Contacts for Peter and other Updates

Thursday, November 08, 2018

Contacts for Peter and other Updates

Life is starting to feel stressful and frantic with me counting down the days until I start full time work outside the home. My mom is out of town so in addition to all the things I'm trying to prepare for my own household, I'm spending three days this week taking care of Grandpa Rosemann. But between those days, I was also able to get Peter and myself both in to see the eye doctor. Peter decided to transition into contact lenses in an effort to save glasses from getting broken during his soccer games. He loves wearing them but is still struggling to get them in and out. So far I've been doing that part for him. Still, he's determined to make this work and is much more comfortable with things going into his eyes than Ammon was last year when he tried contact lenses. We've invited Ammon to reattempt it and he's pondering the option.

We've already have problems with Ammon hacking our phone filter and control system. Peter also opted to have Ammon show him the method and do it on his phone so they are both in a bit of trouble for that. Ammon has also gotten his phone taken away at school. We are working on developing a better sense of integrity. He is so smart and capable that we try to teach him that just because he CAN do something doesn't mean he SHOULD do it. He suggested just giving the phone to his teachers so he doesn't have it in class. He used a similar approach with his Halloween candy this year - opting to turn it in to us each night so that he didn't just eat it all in one sitting. He came up with that idea and has proactively brought us his candy each evening so I'm pretty impressed with his self awareness and determination to distance himself from temptation. That's a tactic that I think will serve him well throughout his life.

Laurie has been adjusting to her all day school schedule brilliantly. She actually seems happier and is also learning to skip nap time which means bedtime is much earlier and better. It's still not flawless, but I'm so happy with how much she seems to be enjoying her all day school experience. And of course the highlight is the fact that she now gets to eat lunch at school. (The picture is a dinner picture, however.)

Today is another trip up to the VA with Grandpa. This time for Physical Therapy. He's feeling under the weather with the cold he came down with earlier in the week. He is not coughing anymore, but is now complaining of a sick stomach.

By the time I get home from the VA, Andrew will likely have picked up the kids from school (our new Thursday routine) and then we'll all have dinner at my mom's house so I can continue to care for Grandpa throughout the evening.

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Family Proclamation

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.