Are you Under the Same Harvest Moon?

Remnants of summer remain

 as we fall into step with fall

 Many of our branch friends are engaged in helping with harvest, literally.  

 

 

 With the moon to accompany it!

 

 Figuratively, one of our joys this week was visiting with one of the teachers of a scripture class for high school youth.  After a month of missing, a friendly pair of twins from our branch attended today.  Gratitude attends gathering! 

 

Week's highlight from Dad:  Saturday we supported some friends in a Turlock Stake activity, "Family Rocks," at the Church-owned stake ranch, a property inside the river levy used for camping, fishing, canoeing, and various activities.   

We enjoyed simple old-fashioned canoeing with our "joven" twin friends, and fishing.

 

 

  

Spanish for worm is "gusano"--and we are learning even if the "catch" may be plant-life--we can still smile!

  

 We even did hatchet throwing (beware--Grandma scored twice!)

At the night-time dance festival, Grandma sat near a six-year-old friend whose name matches Val's great grandma (like a star) who asked to learn "I Like to Look for Rainbows." She

loved the youth dancing ("How do I sign up?)

Sunday, we attended a presentation relating "current archaeological knowledge and findings in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Beliz, encouraging all to watch with wonder as archaeologists, with lasers and trowels,  put the Book of Mormon, another Testament of Jesus Christ, to the test."

Li DAR  is short for “Light Detection And Ranging” radar.  

Using a revolutionary technology known as LiDAR (short for “Light Detection And Ranging”), scholars digitally removed the tree canopy from aerial images of the now-unpopulated landscape, revealing the ruins of a sprawling ore-Columbian civilization that was far more complex and interconnected than most Maya specialists had supposed.

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/maya-laser-lidar-guatemala-pacunam/

 

 

 This ancient drawing says "it came to pass."

Preparing to sit at the feet of prophets in a few days, Grandpa had a dream.  To help strengthen each member of our little branch in their family and life, we are encouraging every one to read from the Book of Mormon every day.  Every day. Every day.  

 Want to join?  It's great protection!

Looking for a way to share our Book of Mormon treasure hunt--Elder Whiting, representing the twelve apostles, invited every missionary to pen a page 

"How do I feel about the Book of Mormon?"

Here is an answer from a grandson who will be baptized soon. 

Writing our answer helped us remember President Nelson's question from April--

What would your life be without this book?

What is your answer?

I posted a beginning of my study...Have fun with yours!! 

Wondering if you are under the same moon--

as we watched tomato harvesters gather, 

(The field is white, and laborers few.)

We saw the sun set tonight by the San Joaquin River...someone painted hues of orange reminding us of you!! 

Praying for your pathways to be straight.  

 Love, 

the Starkeys