The best Christmas gifts in our family this year were non-tangibles. (Although I do love my new letter-opener and car antenna.) Besides all the great times together and the caroling and all, the following great things happened/were announced:
* On Wednesday, Dec. 23 Hyrum's stake president in Wyoming called Mother and (in addition to asking for information) informed her that Hyrum's mission papers are in! Yea!!!
* On Saturday, January 2, 2010 Hyrum was ordained an Elder. (Will make it brief, but must say that I am so grateful that the Priesthood of God has been restored to the earth. Watching my father lay his hands on Hyrum's head and, under proper authority, confer the Melchezidek priesthood on him was very special. That process can be traced back from Father, through several other men, to Joseph Smith, then to Peter, James and John, and ultimately to Jesus Christ himself. Wow. And the effects of the priesthood power in my own life are too real and plentiful to have any doubt about its reality.)
* For Christmas, Elisabeth informed "Grandmother" that she is having a baby sister in April. We also got a Christmas card with a "picture" of Baby Checketts' head. We are SOOOO excited. Any grandchild would be soo exciting, but this is especially so because--as most of you probably know--for R&S having children is not an easy process. It has taken lots of prayers, fasting, doctors, money, diets, procedures, years, etc. So we're extra grateful for Baby 2 for their family.
Life is good and I'm grateful for my family and the gospel.
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Yay! I'm so excited about R&S having another baby. They must be pretty far along to already know they are having a girl. What a blessing! And congrats to Hyrum. About LA, the museum and restaurant were just closed on the weekends. I thought that was strange.
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