For Father’s Day, a paper in Salt Lake City ran a terrific profile of a deacon with a young and growing family. How does it do it?

Take a look below. (A jolly H/T to Jeff the Curt Jester, btw!):

Being a parent is not easy. Now try combining it with being a full-time worker, a graduate student, and a deacon. The secret is to “have a good balance in life,” said Deacon Scott Dodge, who is all of the above and more — and to have a very supportive family. “I could not do half the things I do if it weren’t for my wife Holly,” he said.

“We know he’s got a lot going on, so we try to schedule time to spend together,” said Holly Dodge, his wife.

Sometimes that quality time is spent in the cathedral, where Deacon Dodge and his family serve. “My three school-age children go to the Madeleine Choir School and come here after school,” said Deacon Dodge, who was excited to share that his family is increasing. “We also have a two-year old son and are expecting a baby boy in October,” he said.

Deacon Dodge says he is proud of being able to give his children opportunities he did not have, and of exposing them to the teaching of Jesus. “They know they should be kind to others and treat them how they’d like to be treated. They know however, they cannot expect the same treatment,” he said.

Check the link for the rest. Very inspiring stuff.