Wednesday, July 26, 2017

San Marcos- My Home :)

This last weekend from Friday, July 21st to Monday, July 24th, I got to go home and get endowed in the San Diego Temple (July 22). It felt like the right time and it was wonderful! A few friends drove down with me and attended my endowment. These are some of the best friends a girl could ask for. The things they've done for me have literally brought me to tears. I love them. :) I'm so grateful I have them in my life! There were also some local friends and Utah friends, that happened to be in SD, who also came and it made me so happy to see them. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture with all of them but I still love them! :)




Also, I am so blessed to have such a supportive, loving family. It was so great seeing my mom and 4 of the 6 of my brothers and their wives and children. One of my brothers even used his credit card points to fly in and be there for my endowment. That meant so much to me. :) I really love my family and it was such a wonderful experience being in the temple with most of them. I felt so close to my father who passed away last year. Families can truly be together forever through temple work!



Also also, it was so great being in my hometown of San Marcos! I loved getting to show my friends where I went to high school, middle school, elementary school, where my favorite restaurants are, where my church home ward is, etc. And the beach was absolutely perfect. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the water felt amazing. I realize that San Marcos still owns a huge part of my heart. I just can't get over the weather, the wonderful people, the restaurants, the nearby beaches... I love it all! 


And more than anything, I love my family and the home we grew up in. The home that my father and mother remodeled and had us children help bash in walls and clean out rubble to help remodel. The home where hilarious, loving, spiritual, emotional memories abound. The home where I feel so clean, comfortable, and loved. I want my future family home to feel that way for everyone who enters it. Just like how part of our Moore Family Mission Statement says, I want to make my "house a clean, comfortable, and heavenly place for all who enter it." My mom still makes my childhood home feel that way. She is an amazing example to me. So is my daddy. 



Overall, it was such a great weekend and I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family in my life. I am eternally grateful for temples here on the Earth and the amazing ordinances performed in them. I can't wait to go to the temples here in Utah now! :)

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Summer of 2015- My last summer with my Daddy. It was a great one. :)

I'm missing my summer of 2015 in California when my dad was alive. I got to work with him each morning and I loved it, so I thought I'd write some of my thoughts in this blog that I started many years ago. :)
I will always treasure the summer of 2015! It's so special to see exactly what your father stood for by being with him in his everyday work environment for a summer: my dad's actions and words spoke clearly to me.
Here are some things I learned about my dad (in no particular order) that I want to implement better in my life and prepare for in my future life:
-He loved his spouse (my mom) more than anything. He told her and showed her.
-He loved his children (my brothers, including their wives and children, and me). We didn't doubt that we were his and my mom's top priority.
-He loved the Book of Mormon (another testament of Jesus Christ) and connected everything in life to it which continues to bless our family's life tremendously as we individually read that great book every day.
-He loved the temple. Working in the San Diego Temple was one of his favorite times in life and he always encouraged our family to attend the temple as much as possible.
-He loved his country and defended its freedoms. Being a good citizen was important to him.
-He loved his Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. He was never 24 hours away from speaking to Heavenly Father (through prayer) and reading about Jesus Christ (in the Book of Mormon every day, but also the Old Testament, the New Testament, etc).
-He loved people and genuinely cared about the well-being of those he came into contact with.
-He loved hard work. He was a big proponent of hard work and its benefits in life.
He was the humblest, most hardworking, and most spiritual person I've ever known. He inspires me to be a better person.
I know where he is and who he's with. I want to see him, Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ again. I have a lot of work to do and faith to build. Time to get to work. :)


Here's some pics from that wonderful summer. My brother, Hunter, worked with us before he had to go back to Utah for work and my sister-in-law, Alana, just decided to work with us one day to see what Dad and I did at work! These were some great times. :)