When I read this I thought of my father to a "T". Once again, I'm one of those kids that thinks I have the greatest father in all of the world.

And yes... I REALLY do believe it.

And to make you all believe how really awesome he is I have a funny story that goes along with this quote.

A couple of Summer's ago I was home for a visit. My brothers and my Dad were going to go mow some lawns, so we all heading outside. I was watching my little brothers hook the trailer up to my Dad's pickup and they may or may not have forgotten to latch the trailer;) As soon as they drove the lawnmower up onto the trailer, the front end of the trailer swung up and smashed into the tailgate and left a nice big scratch across the end of my Dad's truck. My brothers and I very shocked and what had just happened, turned to my Dad waiting for a response....He said nothing(except something like Oh well, it's just a truck, glad your ok). And he even took my brother out for ice cream when they were done mowing!!

I can remember multiple stories like this. We knew we did something that we thought deserved a beating, or at least a good yelling. (Like when I crashed my Dad's new motorcycle and busted off the back taillight & headlight...) And always, my Dad was there to make sure we were OK, speaking to us kindly and always, ALWAYS, showing us how much he loved us.

I came to the conclusion that we teach by our example. The absolute best way my parents taught us was by their example, their love for their children and their love for the Savior.

Ultimately, I would hope that I can look to the greatest example and teach as the Savior taught,

with {LOVE}.

And there you have it....my mushy gushy Sunday scoop. Now you should go and read a really good talk. Becoming Goodly Parents. Yep, you won't be disappointed. It's only about a thousand times better than anything I just said.

* * Happy Sunday * *

Here is the video we played over and over. Watch it, you'll love it. Different than you normally hear this song, and so very sweet still!

I'll start by mentioning that we attend a ward in Iowa City, in the nice big stake center, 10minutes away from our home. Skyler is(or should I say was) the financial clerk and I played the piano in primary(pretty awesome callings, that we both loved).

A few weeks ago Skyler and I got released and got a new stake calling (we were a little surprised at first since it wasn't a typical calling we were imagining it might be). 

We were called to be specialist in a branch that is about 45min. away from our home. The branch is quite small and they can always use some extra members in their branch to help. The stake calls a few couples to attend church at this branch for a year or more.

Last week we went to our new branch for the first time and we {LOVED} it! The members there were so friendly and very thankful that we are there to help. 

(Once again, not my typical first Sunday that I'm used to) Skyler and I both got our callings (I'm the pianist and Skyler is the youth sunday school teacher). And I played the organ in sacrament meeting and then the piano in primary, all in our first Sunday there, haha.

*Another reason we loved it* -- Preston has off and on loved/hated nursery for the past year or two. In our new branch Preston ran into the nursery and didn't look back, he loved it! It helped that there were only 3 kids in there...not 15, new fun toys, (and his favorite part) super yummy snacks. He ran up to us after church and very excitedly told us they got juice boxes and fruit snacks, two of his most favorite things(score!)

We know our Heavenly Father is very mindful of our family and continually blesses our lives every day. We hope in return that we will be able to bless the lives of all those around us and in our new branch. We are excited for our new calling and can't wait to see what new little adventures it brings our way.