Home For the Holidays?

As this time of year creeps up on us, it is important to know how much your family loves you. I am so amazed at the love that not only my family has shown to me but also others. I am going to be moving to Southern California here on the 17th of December. Once again Leaving my family in western New York. They love and support that they have shown me these past couple of weeks has been truly inspiring.
From the long talks at night to make sure that I am happy with everything that is happening. To just the time they have gone out of their way to spend time with me. Wednesday night I had the opportunity to "hang out" with my oldest cousin Sierra. After dinner and the high school basketball game that we went to we had the chance to just talk. In that conversation with her I realized how important not only immediate family is, but also extended family. I am so grateful for my parents and their family in helping me out with everything that is happening.
Also though I am grateful and shocked at how much my Fiance's family has helped me out as well, with moving to the other side of the country and everything else. I am so grateful for her mother, father, brothers, and sister; they have truly shown me love when they really did not know a lot about me. Ok so I was a missionary in their ward and spent time at their home,and also have had the opportunity to "hang out" with Curtis and Kerry when they cam to New York. But they have been a great example of Christ like love and I thank them for that!
Further it is so wonderful to see how families work and the love that is shown, well at least in my family. I am so grateful for all of them and would not pass any of them off but, hope to in the future be able to help them as they have helped me. I am so so grateful and can not wait to see everything else that is about to happen. As the holidays are my favorite time of the year, so bring them all on!

Isn't It Just About Families!

For my very first blog that I have ever posted on the internet, I have come to the conclusion that I will start it about something very important to me, that being families. Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, family is one of the main priorities we fight for and stand up for.
First I would like to personally thank all those that labored so diligently in Arizona, California, and Florida to be able to keep their state's definition of marriage between a man and a woman. What a wonderful accomplishment for those states that now face extreme persecution for their beliefs and what they know to be true.
For example the Los Angeles temple has been targeted by those that claim to be open, and receptive to all those fighting for what they believe to be equal rights concerning marriage. This has included "tagging" and other degrading acts towards this buliding of the LDS faith. The point that I am still confused about is how they claim to be open and receptive if they are now fighting with crime.
The reason why Propostion 8 passed was because of California's wanting to protect their families, and their children's chlidren. Its all about family, thats what it boils down to, family. No one against gay marriage is doing it out of hate towards those individuals who choose to be homosexual. So when Dan Savage stated "It is a responsibility of all of us not to be homophobic." (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/17/hughley.savage.prop.8/index.html?iref=24hours) that is not the case at all. No one is homophobic, not in the least sense. So the main point I am trying to drive home here today is that no one is "homophobic" people are just looking out for their future families with using prinicples that they know are true and come from God. Please remember that Its all about the family!