Daddy is in his recliner rocking back and forth, trying to get his lil’ man to sleep while feeding him a bottle, but falls asleep himself.  I usually have to wake him up to take Cole from his arms so I can put him down for naps in the crib.

Dave works so hard for our family during the week, I figure he deserves a nice long nap on the “Day of Rest.”

I love him….

Hannah has insisted for the past few months that she is too old for afternoon naps like her younger other and sister, so she has “quiet time.”  It consists of her doing various activities that can invite the Spirit and help her remember why this day is so special.  She loves to color, draw, write….anything artistic.  She works on accomplishing her goals in the Faith in God book. And if her sister is persistent enough with her pleadings, Hannah will read to her.  Hannah is a great storyteller. She brings the words in any book to life when she reads to her brother and sister.

I swear, I put Josie to bed for naps one minute, and the next I’m hearing her whisper to Hannah from her top bunk of their bunk beds, “Hannah will you read a story to me?”  And Hannah tells her to come down onto her bed and they snuggle up to each other under Hannah’s blanket and the reading begins.  I love to sneak peeks into their room after a half hour or so because what I find is there faces about 3 inches from each other, fast asleep.  My angels….my sweet, beautiful daughters.

Cole loves to play with Hannah and Josie’s plush toys…I often put one in his crib with him when he is sleeping.  As he has gotten older, he’s started to reach for things.  His smiles are still toothless, but beautiful.  He brings a whole new light to our family.  And we feel so sacredly blessed to be his parents.

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Two Mormon women play on NCAA basketball teams

Rugby team forfeits rugby national championship to honor the Sabbath

18-year-old Mormon, Amber Ah Sue, wins Senior gold medal at the Oceania and South Pacific Wrestling Championship in Samoa.

(Amber made a similar decision as the rugby team about not participating in a state championship on Sunday.)

Incidentally, these decisions to not participate in sports on Sunday are individual decisions; some Mormon athletes do choose to compete in their sports on Sundays.

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– Curious about sacrament meetings in the LDS Church from the perspective of a visitor? See this reporter’s article.

– You’ll often hear Mormons talk about how the most important part of our Sunday meetings is the sacrament. For more of an explanation of (and articles/scriptures about) what the sacrament means to us, see here.

– Explanations of what goes on at our meetings can be found here, here and here.

[Editor’s note: If you ever visit a sacrament meeting, you may wonder about whether or not to take the sacrament. You may even feel a little nervous about that part of the meeting. Please don’t! We love having visitors, and more than anything, we want you to feel welcome and comfortable. Since most people do wonder about this, though, since a main purpose of this ordinance is to allow us us renew our baptismal covenants, typically those not of our faith will simply pass the trays of bread and water along to the next person. However, there is no harm or offense if someone who is not LDS partakes of the sacramental emblems.]

– Curious about what the inside of a LDS meetinghouse looks like? See some photos here, or an interactive tour here.

– Want to see where the nearest LDS Church building can be found? See the Church’s meetinghouse locator.

p.s. Did you know we also use our buildings during the week for other purposes? These include youth activities; gatherings just for women (called Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment nights); firesides (usually a talk or special music shared with a group on a selected topic, either held locally or sometimes broadcast via satellite); ward parties; training meetings for various church assignments (callings); interviews; service projects; and adult institute classes (in some areas).

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