Here are the books that I read in March and my thoughts on them.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I loved this movie as a child and was excited to read it. Overall the movie was pretty similar to the book - I need to watch the movie again [date night with the hubs!]. It was a great read - pretty quick and very easy. The imagery was beautiful and made me excited for our upcoming spring season so I can watch the flowers and trees around me bloom. It had a great message about love, forgiveness, inner strength, ....all that good stuff. Loved it.
After the Trial of Your Faith The story of Edmund & Marry Ann Richardson by Jeff Richins
My Grandmother lent me this book a few weeks ago for me to read and I am so glad that I read it. It is the story of my ancestors. The story is about Edmund & Mary Ann Richardson and how they came to join the church and their testimonies and sacrifices. Edmund Richardson is my Great Great Great Grandfather. Their story was inspiring. They were so faithful and dedicated to the gospel and to their family. At the end of the book a scripture from Doctrine and Covenants, chapter 58 verse 3-4 it says "Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation. For after much tribulation come the blessings..." How beautiful! My testimony and love for the pioneers and early saints have increased tremendously through this book. I am grateful for the wonderful legacy left by my family. I'm grateful for the journals and records that were kept by the early saints so that I could learn from their experiences [at the end of each chapter the author shows his references].
After reading the book I went onto new.familysearch.org and traced my lines back to those wonderful saints, looked at their names and birth dates their children - it was awesome!. These were real people with a real story and they are my ancestors.
Man, I'm blessed.
I recommend it to all my family, especially, and anybody else who loves being uplifted and having good examples to learn from.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I loved this movie as a child and was excited to read it. Overall the movie was pretty similar to the book - I need to watch the movie again [date night with the hubs!]. It was a great read - pretty quick and very easy. The imagery was beautiful and made me excited for our upcoming spring season so I can watch the flowers and trees around me bloom. It had a great message about love, forgiveness, inner strength, ....all that good stuff. Loved it.
After the Trial of Your Faith The story of Edmund & Marry Ann Richardson by Jeff Richins
My Grandmother lent me this book a few weeks ago for me to read and I am so glad that I read it. It is the story of my ancestors. The story is about Edmund & Mary Ann Richardson and how they came to join the church and their testimonies and sacrifices. Edmund Richardson is my Great Great Great Grandfather. Their story was inspiring. They were so faithful and dedicated to the gospel and to their family. At the end of the book a scripture from Doctrine and Covenants, chapter 58 verse 3-4 it says "Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation. For after much tribulation come the blessings..." How beautiful! My testimony and love for the pioneers and early saints have increased tremendously through this book. I am grateful for the wonderful legacy left by my family. I'm grateful for the journals and records that were kept by the early saints so that I could learn from their experiences [at the end of each chapter the author shows his references].
After reading the book I went onto new.familysearch.org and traced my lines back to those wonderful saints, looked at their names and birth dates their children - it was awesome!. These were real people with a real story and they are my ancestors.
Man, I'm blessed.
I recommend it to all my family, especially, and anybody else who loves being uplifted and having good examples to learn from.
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