July, 2010
Life is good with the Hinton's. We are moving children and ourselves. Matt and Kristi moved into our home in Hurricane, we are moving out to the ranch, Dustin & Kami are moving somewhere in So. Utah. Crazy life, but all is good. Harold and I were called to be Ordinance Workers at the Temple. What a wonderful experience we are having there. Perfect for returned missionaries. We are also going to the temple to do my Dad's work on July 30. What a blessing the gospel is in our lives.

July - 2010

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June 9, 2010

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I John 5:2 - May 9, 2010
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments."

We have had great adventure with our precious family in the two months we have been home from our mission. We are blessed beyond measure to have precious children and grandchildren who love us and one another. Our joy is full. How blessed we are.

May 9, 2010 - What the Hinton's are doing now.

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April 17, 2010

We are really home now and enjoying our children and grandchildren. Life is good. We miss the mission field and the spirit we felt there. We are looking forward to the next phase of our lives.
"Wherefore, lift up thy heart and rejoice, and cleave untoo the covenants which thou has made. D&C 25:13

Texas and Easter

April 17,2010
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February 21, 2010

We will be leaving our mission to go back home on February 25. The experience has been one of the crowning moments in our lives. Just as Alma glories in the Lord's work, we feel the same. Alma 29:9 & 13.
I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be and instrument in the hands of God, to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy. That same God hath called me by a Holy Calling, to preach the word unto this people, and hath given me much success, in the which my joy is full.

Thanks for the memories

February 21, 2010
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January 24, 2010

D&C 42:22 "Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shall cleave unto her and none else."

D&C 4:5 "And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify hime for the work.

Love is in the Air!

Christmas in the Mission Field

December 27, 2009

Our last Christmas in the mission field! What a joyous experience this has been for us. We have made many priceless friendships and memories. Above all we have become closer to the scriptures and our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. How blessed we are. May we all try harder this new year to draw closer to our Savior through prayer and the scriptures.
Isaiah 9:6 - "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The might God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

Christmas in the mission field

Thankful for Life - November 15, 2009

Prayer and Thanksgiving

D&C 46: 7-8
"But ye are commanded in all things to ask of God, who giveth liberally; and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do in all holiness of heart, walking uprightly before me, considering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and Thanksgiving, that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men and others of devils.
8. Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given."

Mission Life - October 4, 2009

Mission Life - October 4, 2009

Conference was great today. I felt like the theme of it was to Love God, follow his commandments, serve others, and life will go easier for all of us. Why is that so hard for us to do?
Pres. Monson said, "As we heed His words and live the commandments, and as we strive to do His will, we will be blessed, and do good continually." "And it came to pass that I Nephi, said unto my father; I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which He commandeth them. We are so thankful for these teachings.

September 6, 2009

September 6, 2009

We went to Bismark, ND, for a senior couple conference. We were able to attend the temple, which we really enjoyed, then we had some spiritual training and good food. It was fun meeting with other couples we rarely see. There are only three senior couples in Rapid City. We also saw a lot of beautiful scenery on our way home.
Here is the thought for the month: 3 Nephi 18:19-21
"Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name;
And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you.
Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and children may be blessed."

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Real facts of mission life

We have had a busy two weeks. We went to Nebraska last week and visited most of our teachers there. What a blessing they are to the youth of the church. Each with there individual strengths and personalities. I had to laugh in one of the early morning classes in Chadron. The teacher was giving an excellent lesson on the parables in the New Testament. Most of her students were answering her questions and looked like awesome perspective missionaries as they were bearing their testimonies, but there was one girl who had her blanket wrapped around her and the hood to her sweatshirt pulled over her head. When she was asked a question her reply was, "I don't know." Pretty soon she was asleep. After class, I asked, "does her parents make her go to seminary?" The teacher's reply was, "yes, they do, and she is my daughter, and we are worried about her." She is a senior in high school. I just thought isn't that the way life is. All you can do is laugh. We also gave the Nebraska teachers an inservice lesson on Thursday night. Three out of the five showed up. We have one teacher in Alliance, that is single, and is a foster parent. She takes these children and cares for them, and also works with the parents, so hopefully they can get their act together and take their children back. She has a three year old and a three month old baby. The baby's parents just wants her to have the baby, because they can't handle any more children. I am amazed and the love and compassion that this person has. We enjoy going to Nebraska! We came back just in time to find out that they had changed Alleshia's baptism to Friday evening instead of Saturday. Alleshia is a single mom with two little girls. She is what missionaries call a "golden contact." The sister missionaries taught her. I was able to go a couple of times. Her baptism was super. We also had a baptism this Saturday. Tyler, one the Young Adults in our Institute Class was rebaptized after a year and a half. He is 26. We are so proud of him and the choices he has made. This week we volunteered at the Elementary on Monday, the first and fifth grades. We love working with the children. We visted our teachers in Hot Springs, and Spearfish. What a neat way to start a day, with lessons about the Savior. After the lesson, we usually go out to breakfast, then take the long way back to Rapid City. We have seen a lot of the Black Hills National Forest. We found a hidden waterfall, Roughlock Waterfall, on the way back from Spearfish. It is a tough job! ha ha. The facts of mission life as I see it are: That this is Christ's Church, the scriptures have become delicious to me, that God and Christ loves and cares about us, and wants us to succeed, God and Jesus created a beautiful world, My companion and I have the wonderful opportunity to experience these testimony building experiences together as our love for each other deepens, the youth of the church are beautiful, prayer is the souls sincerest desire, grandchildren's letters are the best, we do not fully understand the whole picture, but if we follow God's plan we will be able to return to Him, if you eat too much food, you will get fat, exercise is good for the mind and the body, your favorite missionaries will eventually go home, or get transferred, (they are all my favorite), our apartment and the laundry will always need to be cleaned and washed, we need to get dressed up everyday with nylons and a tie. We love our mission. We had Stake Conference today, and Pres. Dunn had some good things to say about faith. Faith involves determination and resolve. We are in the Lord's debt. We must continue sacrificing, for we owe the Lord everything. Put faith in the Lord, and He will move the mountains for us and part the sea, we don't have to. Faith is necessary for us to succeed. He wants us to have all of the blessings that He has to offer. Exercise your faith and improve our lives. Be upon your knees and ask how we can improve ourselves to enjoy all His blessings. Have a great week, we love you all soooooo much.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Highs and Lows

