Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
My own History!
I was born in Poughkeepsie, New
York. My parents are Ken and Dianna Parker. I have 5 brothers and 3 sisters.
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| Emma, Kenneth, and Dianna Parker. 2007 |
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| Anthony D'Andrea and Emma Parker, 2012 |
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| Anthony D'Andrea and Emma Parker, 2012 |
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| Anthony D'Andrea and Emma Parker, 2012 |
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| The whole family- 2007. |
I have 8 siblings, these are
their full names and birth dates with birthplaces.
Patrick John Parker, 29 Oct
1973. Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, United States
Rebecca Anne Parker, 17 Jan
1978. San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California, United States
Matthew Brian Parker, 06 Nov
1979. Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co., CA, United States
Geoffrey Allen Parker, 30
Aug 1981. Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York, United States
James Michael Parker, 06 Jan
1984. Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York, United States
Alyssa Beth Parker, May 30,
1988. Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Timmothy Andrew Parker,
December 12, 1990. Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States.
This is where I belong! July
31, 1992.
And Sarah LiAnne Parker, Feb
11, 1996, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Growing up in such a large
family I learned a lot. How to fend for myself, how to get along with others,
and how different those in your family can be. We moved to Boise, ID, in the
fall of 1996. I was home schooled, and I grew up with my siblings as my best
friends. Timmothy was especially protective of me, and I loved to hang out with
him. As kids he often played dollies with me- which I loved. What's more
exciting then when something catches on fire, blows up, or someone gets
kidnapped? We did everything together, riding bikes, playing tag, no matter
where he was, I was there too. I loved hanging out with my brother.
My dad always had a box of
crayons. When I was about 4, my dad got a tin of crayons- a limited edition
crayola tin filled to the brim with unbroken, wonderful, wax smelling, variety
of colored crayons. We were not allowed to use the crayons unless my dad decided
to give us permission, which he only did if he was going to color with us. He
also had special coloring books that we weren't allowed to color in- you've got
it- unless we were using Dad's crayons, which meant only when Dad was coloring
with us. I remember being on the living room floor, at the kitchen table, on
the parent's bedroom floor, even on the dining room floor- all of us kids from
Alyssa down, and dad, and we'd be coloring. I remember us coloring mickey
mouse, disney, christmas- anything and everything. We loved it. My dad would
color with us for 30 minutes sometimes, but other times, he would stay with us
on the floor coloring with us for an hour or more. We loved it. He would help
us color our pictures sometimes- he's just reach over and start filling in our
picture with us. I never minded when he did that, I actually enjoyed it because
my pictures were better when he was helping me.
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| San Diego, CA, for Timmothy's Marine Core Graduation. April 2012 |
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| Timmothy and Zoe in their matching marine Suits. |
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| Rexburg- Aspen Village. Anthony and his father, Jeffrey, playing ping pong. |
When things were good,
financially, and it was time to celebrate, sometimes dad would bring home a few
pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. That was not enough for each of us to have
a container to ourselves- but he always brought enough for us to share a
container with 1 or 2 other people. He always got mom a Cherries Garcia because
he knew it was her favorite. We never divvied up these containers- when you saw
it, you were expected to grab a spoon and dive in. We always had a good time,
and I don't ever remember fighting over the ice cream when it was delivered in
this manner. We just all accepted that we would eat our ice cream spoonful by
spoonful, and savor it while we do, but when it's gone, it's gone. I remember
my dad smiling and laughing while we talked and ate and joked about everything.
Somewhere around my 8th
birthday, I was given an alarm clock. The clock was pink, and had minnie mouse
on it. It was one of those old fashioned ones that had two bells (minnie's
ears, in this case) and a black hammer (made of her bow) that would ring the
two bells. Excited to use it, I started to get up phenomenally early. One of
these times, I got up early and started in on my chores (I specifically
remember sweeping the floor) my dad came out of the bedroom, about to go to
work. He then offered to take me to go get a doughnut before he left. I
distinctly remember going with him to a doughnut shop nearby, and talking with
him for a few minutes about regular things. This experience is so important to
me because time alone with my dad was very sparce during this time of my life.
I held that time very close over the next few years, when I didn't get much
time with him, and remembering that experience reminded me that he must have
loved me a lot, even if he wasn't able to show it over that particular period
of time.
