1/08/2019

2018 Year in Review

Our family did A LOT this past year. Here it goes:
Brandon lost his 1st tooth, Lindy earned her YW medallion and started teaching piano.
We got another brittany puppy named Copper after losing our first dog who was hit by a car.
Sadie won 1st place in a Valentine Contest.
She was also in 2 plays- Aladdin, and another about Idaho history.
Sadie started taking cheer.
Kyle went to state for his National History Day project, and he started driving.
Kyle started High School.
Lindy was in HS parking lot car accident.

Kyle started taking guitar lessons. Sadie started taking violin lessons. Brandon tried and stopped taking piano lessons. Tate played the Baritone.
Katie helped plan their stake girls camp, and read the Book of Mormon.
Lindy's formal dates were: Ryder, Luke and Brayden.

Brandon was in his school spelling bee.
Chris went to March Madness.
Lindy and Kyle started teaching swim lessons at our backyard pool.
Lindy got her Patriarchal Blessing.
Lindy, Kyle, and Tate went on a Pioneer Trek.
Kyle was in 2 High School sports at the same time, soccer and XC.
We watched a lot of soccer, XC, track, cheer for all the kids. 

Chris and Katie celebrated 20 years of marriage in Maui.
Grandpa Ricks celebrated his 95th b-day at a large family reunion at Camp Arrahwanna in OR.
2 cousins were born:Hazel and Kaylee, 2 cousins were baptized: Nathan and Hunter
Our family visited 3 National Parks: Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier.


Church Changes:
Our church got a new prophet, Pres. Nelson.
The church made a lot of changes:
Ministering Assignments instead of Home and Visiting Teaching.
An Elders Quorum instead of a separate High Priest Group for the adult men.
2 hour church instead of 3 hour church.
Online mission calls, and sisters can wear pants.
Age changes to all the primary and youth. 11 year olds can go to the temple.
19 temples around the world were announced.
Emphasis on our name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We have been asked to use Jesus Christ name since it his church in calling our religion, instead of naming our church as the Mormons.





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