June, MHA with Rob, Emily & Sophia

 1. Better picture of Bekah and Olivia's play with

Tammy in the middle. I think we could form a

screen writer's team within our family!

Dad and I went to MHA with Rob and Emily in Salt Lake.

We had a wonderful time going on a tour on Thursday

with classes on Friday and Dad went Saturday also.

2. This is Sophia and I on a tour to Gilgal Garden. It is 

very different and I think everyone has a different

experience. The monument to the Priesthood was my

favorite. This is the arch with Jesus Christ represented

by the large rock in the center.

3. Even the roses as you enter were very different.

This is Sofie by the different colored roses. They

(the roses and Sophie) are beautiful.

4. This is Wood museum. You can only see it by appointment.

Wilford Wood was a taxidermist by trade and a collector

of Mormon historical artifacts by passion. I didn't

even know it existed. It would be great to do as a family

some time, although Rob has a very hard time seeing such

rare items in such "unsafe" circumstances. It was crazy.

This is the outside going in. When the door was opened

your could smell the musty air.

5. The inside. I can't even begin to tell you of all the things

he collected and purchased for the church. He woke up

one morning and told his wife he needed to go to Kirtland

to buy the Newel K Whitney store, and he did.

6. Joseph and Hyrum's death masks. They look like

the ones I got for Grandpa. 

7. Out back in the garden was a replica of this staue

of the Angel Moroni giving the plates to Joseph Smith.
It was a life-size statue.

8. They had three alters from the 1840's. Pres. Hinckley

asked Brother Wood if the church restored one of them,

could he announce from it when the church indexed the

1849 census. 

9. The room just after this had a copy of the Book of

Mormon in its signature form. Each large sheet
of paper was printed the right way so when it was folded it
would be in the correct way to bind the book. He had lined the

whole room with sheets of it and then covered

it with clear plastic. He said you could read the Book of Mormon
from the wall as long as you could read upside down, etc.
Brother Wood's grandson was

the tour guide and he told so many amazing stories.

10. This is William Clayton's organ he brought 

across the plains. He asked if anyone could play

Come, Come Ye Saints, and immediately someone volunteered.

We all sang the hymn accompanied by the organ 

that came across the plains. 

It was truly a walk back in time.

11. Rob visiting with others. It's always

great to see our sons among their peers at work.

It doesn't happen very often.

12. We are celebrating Tesha's birthday.  

13. Tesha's Mom got a pickle ball set and it fit perfect

on our basketball court. Everyone had a great time.

14. U. Bill and A. Robinette and us at Golden Spike.

She had never been and always wanted to go. We

had a great time with them. We hope to be able

to spend more time with siblings now that so many

of them are retired.

15. In front of the Salt Lake Temple so we could send

a picture to Audrey for her birthday. All she wanted

was pictures of family going to the temple.

Lacey & Paul put together a beautiful slide show

of pictures from a lot of different temples and people.

16. We had a kids day with Tom, Joe and Ryan's family.

Ryan came home from the hospital so we had them come

and play. They really had a lot of fun.

We've seen miracles with Ryan's healing. He has

been through a lot.

Max, Hudson (I think), Ben, suzie, Cam, Kaden

17. I took Taylor and Suzie to my sister Margaret's

Reflections concert. She was thrilled Suzie came.

18. Temple picture for Audrey's birthday. We took

Tammy and her girls, Mike & Dad and Tara's

older boys to Brigham City Temple. There wasn't

an appointment after ours, and they ended up

doing 75 baptisms.

19. My Mother's completed book. I can't wait

to give everyone their copy. It was quite a journey for me.

I learned a lot about her and her parents and grandparents.

We learn so much about our own life from those

who went before us. There is a stability and guidance

that doesn't come in any other way. 

Remember the story of me throwing the ninetendo

out the window? (Not sure it's true) I almost did

throw my laptop out the window. It gave me such grief.

20. We loved teaching Charles Riotte when we were on our

mission here in Fielding, but he never did get baptized.

His parents thought they were moving and kept postponing

it. He finally got baptized and we went to see him.

We were very happy for him and his family.

21. We've babysat Luke a bit more with the play.

We took him to Logan with us and picked up

Daniel and Ellen. It's almost like starting out

all over again with a new crop of small Grandchildren.

They are keeping us very young!
Luke drinking his Gossner's milk.

22. Sam drinking his Gosner's milk.

23. Spending time with Daniel and Ellen.

24. We took Caleb and his friend Jett along with

Dusty and Jeffrey to BC temple. I had so many male

names to do, so we got them done. We had the

last six female names, so I got baptized for them.

I hadn't done baptisms for a long time. It really

was a wonderful experience.

25. Caleb and Jett at Peach City afterwards.

26. Caleb, Mia, Zander, and Luke. They were having so

much fun together on the trampoline I just had to take a picture.

It's been another wonderful month. It's been a trial

with Ryan and Robert's health, but a peace behind it.

Amanda shared a thought with me from their conference.

"Life is filled with trials, but it's not the trial that is

as important as who we look to during that trial." I'm

sure that's not an exact quote, but the idea is the same.

I've thought a lot about it. Life is quite a journey and

no one escapes their own personal trials and experiences.

It's part of life. But it's whether we turn to the Lord

or figure we can do it on our own that is the real test of life.

He lives and is there for each one of us.