June Review from Ryan & Jen

We'd first like to thank all of you who came out to Joshua's baptism on the 5th. We're sure it wasn't great timing for you all given the holiday the day before, but we appreciate your support and as always, it's good to see you and visit with you.

June was simply filled with preparing for and attending a lot of events. Sarah and Joshua celebrated their birthdays, we had our 11 year anniversary, Hyrum and Jenna got married of course, and we had a couple of BBQ events as well. Intermingle all those things with daily life happenings and whew! it was busy... But when there's so much going on, Jen and I realize that it's the non-events that are just as exciting. Our in-home dates, watching movies together with a bowl of ice cream, sharing what we've learned from our scripture reading, and talking about our day, our children, and what's on the horizon. We think sometimes that we all look for exciting out-0f-the norm "vistas", but sometimes our definition of what those vistas entail, can change depending on what life is serving up at the moment.

Anyhow, I wanted to share a nifty insight Jen shared during one of our scripture sharing moments. There's a scripture in Alma 17 where Alma and the sons of Mosiah are headed out on their mission to the Lamanites. And they were going through some hard times. Amidst their affliction, the Lord tells them to "be comforted". And the scripture continues by saying "And they were comforted." Applying that to ourselves, how often does the Lord tell us to be comforted and we choose not to be comforted? We continue to worry or get stressed or somehow believe that we aren't worthy of such comfort. But if the Lord thinks we are, and tells us (in varying ways), then we should truly believe it and let that comfort and peace wash over us to build us up for what's coming next.

We hope everyone's July is a great one. We have one significant change coming up shortly which promises to test our limits, but the Lord will certainly pave the way. As he always does. Continued good luck Jordan on your mission. We enjoyed "seeing" you via the video we saw at the wedding dinner. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Aaron and Ardi as you adjust to a new little one in your home. And we know that each of you have your own things you're going through and hope that you'll continue forward with faith.