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Clare's prayer when his father passed

At our combined Family Home Evening Rosalie shared the story of the early passing of her great grandfather. He was a spiritual strength to the whole family. He was a senior member of the High Council and best friend of the Stake President Clifford Young. He had given the closing prayer in the Saturday evening priesthood leadership session of the conference. President Clifford Young (Uncle Cliff) had given some lengthy instructions. [Bernard leaned over to Myron Moyle and whispered that he wished that Cliff would finish.] When he arrived home he went to bed by himself.

At the death of Bernard Christensen, his son Clare Bernard Christensen gave a prayer at the foot of the bed. It is an understatement to just share the prayer, but it was significant and perhaps in effect today. So at this moment I share this prayer:

Our Father in Heaven: This is indeed a bitter moment! We loved our father and Thou hast taken him. But Thou gives and Thou taketh away, and blessed is Thy name. Since Thou hast taken him and the strength of his faith is removed from us, wilt Thou open the windows of Heaven and pour us out a blessing of faith in Thee and in Thy Eternal purposes? Make us equal to what Thou has given. We stand up now Lord to accept that which Thou has given.

Then three months later Clare Christensen was called to the High Council to take his fathers place. He was ordained a High Priest by Clifford Young on April 14, 1940.

See The Christensen Family (the blue book) p 289-290

To my mother Judy

Note:

1. Both of your sons are still married to the 1st and only wife
2. Both of your sons have their own home
3. Both of your sons received a college education
4. Both of your daughters in law received a college education
5. All of your grandchildren will have a college education (3 are still attending)

Aunt Burnetta was right when she said:

• They sent the right Hutton child to college
• They could only afford one child to attend
• They child they sent was Junior Hutton (Red)

Albert Hanson Immigrated to Quebec

S.S. KENSINGTON

JULY 20,1907

Departed Liverpool July 11, 1907 & arrived Quebec July 20, 1907.
They are "Barnardo" children going to Toronto, Ont.
film # T491. see also c4716 and T527.
This list is courtesy of Ken Gibbs. His father is Cecil Gibbs.

ATKINS, James B. 9 ANGELL, Reginald G. 15 ASHTON, Mary 40 AUSTIN, Charles Wm. A. 7 AYERS, Edith 11 BAMFORD, George 8 BANKS, Edmund 11 ARRETT, Geo. Wm. T. 9 BATTISON, Frederick W. 10 BAYLEY Phyllis 17 BELL, Hilda 9 BLAKE, Edward 14 BOWEN, Arthur V. 8 BOWEN, Rolfe Wm. 10 BRENNAN, Annie 11 BRENNAN, Jane 44 BRENNAN, John 9 BRENNAN, Wm. 14 BRETT, Ellen 11 BROWN, Agnes 14 BROWN, Arther 11 BROWN, Joseph 9 BROWN, Thomas 12 BROWN, Winifred 9 BUCKLE, Dorothy 7 BULMER, John 10 BULMER, William 11 BURR, Robina 11 CAREY, Maggie 10 CARRINGTON, Arthur 8 CHANDLER, Nellie 11 CLANCY Florence 10 CLARINGBOLD, Albert 11 CLARINGBOLD, Harold 7 COKER, Alfred Bruce 15 COLE, Winnie 11 COLEMAN, John 16 COOPER, Esther 11 COPE, Ernest 10 COUZENS, John Wm. 13 CRABTREE, Bertha 12 CROSSE, John 16 CROW, Jane 13 CROWDRY, Alfred 10 CURTIS, Flossie 8 DAVIS, George F. 11 DAVIS, Joseph A. 10 DAVIS, Sidney 8 DAVIDSON, Geo. Henry 14 DALY, Cecil 9 DELAFIELD, William A. 13 DOBSON, Ethel Eliza 10 DOUGHTY, Ernest F. 11 DRIFFEL, Florence 10 DUFFIELD, James 11 EAGLE, Charles J. 11 EDWARDS, Thomas A. 10 ELLIS, Mary Margaret 11 EVANS, Frances (f) 11 EVANS, John 19

