Hyde Park Hustling

Could any summer be any busier?! We have run from one thing to another every day. Dad went to Provo again to help Grandpa with some final moving of things out of his house, and to attend the annual "Cousins Reunion" for members of Grandpa's extended family. Emma went to Idaho (see Hart Happenings) and Thomas constantly runs from here to the Sports Academy, to Ogden to Bear Lake to home, to Salt Lake to the Sports Academy. It's like he's going in circles all the time! He's putting lots of miles on the cars and smiles on the faces of his students and his audiences. This week Lauren and Nick have gone from here to Kaysville to Logan to Brigham City, to Payson, to Springville, to home, and probably a lot more places that I don't even know about! I only went from here to Smithfield to Paradise to home again, all for the purpose of trying to get overdue babies here. The Smithfield baby was finally born early Saturday morning, much to mama's delight, but we are still waiting for the Paradise mom. This is the woman I referred to another midwife because she said she was due the week Lauren was getting married! She's still waiting! Obviously a situation of wrong dating. She had an ultrasound which dated her much later than she originally thought, but even that date has come and gone. Now her other midwife is out of town and I'm on call for her!

I have hopes that one of these days people will slow down and that our yard and garden will get the attention they deserve. Hope springs eternal...

My heart has been very heavy since hearing about the infamous U.S. Supreme Court Ruling defining marriage as the union between any couple, regardless of gender. What a dark day for our country! I have been very distraught as I've thought about the founders of our great land at this time of year and how hard they worked to ensure that our government was founded on true principles of freedom and goodness. I'm sad when I think of them looking down and seeing the evil and designing men and women destroying what they so carefully built. Regardless of the law of the land and the interpretation thereof, I hope that none of our grandchildren will ever be confused about the definition of marriage. I am very grateful for Grandpa's explanation at the Manning's wedding about
"legal and lawful" marriage. There is only one kind of marriage that is lawful and recognized by the Lord, and that is marriage between one man and one woman, as Elder Perry stated in his last conference talk.

Some other quotes from his talk to consider as you gather your families around and teach them correct doctrine and principles:

"We believe that the organization and government of heaven will be built around families and extended families."

"A great number of secular people have concluded that a committed marriage and family lifestyle is the most sensible, the most economical, and the happiest way to live."

"No one has ever come up wit a more efficient way to raise the next generation than a household of married parents with children."

"The older I get, the more I realize that family is the center of life and is the key to eternal happiness."

My sentiments exactly!!! I love you all!!!