Timmothy, my brother, started
playing football when I was about 7. This meant he was playing
"optimist" football, in Boise, ID, teams. I remember going to
football games with my mom. I remember being cold, drinking lots of hot
chocolate, and watching my mother run up and down the field along with the boys
as they fought over a lemon shaped ball. I remember my mom, in her "boise
police" jersey jumping up and down for EACH and EVERY touchdown our team made-
even if Tim's team was slaughtering the other team.
About the same time as timmothy
started football, my mom started me with piano lessons and she signed me up to
play on a little league softball team. My dad showed me how to play, and then
he started being an umpire for my games. He never coached my team, but he
played with me often. I didn’t realize how bad his allergies were at the time,
but to play with me must have been a challenge, since he had a bad case of hay
fever.
I remember being baptized at
the age of 8. I was baptized in a stake baptism ceremony, so I didn't have
anything really personal done during the ceremony, but I remember feeling
clean. My dad baptized me, and as he administered the ordinence, I knew that he
was a worthy priesthood holder who really believed in the gospel. I never
really heard my dad bearing his testimony, but I always knew he knew that the
church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints was the true church. I remember
feeling like I never wanted to do anything that could possibly jeopardize the
feeling I had at that time. I remember being so careful over the next few weeks
not to lie to my sister about anything, being especially kind, etc.
Dad and mom went to church
every week, no matter how difficult it was to get all of their kids out the
door. My parents weren't perfect- but they always did right by us, and I always
knew they had testimonies of the gospel and its impact on the lives of those
that would come in contact with it. I remember a few times going to sacrament
meetings when I was about 12 or 14 and instead of listening I was drawing or
playing simple games on a piece of paper. I remember that during this
particular time period, my dad would reach over, take my pencil, and write down
an equasion- a solvable one, that you only needed algebra to solve. I didn't
really like math, but I thought it had to be better than these particular
speakers- so I would try and solve them. I wouldn't be able to, most of the
time, because arithmetic is not my best subject, but he would look over and
write hints on my paper every so often. Any time he wrote down a question on my
paper, he helped me solve it (or showed me how to solve it by solving it
himself) before the end of the meeting. I loved those days. Sure, I was supposed
to be listening to the talks, but I am so grateful for that time with him,
learning to love his love of math.
Ward camping trip- tim and dad
were on a scouting trip, so it was Me, Alyssa, Mom, and Sarah. Steve Faulkner
had to help us carve stakes from sticks cause dad didn't make sure the tent had
stakes in it. It rained almost the whole time we were there, and mom taught us
to play card games with rook cards. I remember how much fun I thought it was to
go on a camping trip, with just us girls. I remember us laughing and gigling-
that wasn't always the case. Alyssa was in high school, and moody. I was about
to enter high school, and that would begin my struggle with
Seasonal/Situational depression. It was one of those times that I'll always
remember us girls just being girls.
I remember asking for help with
math in high school- It never worked out very well for me. I would try so hard,
but the concepts never connected with each other in my brains because of the
way it was explained in class. Dad would try so hard, but it would always end
with me unable to do the problem, in tears, and dad just didn't know what to
do. I gave up on math after a while. I wish I hadn't, because I know that I
could have learned it if I had just had a little more help from the teachers
connecting concepts together, and I know math will be a handicap later,
especially if my kids ask for help. Maybe someday I'll get to learn some more
math.
Dad always used to tease mom-
bon bons and bubble baths. He used to ask her, with a twinkle in his eye, what
she did all day, and then tease her about the bon bons she must have eaten and
all the bubble baths she must have taken. I know now that mom didn't like it,
but we still tease her about it once in a while. it reminds us of Dad. He didn't
mean any harm by it, or at least I couldn't see any harm done by it.
I remember my mom asking what I
wanted for my birthday- I was probably about 12. I said I wanted new clothes.
Clothes that were only mine- not hand me downs. I remember my mom taking me to
the mall. We went shopping. I remember we bought me some capris, one pair blue,
one pair pink, and 2 shirts, both with stripes. One shirt was striped with
shades of blue color, the other was striped shades of orange. I loved that
trip. We got an orange julius when we were finished. I remember talking to mom
about everything. I really opened up to her that day. I felt so special-
getting to be with mom alone and getting brand new clothes all in one day
seemed to be impossible. Those were my favorite clothes for a long time, and I
remember that experience fondly.
