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Here's Carson at his Christmas Concert

Gray's Creek Middle School

Edward and Angie

Thanksgiving Weekend

and the "Stinkin' Dote"

as she's fondly known

Carson got his wisdom teeth pulled

the day before Thanksgiving

We traveled to Pensacola on Veteran's Weekend

Beautiful Beach!

Are we having fun yet???

We went to see Martha and Hugh,

visiting their oldest son Rick who

is stationed there.

Rick, Wendy & sweet family

We tried local food like

deep fried cheesecake...Yum!

We found great shells at the beach.

The water was beautiful!

We saw the Blue Angels Air Show.

Deep sea fishing was a blast.

We had the best fish tacos

made by Hugh, Rick & Wendy

Great trip, Love Florida!!!

Our Ward's Young Women's Excellence

was great!

Loved our Youth Theme for the year

13th Article of Faith

Our annual Stake Youth Service Project

putting flags at the Veteran's Cemetery

Cold morning but we had a good group there

Halloween Punks at our

Ward Trunk or Treat

(Carson, Eric & Christian)

Angie's 28!

Birthday Celebration

Haven't shared a story in a while so here's the one about Angie's birth. Angie was our honeymoon baby and before she was conceived, I had to have a rubella vaccination to get our marriage license in the state of California. The doctors advised me not to get pregnant for at least three months following the vaccination or the baby would be at risk for birth defects. Well, Angie was conceived and when I told the doctor, he encouraged me to terminate my pregnancy. I wasn't expecting such pressure from a doctor. It really caught me off guard and shook me up but I stuck to my principles and told him that I wouldn't be terminating my pregnancy. Later, I did some research and found out that Angie wasn't at risk as much as the doctor led me to believe. Children are blessings from God. Elder Neil L. Anderson said in conference that "many in today's world marginalize the importance of having children." I guess that would include even some doctors. Angie is a joy and blessing in my life. I've always told her that she truly wanted to get here to this world and experience all she can. She's always had that type of personality, even from her birth.

“Motherhood is not a hobby,

it is a calling.

You do not collect children

because you find them cuter than stamps.

It is not something to do

if you can squeeze the time in.

It is what God gave you time for.”

~Rachel Jankovic

Hilda Brock

Hilda Brock, my dear friend, passed away on October 12th.  She was one of the first people I met when we moved to North Carolina in 1987.  She called me her "Old Shoe" because we always felt so comfortable with each other.  There was never a need to impress or prove anything we just had pure joy being together.  I had come to find out that she was that way with many folks.  She always made me feel like I was her best friend.

I learned lots of things from Hilda, love, kindness and pure southern hospitality. One of the memorable lessons I learned from Hilda, that I take great pleasure in, is how to teach music to children. Once when I was in the Primary Presidency at church our music leader couldn't come and Hilda filled in. I never saw children sing louder and full of the Spirit more than when Hilda was leading the music. It was her love of music and love of the messages of the songs that made her the perfect leader. I later had the opportunity to serve as a music leader and I found myself saying "How would Hilda do this" She was a great example.  Primary Music Leader came to be my favorite calling in the church because of Hilda.

I loved Hilda's relationship with her husband Carson. They were a true team. I'll never forget one Saturday when this dear couple spent the whole day with us. I'm certain Carson wanted us to get a taste of true "southern hospitality". We started at their home where Hilda made us a traditional southern breakfast with grits, bacon, eggs and Hilda's famous biscuits (to die for) Then Carson took us all over Hope Mills and the greater Fayetteville area giving us a wonderful tour. It was a great day but didn't end there. Later than night we had a visit from Santa-Carson and Mrs. Claus-Hilda. We were just one stop of the many they took that evening. They loved to spread their cheer and we were so blessed by having them as our friends.

Carson passed away about 15 years ago to brain cancer. The hardest thing to watch has been seeing Hilda without her dear companion.   I'm so grateful they are reunited now, spreading their cheer to those on the other side.

Our "Carson" named for Carson Brock

and Jessica

at Hilda and Carson's grave

 "Death is a mere comma,

 not an exclamation point!"

~Neal A. Maxwell

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Lockhart Reunion

June 2011

David, Kim, Brett

Carson, Fran, Walter, Chris, Corte

Winchester Virginia

family came from all over

great fun!

 Jessica & Sophia at YW Camp

she also got to go to EFY with

her friend Jodi in Utah

Fun in the Summer

 Fayetteville Stake Young Womens' Camp

Got called to be Stake Young Women's President

in May

Had a great time with these girls

 Youth Conference

Methodist College Fayetteville

We made a pondering path of quotes

in the College Chapel

Multi-Stake, Great Event in July

 "Hanging with Angie"

fun summer outing

Raleigh Science Museum

love that Angie is close by

 "Carson the Scout"

Getting his "Star" and Merit Badges

had fun at Camp Durant

first year without dad

but he liked it

"Called to Serve"

at the temple in June

Another Cousin going to Argentina

Elisabeth with her Grandma Joan, Grandpa Earl

 & Grandpa John 

 Carson "Teddy Roosevelt"

He had to do a report

on a president from the past

 Dave in his 50's

at the Bi-Stake 50's Dance in September

(my mom's sweater from BYU)

still looks like he's 25 to me

 My Mission Reunion

October 2, 2011

Wonderful Event, over 100 Missionaries

Florida Ft. Lauderdale and Puerto Rico

Missionaries from '77-'79

 My Dear Friend Janeen

She opens her home to me every time I visit Utah.

