Mystery Flyer

At work a few weeks ago, I was making some copies and while I was waiting for the copier to finish printing, I noticed this quote pinned to the bulletin board behind the copier.

"Wow", I said to myself.  I knew who David O. McKay was.  Did whoever put up this quote know who he was?  He was the ninth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He was the prophet when my parents were born.

Isn't it a great quote?  It's a good one for me to remember because sometimes I do not like work.

I took a picture of it on my phone and sent it to my family right away because I thought they'd think it was cool.  I promised I wasn't the one who pinned it on the board.  And that made me wonder which of my coworkers put it on the board? Is he/she a Mormon too?  Oh, the mystery!!!

An Invitation

I've been looking forward to General Conference this whole week!  I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which is better known as the Mormon Church.  I love this Church and its teachings with all my heart.  Twice each year, church leaders speak to all members and nonmembers worldwide on a variety of spiritual topics which primarily focus on following Jesus Christ.  I have never watched a session of conference where I have not felt inspired, uplifted and more fully devoted to being a better person and disciple of our Savior and Redeemer.  I hope y'all are going to watch it.  You can watch it tomorrow and Sunday if you go here.

Heap Fam Comes to Bham

I might need to break up this post a bit, but I guess we'll just see.  Actually, I'm gonna do a quick rundown of the visit and then go into fun details when I have more time (I'm so tired).  Last weekend, my mom and dad and youngest brother came from San Diego to stay with us in Birmingham.  It was SO MUCH FUN.  They were our first official visitors to come stay with us and see where we live.  It was their first time in Alabama and I'm pretty sure they weren't disappointed.  We got to do things I had already done as well as some new things, and we ate lots of good food, of course.  Here's what we did:

Vulcan Park

Antebellum Home & Gardens

Sloss Furnaces

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Game Day

There was also lots of food, games, talking, and hanging out all in between.  We also did a really interesting walking tour of Kelly Ingram Park which was definitely a highlight, but I have no pictures.

After I took my family back to the airport Monday morning, went to work, and then came home, our apartment felt empty and lonely.  I thought I was just a little crazy, but then Newel said it seemed quiet without my family there.  We both missed them!  I guess we could have lived in a less fun place and it still would have been great to have them, but I'm glad we moved to Birmingham so they could visit us here and see a new part of the country.  It was fun for me to see all the fun attractions here too because I can now better appreciate all the history and culture that makes Birmingham the great city it is.