Questions about Childhood
1. What is the earliest event in your life you can remember? Tell me about it.
I remember our cat having kittens on my bed when I was about 4. I remember sliding down the slip'n'slide at our house in Long Beach. I remember Great Grandma Thomas laying on the couch at Gammy and Papa's house.
2. How did your parents choose your name?
My Dad had a little friend on his street growing up named Chanelle, and my parents liked the name.
3. Where did you grow up?
Long Beach until I was 6 or 7, then moved to Mission Viejo.
4. How did you travel or go places in those days?
This great invention called a car. Actually, I walked to school as a first grader, at least a mile, but maybe more. It was through the whole neighborhood, something that is unheard of for a first grader today. I had freedom to explore the neighborhood on my bike by about age 9 or 10.
5. What are the names of your brothers and sisters, in order? Do you remember how you
felt and what you did when your younger brothers or sisters were born? How about _____?
(Name the next younger child. Go through all the children’s names.)
My mom says I was not thrilled when I was four and the sister I'd been waiting for wasn't a playmate at all but just a baby! That was Heather. We didn't always get along when we were younger, but have grown to have more in common as we got older. Tiffany was born when I was 6, and she was usually easy going and willing to play what the big sisters wanted to play. The three of us had a sisters club-- complete with stationary-- and we liked to have club meetings in the garage. Ryan was born when I was 8. I think that was when it started to be fun to be a little older and play with a baby. As a child, he was adventurous and playful. Mallorie was born when I was 10. I took lots of pictures of Ryan and Mallorie for my photo class in High school. They were so cute. The twins, Kristen and Ariel were born when I was 13. Ariel was stillborn, and Kristen lived for three days. That was hard on our whole family, but it has also been a great strength to me. I can look back and say that was when I really had to pray hard, to ask the Lord to tell me if the church was true. I felt at age 13 that I needed to know 'is all this real?' because I needed to know if I would see my sisters when this life was over. I got my answer and know that I will meet them someday! Chase was born when I was 14. Chase and I had a song together when he was little-"I've got you babe" by Sonny and Cher. Spencer was born when I was 17. I remember watching The Big Comfy Couch with Spencer right before I left on my mission, he was about 3. It was our daily routine. When Mom called to tell me she was pregnant with Sierra, James was over at my college apartment. I was 19. Besides the few months at home getting ready for my mission, Sierra and I have never lived together. I love being the big sister!
6. What experiences do you remember having with your brothers and sisters?
Sisters Club, playing Barbies, tents in the family room, riding bikes on the street, Sequoia, playing the Flintstones game at Gammy and Papas, spreading out a blanket so we could eat on the living room floor.
7. What kinds of things did you do for fun? Any other things?
We would usually go to Disneyland once a year, and Knott's Berry Farm about that often. Every November we would go to Mrs. Knotts chicken dinner restaurant for Papa's birthday. We would go to Pumpkin City every year for Halloween. We took a lot of walks around the neighborhood, and we would run ahead and sit on the fire hydrants and collect "tickets" from our parents. We liked to make movies when we got older. When I was younger, we used to square dance a lot in the living room. We also played a lot of games.
8. Did your friends or family have any nicknames for you? What did they call you? Why did
they call you that?
My dad called me Princess, probably because I'm his favorite child
9. What chores did your parents have you do? How did you feel about doing them?
Our mom went through lots of different chore wheels, begging and pleading to get us to do chores. When I got older, my chore was the dishes everyday. I made a big fuss about it, and said that was the worst chore, but secretly, I started to like it. It is still one of my favorite jobs around the house.
10. What was Christmas like when you were young?
Christmas was BIG and WOW. The living room was always full of toys and very magical. I asked for a lot of practical presents, things like luggage, a new bed, etc.
11. Did you have a special way of celebrating birthdays? What special family traditions did
you have?
We usually had a party every year for each person's birthday. I had a lot of slumber parties.
12. Who baptized you? Who attended the baptism?
My dad baptized me. I remember driving to the church on the day of my baptism. Papa and Dad were in the front seat of Papa's car and they started talking about Papa's airplane! I remember thinking that was NOT a great thing to be talking about on the way to MY baptism.
13. How did you feel about school? What did you do well in school? What did you do poorly?
Which teachers did you like best?
