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Christmas Letter

Our annual Christmas letter, 2022 edition

Susan, Dustin, Fiona, Colin, and Heath’s annual look back at the year that was, filled with travel, hard work, a little bit of COVID-19, and a whole lot of love. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2022 edition

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Christmas Letter

2020 in hindsight

Susan, Dustin, Fiona, Colin, and Heath’s annual look back at the year that was. Continue reading 2020 in hindsight

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Christmas Letter

Our 10th annual Christmas letter

The 10th annual edition of our yearly Christmas letter to family and friends, looking back on a 2019 that feels a bit … unfinished. Continue reading Our 10th annual Christmas letter

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Christmas Letter

Our annual Christmas letter, 2018

Read the 2018 edition of our annual Christmas letter to family and friends, looking back on the year that was for Susan, Dustin, Fiona, Colin, and Heath. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2018

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Feature Article

Working for the summer

Susan looks back at the varied jobs she worked during summers in high school and college. Continue reading Working for the summer

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Christmas Letter

Our annual Christmas letter, 2017

A look back at the year that was, with additional details that had to be cut from the print version. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2017

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Sidebar, The Journal | Susan

Cabin guestbook

The message — in Susan’s own handwriting — that Susan and Fiona left in the guestbook in our cabin at Promised Land State Park, Pennsylvania, 31 July 2014. Continue reading Cabin guestbook

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Feature Article

She was a stranger on the subway

Susan’s experience helping a fellow subway passenger shows that even in a city full of strangers others in need don’t have to suffer all alone. Continue reading She was a stranger on the subway

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We Believe in Christ

‘To every thing there is a season’

As Latter-day Saints, a lot is expected of us. But, as King Benjamin reminded his people, everything should be “done in wisdom and order.” The Lord doesn’t expect us to “run faster than [we have] strength” — counsel each of us should remember as we prioritize what is most important in our lives. Continue reading ‘To every thing there is a season’

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Christmas Letter

Our annual Christmas letter, 2016

The 2016 edition of our annual Christmas letter to family and friends. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2016

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The Journal | Susan

My favorite mission story

All we had to go on was a name, a street, and a postal code. But sometimes when things seem like they’re not working out, that’s exactly how they’re supposed to work out. Continue reading My favorite mission story

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Christmas Letter

And then there were five

The 2015 edition of our family’s annual Christmas letter to loved ones, looking back on our lives in a year whose biggest event was the arrival of a new member of our family, a little boy named Heath. Continue reading And then there were five

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The Journal | Susan

‘Lift up the hands that hang down’

All of us can share the pure love of Christ—and we all need to feel it from others. Continue reading ‘Lift up the hands that hang down’

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Christmas Letter

Our family in 2014: Now with 33.3% more us

Our family’s annual look back at the year that was. Continue reading Our family in 2014: Now with 33.3% more us

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Feature Article

Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure

(or, how I saved Christmas) Continue reading Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure

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