Easter!!

Megan got this sweet text message out of the blue yesterday while she was studying for finals from one of her converts on her mission.  This sister was profoundly influenced by Megan's love and testimony of the gospel!  I am so glad that Megan was able to serve a mission and be a light and and influence for good in the lives of so many!! Pretty soon, Brooke will have these same experiences, and who knows, even get a surprise text like this one sometime!  I love that Lauren thinks about her conversion to the gospel at Easter time!  Easter is one of my favorite times of the year! 

Today was a beautiful Easter Sunday!  I played a flute obbligato for an octuplet that sang "O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown"-- a beautiful tune set to the melody of "If You Could Hie to Kolob".  It turned out beautiful and everyone performed and sang so well!  My youth Sunday School class went so well and those kids just amaze me with their testimonies!  We had such a beautiful discussion about the Atonement and Resurrection of the Savior!  The kids came prepared to share different things with the class and the Spirit was so strong as they bore their own testimonies of the Savior-- so much more powerfully than if I just presented all that information to them!  They shared many, many beautiful insights and I always love their fresh approach and understanding of the gospel!  After church, we took our Easter dinner over to Grandma's house and ate with her.  After, we had our Easter egg hunt after it had cooled down a bit.  It was so nice outside right before the sun went down!  It was a beautiful Easter Sunday!!!