I liked school and did pretty well. My favorite teacher was 3rd grade- Mrs. Morris. It was a hard time with friends that year, but I had a great teacher who made up for it.
14. Did you ever have any unusual or exciting adventures when you were a child? Any
others you can think of?
I got to ride in Papa's airplane when I was little. I think there was a tornado when I was at preschool.
15. What was an embarrassing experience you had as a child? Any others?
I had an accident in first grade or kindergarten..
Questions about the Teen Years
1. Where did you live? Tell me about your home.
I lived in an apartment when I was really small. I think I can sort of remember it... but I do remember the little house on 2626 Adams St. in Long Beach. (It can be seen here: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=2626+adams+st,+long+beACH,+CA&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80dd348ed6168ce5:0xd044e81a6abb9991,2626+E+Adams+St,+Long+Beach,+CA+90810&gl=us&ei=g8DGTrSQOampiQLrwdTbDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB4Q8gEwAA) When I was in first grade we moved to Mission Viejo, where I lived until college. I had my own room most of those years.
2. What was your favorite activity as a teenager? Tell me about it.
My friends and I liked to flirt with boys at Disneyland. Also, make videos and sometimes get cute boys to be in them. We went to every stake dance we could- to meet more guys. We also had a group of LDS friends, about 50 of us in all, that would get together for parties.
3. What was school like as a teenager? Was there something you were especially good at in
school? What school activities did you participate in?
School was easy for me. That left lots of time for writing notes and other important high school things. I was in Colorguard my freshman year and Drill Team my sophomore year. I went to Capistrano Valley High School freshman year, and then a brand new school opened up. I attended school for the next 3 years at Aliso Niguel High School.
4. What books did you read? What were your favorite radio or television programs?
I read Gone with the Wind about 10 times. I really liked this book we had called "seventeenth summer" by Maureen Daly. It was a book about this girl who was just waiting for life to happen basically. No shows come to mind that I really liked, but I remember watching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and wanting to watch The Simpsons, but mom wouldn't let me.
5. What was teenage music like then? What was your favorite kind? I liked alternative rock. Weezer was my favorite band. I also liked oldies, that;s what we would always listen to in Heather Tanner (my best friend)'s car.
6. Did you go to school dances? What were they like? How did teenagers dance then?
We had date dances, like prom and winter formal, and some after-game dances. Those weren't as much fun. I really liked stake dances. We would dance in a big circle with our friends, it was a lot of fun. We only did couples dances on slow songs.
7. What home responsibilities did you have?
I babysat a lot, but mom and dad always paid me or let me get out of a chore, which I appreciated. It was never just "expected" of me because I was the oldest. I also did chores; I didn't always have a good attitude about that!
8. Did anything difficult happen to you as a teenager?
A big breakup with a boyfriend... but other than that, life was pretty good!
9. Who were your friends then? What did you like to do with them?
My closest friends were Heather Tanner and Erin O'Bryant. We were in the same ward and at the same school. We liked to go to stake dances and parties, and also to Disneyland. Later in high school we got into making videos and that was a lot of fun.
10. What made you decide on your career or college or your plans for your future? What
goals did you have at that time?
I applied to BYU and didn't make it in, but did get in to Ricks College. What a huge blessing for me! I loved that school and later BYU-Idaho! I started out as a photography major. I really liked photography in high school, but didn't enjoy it as much in college.
11. Did you ever like someone who didn’t like you? Tell me more.
No. Never.
12. When did you begin to have a testimony of Jesus Christ? What memories do you have of
Church meetings or activities?
When Mom lost the twins, I was 13 years old. It was really hard on the whole family. I was really upset that I didn't get to see them. Up to that point, I had believed those things I had been taught at church, but then I remember praying that I needed to KNOW if the gospel was true. I needed to KNOW if my sisters would be resurrected and if I would meet them when this life was over. I got my answer- we will meet them someday because we are an eternal family.
Girls Academy, Girls camp, youth conference and EFY were also huge testimony strengtheners for me.
Questions about Adult Life
1. How and when did you meet _____ (name of spouse)? What was your first impression
of him or her? Tell me all about it. What happened then? How did you feel?
