Savior of the World

I thought that it would be cheaper to make Tanner some white pants.  But by the time I bought the material and the pattern, I saved probably $3.00.  In my mind I thought that it would be easy but it ended up being a lot harder than I thought.  My seamstress skills are not as good as they used to be.  I didn't cut two layers so the pants looked like a two year old leggings.  I broke down and called mom and we figured out that I only cut out one layer instead of folding the fabric.  I was able to squeeze out another cut out.  I unpicked everything and started over.  I was able to make them a lot better. But still not great.  They took me almost all day but I finished them!  Tanner was very excited about them and loved wearing his white clothes.  I've wanted a new temple dress for the last several years but I can never find anything that I love.  I've had my old dress for 21 years (I've had it since I got married).  But the buttons are mismatched and they don't stay closed so it's embarrassing when they're open in the front.  I found this dress and really liked it.  At the very last minute (the day of the performance) I ended up driving down to B and I got the dress at W E.  It's exactly what I was looking for.  I wanted something very comfortable for the temple.

A high council member came over to our house in July and asked Bridger and Matt if they would be a certain character in the play "Savior of the World" in November.  (Bridger was asked to be Ezra and Matt was a minor character called Micah). Then he asked if the rest of us would be in the choir of angels.  We said "sure" not knowing how busy our fall would be.  It ended up being a lot of work!  We sacrificed a lot to make it to the practices.  But through this experience,  I was able to recognize a lot of tender mercies from the Lord.  He opened up our schedule and made it work out for us.  I grumbled through the whole experience until the performance.  And then my cold heart was melted and I felt the spirit in an overwhelming way.  It ended up being a great experience for our family!