Family Photos

These are some pictures of my family that I thought I'd share.

This is my favorite photo of me and John,

it was taken before his Alzheimer's got too far along.

8/2013

My newest granddaughter

Beatriz Elaine

12/16/14

Beatriz, Grammie (Jen), and Aiden

1/03/2015

The Billy Carter Family

Tiffany, Beatriz, Billy 

12/23/2014

Sammie Jo and her daddy (John)

11/28/2014

This is the Flegel/Langston/McHugh family

Thanksgiving 2014 

Sammie Jo, Nathan, Me (Jen)

Thanksgiving 2014

Jen (me) and Sammie Jo

Thanksgiving 2014

Savannah, Shannon and Grandma Jo

Thanksgiving 2014

These are my in-laws, Mary and Jim Dodson

with Sammie Jo on 11/23/2014

Me, my daughter Tiffany, son-in-law Billy
She graduated Suma Cum Laude from
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

My niece and her family - Anna, Macy, Brooklyn, Zemirah, and Tony Dias
They are not smiling because they could not get a good picture with all of them smiling
So Tony opted for this stance, they are crazy funny family!
Below is an example...

My niece,Anna Sheree
She is a professional singer, such a beautiful voice
Dec 2013

My two oldest daughters and my grandson
Stephanie, Tiffany, Aiden and me!
Mother's Day 2013

BYU-Hawai'i
Bishop Peterson, my daughter Sammie Jo age 18, and Sister Peterson
14 December 2013

My two oldest sisters
Denise & Jacquie
1961

Perry/Webber Family Reunion
Back row Gary Webber, Dina Webber, Wayne Webber, Sherry Webber, Clyde Fitzhugh, Mary Perry Webber, Joyce Webber Langston, Dale Langston, Denise Langston, Jacqueline Langston
Front row Cynthia Langston, Mary Ann Webber, Jennifer Langston, Julie Webber, Richard Webber
That's me in the light blue shirt leaning on my cousin Julie's knee!
1976

My sister Cynthia with her two children

Michael and Sydney

11/2014

My mom at nursing school
Joyce Webber Langston
1954-55

John and I
Dallas Temple
18 December 1993

Great Grandma Sadie, Grandma Sherry and Parker
Grandma Sadie went beyond the veil at the age of 102 last month
It's that good LDS living!

Mary Perry Webber Fitzhugh

Anna Sheree, Grandma Mary, my sister Mary, and Matthew
Both Mary's have since gone beyond the veil

My grandfather Raymond Langston with my dad's sister, Susie
and her family 1967

Niece Shannon
my boo!

Daughter Stephanie and grandson Aiden
I love my little man!

Great Niece Tylee (belongs to Shannon!)
little boo, the love of my life!!

The Owen Langston Family
Arkansas ca 1959

One of my mom's little brothers, my Uncle Wayne
Senior Picture 1957

My mom's youngest brother, my Uncle Gary
1959

My daughter Sammie Jo age 19

My son James II age 18

My daughter Savannah age 16

My son Nathan age 15

David O. McKay Quote

During all my research in this class I found this quote, I loved it, so typed it up and saved it.

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting,

The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,

Hath had elsewhere its setting

And cometh from afar;

Not in entire forgetfulness,

And not in utter nakedness

But trailing clouds of glory do we come

From God, who is our home.

(David O. McKay, as cited by Harold B. Lee, Address to BYU Sixth Stake, 27 Apr. 1969, p. 20.)

Goals

For a class assignment, we were asked to list our goals. I filled out this chart with my goals, they seem kind of weird to some, but for me they are huge!
1/10/2015 These goals have definitely changed, will be updating them soon!

Dodson Family
August 2013

“Never let the things which matter most be at the mercy of things which matter least.”

                        —Marion D. Hanks

My Dreams	Goals
Wake up early every day	Daily: ·         Go to bed no later than 11:00 pm ·         Get up at 6:00 am ·         Have a productive day Weekly: ·         Walk 3x week ·         Rest on Sunday Deadline: Check back in 3 months to see if fulfilling goals
Get my Associates	Daily: ·         Do my assignments daily ·         Avoid watching television until assignments are done ·         Get plenty of sleep Weekly: ·         Check with instructors to ensure I am keeping on track ·         Check on the next weeks assignments ·         Work ahead if possible ·         Work with tutors if needed Deadlines: Must be done within the next 7 years according to the Pathways program
Extend Pedigree back three more generations	Daily: ·         Keep FamilySearch and RootsMagic up to date ·         Work on indexing at least 30 minutes a day Weekly: ·         Spend at least one hour on Sunday doing family research ·         Utilize research logs and pedigree charts ·         Scan and record all photographs and documents Deadline: Have this done by Christmas 2014 so can share with family

Genealogical Fan Chart

There's lots of research to be done!

Writing A Journal Entry

I was given an assignment to write a journal entry for someone who would be leaving a home where their ancestors had lived for centuries to live in the "new world." I really had fun thinking of what it would be like, these are my entries.

February 15, 1634

I wish that mum and poppa had not seen the sign for the ship leaving for the New World. I do not want to leave my friends here. I do not want to leave my aunts and grammie. But poppa said it is necessary, we are not the right religion. We are not the Pope’s people, nor are we the King’s people, but we are God’s people. We have to pack up all of our belongings and sell what we cannot pack. There is not enough room on the ship for much of our belongings. I do not know where we are going to be living, I understand the land is wild and there are wild animals and Indians. It is both exciting and frightening to me, I want to be brave, but I am truly scared. I have made sure my little doll and small items that I could pack into my satchel are with me at all times, I will not leave them behind. I am thankful to have my brothers and sisters with me.

July 29, 1634

Poppa returned last night with the scouting party. They had gone up into the hills and out along the coastline to see what lands were available to hunt. We pulled up stools around the fire to hear what he had to say. He said the fields up there and lands were far superior to those here and that many regretted that we had not pushed on. Once there they encountered many Indians, and the women, or squaws, wore cloaks of the most exquisite beaver fur they had ever seen. The women were more than willing to sell their cloaks for bright beads and a fancy ribbon or two. So now Poppa says the fur trade has begun in earnest and he is quite hopeful to our being able to fulfill our obligations with the merchants. Not to mention getting a nice warm cloak for mum for the winter and blankets for all of us when the snows come. 

4-Generation Pedigree Chart