James and I were in the same ward at Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho). One night I was up late with some roommates, and they were complaining that they didn't have boyfriends. I told them that I would get them boyfriends, and called up some guys from our ward. I pretended to be my roommates (as they listened in) and asked the guys to be my boyfriend. The guys agreed. Then I told them all the rules they needed to follow, things like 'take me out on an expensive date once a week,' 'hold my hand in public,' and 'kiss in front of president bednar.' After making those calls, I realized that now my roommates had boyfriends and I didn't! I looked at the ward directory and called a guy in our ward. His roommate answered and said he wasn't there. 'Is this James?' I asked. When he said it was, I said, 'Will you be my boyfriend?" He said yes, and followed all the rules.
My first impression of him was that he was tall. I had seen him conducting the music at our ward prayer. He had to duck into the room where the pianist was, and duck out to lead the music. He also led the music in our ward so I had seen him at church.
2. When were you married? Where were you married? What do you remember about your
wedding day?
We were married in the San Diego temple on December 30, 2000. It was a beautiful sunny day. I remember Mom planned most of the wedding. I didn't care much about the details, I just wanted to be sealed to my best friend!
3. What was it like to be a newlywed in those days?
Our first couple of years were spent at college and working a little. We didn't have much money- I remember one year when we filed tax returns we had made $11,000! We always lived in places that were pretty nice though. We always had our own washer and dryer and felt really blessed to have those. We were part of the Married Student Association at BYU-I (later we were directors) and did lots of activities, firesides, etc, with that organization. We even got to host general authorities when they visited.
4. What memorable or humorous adventures did you have?
One really memorable experience was when we travelled to Salt Lake City with the ASBYUI (student government) to meet with three apostles: Elder Richard G Scott, Elder Henry B Eyring, and Elder M Russell Ballard. Elder David A Bednar also travelled there with us.
The first summer we were married, we worked together at a 'fat camp.' James was the vehicle coordinator, and I taught aerobics.
5. What was it like to become a parent? How did you feel?
It was exciting and wonderful, but really really hard also. I went from being surrounded with people at college, to being mostly stuck in the house all day with a little baby. I wasn't sure I was cut out for the job! We moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when Karissa was 6 days old, so we had a whole new area to get used to, we were just out of college, and James was starting his career. It was a lot to get used to.
6. During your adult years, where have you lived? Why did you move there?
We lived in Rexburg, Idaho while we were going to school, lived with James parents until Karissa was born (for 2 months), moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, and then moved to Beaumont, CA. James worked for Pulte Homes in Las Vegas and Beaumont, then when the housing market plunged, he got out of home building and began to work as a consultant to the city.
7. As an adult or parent, what did you like to do for entertainment? What were some of
your favorite traditions?
We go on lots of walks as a family. James and I like to go out and have uninterrupted conversations. We like to have people over for dinner or games.
8. What talents did you discover in yourself as you grew up? Tell me about all the things
you learned to do. (It may be necessary to prod your relative on this one. He or she
knows plenty but often doesn’t think it will be interesting. You might need to read a list of
talents and ask about the happiest or most challenging or unpleasant time with that
talent.)
One talent that I've developed as I got older is learning to teach. I have been a Relief Society teacher more than I've had any other calling. I am sometimes asked to speak at firesides or other events and I really enjoy it because I can feel the Spirit work through me as I teach the things I'm led to say.
I also have a talent for teaching fitness. I have taught all kinds of aerobics, strength training and yoga classes. I didn't really like fitness as a kid- I would much rather have read a book than play outside. But as I got older and started college, I began to develop this talent. It's now something I love to do!
9. Have you had any personal or family tragedies in your life? If you would like, tell me
about them.
n/a
10. How did you feel when your father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, or child died? How
did you get used to life without that person? What helped you the most?
n/a
11. What was the greatest accomplishment or joy you have had in life? What others do
you remember?
Even though being a mom is the hardest thing I've EVER done, it brings the most joy. I'm proud also of the talents I've developed, mostly teaching gospel and fitness classes.
12. As you look back on your life, what is one thing you had to work really hard at, then
finally succeeded? (Give your relative time to think about this question.)
I decided early in our marriage, that I was going to work really hard at being domestic. I learned to cook and clean, and have worked hard to create a gospel centered home.
13. Tell me about your testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Are there any spiritual
experiences you would like to tell me about?
My testimony is that I know the Savior lives. I know he loves us. I know that He will always be there for us when we need him.
