4th of July - And this be our motto: “In God is our trust!”

I'm proud to be An American!

I love flying the flag and teaching our girls about the freedoms and blessings we enjoy by living in this Promised Land.

My Country, ’Tis of Thee

With dignity

1. My country, ’tis of thee,

Sweet land of liberty,

Of thee I sing;

 Land where my fathers died,

Land of the pilgrims’ pride,

From ev’ry mountainside

Let freedom ring!

2. My native country, thee,

Land of the noble free,

Thy name I love;

I love thy rocks and rills,

Thy woods and templed hills.

My heart with rapture thrills

Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze

And ring from all the trees

Sweet freedom’s song;

Let mortal tongues awake;

Let all that breathe partake;

Let rocks their silence break,

The sound prolong.

4. Our fathers’ God, to thee,

Author of liberty,

To thee we sing;

Long may our land be bright

With freedom’s holy light.

Protect us by thy might,

Great God, our King!

2 Nephi 1:7   Wherefore, this land is consecrated unto him whom he shall bring. And if it so be that they shall serve him according to the commandments which he hath given, it shall be a land of liberty unto them; wherefore, they shall never be brought down into captivity; if so, it shall be because of iniquity; for if iniquity shall abound cursed shall be the land for their sakes, but unto the righteous it shall be blessed forever.

Ether 2:12  -  Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.

 America! America!

God shed his grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood

From sea to shining sea.

 The Star-Spangled Banner

Vigorously

(Last Stanza) Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,

And this be our motto: “In God is our trust!”

And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

 Alma 46:12–13 - And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.   And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land—

Most of the above pictures were taken on the 4th of July.

We went to the Parade and then enjoyed the booths at the park afterwards.

Later that night we watched the fireworks and enjoyed hamburgers and fries before they started.

The last 3 pictures reminded me of the 4th of July with their Red, White and Blue!

River sings all day long, she is either singing her Primary Songs or more likely a made up song, whatever is in her mind and heart at the time.  They are often about the Savior, Our Heavenly Father, or her Mom and Dad.

And This Be Our Motto:  In God Is Our Trust!