Damon's Salt City Boys volleyball season has started. He made the middle team this time, and he was excited about that.
He had his first tournament, and his team played really well. They got better and better as the night went on. Damon is playing setter this season, so he had a lot of new stuff to learn. He's awesome at setter though! He's got the speedy feet. :)
Scout's family took Tessa to Lagoon for Scout's birthday. She had a great time!
Damon had his last Primary Program on Sunday. He did such a great job on his talk and singing all the songs. This is the talk that he wrote:
"It's been three years since I was baptized. In those three years I have grown closer to Jesus. I can feel Him when I pray. I feel like He answers my prayers and helps me when I need it.
One thing that He helped me get through was when my grandma passed away. I was nervous about going to her viewing. Before we went, I said a prayer that I would get through it without feeling too sad. Then Jesus helped me get through it by comforting me while I was there and helped the viewing feel peaceful.
When I was baptized I also received the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Every week when we take the sacrament, we are promised that we can always have His Spirit to be with us. The peace I felt at my grandma's viewing was proof that Jesus keeps His promises.
I'm grateful for Jesus's sacrifice in the Garden of Gethsemane where he felt all that was sad, wicked or bad, all the pain we would ever know, so that He knows how to comfort me when I'm feeling sad.
I want to keep the covenants that I have made with Him, to always remember Him and keep His commandments, to show Him that I love and appreciate Him. When I do these things I am preparing myself to go to the temple and be in holy places."
When Damon showed me what he wanted to say for his talk, I asked if he knew that the primary program was on the one-year mark since Grandma passed away. He didn't know that, and I thought it was so perfect that he was going to share something about her on that day. Grandpa, Matt, Lori, Cody, Alisha and Al came to his program. I think it touched them all to hear Damon share that experience from Grandma's viewing. He did such a great job. It's crazy that this was his last primary program!
The Ham Fam came over to our house after church. We just wanted to be together that day.
We had pizzas and treats, visited, and played Hitster.
Tessa loved playing with Clara and Wesley!
Al collected nice notes from a lot of people and put them in a binder for Grandpa. It was a really nice, uplifting gift on a hard day.