1. What is the earliest event in your life you can remember? Tell me about it.
I remember our cat having kittens on my bed when I was about 4. I remember sliding down the slip'n'slide at our house in Long Beach. I remember Great Grandma Thomas laying on the couch at Gammy and Papa's house.
2. How did your parents choose your name?
My Dad had a little friend on his street growing up named Chanelle, and my parents liked the name.
3. Where did you grow up?
Long Beach until I was 6 or 7, then moved to Mission Viejo.
4. How did you travel or go places in those days?
This great invention called a car. Actually, I walked to school as a first grader, at least a mile, but maybe more. It was through the whole neighborhood, something that is unheard of for a first grader today. I had freedom to explore the neighborhood on my bike by about age 9 or 10.
5. What are the names of your brothers and sisters, in order? Do you remember how you
felt and what you did when your younger brothers or sisters were born? How about _____?
(Name the next younger child. Go through all the children’s names.)
My mom says I was not thrilled when I was four and the sister I'd been waiting for wasn't a playmate at all but just a baby! That was Heather. We didn't always get along when we were younger, but have grown to have more in common as we got older. Tiffany was born when I was 6, and she was usually easy going and willing to play what the big sisters wanted to play. The three of us had a sisters club-- complete with stationary-- and we liked to have club meetings in the garage. Ryan was born when I was 8. I think that was when it started to be fun to be a little older and play with a baby. As a child, he was adventurous and playful. Mallorie was born when I was 10. I took lots of pictures of Ryan and Mallorie for my photo class in High school. They were so cute. The twins, Kristen and Ariel were born when I was 13. Ariel was stillborn, and Kristen lived for three days. That was hard on our whole family, but it has also been a great strength to me. I can look back and say that was when I really had to pray hard, to ask the Lord to tell me if the church was true. I felt at age 13 that I needed to know 'is all this real?' because I needed to know if I would see my sisters when this life was over. I got my answer and know that I will meet them someday! Chase was born when I was 14. Chase and I had a song together when he was little-"I've got you babe" by Sonny and Cher. Spencer was born when I was 17. I remember watching The Big Comfy Couch with Spencer right before I left on my mission, he was about 3. It was our daily routine. When Mom called to tell me she was pregnant with Sierra, James was over at my college apartment. I was 19. Besides the few months at home getting ready for my mission, Sierra and I have never lived together. I love being the big sister!
6. What experiences do you remember having with your brothers and sisters?
Sisters Club, playing Barbies, tents in the family room, riding bikes on the street, Sequoia, playing the Flintstones game at Gammy and Papas, spreading out a blanket so we could eat on the living room floor.
7. What kinds of things did you do for fun? Any other things?
We would usually go to Disneyland once a year, and Knott's Berry Farm about that often. Every November we would go to Mrs. Knotts chicken dinner restaurant for Papa's birthday. We would go to Pumpkin City every year for Halloween. We took a lot of walks around the neighborhood, and we would run ahead and sit on the fire hydrants and collect "tickets" from our parents. We liked to make movies when we got older. When I was younger, we used to square dance a lot in the living room. We also played a lot of games.
8. Did your friends or family have any nicknames for you? What did they call you? Why did
they call you that?
My dad called me Princess, probably because I'm his favorite child
9. What chores did your parents have you do? How did you feel about doing them?
Our mom went through lots of different chore wheels, begging and pleading to get us to do chores. When I got older, my chore was the dishes everyday. I made a big fuss about it, and said that was the worst chore, but secretly, I started to like it. It is still one of my favorite jobs around the house.
10. What was Christmas like when you were young?
Christmas was BIG and WOW. The living room was always full of toys and very magical. I asked for a lot of practical presents, things like luggage, a new bed, etc.
11. Did you have a special way of celebrating birthdays? What special family traditions did
you have?
We usually had a party every year for each person's birthday. I had a lot of slumber parties.
12. Who baptized you? Who attended the baptism?
My dad baptized me. I remember driving to the church on the day of my baptism. Papa and Dad were in the front seat of Papa's car and they started talking about Papa's airplane! I remember thinking that was NOT a great thing to be talking about on the way to MY baptism.
13. How did you feel about school? What did you do well in school? What did you do poorly?
Which teachers did you like best?
