite the journey! She has done a lot of things in her life of only 30ish years, including traveling the world--to working at the Sun Valley Resort. During her successful life of working and really being blessed with what she had, she said she felt that something was missing--EVEN after being married! There were times when she recognized that she could feel the Spirit strongly, but she said she would just ignore it and even yell at God sometimes! But when one day she was interviewing a missionary of the church (I think for her job), the Elder asked if she would be willing to have a couple of missionaries come over to her home and visit with her. At this point she said she even said, "Yes, PLEASE have them come over!"
After being taught the gospel and such, which has brought her to where she is today, she bore POWERFUL testimony of how, "It [the gospel] has helped me find my reason, my 'why.'" Further into her talk she mentioned how she felt like she had been so blessed with great talents and abilities, it was her duty to have to carry all the burdens that came with her busy lifestyle. She had studied with different religions--Judaism, Buddhism, Native American Spirituality, etc.--but it wasn't until she started investigating the church, gaining a testimony of the Savior and His Atonement that she realized something about those burdens she had been carrying; "That's the beauty of the truth, I don't have to." She then proceeded to testify of the principles taught in John 3:16 and bear testimony of them.
Needless to say, it was a very powerful and edifying experience to listen to Sis. Scutter speak and testify today. I had to thank her for her words after the meeting.
It's such a wonderful thing to be able to go to church, be uplifted by others' words, edify those around you with the words you speak/actions you perform, and truly feel the love of God working among you. It made for a wonderful close to our wonderful weekend with our wonderful family!!!
Russell and Heidi's drawings they made while I KNOCKED OUT after getting home lol
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