Christmas Letter 2008

Dear Friends and Family,

“True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior’s doctrine of losing one’s life to gain it. In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service. It is the spirit of the gospel of Jesus Christ, obedience to which will bring ‘peace on earth,’ because it means—good will toward all men.” (President David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals (1953), 551.) May we embody the true Spirit of Christmas by showing brotherly love towards those around us in our word and deeds, and may we also remember to be grateful for our many blessings. Here are some of the things we are grateful for this year:

• Abigail received a cochlear implant on her left side in February. We were glad to have Grandpa Steve and Grandma Heidi to come and help out with the kids during this time. Mom and Dad have already seen some improvements in her ability to hear in crowded situations and at home.
• We have had the opportunity to make some fond memories with so much of our extended family this year. We worked and played with them during a number of family trips. We even had the opportunity to help out with the Brake (friends from our ward) and Silva (Lori’s second cousin) wedding in Brianhead.
• We are excited for the arrival of our sixth child expected sometime around May 30, 2009.
  

We hope this letter find you and yours with many blessings and we hope you have a prosperous new year.

Love, The Ginter Family