Yesterday was a monumental day in the lives of three of my girls. Jenna, Kellie, and Alissa hiked to the very top of Mt. Timpanogos and recited "The Living Christ" from memory. Some things I am grateful for:
- Their strong, healthy bodies that got them from the bottom to the top and back again in one piece.
- Their fertile minds that were able to memorize a 1200+ word document about the Savior.
- Their willing hearts to take on this challenge.
- Their tenacity that kept them at the memorizing and exercising, putting one foot after another no matter how difficult.
- Their young women leaders who supported and encouraged them and then traveled the harrowing path with them. How I love the village that helps me raise my children!
- The general young women president of my church who told all of our young women: "you can do hard things!" and then challenged them to prove it.
- Our bishop who climbed the entire mountain two weeks before to make sure it was safe and then climbed it again with the girls. Plus, his military training to just "push through and keep going" - he is awesome!
and finally....
- their testimonies of Christ and His gospel. They know that it's true and they know of His love for them.
I am so blessed to be their mom.
Mt. Timpanogos - Utah County
Jenna spent that day at home doing her AP English homework (and she was not alone in this as I learned this was how many juniors spent the day). She headed to her first day this morning, in the car, with her friend and our neighbor, Mimi in tow (Kellie was in the back seat). Consensus so far: we like school.
