Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure
(or, how I saved Christmas) Continue reading Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure
Category: Feature Article
Revelee Lee Hibdon
24 June 1920–10 November 2013
The obituary that appeared in The Bakersfield Californian on 4 December 2013. Continue reading Revelee Lee Hibdon
Naming Colin
What’s in a name? For Colin, lots and lots of thought and discussion. But we think we came up with a pretty good one. Continue reading Naming Colin
Welcome to our redesigned magazine
Walking through some changes you’ll notice starting with the January 2014 issue of our magazine—and the reasons behind them. Continue reading Welcome to our redesigned magazine
Crust only, please
At dinner this evening, Fiona made what is quite possibly the strangest request I have ever heard from a four-year-old. Continue reading Crust only, please
Colin’s arrival
Colin’s coming into our family on Thursday, 2 January 2014, was a watershed moment in our lives. Here’s how it happened. Continue reading Colin’s arrival
Memorial service for Revelee Lee Hibdon (1920–2013)
Revelee Lee Hibdon, Susan’s grandmother, passed away on 10 November 2013. Her family gathered in Banks, Oregon, for a memorial service that focused more on stories than ceremony, in true Hibdon fashion. Continue reading Memorial service for Revelee Lee Hibdon (1920–2013)
The story of Maria
A subway ride in Queens unexpectedly brings a young girl’s beloved stuffed animal into our family. Continue reading The story of Maria
Gratitude tree
Have you wanted to do the gratitude tree project in the November 2013 issue of The Friend with your kids, but you didn’t want to cut up your magazine to use the leaf patterns? Now you don’t have to, thanks to these downloadable PDFs we created. Continue reading Gratitude tree
My week as a governor’s page
My service as a page for North Carolina’s governor was my first insight into how government really works. Continue reading My week as a governor’s page
Fiona’s adventures
A gallery of some of Fiona’s adventures from the first half of 2013. Continue reading Fiona’s adventures
Dustin’s stuffed animals
Earlier this year, Dustin, age 30, made the difficult decision that it was time to send his stuffed animals to a new home. So, one evening early this fall, he, Susan, and Fiona carried them to Goodwill on West 8th Street in Manhattan and donated them. But before bidding them farewell, Dustin had a little photo shoot with them so he could always remember them. This is one of those photos. Continue reading Dustin’s stuffed animals
Macy’s + Thanksgiving = A must-see in our new hometown
With our friends Corbrett and Kerri, who were visiting us from the Washington, D.C., area, and Alfred and Cha Cha, members of our branch who had recently joined the Church, we went to West 74th Street and Central Park West on a chilly fall morning to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in person for the first time. Continue reading Macy’s + Thanksgiving = A must-see in our new hometown
A visit from Grammy & Papa
Susan’s parents stop by. Continue reading A visit from Grammy & Papa
I’m Dustin, and I’m a Mormon
The latest iteration of Mormon.org invites members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to create personal profiles that share their testimonies describe their own experiences living and learning the gospel of Jesus Christ. Here is mine. Continue reading I’m Dustin, and I’m a Mormon
