MaeLyn's Musings

This is a talk I gave today, based on a talk given by President Henry B Eyring in the October 2024 General Conference.  Many, many years ago, there was a man named Alma who started out as a high priest to a wicked king. He heard and believed the words of a brave prophet named Abinadi, and, because he tried to defend that prophet, he was exiled and hunted. He and his followers were conquered, enslaved, and later miraculously saved and led to a land with others who believed in God. He was called to organize the Lord’s church in this land. Somewhere along the way, Alma had a son, who he loved dearly and named after himself. As his son grew up, however, he was led astray. He may have been influenced by his friends (who were the sons of the king and should have known better). He became rebellious, wicked and idolatrous. Eventually, not only did he leave the church himself, but Alma the younger went about seeking to destroy the church of God. Can you imagine the sorrow that his father mu...

I love family dinners. Every night we try to sit down together to eat dinner. As my children have gotten older it has gotten a little more challenging as one child needs to leave to get to an event before another gets home from work. Now two of my children have gotten married and moved out so we have their company even less frequently. (It was almost three years ago that Hannah last sat down to dinner with us at home, but she is coming back to the States next month!!!!) In spite of all this, those of us who are at home try to sit down together to eat dinner whenever possible. These dinners together are a chance for us to share what we did that day, discuss and coordinate schedules, and sometimes just talk about whatever comes to mind, which is when things get fun. My kids were drama kids and there is an improv game where someone gives a group of actors a first line and a last line and they have to improvise a skit that incorporates those lines. Occasionally at one of our family din...

We are pleased to announce the wedding of  Joshua Hiatt  and  Rebekah Eckert  on December 21st, 2024 Josh and Bekah were engaged in August, shortly after Josh turned 21. They met at institute and have known each other for about 3 years.   I'm glad that my parents and my sisters Lindy and Heather and her family were able to come join in the celebration. Thank you Heather for taking the pictures. These were my favorites!