I liked school and did pretty well. My favorite teacher was 3rd grade- Mrs. Morris. It was a hard time with friends that year, but I had a great teacher who made up for it.
14. Did you ever have any unusual or exciting adventures when you were a child? Any
others you can think of?
I got to ride in Papa's airplane when I was little. I think there was a tornado when I was at preschool.
15. What was an embarrassing experience you had as a child? Any others?
I had an accident in first grade or kindergarten..
Questions about the Teen Years
1. Where did you live? Tell me about your home.
I lived in an apartment when I was really small. I think I can sort of remember it... but I do remember the little house on 2626 Adams St. in Long Beach. (It can be seen here: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=2626+adams+st,+long+beACH,+CA&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80dd348ed6168ce5:0xd044e81a6abb9991,2626+E+Adams+St,+Long+Beach,+CA+90810&gl=us&ei=g8DGTrSQOampiQLrwdTbDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB4Q8gEwAA) When I was in first grade we moved to Mission Viejo, where I lived until college. I had my own room most of those years.
2. What was your favorite activity as a teenager? Tell me about it.
My friends and I liked to flirt with boys at Disneyland. Also, make videos and sometimes get cute boys to be in them. We went to every stake dance we could- to meet more guys. We also had a group of LDS friends, about 50 of us in all, that would get together for parties.
3. What was school like as a teenager? Was there something you were especially good at in
school? What school activities did you participate in?
School was easy for me. That left lots of time for writing notes and other important high school things. I was in Colorguard my freshman year and Drill Team my sophomore year. I went to Capistrano Valley High School freshman year, and then a brand new school opened up. I attended school for the next 3 years at Aliso Niguel High School.
4. What books did you read? What were your favorite radio or television programs?
I read Gone with the Wind about 10 times. I really liked this book we had called "seventeenth summer" by Maureen Daly. It was a book about this girl who was just waiting for life to happen basically. No shows come to mind that I really liked, but I remember watching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and wanting to watch The Simpsons, but mom wouldn't let me.
5. What was teenage music like then? What was your favorite kind? I liked alternative rock. Weezer was my favorite band. I also liked oldies, that;s what we would always listen to in Heather Tanner (my best friend)'s car.
6. Did you go to school dances? What were they like? How did teenagers dance then?
We had date dances, like prom and winter formal, and some after-game dances. Those weren't as much fun. I really liked stake dances. We would dance in a big circle with our friends, it was a lot of fun. We only did couples dances on slow songs.
7. What home responsibilities did you have?
I babysat a lot, but mom and dad always paid me or let me get out of a chore, which I appreciated. It was never just "expected" of me because I was the oldest. I also did chores; I didn't always have a good attitude about that!
8. Did anything difficult happen to you as a teenager?
A big breakup with a boyfriend... but other than that, life was pretty good!
9. Who were your friends then? What did you like to do with them?
My closest friends were Heather Tanner and Erin O'Bryant. We were in the same ward and at the same school. We liked to go to stake dances and parties, and also to Disneyland. Later in high school we got into making videos and that was a lot of fun.
10. What made you decide on your career or college or your plans for your future? What
goals did you have at that time?
I applied to BYU and didn't make it in, but did get in to Ricks College. What a huge blessing for me! I loved that school and later BYU-Idaho! I started out as a photography major. I really liked photography in high school, but didn't enjoy it as much in college.
11. Did you ever like someone who didn’t like you? Tell me more.
No. Never.
12. When did you begin to have a testimony of Jesus Christ? What memories do you have of
Church meetings or activities?
When Mom lost the twins, I was 13 years old. It was really hard on the whole family. I was really upset that I didn't get to see them. Up to that point, I had believed those things I had been taught at church, but then I remember praying that I needed to KNOW if the gospel was true. I needed to KNOW if my sisters would be resurrected and if I would meet them when this life was over. I got my answer- we will meet them someday because we are an eternal family.
Girls Academy, Girls camp, youth conference and EFY were also huge testimony strengtheners for me.
Questions about Adult Life
1. How and when did you meet _____ (name of spouse)? What was your first impression
of him or her? Tell me all about it. What happened then? How did you feel?
