Remembering September 11th

With yesterday being September 11th, we had a really neat experience that night. Jake is the 11 year old scout leader and last night was his first court of honor. I was so proud of him as he gathered all of this scouts together and awarded them their advancements from the Summer. He is going to make such a fantastic dad one day. Here his scouts are all lined up.

There was an officer from Fort Douglas invited to come and share his thoughts on freedom, which ended up being a really neat experience. He spoke of the sacrifices that are required of those who fight for our country and of the experiences he has had in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He encouraged the scouts and everyone else there to grow closer to our Heavenly Father, to find peace and comfort in our relationship with him. He told us that if you truly understand your relationship with him and the plan of salvation you will see that there are worse things then dying.

A little morbid maybe but it's actually something that I have been thinking about a lot lately. My greatest fear is that something will happen to Jake. I love him so much and I can't imagine my life with out him. I am learning though that if I truly grow closer to God and feel of his love, putting my trust in him, I am not so afraid. I know that we are loved children of a Heavenly Father and that he wants us to be happy.

I am so thankful for the sacrifices of many men and women who fight so that we can live in a country of freedom. This is truly a blessed country to live in.