My
Father was diagnosed with Cancer in 2007, in April I believe. He was stoic, but
he couldn't survive it. He was already terminal when they diagnosed him. He was
sick for about 2 weeks before the diagnosis and they couldn't figure anything
out. Finally they sent him to the ER, and the doctors did a bone scan- they
found the cancer everywhere. All over his body. I
Dad's goldfish were named after
george burns and gracie allen. We always loved it when they swam past each other because it looked like they were kissing. :) We loved feeding the fish, and we loved those fish! they just had a bowl, nothing else, but they lived a long time. They died after a year or two. We all remember them though- they were just that important to us.
When dad came home from work, sometimes he'd have leftovers from lunch. I don't know why we did it, but Tim, Sarah, and I would all clamor over them- we all wanted a piece of dad's lunch. I think it was just because it was something of Dad's that we got to share in. :)
Meeting Anthony: Anthony was in my ward while we were teens. I noticed him because he was in stuff with Timmothy, and also because he came home teaching with his dad (who was our home teacher) sometimes. I knew he played football, and after he came back from japan we talked quite a while about his trip, learning Japanese, etc. I remember thinking how disappointing it was that he was leaving on a mission, because I would like to get to know him better. Fast forward about 2.5 years, and I heard from Leslie (who was my Laurels leader) that her son was going to BYUI. I also attended BYUI, so, naturally, I told her to give him my number just in case he needed anything. I was there and could help him find his classes and whatnot. I found out later that she tried to give him my number, but that he wouldn't take it because he didn't know me. Later, I was shopping in walmart in rexburg with my mom- we were picking up the things I would need in the first week of school. We saw this skinny guy who looked kind of like the D'Andrea boy, but I wasn't sure. I decided to call out his name and see what happened. Sure enough, it was him. He even recognized me. We struck up a conversation, and eventually I said "here, let me give you my number. If you need anything you can call me! I'd be happy to help you out!" He, of course, took my number and he texted me the next day. we watched a movie that night. We watched the Avengers. I've had other boys comment on how close I sit (even my brothers mention it.) so I was trying the whole night not to sit too close. I didn't want to freak him out. In trying not to freak him all out, I freaked him out though. I started doing a lot of things and just asked him to come every time I did something with friends.
First Date:
Dating Anthony:
Getting Engaged:
Getting Married:
Our Honeymoon:
First Apartment:
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Fannie Mae Tackett
Fannie Mae Tackett; A history
Fannie Mae; 14 years old
"I just went to a little old country school. The one I
remember the most is the one in minnitaw. We lived probably 6 or 8 miles from
the school, so we didn’t have any activities with the kids. You couldn’t just
go see your friends because we had to ride the bus to school and the bus home.
We were too little to drive and there was only one car for everybody. I made
good grades. I was kinda like Kenneth (her son, Kenneth Eugene), where I could remember things and didn’t
have to study too much. I just retained everything but spelling. Spelling and I
never got along."
On raising sissy:
Fannie at 12 years
Fannie Mae Tackett, unknown age
Fannie Mae Tackett was born on May 25, 1934, in Hinton, Caddo County, Oklahoma. Her parents were Grover Lively Tackett and Josie Blanche Moss. Grover and Josie had 10 children, only 7 of which survived childhood (listed below).
Juanita Blanch Tackett was born about 1916 in Oklahoma.
Hazel Lorene Tackett was born about 1918 in OK.
Dale Otto Tackett was born about 1921 in OK.
Harold George Tackett was born in Feb 1924 in OK.
Glen John Tackett was born on 11 Apr 1925 in OK.
Mary Lou Tackett was born on 01 Jun 1927 in OK.
(two children who did not survive childhood belong somewhere in here.)
Fannie Mae Tackett was born on 25 May 1934.
Fannie Mae Tackett was born on 25 May 1934.
Fannie wasn't close to her siblings because of the large age difference between them. Many of her siblings had already left home when she was growing up. Of all her siblings, she was closest to her sister Mary Lou as a child, but even Mary Lou was 5 years older than her.
