Fiona’s baby blessing
A transcript of Fiona’s naming and blessing. Fiona Claire Joyce received her baby blessing from her father, Dustin Tyler Joyce, during the sacrament meeting of the Washington DC 3rd Ward on Sunday, 19 September 2010. Continue reading Fiona’s baby blessing
Welcome to our family magazine
In undertaking this project, we are trying to follow latter-day prophets. Continue reading Welcome to our family magazine
The Washington Monument
Our family accompanied Boy Scouts from the Washington DC 3rd Ward on a visit to the Washington Monument. Continue reading The Washington Monument
Fiona update: ‘Do big heads run in your family?’
The text of an email Susan sent to family members updating them on Fiona. Continue reading Fiona update: ‘Do big heads run in your family?’
Our first annual holiday letter
In 2010, a new tradition: a yearly letter to family and friends to wish them happy holidays and update them on our lives. Continue reading Our first annual holiday letter
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Our family joined an estimated 215,000 people for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s rally on the Mall. Continue reading Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Dustin’s Missionary Call Acceptance
Those who receive calls to serve as full-time missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are asked to “send [their] written acceptance promptly, endorsed by [their] bishop.” A form is enclosed with the mission call that provides space for them to do so. This is Dustin’s completed Missionary Call Acceptance form, signed by his bishop. Harry E. Mahler of the Pineville Ward, Charlotte North Carolina South Stake. Continue reading Dustin’s Missionary Call Acceptance
Receiving the call
A journal entry from the month I received my mission call reveals the mixed emotions of that day—and the Spirit’s confirmation that I was going where the Lord wanted me to go. Continue reading Receiving the call
Dustin’s mission call
The letter Dustin received calling him to serve as a full-time missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission. The letter is dated 31 October 2000 and is signed by then–church president Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008). Continue reading Dustin’s mission call
