Seminary Graduation

This title can be a little misleading . . . our family didn't have any seminary graduates this year -- just certificates of completion -- Christian 3 years, Lissie 2 years, and Bryant 1 year. We are all glad for their successful year and for the chance now to get a little more sleep :) Last Sunday evening we gathered at the Kaiserslautern Stake Center to honor the graduates and seminary students in general. And, 20+ students earned the

Seminary Excellence Award

by memorizing all 25 scripture mastery scriptures, reading the entire Doctrine and Covenants and Our Heritage, and by having at least 90% attendance. I thought the most challenging part of those requirements was the Joseph Smith History scripture which is about a page long. Lissie surprised me late one night by coming to my room (I was asleep) and excitedly saying that she had memorized it and asking if she could recite it to me RIGHT THEN (it was well after midnight). So I woke up to listen to a page-long portion of the Joseph Smith History -- three times. I was impressed! She definitely deserved to receive the excellence award and accompanying Sunstone pin. She was elated too that her dad arrived to the stake center (from a meeting in Frankfurt that day) just in time to present the award AND to give her a big hug.

Congratulations Lissie!