"The Prophet Said...

...to plant a garden, so that's what we'll do!" (LDS Children's Songbook, page 237).Our lives have been in kind of a limbo since last October. We thought we might have a huge career change and move to another state. Then Chancho didn't feel so good about it. But we decided to still sell our house. Then, just as of today, we decided not to. Chancho took down the sign from in front of the house while we were putting in the wood floor but it was still on MLS. Today a realtor called, wanting to show the house. I called Chancho and he said, "no." Hurray! Finally we have a decision. We are staying here!


I have wanted a garden for a long time. You know why I didn't have one. Too sick and all that, then I thought we were moving. But I've been looking at my flowerbeds in the backyard for quite sometime and have been thinking, "Those are so full of weeds. What shall I do with them? Can't I just make them into a garden?" Well, today I did. We do have an area on the side of our house that will make a lovely garden one day. But not today. Too much work. Too late in the summer.So, for family night tonight, we planted a garden! Maybe you wouldn't consider a few tomato and pumpkin plants in a small flowerbed to be a garden, but it's a start. The kids LOVED it! They each have their own special plant that they have to water and weed and they hope that in the fall we will make salsa and pumpkin pie and have our own jack-0-lanterns. I hope it will be a success.
Anyway, we had a great little time and afterwards I read a story out of the Friend magazine about a family planting a garden and Pres. Kimball's counsel to plant one. I was surprised at how attentive the kids were and how strong the Spirit was. I actually was not counting on that, but it was there and I promised my kids that if we follow the prophet, even in doing something small like planting a garden, then we will be blessed. And I knew it was true.