Showing posts with label legacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label legacy. Show all posts

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Family and Christmas


Erik Gray's journals
#journalgems
Written by Erik January 2017


Family Christmas party: because Christmas was with the married in-laws this year, we had the Gray family Christmas party on the 29th of December. 

We did white elephant gifts and a talent show. My white elephant gift had a bunch of candy and a pineapple stress ball, silly string, and lots of other cool stuff. It was my turn to decide how to exchange. 

(Talent Show) We were welcome to stand up and cheer and just have a good time. I played the Lava song on the Ukele for my talent in the talent show. Allie has it recorded. Everyone had really fun talents and they were very creative.  

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Now that word can get out, Ashley and Hayden are expecting a baby and I think they are going to make great parents.  From what I can see, their lives are really in order, they have enough saved up for a car payment, baby expenses, house, etc.  I think this experience will only make them grow together.  I wonder if I will be able to meet baby Hawks before they do?

Friendsmas:  A few days after Christmas, Steph Faussett organized a get together with friends with dinner, a white elephant, and tons and tons of ncmos (haha just seeing if you are all listening and still awake).  I got a mixer from Jessica Dickison.  When I was driving home I almost got hit.  Shout-out to Dad for his teaching me to drive in the snow. 


Friends-mas
Thankful for friends who always make any night, especially NYE, a good time. I've been blessed with so many wonderful people I call my best friends- and not just those pictured. Happy 2017! #NonAlcoholicSparklingCider #YOLO — with Merrick TaylorTaylor Celeste TaylorJessica Savage JonesAlex JonesStephanie FausettJordan ReardonConnor HughJaCoy BlacknerMarkell BurtShay Manley Clark and Disha Kansagra.


Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Journal gems: Succor

His legacy lives on…

Around the 10th of each month,
we (Erik’s family) will post some thoughts from Erik’s journals.
# journalgems

January 28, 2017
So in my reading tonight I had a cool thought.

So because Christ performed the Atonement, HE is the one who is completely fit to succor us (the definition of succor I've always loved is "to RUN toward and aid"). So in times of aid, I shouldn't go seeking solace from sources like a blog or other people necessarily, but the Savior FIRST and FOREMOST. And by extension prayer and scriptures and the temple.  :)  

Look to the gospel, not the world!!  :)

That's all for my journaling tonight! Glad I'm doing this, I don't want these insights to be forgotten.
Especially because these insights and these feelings I've felt are SO real, and there is no way I can deny the truthfulness of the gospel the Savior, everything about the gospel.

pic: April 16, 2016 ~Salt Lake City Temple North Visitor's Center
pc: EG~April 16, 2016