The Francis Family: March 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Baby Blessing

Austin is an amazing baby. I have never even heard of a more calm and contented child and I love it! My family was so kind to buy tickets to come and be here on this special day and we found out later that it was Stake Conference so we would not be able to bless him at church. Instead, we invited a few of our very close friends to share with us in this beautiful experience at home.

My two brothers, my sister-in-law, my sister, my parents and my step-dad all came to show their support!

Some of our Texas friends!

Our little family!!

He is so cute to me!!

The Blairs!

The Riggs!

The Dentons--Lindsay is going to kill me for posting this!

My favorite older brother and his awesome wife!

The Utah crew!

My Mom and step-dad

I never thought blessing Austin at home could be so beautiful. Christian gave a beautiful blessing and I could feel our Heavenly Father's love for this little baby! I love him so much! I only wished my dad could have helped with the blessing--then it would have been perfect. Afterward we had a lunch and my family helped so much to prepare that even I was able to enjoy it instead of stressing! (Plus Katie made her fantastic salsa! Yum!!) All in all it was wonderful and will remain in my memory as a near perfect day! Thank you all who came to make it that way!

Tyson was pooped by the end!

The Articles of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

A Beautiful Quote

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived." Marjorie Pay Hinckley