I had the best day today: Fred the Tortoise

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Fred the Tortoise

Cody never wants to experience death with pets.

Tortoises live to be about 70-100 years old.

(So we will allow our grandchildren to experience that pain.)

For Christmas he got his wish! Cody was inseparable from Fred. True love.

They are together in EVERY activity.

Fred would stay outside ALL day. Loving the sun.

Keeping it warm in our BED! wOw!

We were in Phoenix for the vacation so we had the great task of getting Fred from sunny AZ to snowy Idaho. [Fred might hate us for this forever] We first flew on the plane. TSA and pretty much EVERYONE we saw was impressed by our little pet. We were stopped a few times and questioned if it was legal, if we needed papers, if it was suppose to go through the x-ray machine etc. After a very LONG morning for Fred, he was tucked under my seat and it was take off.

Waiting in all the LINES. Early morning for us!

We arrived in Salt Lake, grabbed our bags and hopped on the train. Now the original plan was the train would take us to a connecting train that would take us to our car. Well the connecting train didn't run on Sunday. (How wonderful.) So we were left alone at a deserted station (because we figured this out once we had already boarded.) After standing and thinking, we were mostly worried about Fred and him getting too cold. We gave him a hand warmer and started on our very own trek.

We walked a little over a mile (I think, maybe more) to Temple Square. We were pulling ALL our belongings and I felt like a modern day pioneer. We tried to document it as best as possible.

After a tender mercy, our friends came to pick us up and took us to our car. Fred was so tired of travel and spent the next 3 hours sleeping. Before our much anticipated arrival home, we had to stop and get Fred a proper set up. Again, EVERYONE we met fell in love with him because we refused to leave him in the car.

We arrived home and had a few worried nights. Cody and I were constantly reading about Fred and how to make his life like a royal. After a week we got it down. He is so loved and so cool. We love Fred and are so excited to introduce him to our friends.

Ballon tied around him so he can roam at will.

Loves eating and will try to eat anything!

We Love Fred!

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The Family: A Proclamation to the World

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.

The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.

We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.

Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I had the best day today

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Fred the Tortoise

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