EVASSEUR, Harold F. 16 FIDLER, Beatrice R. 9 FIDLER, Emma E. 7 FINNERTY, Florence 12 FITZGERALD, James 11 FITZGERALD, William 12 FOSTER, Daisy 10 FRANCIS, Edwin 12 FRANCIS, Henry L. 15 FULTON, Robert 8 GIBBS, Cecil 12 GILDARD, Ernest 11 GORDON, Arthur 11 GORDON, Friedman 12 GOW, Peter 12 GOWLAND, John 18 GRAY, Herbert H. 8 GRAY, Percy W. 7 HAGGAR, Mary 8 HAMMOND, Francis(m) 8 HAMMOND, Thomas W. 9 HANCOX, Elsie 13 HANSON, Albert 8 HARVEY, Charles 8 HARVEY, Frank 11 HARVEY, Lily 14 HARVEY, Rose 10 HARVEY, William A. 12 HAWE, Minnie 11 HAWKINS, Victor 9 HEMBROW, Ellen 7 HEMBROW, Margaret 9 HENDRY, Mary A. 9 HIGGINS, Edward M. 15 HILLS, Herbert A. 12 HUDSON, Sidney Fred'k A. 15 HUGHES, Ruby 11 HUMPHRIES, James A. 10 HUMPHRIES, Winnie 12 HUNTER, Elizabeth 9 HYATT James 18 JACKSON, Edward 11 JAMES, Hannah 14 JENNER, Ethel 9 JOHNSON, Lily 10 JOHNSON, May 8 KILROY, Francis Joseph 16 KNIGHT, Charles 9 KRUSE, Louisa 9 LAWLESS, Iris M. 10 LEBOURGEOIS, Alfred G. 12 LEE, Frederick I. 8 LAWLESS, Pricillie 11 LEWIS, Gertrude 9 LOCKWOOD, George 12 LORD, Arthur 9 LOUCH, Henry Geo. 11 LOUCH, Reg'd Percy 10 MACKIN, Edwin L. 11 MALLETT, Robert 11 MAPP, Percy 11 MARSDEN, Flossie 14 MARSHALL, Charles W. 9 MASON, Henry Thomas 11 MASON, William Luther 9 MAYNARD, Frances(f) 9 MAYNARD, Robina E. 14 McLEAN, Connie 9 McLEAN, John 10 MIDDLETON, Elizabeth 11 MILLGATE, Walter S. 7 MILLS, Bertie(m) 10 MOYL, H. (m) 16 MONEY,Charles Henry A. 9 MORGAN, Phyllis 9 MUNDY, Robert J. 9 MUNDY, Edward 10 MUNDY, Henry A. 16 MUNDY, Reginald 11 MUTLOW, Rachael 11 MUTLOW, Shadrack A. 9 NEEDLE, Beatrice 8 NEEDLE, Florence 9 NESBIT, Frederick 17 NOAKES, William F. 9 NUNN, Stephen J. 11 OLDFIELD, Harold 11 OLERDIES, Charles 11 OSBORNE, James Thomas 11 OSBORNE, John G. 14 PAGE, Annie 9 PALAISY, Henry 16 PALFREY, Gerald 10 PARKER, Arnold 12 PARTON, Arthur 10 PAYNE, Edward Wm. 11 PAYNE, Harold 9 PEARCE, Martha 11 PEARSON, Lizzie 7 PERRETT, Violet 12 PETERSON, Thomas P. 14 PICKLES, George 20 PITT, Bertie 11 PITTMAN, Ada 7 POWELL, Fanny 10 PRITCHARD, Arthur 14 PROUDLOCK, Dalton 10 PUDDIFOOT, Alice 16 RAMSAY, Douglas Gordon 12 REEVES, George S.P. 7 REEVES, WilliaM J. 10 REID, Mary 9 RICE, James E. 8 RICE, Wm. Henry 9 RIDGE, George W. 11 RIDLEY, Mary 5 RIGGALL Edward 17 ROBATHAN, Ethel 11 ROBATHAN, Lavinia 8 ROBERTS, Charles 10 ROBERTS, Hilda 6 ROBINSON, Ormond R. 8 ROE, Albert Charles T. 17 ROGERS, Harriet 15 ROWNEY, Edward C. 10 ROWNEY, George P. 11 RUTHERFORD, William 15 SALTER, Walter 11 SANDERSON, Kate 11 SCOVILLE, Rose 9 SEABON, Walter 11 SHANTARY, William 8 SHATTOCK, Samuel F. 10 SILVER, Albert E. 11 SIMCOX, Mary 16 SIMPSON, Cecil F. 10 SKINNER, Charlotte 8 SMITH, Elizabeth 11 SMITH, Olive 10 SMITH, Percy S. 11 SPARKES, Albert E. 9 SPIRRITT, Joseph 10 SPRAGG, Leonard A. 7 STAFFORD, Peter 9 STEARN, Annie 6 STRADWICK, John 10 STUART, Sidney 10 STURDY, Margaret 8 SULLIVAN, Eleanor 14 SULLIVAN, Kate 42 SULLIVAN, Sarah 11 TAPP, Albert A. 15 TEMPLEMAN. Ernest Samuel 15 THOMPSON, William 10 THWAITES, Christopher 9 TINDALL, Ethel 9 TONEY, Ethel 11 TOPE, Blair 9 TOWELL, Samuel 15 TRAVERS, Walter 15 TUCK, Albert E. 10 TURNBULL, Maisy 12 TURNBULL, Robert 15 VAUGHAN, Lillian 10 VENN, Thomas Edward 7 VICKERY, Benjamin 7 VICKERY, Dulies(f) 11 WAGG Percy E. 11 WALDEN, Harry 11 WALKER, William Henry 9 WALTER, Edward James 11 WARBURTON, James 16 WARD, Charles S. 11 WARD, Georgina 11 WARD, Lilian 10 WARREN, Arthur 13 WARREN, Frank 8 WAY, Gwendoline 13 WEBB, Arthur S. 10 WEBB, George E. 11 WELLS, Edward 19 WELSH, Louisa 10 WESTON, Robert 10 WHEWAY, Douglas 15 WHITE, Percy A. 11 WOLSTINCROFT, Beatrice 9 WOOD, Robert 10 WOOLAS, Florence 14 WORKMAN, Charles 10 WRIGHT, Matthew 8 WRIGHT, Robert H. 14 YEATES, Grace 14 YEATES, Nellie 11

