Proud to be an American

It was very interesting this year to have the Fourth of July fall on a Sunday! I was honestly surprised at how many people came to church because even when the weather is bad, people tend to stay home. Not only was it a holiday yesterday, but it was also rainy all day. We had a great turnout and a really interesting testimony meeting. The majority of the members of our ward were born outside the US of A, and talked about the gratitude they had for this country and the great freedom and opportunities it has provided for their families. I really wish I was more patriotic because I know I am lucky to live here, but I feel like I should have a more intense gratitude for my country. I am gonna work on that :)

Our Bishop gave an awesome testimony about the founding fathers and how this country was formed for a divine purpose. A place where religious freedom could exist so that the church and Gospel could be restored to the earth. He spoke about how the Gospel emanates from this country. Anyway, it really gave me something to thing about.

We met up with some friends from the ward, including the Bishop and his family, for fireworks later that night. We were supposed to head up to Ft. Lauderdale but the weather was REALLY bad up there. We ended up staying in Doral and had some of the coolest weather we have had in months. Here are Daleth and Andre...
Jeff (the Bishop), Tara, and Will (in the background).
Us girls :)
Kevin was adorable playing with the kids. Him and Andre were playing soccer with a group of kids, and then little Katie wanted Kevin to play a game with her where he would throw the ball in the air so she could go get it. Never got old for her, hahahaha.