Family | McKenzie Sue Makes

Because who wouldn’t want put their pots on a bl

Because who wouldn’t want put their pots on a black and gold K for the Royal Knights? 😉 I made this hot pad pot holder for my parents from @hellohydrangea’s @thecraftersbox and was excited to see how easy it was to make my own design for #lockerhooking. I have 2 more squares, what should I make next? The more I look at this, the more mistakes I find 😆. Can you spot them all? #thecraftersbox

Plants are so cool. My favorite is this little bea

Plants are so cool. My favorite is this little bean plant climbing up the trellis. It reminds me of what we all did this past year: we adapted to the world around us, grasped on to what we knew was true, and continued to grow and move upward. Maybe it was mostly out of necessity and you don’t feel like you’ve become a better person for it, but I bet you you did. What did you learn from 2020, I want to hear! Here’s to learning life lessons from plants as I join the #plantlady club 😉

Happy Easter from our little family to yours! So v

Happy Easter from our little family to yours! So very grateful for a Savior who made it possible for me to live with this crew forever ❤️

Easter egg hunting on Instagram vs reality. 😂

Easter egg hunting on Instagram vs reality. 😂 This girl lives for Easter egg hunts and has learned to shake the egg, check for candy, and toss if it’s empty. 😆

It’s Good Friday! The day Jesus atoned and died

It’s Good Friday! The day Jesus atoned and died for our sins. The day that the Plan of Salvation was fulfilled. The day Jesus was lain in a tomb and would soon rise out of. I love everything about this week and although I planned on posting about each day and failed to do so, this is the most important one to mention. I hope you pause to remember the death that brought new life! If you are looking for inspiring words this Easter weekend, tune in on YouTube or churchofchrist.org tomorrow and Sunday. Just throw it on while you bake all the yummy goodies and dye all the eggs. And don’t forget to watch the first episode of season 2 of The Chosen Sunday evening! Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Made pryanik cookies with my niece today! They are

Made pryanik cookies with my niece today! They are a Russian gingerbread and I will find any excuse to make gingerbread for every holiday. They’ve got the cutest cookie molds over at @texturra.ru! #pryanik #eastercookies

It’s been 9 years since I lived in the Holy Land

It’s been 9 years since I lived in the Holy Land and it sometimes blows my mind that I even got that opportunity to learn SO much in that short summer. I had so many experiences that taught me lessons but the one that has stood out the most was a moment that lasted just a few minutes with a stranger. We were waiting to enter into the Dome of the Rock located on the Temple Mount in the Old City. My friend Lauren and I had to go to the bathroom and we decided to leave the group in search for one. It was early in the morning and nothing was open, so we ended up wandering into the Jewish entrance of the Old City where we ran into a nice man who directed us to a home with a small bathroom.
After we were done, we thanked him and he walked with us back to the entrance and asked a bit about us. Maybe two young girls should have felt nervous about walking around alone with a stranger, but we both recall later feeling calm and no fear at all about the circumstance. We mentioned we were students at the Mormon University (what the locals call the BYU Jerusalem Center). He brought up Mitt Romney since it was the summer before 2012 elections. Once we got to the open courtyard near the entrance, he stopped, looked into our eyes, and shared how we, and all Mormon University students he has met, have always had “bright buzzing eyes that go Bzzz!”. He was an eccentric, sincere man and his eyes were wide as he shouted out ‘Bzzz!’ a second time. We smiled and desperately wished we could share more but because of the policy allowing us to study abroad there, we are not allowed to share anything about our faith. We thanked him again and walked back to our group.
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That short conversation has stayed with me all these years. I wouldn’t say I was in the most spiritual attitude that morning. It was early, I was tired, and I desperately needed to use the bathroom. However, this man saw a light in our eyes that he couldn’t deny, and now I cannot deny.
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Even when we might not feel full of the Spirit, the knowledge of the truths of this Gospel will shine within us. I hope I can allow the Spirit to shine through me so that others can experience the Savior’s light in their own lives.