All of my in-laws gathered at Momsie and Papaw's this weekend to watch LDS General Conference and to be together. This gathering brings the pandemonium that only 11 grandkids under the age of 8 can bring. Mostly, though, we enjoyed good food, several passionate discussions, laughs, and 12 inches of snow outside! Seriously, it was 74 degrees on Friday then snowed 12 inches yesterday, and is supposed to reach 65 on Tuesday. You just gotta love spring in Utah.
General Conference is a special weekend for members of our church. During the two day conference, we get to hear from the Prophet of the Church and from many of the 12 Apostles. Our church is organized in exactly the same way the Savior organized his church while on the earth with Prophets and Apostles called and set apart to lead and administer the affairs of what has become a worldwide organization with more than 14 million members.
During this conference, President Monson announced three new temples. One in Idaho, Canada, and one under construction in Rome. Now, 85% of all members are within 200 miles of a temple, where they can perform important ordinances. This is an astonishing accomplishment.
We also enjoyed the Final Four on Saturday night. Two mid-majors, VCU and Butler played in the first game and it was a great game. I just love March Madness, where any team can get on a roll and make it to the dance. Butler won and will play UConn for the championship Monday night. I'll be wearing a Butler jersey!
Here are some photos from the weekend.
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| Joann, pregnant and bothered. |
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| Tag climbing through a play tunnel. |
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| Mitch Spence using the massage chair, after moving the chair dislodged a rib. |
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| Joann, Liz and Nathan spreading rumors. |
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| Liz and Nathan Kriser, with Anson enjoying lunch. |
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| Timshel "Tank" Spence |
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| Tag enjoying the effects of no naps and bigger cousins. |
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| Tiffany Spence and son, James. |
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| Happy Tiffany and Kaya Spence, the only granddaughter among 10 boys. |
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| Nikki Kriser, Mr. Personality |
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| Tank gives the Mile High Salute |
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| A rare photo of Kian Kriser, caught in between creating two messes. |
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| Liz cooking something that smelled delicious. |
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| Momsie in her element with grandkids everywhere. |
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| Baby Anson Kriser |
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| Beautiful Grandmother, Marina Spence. |
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| Kian sportin' the "Bless This House" necklace of shame after soiling his underwear. |
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| Handsome brothers, Elijah and Nikki Kriser. |
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| Tag, playing with Nikki Kriser. |
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| Nathan Kriser. |
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| Tag shows Nikki the magic spinning ball phenomenon. |
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| Rare photo of Mitch Spence in the kitchen. |
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| Proud Papaw (Charles Spence) with Kian Kriser. |
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| Anson Kriser with his Dad, Nathan. |
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| Tiffany Spence pondering life after earning her PHD. |
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| Nikki Kriser pondering life after a sugar overdose. |
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| Elijah Kriser with a Shirley Temple. |
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Gorgeous Mom, handsome son.
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