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What is a Barnardo Boy

The Little Immigrants

Between 1880 and 1930, 80 000 to 100 000 children immigrated to Canada. They were brought here by philanthropic agencies hoping to save them from destitution and poverty in the rapidly growing slums of Great Britain. The largest of these agencies was Dr. Barnardo's homes for Destitute children which is responsible for the immigration of 30 000 of these orphaned or abandoned children. Often these children were being taken from one horrible situation to another.

The rapid industrialization during the 19th century in Great Britain created a loss of menial jobs for unskilled workers and high unemployment figures. That and the large scale migration from rural to urban centers caused a population explosion in the poor districts of the major cities of England. Thirty percent of Great Britain was in poverty, one out of four of these paupers was under the age of sixteen. Without a minimum wage men working in the new factories were not being paid nearly enough to support their families. Wives and any children who were old and strong enough also went to work to support their families. Any loss in a family could mean a substantial drop in funds possibly driving the remaining members into destitution. In the 1860s Great Britain suffered an epidemic of cholera, small pox and scarlet fever. The harvests in this decade were particularly bad causing the prices of food to increase dramatically. These were the dire social conditions which fostered the creation of such philanthropic institutions as Dr. Barnardo's Homes for Destitute Children.

In 1850 the Poor Law Act was amended to allow the emigration of destitute and orphaned children despite this few children were actually emigrated to Canada, Australia or New Zealand for another two decades or so. Marie Susan Rye was perhaps the first person to organized the emigration of children. She took about 900 children to Ontario before 1875. Annie Macpherson took about 350. These women were acting as philanthropists who would personally accompany the children to Canada. This soon became impossible when thousands of children were being emigrated. They were criticized extensively for using the emigration as "just a cheap way of getting rid of paupers". Though these women had good intentions without the help of an institution they were not very successful at finding good placements nor adequate supervision for the children once they were in Canada.

