Growing Up Research Paper

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Growing up, I lived in a very busy family. Between my siblings and I going to sports and music lessons, balancing school, and having our own jobs. We were constantly on the go, and we barely had time to eat dinner together most nights. We usually had Family Home Evening on Sunday for 20 minutes in which we took the time to mostly figure out everyone’s schedule for the upcoming week. We always tried to have a full FHE with everyone, but scheduling never worked out and the habit was never implemented. I went home over April General Conference weekend to celebrate my birthday with my family and since I had them all together, I decided there was no better time with any better people to do this assignment with! After I first brought up the idea

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