When asked about her name, Fannie said that she thought her Ma had just run out of names! She talked about her name and her Grandpa's farm: "My brothers, they used to tease me on the farm. Grandpa had a team of horses that he plowed with, and one of them’s name was Fan. I was only 5 or 6 whenever we lived
there... They'd tease me that I was named after that horse and I would just go into tears!" Fannie said that she couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 while she was living at her grandparent's farm.
"Mom’s father’s name was George
Shermann Moss- her mother’s name was Mabel Pendergrass. Grandma moss’s father’s
name was John Pendergrass, he fought in the civil war. He was some kind of a
confederate officer. He had a plantation in Mississippi, and the first Cotton
Gin in the south was on his plantation. He lost his plantation in the war. I didn’t know dad’s part of the family very much. His
father died before dad married mom and they had 4 girls and 2 boys (plus
grandpa). His dad used to be a horse-breaker. He fell off, he was bucked off
and hurt his back and couldn’t do it anymore. So he sold singer sewing machines
off the back of his buggy. Dad’s mother lived with dad and mom for a long
time. And she died whenever Mary
Lou was a baby." These are the words of Fannie about her grandparents. She also mentioned that the Pendergrass and Moss families were involved in the Oklahoma land rush, and that she knew her maternal uncles fairly well. "Mom had 4 brothers, and they interacted with us kids all the time. Mom was the only girl in that family."
When asked about the 2 children between Mary Lou and herself, Fannie said the following:
"There
were 2 babies that didn’t survive
in between us. The girl had a blockage and she only lived about a week. A
little boy, he had what they called back then “summer complaint” and it was
like a fever and he died."
When I asked Fannie about her friends and school when she was in elementary/middle school, she replied that she didn't have very many friends, because it was a long ways in between houses- so even though they might be going to school together and next door neighbors, the neighbors might still be 3 miles away. She did recall that about 10 years old, she was invited on a picnic lunch by a girl from school. This little girl lived right next next door and the two girls were in the same class.
"Her parents had a piece of property outside of town," Fannie said, "and they invited me to
come with them for lunch. While the adults were getting lunch ready, the two girls decided to go play in the creek. All of the sudden I look behind us, and I see these 3
snakes, all coming after us with mouths open, and we ran, and boy we ran out of
that creek just a flying and just set down at the table and the adults never
did know about that snake pit!"
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| Fannie, in high school, with an unidentified friend |
Growing up, Fannie's parents moved around a lot. "I started school in alfalfa, we moved to Bowe, someplace
else, checkeshaw, minnishaw, then I came to California" Fannie said. "I was pretty well
wrapped up with mary lou. If I did something wrong, mama always knew about it.
Mary lou ratted on me every chance she got." I guess it was a good thing that she had Mary Lou no matter where she went to school!
Both Wanita and Fannie said that their mother, Josie Blanche Moss, was a wonderful woman, but that they didn't really know her very well since she died when they were young. "I don't have a favorite memory of her, I just know she was a wonderful woman," said Fannie. For Fannie, who was only 12, this was an especially hard time. Fannie was the only child left at home. While all the other kids were "hither and yon," Fannie had yet to finish middle school. When Fannie was 13, she went to live with her oldest sister, Juanita, for a few years. She stayed with Juanita, moving to california with her, until just before she married.
Fannie's best friends in High School were Mary Carney and Kathleen Tappus, although she doesn't remember much about them now. Fannie remembers entering the workforce in high school, starting work for Woolsworths, but only for 6 hours a week because she was under 21 and a woman (I still haven't been able to find this law, but I believe it existed). Fannie got engaged on December 20, 1952, to Kenneth Dale Parker. He gave Fannie an engagement ring,
at her workplace.
Kenneth Dale Parker and Fannie Mae Tackett were married in Reno, Nevada, on January 19th, 1953. They brought Kenneth's brother and sister to be the witnesses. They all drove up to Reno on the 18th, then stayed the night in a hotel. Early the next morning, about 8:00am, they were married in the courthouse, by the district judge of Washitaw, Nevada. They drove back to Selenas that day so that Fannie could be back in her classes on Monday. Kenneth was in the Navy, and had to return to San Diego, where he was stationed. Kenneth got an apartment in San Diego, where hen and Fannie lived after she had graduated from High School. They lived there until Ken was discharged from the Navy.
