July 2, 2011 Alma's Birthday

What religion did your parents and grandparents practice?

My parents were both raised as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and that was the religion that we practiced in our home. Marie’s parents were also raised that way and practiced it as well. Both sets of my grandparents were also members of the church and had raised my parents that way. Dad was also raised as a rancher and fell into some bad habits with his brothers of swearing, not attending church regularly and of smoking. My mother however happened to be attracted to him despite the habit and he fell in love with her and was willing to change his ways for her. He still did some swearing through his life but I remember him best from going to church with him to other wards as he visited them due to his High Council assignments and then of having him in the Bishopric during part of my youth years. He was also very involved in scouting for many years and may be part of why I have learned also to love it.