Dr. Barnardo was moved by the plight of the destitute children in the slums during the 1860s. So much so that he began his own philanthropic activities in earnest. He was a evangelist who had started one ragged school for boys (there were hundreds at the time). He wrote extensively for evangelistic journals and papers, and was remarkable at getting the middle and upper classes to become aware of plight of the poor. He used what is today considered some very questionable means to accomplish this promotion of his cause.

After a few years he had several homes and schools for children all over the urban centers of England. He quickly ran out of space and people in England willing to adopt the hundreds of children under his care. Emigration to the promising Commonwealth seemed like the answer. He believed that it would be a multifaceted solution to a number of complex problems. Emigration of destitute children would relieve the overcrowded workhouses and industrial schools as well as supply a work force for the farms in Canada, Australia and New Zealand which were struggling to be productive.

Children emigrated from England to Canada came over as third class passengers on ships bound for the ports of Halifax, St. John's, Montreal, Quebec City and Saint John. From there the children would be taken by train to one of the homes located in Knowlton Quebec, Peterborough, Toronto, Hamilton, Brockville, Bellevile, Stratford and Guelph in Ontario or Winnipeg and Russel Manitoba. Most children would stay at one of these home for a few days to a few weeks before they were taken to farms or city homes of people willing to take them in.

Farmers picked out which child they wanted from the arriving shipments of children. Many children were sent over with their sibling and promptly separated from them on arrival. Often they would never see their brothers or sisters for years or sometimes ever again. Unfortunately many of these children were treated no better than slaves by their foster-parents. If a child was ill-behaved they were likely to be sent to another farm. Many were physically, sexually and mentally abused by their foster-parents and were unable to find anyone whom could help them out of their situations.

Though there were a few benefits of the large scale immigration of children to Canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries it must be view as predominately a sad and unfortunate period in our history. The miss-treatment of thousands of children, though most have long since grown old and passed away, should not be forgotten nor repeated again.

And other places to read about these boys: Link

All State

Read this carefully! Has anyone else been selected by a vote of the coaches to the All-State Team? I would like to know.

At the Lake

Here we are at the Lake.

Cosette, Jorie, John,
Craig, Sarah,
Becca, Raquel, Cameron, and Gary

Cambridge

Kerri, Olivia, Glenn,
Becca, Jorie, Cosette,
Brooke, Sarah, Gary,
Rob, Reed, Doris,
John, Cameron, Raquel, and Gary.

To remember our wonderful trip to New England. Here we all are at 22 Banks St. Cambridge, MA. at the home Reed and Doris.

Jorie did pretty good. Just a few minutes before this picture was taken, she bumped her mouth and it started bleeding. Oh, the screams we heard.

To my cousins I thank you for such a wonderful time.

18th Birthday

Lets see is that a 81 for Dewey Nelson?












Or 18, for Becca's Birthday?


Happy Birthday,
Happy Birthday,
Sorrow, Sickness and Despair,
People dieing everywhere,
On your birthday,
But Happy Birthday.













Any way Rebecca is sitting with her favorite niece.

Timberline

Our re trip to Timberline Camp. As we came to visit this place, the memories came back to us like horse files we had while at camp.

Here is the amphitheater we used for evening events. Quasimodo, his face rings a bell, Whahu, A sharp tooth buzzard sitting on a dead tree, or is it Chartreuse buzzard?




Here is the training area.














The field used for Gilwell, the flags still have a glow about them. We all lined up for our morning announcements, I mean proclamations.











And the trail to the 'Honor Trail' was really covered over. But the ferns were rising in popularity. There were also many more trees fallen down. I am happy it has been closed to the public, as this lets Mother Nature take over and bring beauty to the place.


















The place at the end of the Honor Trail. We just need a moment to contemplate the spirit, and perhaps review the promises made.


And last of all was the pipe still connected to the spring? Oh, the water was sweet. This is Timberline water. This spring is in a secret place. Now that you have seen it, you will recognize it when you see it again. So I guess it is not a secret any longer.

