We take too much for granted. This past week I have realized how many blessings I have been given from my Heavenly Father. I am so grateful to Him for my family and friends, my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for my freedoms I enjoy, and for the sacrifice of my ancestors so I could live in such abundance today.
This week we've been helping others at the employment center, some of our kids came to visit us, and we were able to travel home to be with family for our granddaughter's birthday and Alicia's baby gender reveal before heading to a National Church Employment Conference in Salt Lake City. What struck me the most was how blessed we are from the viewpoint of where we live. Yes, our country is going through tough times and challenges, but the U.S. is still the envy of the world. We have the best economy, amazing opportunities in education and jobs, the freedom to live and worship as we please, and high expectations for the future.
We have been helping a job seeker, Engel, get a construction job by writing a resume that highlighted his strengths. He is from Nicaragua, but he left his young wife and 3 year old daughter back home to escape death threats against him for his stand on human rights. Supporters of leaders of his country threatened him and actually beat him up after he demonstrated with other students against the leftist crackdown on freedoms in his country. He escaped and came to California to find a better way of life and hopefully to someday bring his family with him.
How lucky we are to have our families, freedoms, and a future we can look forward to that will be a blessing to our children and grandchildren. So find a loved one and give them a hug, and tell them how much you love them.
We love you,
Love, Elder and Sister Jerman
Zac, Marce, and Amy (just home from her mission) got to come visit us!
Visitor Center and a session at the Oakland Temple
We got to go on a monohull!
San Francisco
Kora’s 3rd Birthday
What is your guess? Mostly blue
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