I always get emotional on Mother's Day. Many tender thoughts float in and out of my mind. I love being a mother. I love being a grandmother. I think family and motherhood is the greatest gift from Heavenly Father. I love that my mother always loved me and that we remained close all through the years. I miss her.

One of the blessings of the day was that my lovely family joined with us in church. Lindsay, Christopher, John, Alison, Abby, Brett, Claudia, Sarah, Analisa, Katherine, Matthew, Joseph, and Samuel. We took three side rows in the church. They looked so beautiful. How proud of them I am. Only one thing could have made the day brighter; Carrie, Randy, Spencer, Gabrielle, Christiana and Eliza Jane. Sadly they live 2000 miles away. Thank heaven for email, blogs and phone calls. We stay close.

Yesterday David spoke at church. He had five minutes at the end of the meeting and one would think that five minutes is hardly worth it but in that short time he gave the most touching tribute to his mother, his wife, his daughters, his daughters-in-law and the wonderful women who are our friends. He said more in that five minutes than most people say in twenty. Our family was touched.

Here are some photos of the day. I think you can feel the love in these pictures. I felt heaven on earth this day.