I love October

"I love fall! Fall is exciting.

It's apples and cider.

It's an airborne spider.

It's pumpkins in bins.

It's burrs on dog's chins.

It's wind blowing leaves.

It's chilly red knees.

It's nuts on the ground.

It's a crisp dry sound.

It's green leaves turning

And the smell of them burning.

It's clouds in the sky.

It's fall. That's why...I love fall."

Author Unknown

"October gave a party;

The leaves by hundreds came-

The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,

And leaves of every name.

The Sunshine spread a carpet,

And everything was grand,

Miss Weather led the dancing,

Professor Wind the band."

George Cooper, October's Party

"Autumn arrives, array'd in splendid mein;

Vines, cluster'd full, add to the beauteous scene,

And fruit-trees cloth'd profusely laden, nod,

Complaint bowing to the fertile sod."

Farmer's Almanac, 1818

"Let autumn be ended appropriately with a snowstorm,

with a vague moving whiteness turning grey and night approaches,

with snow settling down or streaking or swirling in aerial eddies." Paul Errington

"A tangerine and russet cascade

Of kaleidoscopic leaves

Creates a tapestry of autumn magic

Upon the emerald carpet of fading summer."

Judith A. Lindberg, Shades of Autumn

I really love this time of year. It reminds me of family and the wonderful traditions of the season that we all enjoy........a warm fire, snuggling up on the sofa, hearing the crunch of fall leaves as we walk, the smell of a bonfire and pumpkin pie. I guess in summary, to me Fall is all about family. It's a time when we make time to get together and enjoy the bounties of the seasons. I am so grateful for my wonderful husband and perfect children....well, almost perfect. I think that I get more reflective of my blessings at this time of year....and that is good. It's a good reminder of how much the Lord has really blessed us.


"The Lord has not been so explicit (as in Old Testament times) in providing us religious customs along the order of feasts and festivals to remind us of the blessings we receive from Him today. However, the practice of having traditions to keep us close to the great heritage which is ours to enjoy should be something every family should try to keep alive.
Daily we should kneel in family prayer and study the scriptures together. Weekly we should observe the Sabbath day by attending our meetings, especially sacrament meeting, and behave appropriate to the activities that are proper for the Lord’s day. We should also gather our families together in weekly family home evenings. Perhaps it would also be appropriate to have a date with our wives each week, to remind us of the great blessing they are in our lives. Monthly we should fast and pay our tithes and offerings to the Lord. Semiannually, we should make listening to the messages delivered at general conferences a family tradition. We should organize, annually, family reunions to keep alive our great gospel heritage.
Other traditions which should continually be part of our lives are receiving father’s blessings, patriarchal blessings, missionary preparation, temple preparation, and regular temple attendance where possible, and being together as family units on those occasions when sacred ordinances are performed in behalf of a family member.
If we will build righteous traditions in our families, the light of the gospel can grow ever brighter in the lives of our children from generation to generation. We can look forward to that glorious day when we will all be united together as eternal family units to reap the everlasting joy promised by our Eternal Father for His righteous children."

Elder L. Tom Perry
“Family Traditions,” Ensign, May 1990, 19