Dearest Family

    It has been a wonderful week with beautiful fall weather!  We have had some nice days- we have worked on a juniper tree in the back yard & finished cutting it down. (It was 65 yrs old by the growth rings)  There were several by the back gate, by the garage, that had grown really tall & were covered with vines.  Dad has been working along, getting the vines off.  Finally it was ready to be cut down. We even have all the branches hauled to the burn pile. We have enjoyed seeing the Big Horns & the field behind the house again! Dad has also been watching/hunting for deer morning & evening!

    Wednesday was a busy day for me – back to working with Sister Burnham  & Judy Quarles!  Super day!   AndThursday was also a full day!  Cowley Chapel in the morning, Living Center in the afternoon & another sister doing photos/stories! Also had home teachers & a Skype appt in the evening!

    We picked grapes one day & then later in the week I make Grape Jelly!  Boy does that ever fill the house with an amazing aroma!  The juice was so sweet this year & oh-h-h so yummy & the jelly is even better, so different than what one can buy.

    Had a great day on Saturday!  Allen & Amber went to the temple & all the kids stayed here in Lovell, actually at Darece’s.  Dad picked up the boys at 8 a.m. Kaitlyn did hair & fingernails on Leanne & Camille.   Darece, Whitney & I  and Neil went to a super Saturday at the church!  They worked on projects and Neil & I visited & just enjoyed being there.  Dad and the boys cleaned up a few more branches, looked for deer, did some target shooting with a 22 rifle and ate lunch/talked for an hr at Minchow's food court!  In the afternoon the kids did more things at the Grants.  I had told several people that there were grapes here so Patty Despain & Jacob, his wife & children came over, picked grapes & did a little fishing.  Allen & Amber arrived home about 5:30 & all of  them had dinner here then picked grapes and apples  before they headed back to Worland.   Was a great day!!! Dad and I reviewed our talks some more this evening before bedtime.

    Today we were in the Greybull Ward, both of us spoke in Sacrament Meeting on the blessings and the how to process that allows all to do FH work, then headed for Worland to watch the Croft kids in their Primary program. It was so special to enjoy that with them! Went to Sunday school & Relief Society-Priesthood with them. At 2:00 p.m. we headed for home.   We had time to stop & visit with Leona, Lavon & grandson Colton who stays with them part of the time.  Had a super 1 1/2 hr visit!

    Arrived home just in time to eat & go to Lucy’s 1st birthday party! There are alot of cousins 1 to 2 yrs and babies in the Grant family right now! It was great to visit with so many and watch the children interact together. We were able to setup several appts for the next two months this evening. With all the extra activity such as Star Valley Temple dedication, Regional Conf, Stake conferences and 2 fast Sundays there are not many regular Sundays where we can speak. We will be focusing on the 3 stakes here in the valley for awhile now! The Worland stake has 2 new bishops and 1 new branch pres to trg now.

Love you all Mom & Dad

It is hard to believe that last Tuesday it snowed all day at our house.

Dearest Family   

    Happy 1st Birthday to Lucy on Thursday, October 20!  Also, Congrats to Kenny, Rosie & little Lucy – next April when a new little one will arrive & Lucy will be a big sister!!!! 

Today was a beautiful day!  It is hard to believe that last Tuesday it snowed all day at our house. Dolores & I went VT at 9 a.m. I just wore a lite jacket & when I got home at 10:00 it was just starting!  By evening we had at least 9 inches of snow! The trees were all weighed down, so beautiful & now it is all melted!  Then on Wednesday night it froze for the first time this fall, pretty amazing! I've had a head cold this week but getting better by weeks end, stayed close to home for several days, not wanting to share it!

    This was a skype week – we enjoyed working with 3 Family History Consultants from Gillette and Buffalo wards!  Also did our usual time in Cowley and with other appointments in our local area. Then on Saturday we headed for Sheridan.  The Big Horns had not received the snow that we got in town so it was a sunny dry trip.  There were hunters everywhere from the Causeway on over the mtn. Spent the afternoon with the Elsie & Terry Peters doing photos and general FH things.

  It was so special to watch the Fort Collins Temple Celebration Sat evening which Ky, Symphony & Kenya were a part of!  The blessing of technology is so wonderful!  We are excited for them – they were also able to attend the Temple Dedication today!  They will have some special memories to record.

