Disneyland!

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Aliea Rose. Here she is getting ready for the Grand Ball! Her maid (and everyone else) thinks Aliea Rose is the best princess ever.



Honey, Honey, how you thrill me, uh-huh!



What a beautiful family!
Disneyland, June, 2009

The Prophet Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail

Here is another picture. This is a painting portraying Joseph Smith's family coming to visit him when he was in jail.

More Pictures of Ballerina Aliea

Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail

This is what Grandma Dorsey learned about in Sunday School today:

The Prophet, Joseph Smith, and some other very good men were put into jail by wicked men. They had to stay there for months. It was dirty and cold, and they had only two very tiny windows. They couldn't even stand up straight, and they didn't get very much food to eat. They were in jail, and they hadn't done anything wrong.

It was a terrible place to be. We wouldn't even want to go there for a few minutes.
But do you know who Joseph Smith talked to while he was in that terrible jail. Of course, he talked with Heavenly Father. Do you know what he wanted most? What he wanted most wasn't for his life to be better. What he wanted most was for Heavenly Father to bless the people he loved, -- his family and friends, and the members of the Church -- and to keep them safe.
Heavenly Father and Jesus loved Joseph, and Jesus gave him special revelations. You can read some of them in the Doctrine and Covenants. See especially sections 121 and 122.
I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of the Lord, like Thomas S. Monson is today. Learning about Joseph Smith can help you know how much Heavenly Father and Jesus love us, and that they blessed us all by sending Joseph Smith to be a prophet.

Ballerina and Family

Ballerina, 2

Beautiful Ballerina!

Grandma's Testimony

This is part of the testimony Grandma Dorsey bore in Fast and Testimony Meeting on June 7, 2009:

My testimony today was that the Gospel is the good news. Yes, we have trials, and sometimes I get to feeling that I have more than my share. Then I look around at the trials of others, and am thankful for what I have. But even in the midst of trials the Gospel is a gospel of good news. Included in that good news is the good news that. . .
-- We have a Father in Heaven -- and we're blessed to know it! -- and to know that we are His children.
-- We have a Savior and Redeemer who loves us -- and we're blessed to know it!
-- We have available to us personal revelation.
-- We have a prophet on the earth -- Thomas S. Monson.
-- We have local leaders.
-- We have temples with the ordinances performed there and the revelation and comfort we can receive there.
-- We have scriptures we can read to learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus and about what they want us to know and do.
There is so much good news.

See the following posts for main points from my testimony.

Grandma's Testimony 1

-- We have a Father in Heaven -- and we're blessed to know it! -- and to know that we are His children.
-- We have a Savior and Redeemer who loves us -- and we're blessed to know it!

Grandma's Testimony 2

-- We have available to us personal revelation. We can pray and receive answers. Heavenly Father will protect us from danger and will comfort us when we are sad or lonely or afraid.

Grandma's Testimony 3

The Gospel has been restored to the earth, so we can know all these wonderful things!

Grandma's Testimony 4

-- We have a prophet on the earth -- Thomas S. Monson.

Grandma's Testimony 5

-- We have wonderful local Priesthood leaders.

Grandma's Testimony 6

-- We have temples with the ordinances performed there and the revelation and comfort we can receive there.

Grandma's Testimony 7

-- We have scriptures to read to learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus and what they want us to know and do.