  I lived with her and Dale

 when I had graduated from college.

 Such a kindred spirit, love her.

 Dorothy and Coach?

Nope, Me and my brother Adam

but we're looking like them

"Trick or Treat!"

Kellee and Marcos

getting married in Oakland Temple

this December

I love these guys, so glad I got to see them.

One of the highlights of this year was being able to go to the conference center and see a session of general conference.  An overwhelming spirit of love, peace and gratitude came over me that I can't begin to describe.  I love the Savior Jesus Christ and am so grateful for the plan of happiness.  I'm so thankful for prophets and apostles and for their guidance in today's world.  I know that if we try to do our best in all we do and say, and follow the counsel of these great leaders, we will be at peace in whatever happens in our lives.

"The Lord doesn’t care at all

if we spend our days working

 in marble halls or stable stalls.

 He knows where we are,

 no matter how humble our circumstances.

He will use—

in His own way and for His holy purposes—

those who incline their hearts to Him"

~Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Glimpse of Angie's Wedding Day

"Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness." ~Russell M. Nelson"There is no scene so sweet, no time so sacred as that very special day of your marriage. Then and there you glimpse celestial joy." ~Thomas S. Monson"Marriage is wonderful. In time you begin to think alike and have the same ideas and impressions. You have times when you are extremely happy,times of testing, and times of trial, but the Lord guides you through all those growth experiences together." ~Richard G. Scott

Best Wishes!

Angie & Edward

Fayetteville Streets Littered with Debris

Neighborhood hit by tornado
Our Stake Helping in Cleanup

Our Stake President ~ Joseph Catlett Jr.

We've lived in the Fayetteville, North Carolina area for almost 25 years and have never seen the devistation of a tornado. Luckily for us, it passed us by but was certainly too close for comfort. These are links to some of the news stories concerning the cleanup and how the church got involved.

News about the tornado and the church.

Fayetteville streets littered with debris

The Happy Couple

Edward and Angie

engaged to be married

May 14th 2011

Raleigh North Carolina Temple

see their website:

http://www.edwardandangie.com/

"True love has no happy endings

because true love never ends."
~Anonymous

March Madness

Carson had a great time playing basketball this year and it was sure fun to watch him. His team had a hard season but Carson has great sportsmanship and never quits. His good spirit is a great example to us.

"...you can never tell how close you are;

It may be near when it seems afar,

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--

It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit."

~Edgar A. Guest

Baby Maxwell Mark

Baby Maxwell Mark R. and

my Nephew Robert

born: 11th March 2011

7 lbs. 9oz.; 20.5 inches long

"A babe in the house is

a well-spring of pleasure,

a messenger of peace and love,

a resting place for innocence on earth,

a link between angels and men."

~Martin Fraquhar Tupper

2011 Stake Women's Conference

Last Saturday we had our annual Stake Women's Conference. We had a great turn out, over 180 sisters from the Fayetteville, North Carolina Stake. We had speakers from our temple presidency and classes on family history and teaching our children about the temple and a service project where the sisters made activity packets to give to young children in the temple while waiting to be sealed to their parents.

I got to take part in organizing a fashion show where we showcased different sisters from our stake who had been married in the temple. The young women from my home ward, Hope Mills 1st, wore thirteen different dresses of temple marriages spanning from 1961 to 2010. Temples included, Logan, Salt Lake, Los Angeles, St. George, Washington DC, Atlanta, and Raleigh.

Hope Mills 1st Ward Young Women

Dorey B., Paris T., Cheyenne D., Jordan T.,

Erika H., Ayla B., Jessica L., Sophia H.
So Cute ~ My dear Jessica!

One of the highlights of the fashion show was honoring Sister Marlene B., who celebrates her 50th wedding anniversary this year. This dear sister from Idaho after returning from a church mission, had the opportunity of working in the office for the prophet David O. McKay but felt impressed to take a different job at Utah State in Logan where she met her husband to be, Jim, who was from North Carolina. After their marriage they moved to Lumberton North Carolina and have been serving and loving the saints ever since.
I love the fact that these girls got to wear something that had been in the temple of the Lord. My hope is they felt the sacredness of that important event and make goals to do the same.

(Do you recognize the dress with the girl in the hat....yes it's mine. Thanks Erika. You were lovely).

How far is heaven?

it's not very far.

In temples of God,

It's right where you are.

Home for the Holidays

We had a rockin' great time for the holidays
Lots of great food!
Cousin Kellee joined the festivities.

Jake came home from BYU and Angie was able to join us Christmas Day which was great!

and Dottie sat on her favorite lap. We even got 8 inches of snow on the 26th.

We visited Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens.

Edward joined in the fun.

and Catherine too.

Everything was so beautiful.

and the hot chocolate kept us warm.

May the miracle of Christmas

touch us all with love and peace.