Thanks for the memories, Thank Heavenly father for allowing a place like this to be created and enjoyed.

State Tournament

Here Rebecca took 3rd in the State, with a School Record of 40 feet in the Shot Put. The Score board in the background says it all
All Thanks to Tiffany and coaches that helped Rebecca reach her personal best while at State Tournament, at BYU. Thanks for the ride Becca!
Can you see the smiles?

What more could we ask, except that Rebecca did her best?

And here Rebecca is breaking her own record of 118 feet, in the discus which took 2nd in State.

Regional Tourny 2009

Yeah, this is the Regional Tournament. And you can see it finally got sunny. Just the week before, we were watching in the soaking rain. And if you look close you can see the disk way up in the air.

Now if anyone is reading this blog you may not understand the numbers I put up here. So perhaps Becca will add a few commnents of PR and distance. But lets see if I get these right; 1st, 2nd, 2nd.

Raquel and I are very please with the sport Rebecca has chosen. What a wonder ride our children have provided. Each one had there own unique activities. We love you.

How to make and break your PR

Becca, made a PR (Personal Record) of 38' 2", then she made another PR 38' 3", then out of the blue can another with 38' 7".

Becca took second in the BYU invitational.

Grandma Nelsons Talk

The Nelsons gave talks on sun day. We enjoyed them both. Oh, how I wish you were here and could hear them. Some wonderful family history. It builds the soul.


