Tuesday, July 29, 2014

I'm a Mormon.

As I think every person who may come across this blog knows, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm a Mormon. And I've been thinking a lot about what that means lately.

It means I have faith in my Savior, Jesus Christ.
It means that I know that I am a daughter of God.
It means that I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God - and that's because I've read it and learned for myself that it is true.
It means that I know God restored the gospel on the earth through His prophet Joseph Smith.
It means that I know God lives and loves each of His children.
It means that I know that Jesus Christ suffered for our sins, our pains, our trials, our sorrows and that because of Him, we can be lifted from our burdens and forgiven of our sins.
It means that I know Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again so that we can have eternal life.
It means that I know that as we keep all of God's commandments, we will be blessed.
It means thatI know that I have been blessed by the choices I've made to follow the teachings of our Savior.
It means that I know that families can be together for eternity.

I'm Marie, and I'm a Mormon.
And to quote Sister Ann Dibb - I know it, I live it, I love it.

Check out my new profile at mormon.org. And if you have any questions, just ask!


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

georgia's on our mind

before you read about our road trip to georgia this may - please get in the right mindset by clicking this link.

fact: it is 2,073 miles from SLC to ATL
fact: google maps said it would take 30 hours to drive that
fact: google maps didn't take into account the u-haul we were trailing on little white truck
result? best. roadtrip. ever.

so, i thought it might be fun to take pictures of the welcome signs for each state that we drove through and here they are!


okay fine, you caught me. i didn't take the one for georgia. maybe because it was approaching 40 hours of driving and the alabama/georgia border came up on me way too fast and the picture came out so blurry it's embarrassing. sorry. but don't worry - google is always coming to the rescue and here is a fantastic picture of the welcome sign.



in all seriousness, i super loved this road trip. kyron and i really had the best time spending 4 days in the car together. 

{doesn't kyron's face say it all?!?}

from hauling an insanely heavy trailer behind our truck 


to spending the night in sketchville hotels 
to being in complete awe of the scenery of the south..

we partied hard in our slow-moving drive across the country. and we couldn't be more excited to be here. we're glad georgia's on our mind <3