Taco Time!

     Today I had the privilege to go to my grandmother's house to help prepare for the arrival of my cousins from Virginia. I am so excited to meet them again and hang out again. Today we made taco meat and a three layered cake for the up coming event. It was so much fun to be able to be with my grandma and hear some of the family history. I was shocked to know that in section 32 of the Doctrine and Covenants the missionaries went to the Lamanites to preach the gospel, and give out the Book of Mormon. My Great-Great-Great Grandfather and Grandmother received the Book of Mormon from the Lamanites who in turn got it from the missionaries. This ancestor was named Ira Sterns Hatch. After their conversion Ira Sterns Hatch decided to go to Kirkland to donate money for the temple that was in the process of construction. After riding his horse for weeks to get there, he was directed to the forest to where the prophet was cutting down wood for the temple. As soon as he arrived to the sight where Joseph Smith was chopping wood, the prophet then addressed my ancestor and said,"Brother Hatch, your generous gift will be used to build the pulpit in the temple." At this moment, my eyes teared up and I felt the love that the prophets have for the people. I am so grateful to hear the story today, and to be able to learn from it. After we finished cleaning, and washing dishes, we went back to my home, and here is where you are caught up from the stories of today. Now I need a tissue....and some allergy pills.(I have a little bit of hay fever)