The trials that we are facing are not insignificant to us and others around us, though each phase in life brings inherent ones just with the passage of time. I remember some of the ones my parents went through and hope that it is not my course. But, the school of life is what we chose in our first estate.
I have heros in my family and will briefly relate about one of them.
William Allen III was my great grandfather. At the time of the opening of the British Mission he was a young man. He lived in the area of the beautiful Malvern Hills of England where Wilford Woodruff spent much time preaching the Gospel. His activity in the Church and with his baptism , his mother refused to let him in the house and refused to give him his clothes or other belongings. Of this he wrote, "I have lost my family and my friends have turned against me." A month after his baptism he was ordained a priest and sent on a three year mission to South Wales. It was one without purse or script. He was ordained an elder a year into his mission..
After his mission he married a young convert, Harriet Rook. Their first child lived but 9 hours and because they didn’t believe in infant baptism of sprinkling, she couldn’t be buried in the grave yard. They buried her in secret during the night.
Their second child died the day the third was born. William had been on a second mission in England and had placed his family with willing members.
William had taken the name Wilford as a second name because he said there were too many Williams. He named most of his sons after the Apostles who had labored in England.
They decided to immigrate to the Saints in Utah, leaving on the ship Ellen. Harriet died just before reaching Cuba and three days later the third child, too. They were buried at sea.
He sailed up the Mississippi alone. One could wonder at his feelings.
William was a stone mason and he found work building chimneys in the St. Louis area. He earned enough to out fit him to travel on to Utah.
A year after arriving in Utah he married Eliza Ann Fenn who had been on the ship Ellen and the wagon train to the West. Their first child died. Eliza Ann had a second child and William was called on a mission to Texas. He gave a man enough money to take care of his wife and child and left on his third mission.
At the end of his mission, he drove a herd of cows to Kansas to be used for the Saints there and came west in it ill fated Willie Handcart Company. Arriving at home he found that the man who had contracted to take care of Eliza Ann and child had not done so and she had lived mostly on sego roots and thistle.
In his journal entries, he did not complain of what befell him. One entry after his 12 year old son died stated only this, "I have lost in death one wife and seven children."
When Brigham Young called for workers to build the St. George Temple, William volunteered, sold his home, business and belongings, taking his family and what would fix into two wagons and set out. They traveled as far as Nephi where they met friends. He left his family there and went on alone to accomplish this mission.
He also worked on the Manti Temple and the Provo Tabernacle. He learned to make bricks from adobe, to carpenter (he could use both hands) tried farming three times, sang in Choirs, acted in plays and joined a brass band.
He remained faithful until the end teaching his children and others a love of the Gospel, Our Father and the Savior, Jesus Christ.
I am grateful for the Gospel in my life and to be a member of the Church. Baptism, confirmation and the blessings of the temple are great in my life.
I testify to the truth of these things: that God lives, His Son is our Savior and Redeemer, we have living prophets today and have since the restoration of the Gospel. The Book of Mormon is true and the Latter-day revelations, also.
Our Father and His Son know us and love us. We are not walking alone.
At the last Supper, as recorded in Luke 22: 31, 32, the Savior told Peter "Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired you, that he may sift the children of the kingdom as wheat.
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."
"How could men be called to the apostleship and at the same time not be converted? First, it should be noted that having a testimony and being converted are not necessarily the same thing. A testimony comes by the witness of the Spirit and leaves one with the knowledge that something is true. Conversion, on the other hand, is the fruit, or reward, of acting on the witness of the Spirit. Conversion comes only in discipleship, in living the gospel. To be converted is to born again, to put off the world and walk with the Saints. It comes by putting off the natural man and putting on Christ. Thus true conversion is a process and comes only in the course of time."
"After Peter was baptized and accepted Jesus as the Messiah, after he spent three years in almost constant companionship with the Son of God, after he was ordained an elder and an apostle, after he went forth on a mission healing the sick and performing other miracles, after he walked on the water, after he bore a fervent witness of the Savior’s divinity, after all this and more, Jesus said to him: "When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren". It was only then that Peter was reconciled to God and became a new creature by the power of the Holy Ghost. Peter’s conversion was manifest in his valiant actions from the time of the first Pentecost after the death of Christ until he, too, died upon a Roman cross."
Revelations of the Restoration–pgs. 902-903
In the Doctrine and Covenants 109: 15, we are told to "Receive a fulness of the Holy Ghost." President Kimball explained: "The Holy Ghost comes to you as you grow and learn and make yourselves worthy. It comes a little at a time as you merit it. And as your life is in harmony, you gradually receive the Holy Ghost in a great measure."
In the Doctrine and Covenants 90: 24, we are told to "Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly."
We must search in faith, with prayer and the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
President Marion G. Romney said, "I believe that the most effective way to get on course and to stay on course is to do as Jesus did: make a total commitment to do the will of His Father."
In the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith by George Q. Cannon [pg. 36] "the prophet lived to learn and to demonstrate that God commits His decrees to His earthly children for fulfilment; and though He may often work miracles in their behalf, yet are they required to give their best endeavor–even though weak and human–to the appointed deed; and out of their trials, their stumblings, their failures and their ultimate successes, will He bring the triumph of their devotion and His word"
In President Uchtdorf’s address to the sisters of the Church during Relief Society Conference, he said, "I would like to speak to those who have ever felt inadequate, discouraged, or weary–in short, I would like to speak to all of us.
We know that sometimes it can be difficult to keep our heads above water. In fact, in our world of change, challenges, and checklists, sometimes it can seem nearly impossible to avoid feeling overwhelmed by emotions of suffering and sorrow."
".....I recognize that in all of our lives there are real concerns. I know there are hearts here today that harbor deep sorrows. Others wrestle with fears that trouble the soul. For some, loneliness is their secret trial."
He goes on the say, "However, I would like to speak about two principles that may help you find a path to peace, hope, and joy–even during times of trial and distress. I want to speak about God’s happiness and how each one of us can taste of it in spite of the burdens that beset us."
President Monson asked us in April Conference to "turn our thoughts and our attitudes away from the troubles around us and to focus instead on our blessings as members of the Church. The Apostle Paul declared, "God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7
He also quoted 2 Ne. 2: 25, "Adam fell that men might be; and me are, that they might have joy."
"How might we have joy in our lives, despite all that we may face? Again from the scriptures; "Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you." Doc & Cov 68:6
President Uchtdorf told us that, "Creating and being compassionate are two objectives that contribute to our Heavenly Father’s perfect happiness."
"The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before–colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter. What you create doesn’t have to be perfect. Don’t let fear of failure discourage you. Start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it.
The more you trust and rely upon the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create."
In the second things that Pres. Uchtdorf mentions is being compassionate. And he quotes the words of James Barrie, the author of Peter Pan: "Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."
"There is a great work to do. One year ago in this meeting, President Monson taught that "you are ....surrounded by opportunities for service....Often small acts of service are all that is required to lift and bless another."
"True words of encouragement require only a loving and caring heart but may have an eternal impact on the life of those around you.
"You wonderful sisters render compassionate service to others for reasons that supersede desires for personal benefits. In this you emulate the Savior, who, though a king, did not seek position, nor was He concerned about whether others noticed Him. He did not bother to compete with others. His thoughts were always tuned to help others. He taught, healed, conversed, and listened to others. He knew that greatness had little to do with outward signs of prosperity or position. He taught and lived by this doctrine: "He that is greatest among you shall be your servant."