The highs of the last two weeks helped us remember why the gospel is so important in our lives. We went to the baptism of the Fisher family. It was the mom and her two oldest daughters that were 9 and 11. We weren't involved with the teaching of this family, but their baptism touched my heart and spirit. The happiness that showed on their faces was truly touching. We had a wonderful day on Sept. 30. We attended our first district meeting, where we were uplifted and the joys of serving the Lord. That evening, we taught our Institute Class on Dating Standards, then again last night on Chastity. The course is Eternal Marriage. The spirit is there and we discuss these important priciples to the youth of the church. Two members of our class are in the Air Force here. The girl has been to Irag. Some of them have grown up with each other. One has been in the church for about two months. There is a couple that is dating, and are serious about each other. We have about 12 students. We really enjoy teaching them. We are setting up an Institute Class on the campus of the School of Mines this week. We will be teaching The Pearl of Great Price. Also, I had a visit with the Sinus Dr. again. It has been 5 weeks since I saw him last. I have had no medicine, they wouldn't give me an antibiotic or Predisone because they said that it only makes me worse. So, I have taken nothing, because the medicine they prescribed my Insurance Company didn't want to pay for. Dad and Pres. Beau gave me a blessing at the beginning of my sickness. I told the Doctor that I was better because of prayer and that blessing. He said, "I'll accept that." He wrote "remarkable recovery" on his sheet. We went with Elder Wallace to see an investigator, Mark. Mark was scheduled to be baptized on his birthday, the
10th of Oct., but he somehow had his feelings hurt by something he overheard, so we went with Elder Wallace to see what we could do. We had a wonderful discussion, the spirit was in that room. We ended with Elder Wallace and Elder Hinton giving him a blessing. We had an appointment the next day to meet with his wife. We went to that appointment and no one was there. We have not heard from him since. (disappointment) We loved General Conference. My favorite was the Saturday session. I went on splits with the Sisters while Elder Hinton went to the Priesthood Session. Alleshia is a single Mom with two of the cutest girls. We made arrangements for her baptism this weekend on the 11. She is so excited. She has been to church serveral times and wants to make some changes in her life. The little girl's father, not her husband, didn't want to stay with her anymore. We started volunteering at the Elementary School that is close to our apartment. We work in two 5th grades and two 1st grades. One girl in the 5th grade came up to me and pointed to my badge and said, that's the church I go to. We only go on Monday's, but we will enjoy it. Another joy was that we have received mail from our grandchildren. Emma, Elijah, Drake, Makenna, Ty, Aaron, Jennica, Larissa, & Ashton. We have them all hung up on our wall by the kitchen table. Thank you, we love them. Another joy was that we received a phone call from Amber telling us she and Jeremy are going to have a baby in May. Like Grandpa Leavitt says, you can never have enough grandchildren, or great grandchildren in his case. We are excited. Another disappointment is Pine Ridge Home Study Class is having a struggle getting started. We are going to speak there this Sunday. It is two hours away. Pray for us that we will know what to speak about. Because of trials in our lives, I have chosen this scripture to share with you. D&C 58:2-4 For verily I say unto you, blessed is he that keepeth my commandments, whether in this life or in death; and he that is faithful in tribulation, the reward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven. 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. Wherefore, the day cometh that ye shall be crowned with much glory; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand." I love you all. The Lord loves you. The gospel is true.

The joy of service

Elders Anderson, Scillin, Davis, Sisters Crozier, Crandall

Elders Whitworth, Hart, Anderson, Skillin, Barney, Maxfield, Lang

Sister Hinton, Sister Crandall, Sister Crozier with the Benedictine Sisters

Tribute to my Dad

HINTON FAMILY REUNION

Be of Good Cheer

Behold, this is the promise of the Lord unto you, O ye my servants, Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come.