Kenneth Dale and Fannie Mae had their first son, Kenneth Eugene Parker (nicknamed Gene) in the Balboa Navy hospital in San Diego on Feb 11, 1954. They moved back to Selenas shortly afterwards, so that Kenneth Dale could go to Hartnel College, where he studied Automotive repair. His first job when he finished was with the Cadillac dealership in Selenas. It was here that their second child, Diana Gail Parker, was born, on February 23, 1958. The small family moved shortly after, when Kenneth Dale got a job offer in San Jose, California.
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| Fannie and Kenneth Eugene (Gene) |
Kenneth was offered a job a Lockheed in SunnyVale in 1959, which he chose to accept. He worked on quite a few projects, including Twister, the Polaris Missile, the NASA program, and the deep diving submarine. Kenneth worked there for about 30 years, retiring in 1990.
Brenda Joe Parker was born on March 4, 1963, in San Jose. In 1963, Fannie went to work for Fairchild in 1965- she made a whole dollar an hour! She worked there until 1988, when the company was sold and went out of business. Fannie never went back to work after that.
Raising her kids:
"Gene was a good kid! I didn’t work the first year and a
half. I didn’t have any problems with him at all. He was really a good kid. He always made good grades all
through high school. When he was in his senior year of high school he got lazy.
He was always doing something ornery. Almost always was a good kid.
Napoleon the snake: it was a long weekend, and We went over
to big basin park. We had a little old camp trailer and they were all looking
around, fiddling around, and we didn’t think too much about it. Sissy comes
flying in and she says “mom mom I need a jar” and I said “what do you need a
jar for?” And She said we wanna catch some frogs. “ I said only frogs, and gave
her a jar, with holes in it.” We had a little small fence in front of the
house, and jean was leaning on the fence, with his legs crossed, looking around
and every once in a while he’d look down. I got out of the car and I said “hi
gene! What’s going on” and he said nothing. I look down in the grass, and see a little head popping up,
and I said is there a snake in our yard. And he said it’s napoleon, my pet snake. And he told me
where he caught it, and he was exercising it, and letting it catch some bugs in
the yard, and I made him get rid of the snake.
I would leave the bathroom window open. He would jump over
the fence, and we had a Doberman in the backyard, and the Doberman would try to
bite Jim if Gene didn’t tell him to leave Jim alone, then Gene would climb
through the window and open the door for everyone else.
His senior year he passed with as and bs, he was 3rd
down from the valedictorian.
That’s how close he was to
being the valedictorian. He was a smart kid, he really was."
On raising sissy:
Tell me about raising Dianna (sissy): I never had any problems. She’s more
like grandpa, it takes longer to learn stuff, but once she does, its there
forever.
On raising Brenda Joe:
"That girl could lie and she was always getting
sissy and Jean (Kenneth) in trouble. I went back to work when she was 3 months
old, and so I wasn’t really home much with her. Except vacations and weekends.I
had a time with Brenda Joe in high school. I stayed home from work one day, and
sis was home with me. We decided we’d go pick up Brenda and go shopping. And we
went to school, and she wasn’t there. She’d cut school. And in the month of February she had only been to school 3days. Right after that she quit school.
We didn’t know where she was. And finally we went home. She came dragging in
and she was sure surprised ot see us! They were gonna suspend her. She passed
senior year with A's and B's.
The siblings as adults:
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Testimony
My Testimony
I would like to bear my testimony at this time, to pass down
from myself to all of my ancestors. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter day Saints is true. I know that the boy, Joseph smith, restored the
gospel of Jesus Christ in these latter days. I know that he became a prophet of
god. I know that he was preordained to that purpose. I know that the prophets
of the church have passed down the keys from Joseph Smith to our current prophet,
Thomas S. Monson. I know that they would never lead us astray, and that they
receive revelation for the church as a whole.
I know that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God, sent to be the savior of the world. I know that he felt the pain of every person who has ever, or will ever live on the earth. He is the only one who truly knows what it felt like when my dad died. He felt the pain I felt, the hurt of being alone, how I felt abandoned. I know that he felt all that, and when I turned to him in my time of need, he helped me to feel comfort.
I know that my heavenly father loves me. He loves me so much he was willing to sacrifice his son to save me. Heavenly father has a plan for me. He led me to the man who I married- a man that is perfect for me. He knew that this person would compliment me in the best ways possible. My heavenly father has helped me through all of my trials. Without his influence I would not be who I am today.
