Introduction

We (Stacey and Jefferson) are life-long members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church).   Last year, we started a family blog site (mamaduckfarm.blogspot.com) as a way to keep family and friends updated on the day-to-day happenings in our family as we journey around the world.  Recently, we've felt a need to record some of the spiritual journeys we have taken, individually, as a couple, and as a family.

This blog is mostly for ourselves, as a record of our journey.  But we also hope that through these spiritual reflections our friends, families, and others might get to know us better and understand how our faith strengthens us, inspires us, and motivates us.  Some entries will be by Jefferson, and others by Stacey.  Many will come from our discussions together of our experiences, ponderings, and questions.  We won't always be right, and others won't always agree with us.  We are open to everyone and we encourage comments (but reserve the right to delete comments that are contentious or disrespectful).  Our desire to share our experiences comes from the happiness the gospel brings us.

We know that God lives.  He has had and continues to have a direct impact on our lives.  We have been richly blessed by God's tender mercies, and we feel deeply grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and its influence in our lives.  Christ invited all: "Come, follow me."  We are trying to be true followers of Christ, and we believe this blog will help us in that life-long endeavor.