Jav

Ok, and here is how to throw a Javelin.

Pine View

Yeah, Becca was able to take the trophy home for the weekend.

And this is what it says:

Pine View Track & Field Invitational. Girls Champion 2009.

Plus the Champions were able to get a T Shirt.

Plus, the Deseret News had her name in BOLD letters

Rudyard Kipling

Who hath smelt woodsmoke at twilight?
Who hath heard the birch log burning?
Who is quick to read the noises of the night?
Let him follow with the others
For the young men's feet are turning
To the camps of proved desire and known delight.

[Rudyard Kipling]

1985

John,

Yes, I was in the Bishopric with Ralph Poulsen.

I would like to quote from my red journal:

13 Jan 1985
In this journal there are some large empty gaps. Just two pages before there is a 6 month gap followed by a 9 month gap. This has been a dark time for me. I have been worried about school, work, family, apartment. Not many things seemed to work correctly. At this present time I still don't know if I have finished collage. I feel I have been subject to a BYU Policy which I had no control over. I keep tell everyone I'm done with my schooling.

In the past 6 months I have tried to work harder at my calling as Ward Clerk. I've tried to move membership records out of people who don't live in our ward. In this I hve been sucessful in reducing total member records held.

Now that Larry Blake is moving to Las Vegas for a new job, we need a new 2nd Councelor inthe bishopric. I have an appointment with the Stake presidency this wednesday. I think I know what they are going to say.

Also this next week we may find out about a new job at AMFAC. This oportunity is exciting to think about. I'm looknig forward to work there.

16 Jan 1985
Today, Raquel & I went to the funeral services of Leland Sttanford Briggs. We are proud to have been a part of his life in the 85th ward.

We also went by BYU to get my report card. B in BM 463, C+ in BM 499. This means I have not fulfilled the requirments to graduate from BYU.

Later on in the evening we had an appointment with President Clyde. The Lord has called me to be the 2nd Counselor in the Bishopric to Bishop Poulsen.

Also we haven't heard about any new jobs. Also we have two vacant appartments since the 1st of January.

20 Jan 1985
Today Bishop Ralph J. Poulsen ordained me a High Priest. Then President Norman Clyde set me apart as a counselor to Bishop Poulsen.

Those that stood in on the first one was Neil Christensen, Wayne Christensen, Glen Fullmer, Bert Miner, Larry Blake, Bishop Poulsen, Bernell Hutchings, & Norman Clyde. Those that stood in for the Second was Pres Clyde, Bishop Poulsen, & Bernell Hutchings. We then set apart Gary Olsen as Wark Clerk.

Some of the counsel from President Clyde was to be open with my feelings as I counsel with the Bishop, but to make sure I sustain the decision once it has been made. Also I should teach the youth.

Cinderella

Can you tell which one is the character?
Such a good picture of my family.
Thanks Duane!

Aimee and Trevor just finished two weekends of "Cinderella" at Downey High School. Aimee was "Joy", the ill-tempered step-sister; and Trevor was the concertmaster, playing in the orchestra pit. Deanna made four costumes (two for Aimee and two for the step-mother), which was a long labor of love. The audiences loved Aimee's humorous portrayal. Spencer came opening weekend. Mom came for the final Sunday matinee.

Preference 2009

See Rebecca is excited about her date (Sugar Dandy)(Sweet Potatoes) and is wearing her Ms. 'T' crown.