James and I were in the same ward at Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho). One night I was up late with some roommates, and they were complaining that they didn't have boyfriends. I told them that I would get them boyfriends, and called up some guys from our ward. I pretended to be my roommates (as they listened in) and asked the guys to be my boyfriend. The guys agreed. Then I told them all the rules they needed to follow, things like 'take me out on an expensive date once a week,' 'hold my hand in public,' and 'kiss in front of president bednar.' After making those calls, I realized that now my roommates had boyfriends and I didn't! I looked at the ward directory and called a guy in our ward. His roommate answered and said he wasn't there. 'Is this James?' I asked. When he said it was, I said, 'Will you be my boyfriend?" He said yes, and followed all the rules.
My first impression of him was that he was tall. I had seen him conducting the music at our ward prayer. He had to duck into the room where the pianist was, and duck out to lead the music. He also led the music in our ward so I had seen him at church.
2. When were you married? Where were you married? What do you remember about your
wedding day?
We were married in the San Diego temple on December 30, 2000. It was a beautiful sunny day. I remember Mom planned most of the wedding. I didn't care much about the details, I just wanted to be sealed to my best friend!
3. What was it like to be a newlywed in those days?
Our first couple of years were spent at college and working a little. We didn't have much money- I remember one year when we filed tax returns we had made $11,000! We always lived in places that were pretty nice though. We always had our own washer and dryer and felt really blessed to have those. We were part of the Married Student Association at BYU-I (later we were directors) and did lots of activities, firesides, etc, with that organization. We even got to host general authorities when they visited.
4. What memorable or humorous adventures did you have?
One really memorable experience was when we travelled to Salt Lake City with the ASBYUI (student government) to meet with three apostles: Elder Richard G Scott, Elder Henry B Eyring, and Elder M Russell Ballard. Elder David A Bednar also travelled there with us.
The first summer we were married, we worked together at a 'fat camp.' James was the vehicle coordinator, and I taught aerobics.
5. What was it like to become a parent? How did you feel?
It was exciting and wonderful, but really really hard also. I went from being surrounded with people at college, to being mostly stuck in the house all day with a little baby. I wasn't sure I was cut out for the job! We moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when Karissa was 6 days old, so we had a whole new area to get used to, we were just out of college, and James was starting his career. It was a lot to get used to.
6. During your adult years, where have you lived? Why did you move there?
We lived in Rexburg, Idaho while we were going to school, lived with James parents until Karissa was born (for 2 months), moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, and then moved to Beaumont, CA. James worked for Pulte Homes in Las Vegas and Beaumont, then when the housing market plunged, he got out of home building and began to work as a consultant to the city.
7. As an adult or parent, what did you like to do for entertainment? What were some of
your favorite traditions?
We go on lots of walks as a family. James and I like to go out and have uninterrupted conversations. We like to have people over for dinner or games.
8. What talents did you discover in yourself as you grew up? Tell me about all the things
you learned to do. (It may be necessary to prod your relative on this one. He or she
knows plenty but often doesn’t think it will be interesting. You might need to read a list of
talents and ask about the happiest or most challenging or unpleasant time with that
talent.)
One talent that I've developed as I got older is learning to teach. I have been a Relief Society teacher more than I've had any other calling. I am sometimes asked to speak at firesides or other events and I really enjoy it because I can feel the Spirit work through me as I teach the things I'm led to say.
I also have a talent for teaching fitness. I have taught all kinds of aerobics, strength training and yoga classes. I didn't really like fitness as a kid- I would much rather have read a book than play outside. But as I got older and started college, I began to develop this talent. It's now something I love to do!
9. Have you had any personal or family tragedies in your life? If you would like, tell me
about them.
n/a
10. How did you feel when your father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, or child died? How
did you get used to life without that person? What helped you the most?
n/a
11. What was the greatest accomplishment or joy you have had in life? What others do
you remember?
Even though being a mom is the hardest thing I've EVER done, it brings the most joy. I'm proud also of the talents I've developed, mostly teaching gospel and fitness classes.
12. As you look back on your life, what is one thing you had to work really hard at, then
finally succeeded? (Give your relative time to think about this question.)
I decided early in our marriage, that I was going to work really hard at being domestic. I learned to cook and clean, and have worked hard to create a gospel centered home.
13. Tell me about your testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Are there any spiritual
experiences you would like to tell me about?
My testimony is that I know the Savior lives. I know he loves us. I know that He will always be there for us when we need him.