On December 27, 1833, Joseph Smith received the revelation now incorporated in the D&C as section 88. In part, the revelation instructed the Prophet in

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Robert is the seventh child out of eight and grew up in Dallas, Texas, and then the Bay Area in California. Though having pioneer heritage on all sides of his family, Robert felt detached from his roots until attending BYU and being surrounded by others of his faith. He really got to feel his roots when he was called to the Idaho Pocatello Mission (The Lord really knows what we need). With a new found love for eastern Idaho, Robert returned to Provo, Utah, and met his wife and worked toward becoming a dentist. Life happened, and bills for babies were due, and Robert took a role in sales thinking the dream to work in peoples' mouths would always be there. Twenty-five years, five children, two dogs, and lots of backyard chickens later, Robert is loving his life with all the twists and turns and working as the Chief Revenue Officer for Tech9 in Salt Lake City, Utah. When not in a Zoom meeting, Robert loves to ride his bikes (both road and mountain), eat breakfast cereal, and play keeper for the family co-ed indoor soccer team.

Bonnie was born and raised in Southern California. She is the daughter of both a Palestinian father and a Mayflower-descendant mother, which made Bonnie’s love for the world ever so strong. She is currently living in Kuwait where she is serving with the USO, United Service Organizations. Over the last year she was grateful for her membership in the Church, which gave her immediate connections as she served in Iraq, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The summer of 2020 was time never soon to be forgotten as she worked to support thousands of refugees and soldiers that fled Afghanistan. She is most known as “Aunt Bonnie” and delights in all things “Auntie.” Bonnie’s career has given her the opportunity to live in some of the greatest cities of America. She has lived in San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, New York, Austin, and Boston, currently calls Southwest Asia home. Somehow, she always makes it back to the Wasatch Front where she is happy to enjoy the beauty of each season. Bonnie enjoys traveling and has a fierce love for people and cultures and thrives on immersing in the customs and traditions of places she visits. Her travels have proven to be a great source of learning and faith building. She loves the gospel and is grounded in knowing she is a daughter of heavenly parents.

For more information on this topic read “The Atonement Covers All Pain” by Elder Kent F. Richards, Ensign, May 2011, 15.

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