Martin Family Travelers: 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The Blackshear Times artilce on our Temple Sealing

Dear Friends and Family,

We wish to share our joy of our sealing with all who have access and a desire to share it with us.

May you all have a very Happy New Year 2009!

Friday, December 26, 2008

Our son, Arsenio James Martin in 1st Grade

Here is AJ's 1st grade class photos from Jack N. Darby Elementary School here in Sasebo, Japan at the Hario Housing Complex.

In Memory of Nicole Goldsberry...

Nicole,
We loved you in life, we hope that you had a Merry Christmas this year [I had to step away from the computer because I began to cry as I thought of how much I'm going to personally miss Nicole, and how much she meant to me and my family as part of our family] , and we love you even in death. We're hurt that we didn't get to say 'Goodbye' to you before the Lord took you to be with Him, but we are comforted by the saving knowledge of the Gospel that death is not the end of life, but a doorway into the next world, the spirit world. Some say that there is no forgiveness in the next world, for those who did not repent of their sins in this life, but I disagree, the Gospel disagrees and Jesus disagrees, the Scriptures tell us that the Savior, after dying upon the cross, went and 'preached unto the spirits in prison', and we are also comforted by the truth that the Gospel is still being preached in the Spirit world (D&C 138), and we will pray that one of the Elders of the Lord Jesus Christ will come to you in the spirit world, and preach the Restored Gospel unto you, so that you too, may 'taste and see' that the Savior is good, and we will love you forever. We'll miss you a lot, and I'm sure your husband, Sean, will miss you a lot too, but we will see you again, and I'll be able to hug your neck again, as I've done in the past. God bless you and the loved ones you've left behind, is our humble prayer, in the sacred Name of Jesus Christ, amen.