December 17, 2017 Yeah, Mexico! Aguascalientes. It really was a moment, opening my call. I am embarrassed to say, the first time I saw the name, I mispronounced my Mormon mission. the extent of my Spanish pronunciation was food names. Holy guacamole. WHAT TO DO WHILE WAITING TO LEAVE? A four-month wait time! What do […]
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December 28, 2017 Hello all! The CCM [CCM = Centro de Capacitacion Missional Mission Training Center] is beyond description of amazingness and wow-ity and oh my goodnessness!! I can’t even hardly remember arriving, it was a week and a half ago… Where to start! After arriving in the Mexico City Airport with other missionaries, a
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When I am taking probiotics regularly, my digestive track cleans my system better thus keeping my body healthy. The results may seem invisible, but this solution to a life-style problem is BIG: I don’t wake in the middle of the night to urinate as often! So!: Dr. James Dever, my chiropractor, understands that health is
Its been a while. Seminary has taken up most of my discretionary time. But, after this past semester of student teaching for S&I (Seminary and Institutes of Religion) I have not been offered a full-time position, so this is the end of that particular road for me. I have found peace about it, mostly by
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Duncan and my 25th Anniversary is TODAY! I am so blessed to have built a life with Duncan over these last 25 years. It isn’t easy, but wonderful. I wrote this song for 50th wedding anniversaries, but it applies to 25th wedding anniversaries too. I love you Duncan! “Hold My Hand” By Kristin Shaeffer (50th
This is a funny email conversation I had with a few of my sisters. I share it to let you into our world. This is the real deal. (Sorry ahead of time if I offend anyone. I was emailing way to late when we were having this exchange.) I ask you this: Do you peel
Some of Kay’s engagement photos: Wedding at the beautiful Mesa Arizona Temple: Reception: Our family is getting bigger and better!
An easy way to make dill pickles: Mrs. Wages: Quick Process Pickle Mix. Follow the directions on the package. I bought this pack of mix at a Kroger’s grocery store and my Aunt Kathy has become famous in our family with this exact method. My beat up canning steamer works like a charm – 23
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by J.D. Shaeffer I finished the Book of Mormon again last week. It’s a truly remarkable book. I always look forward to the very end of it all, Moroni chapter 10. I love Moroni’s promise in verse 4, in which he basically says that if we ask God humbly and sincerely to know if the
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I am learning from a few professionals that my diet effects my mood, my thyroid, my joints and much much more. These books were referred to me by Dr. Duane Ostler, my awesome chiropractor. Nutrition Books: The Deflame DietDavid R. Seaman, D.C., MS Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root CauseIzabella Wentz,