Be Curious.

The most wonderful thing happened today, I had a chance to corner my Gram and ask her questions! I have always been especially curious about my Grams parents, more than anyone else in my entire family. And let me just tell you now, I have THE most amazing family. I think I am so curious because I was very much into rodeo in high school and Gram always told me great grandpa was looking down on me, smiling from heaven. The more I learn about the Greats the more I come to find I am quite a lot like the two lovelies.




The darling couple above are my great grandparents, Dorothy and Cecil.
They were rock-stars!





This picture is of my Greats and their daughters and husbands. See the PERFECT couple in black on the far left, those are my grandparents, Gram and Grandpa. Aren't they beautiful!

All of my knowledge I gained this evening started because of one simple thing, I was curious. I was desperate to know my Gram and Grandpa's love story. Ya see, they met while my Gram was on her mission, the Canadian-Alaskan Mission, to be exact. So, what did I do being so curious? I asked my Gram what mission she went on. This led to why she went on a mission.. come to find out she just always wanted to go... isn't that great! If only you knew my Gram, she is the most perfect lady I have ever met! She then proceed to tell me that she had the desire to go on a mission because her mother went on a mission. No wonder they were such great women! I didn't end up getting Gram and Grandpa's love story, but I did get the Greats love story and learned so much about them!
My great Grandpa Cecil was a cowboy, he got bunted by a bull around age 19 and it caused him to slowly become crippled. Well, this made it so my Gram and her sisters along side great grandma Dorothy had to take charge and run the farm. The stories my Gram tells about this are enchanting and explains so much as to why she is the perfect lady she is today.
The favorite thing I learned tonight, however was of my great grandma Dorothy. She was a school teacher! Every time great grandma Dorothy gets brought up I'm told the same thing, she was strict. I had no idea it was because she was a teacher. I guess, her being so strict made up for great grandpa Cecil being so playful and funny. This is my favorite because I am going to be a school teacher, just like my great grandma Dorothy. I LOVED learning about her class room and what it was like to teach school back then. How could I have come to learn this with out being so curious. I love getting my Gram to tell me stories, because she always goes off and has the most neat stories to tell!

Being New Years Day and all, I have decided to join the band wagon and make family history one of my new years resolutions. I'm going to ask questions and learn more about why I am the way I am, usually the answer is because of them and who they were/are. With that I challenge you to do the same. Ask about your family, get to know who and what they were. When you are sitting around with your family and everyone is playing on electronics, take a look up and start asking questions. BE CURIOUS. Odds are you have some of the greatest people from this earth right there in your blood line.
Tonight I had prayers answered and my personal testimony of family history has grown abundantly. I can honestly say family history is the COOLEST!

Oh and Family Search is probably the greatest thing, use it!