Sunday, Nov. 1st

Our family had been slow to send in submissions to help with our ward's video Primary Program but we finally sent in two on Nov. 1st.  The request for videos was completely open-ended: as many or as few videos of ... each child or group of children or the whole family ... singing a Primary program song and/or sharing a talk or scripture from this year.

Eliza and Luke each wanted to do just one video.  Eliza sang "I Will Walk with Jesus," and Luke shared a scripture.  He wasn't sure what he wanted to share, so he and I sat down with the Gospel Art Kit and just talked about each picture briefly.  He knew about each of the pictures and I was so proud of him for knowing the Book of Mormon stories - it was awesome!  He decided to share a scripture about the conversion of Alma the Younger and the Sons of Mosiah.

Our ward was splitting in half to have two small Sacrament Meetings one Sunday a month over the summer.  We attended once in August, and then in September I was asked to lead the music.  After sitting on the stand and seeing how many people weren't wearing masks I decided we should stay home until everyone was required to wear a mask at church, especially since our ward has continued to sing hymns like normal.  After General Conference in October our ward started meeting weekly, as one group, but the service was streamed online (except for the ordinance of the Sacrament).  It was nice to at least see and hear the speakers as we watched on Zoom or YouTube live.

On Nov. 1st, Cat asked if we could go to church.  I was hesitant but Ben felt like it was the right thing to do.  So we left early and sat in the very back row.  It was nice to be there in-person, but it was hard for me not to make a mental note of the 25% or so of the congregation not wearing masks.

Walking home from Church

After Church Luke recorded his video, which is so precious.

Then we loaded up the three younger kids' bikes and drove to the Lindon bench (the foothills) to walk/bike along the Murdock Canal Trail.  We found a little mountain bike area for the kids to try, which they loved.

Back at home it was Cat's turn to choose a Sunday movie (something we started after church stopped, since we found ourselves with so much more time at home together on Sundays) and she decided to continue my movie from the previous week: Anne of Green Gables.  Jack was adamant that he didn't want to watch it, but he got sucked in just like the rest of us and mourned Matthew's passing.

(looking at the TV over his book)