I know that the power of the priesthood is real. I am so
glad that my husband, Anthony, holds the priesthood and is worthy to use it on
a daily basis. I know that through the power of the priesthood, our God can
bestow upon us the blessings and guidance we need to get through the tough
times in our lives. I know that the healing power of the priesthood is real. I
have seen it, personally, many times.
I know that the temple is the house of God. I have been
there, and I have felt him within. I know that there is no place on earth where
I can find myself closer to my God. I know that as we worship in the temple
regularly, we will be blessed. I am so glad for the power of the sealing keys.
Because of these keys, I know that I can see my father again. I know that he is
sealed to my mother, and that she will be able to see him in the world to come.
I know that I am sealed to my husband, and that we are going to be able to be together for time and
all eternity.
I say again, I know that my redeemer lives. The temple is a
house of God. Jesus Christ is the savior of the world, who sacrificed his own
life to save us, to help us fulfill our purposes on earth and be able to return
to our heavenly father.
I testify of these things in the name of Jesus Christ ,
Amen.
Monday, September 16, 2013
The first day!
This year I am taking a class that focuses on family history! I've decided to blog about it because it seems like a good way to journal about my experiences as I hunt down my ancestors. Due to laws protecting the rights of those who are under 100 years old and still living, I have blacked out the protected information on this genealogy tree.
I find it fascinating that my great grandma was married in Denver! My husband served a 2 year mission there! I am so excited to find more information on these families! Here is a picture of my husband and I, and of my parents and their children (and grandchildren). I've also included a picture of my mom and her two brothers!
Anthony Peter D'Andrea and Emma Louise D'Andrea
Top to bottom, Right to left:
Patrick Parker, Ava ParkerMatthew Parker, Zoe Parker, Timmothy Parker
James Parker, Alyssa Parker, Emma Parker, Sarah Parker, Martha Parker, Cena Phillips, Geoffrey Parker
Matthew Parker, Patrick Parker, Geoffrey Parker, James Parker,
Cena Phillips, Sarah Parker, Kenneth Parker, Ava Parker, Martha Parker, Dianna Parker (Zoe Parker in arms), Emma Parker, Alyssa Parker, Rebecca Parker
Michael, Dianna and James are siblings.
I can't wait to do more work!!
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Raise a family
My highest priority in this life is to raise a righteous family with my husband. I want to have several children, and I want to raise them in the gospel. That doesn’t mean they will necessarily stay in the gospel, because I don’t have control over that- but it does mean that they will grow up with Family Home Evening, going to church every week, and knowing that their parents have testimonies. I think that it’s important that my kids grow up in a safe neighborhood, and that they have the opportunities to go to good schools. Supporting them in sports, musical endeavors, and scholastic opportunities is important to me.
Adopt a child
I want to adopt a child someday. Because I have some medical problems, I know that conceiving children of my own may turn out to be difficult. I want to adopt at least one child, and possibly more. I’ve always wanted to help a child get a better life- and I feel that adoption is one way that I can do that, while helping my family grow. I would love to adopt a child with special needs- one who has been abandoned because he/she is unwanted by other couples because of that. I want to show that child (and any other child I come in contact with) that they are loved.
Help those who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder- mainly children and returned soldiers. A degree in music therapy is my goal, because it would help me be more successful in that endeavor. I love music, and I feel that I can help others get to a more stable and better emotional state through my work with that. I feel that
Visit Japan
Anthony has fallen in love with japan over the years, and I have begun to love their culture as well. I want to learn to speak Japanese, and visit the country- maybe for an extended period of time. Right now, I only speak English, but I’m working on learning the Japanese alphabet. I want to go a lot of places- italy, for example, and spain, but japan is at the top of my list.
Serve a mission
I’ve always wanted to serve a full time mission. When I prayed about it, I felt that I needed to stay home and get married. That’s fine- I love being married, but someday I want to go on a full time couples mission with Anthony. I look forward to serving the Lord thru my entire life, but I am especially excited to walk this path. I want to set that example for my children.
This is a life goal, I promise. I want to go to the temple on my wedding anniversary every year. I want this to be an example to my posterity and my family. I want them to realize that my marriage is more than just a contract between my husband and I- first and foremost it is a covenant with the Lord that needs to be honored. I feel that going to the temple on our anniversary will give that understanding to those who are watching.