My last official BYU post. It is a moral compass to guide us through a dangerous world. Whether the Ten Commandments, the Catechism of the Catholic Church or the BYU Honor Code, our problems in life arise more from abandoning these guideposts than from following them. Pence is a writer based in Minneapolis, Minn.

Saturday, January 1, 2011. Happy New Year Everyone! We have reason to celebrate! Oh I mean whooohooo. Welcome to my life! .

Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Ate about as much candy as he put on his house. He lost his first tooth the week of Thanksgiving, on Sunday the 22 nd. The second one dropped on D-day. Saturday, December 12, 2009. But, one of the great events that happens every winter here is the inevitable snow day! And last week we had three of them! .

Thursday, August 13, 2015. First day of School 2015. Lest I forget, I wanted to write two funny stories from the first day of school. Chase started Kindergarten this year. Somehow almost all of his friends ended up in the same class together. Friday, January 9, 2015.

We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. Thursday, June 24, 2010. On Tuesday our ward playgroup went up north to the Shatto Milk Farm for a tour. My friend Jada and I caravaned up together and we were a little late, but still got to do everything. Emilie, Savannah, Sadie and Ada. Petting some of the animals - my kids did not particpate! We got up early T.

Wife, Mother, Nurse, Professional Shopper, Housekeeper, Financial analyst, Social Worker. These are some of the hats I wear. Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Our Family Reunion July 2010. July 2010 was such a fun month. We took a road trip to Utah for the Allen Family Reunion.