    Today, we attended the Ranchester Branch!  it was so special to be there – taught the Ward council during SS & then everyone, youth & adults during the last hour, except the ones in Primary! It is a great branch!  When we had finished everything & were putting our things away a young man came up to me & said,  “You're taller than me ”   and I replied     “Yes I am! You're about 8 years old, aren't you.  Do you know what? – you could have an LDS account & record your own stories in your own voice!”   And he said,  “You mean I could tell how I shared my testimony at school?”     Yes!     As we were leaving, he came hurrying down the hall, waving something in his hand.  “See, here is my ticket to the temple dedication !“   Can you imagination how priceless his story of this would be if he told it for his children & grandchildren in Family Search Memories.

    Coming back over the mtn it was dry except for about 5 miles from Hunt Mtn divide to Porcipine where there was 2 inches of slush in spots on the road and temps of 33'. We were home by 3:30pm, had time to unwind a bit,  have supper then head to Powell wards (7th st chapel) to speak at a New converts/ Reactivated fireside at 7pm. There were 3 brethren and a sister who spoke of their conversion and reactivation process. Each story was unique, two came back after being taught the gospel as children. one in his 60’s & the other in his early 30’s, both with many addictions. The other two were converts, one joining after High School.  The other was married to an inactive member- it took about 7 years. It was finally his 7 year old son who actually got him started reading the Book of Mormon for the first time. We were the last speakers and did it standing together at the podium sharing the time. We told of our own love for the temple and our eternal family then shared with them how they can make FH a daily personal worship event so they can have a daily temple experience. Another wonderful weekend together serving the people and the Lord!

 

We send our love to all of you & CTR 

We pray that each one of you have had a great week!

Dearest Family!

    We pray that each one of you have had a great week!   Each day can be a very special day!  It is an opportunity for each of us to find the positive & good in the world around us! There is so much good! 

    This week we did the second Skype training with a ward council – again it was very successful we felt.  Each time we learn something to make it better!  It also helps us to know how to do this with other wards.  There were probably 10 people in this group, meeting in a RS room in the church.   We are so thankful for technology which makes this all possible!   We’re also thankful for the Lord’s blessing that we are able to learn & do it successfully!

    Visited an older single sister this week – parents deceased – but she has so much to share on Family Search.  It will be a fun trip helping her share the lives of her deceased parents thru pictures & stories!  She is excited & we are also excited! She had many stories already typed up & Dad has been able to add them to Family Search already.  Now we will help her link these to people in the tree so others can read them. We have also helped those we index with & several others, both in Cowley & here in town.

    Our weekend has been so very nice!  We traveled to Sheridan Saturday afternoon via Greybull & Shell Canyon. Did some shopping there, had our favorite Arby’s sandwiches, then spent the evening with Rod & Susan Workman, working with them on the apps.  We have so appreciated being able to stay with them during our trips to the Gillette Stake. They were both able to find some names for the temple! Had a very special experience with her.  She found the name of a lady, but the initiatory & endowment had been shared with the temple.  She immediately emailed the person & by 2:30 this afternoon she had gotten an email from the man & he had released it so now she can do  it!  She was so.o.o excited!  She has her own ancestor to do the temple ordinances for!!

    We traveled to Buffalo this morning, it is only 30 miles from Sheridan.  The Bishop is Cade Caturia & one of his counselors is Jake Hatch,  both Lovell area boys!  We taught the ward council at 9 a.m. & during Sunday School we did the hands on training.  It seemed that there were many that were very excited to learn more & realize that they could do it!!! There were also many that we had known from other places & times of our lives!    When we were greeting people before Sacrament meeting, one sister, abt 40, was asking what we were doing there & when I mentioned Family History she was so interested in coming to our SunSchool lesson time. She was totally enthralled by the App & all that could be done using it.  She found several names in that short time.  We continued to visit  after S School & finally she asked, “Do you know Joy Croft?”  Joy, it was Ardie Ruby, President Ruby’s wife & she was very excited to hear about you  and your family!   A Memory she had – Joy taught her how to seal the edge of a pie crust – the way she still does it today! I love it!   The little everyday things we do which create special memories among so many people!   It is just one example of all the good each of you do, without even thinking, as you go about your daily life, serving!

    We ate lunch in the Buffalo ward kitchen then headed for Worland 100 miles west to help with two training classes for FH consultants at 4 and 5 pm. We had a wonderful scenic drive over the mountain on dry roads with some snow in the trees. With all the moisture the dry looking areas are now green again. Our first meeting was with about 20 adult leaders and consultants who all enjoyed using the new technology! We have met with many of these folks before but they needed to get updated on changes to the app. The youth FHC meeting was full of excitement with 10 YM YW - FHC most of which were younger teens. They caught on quickly and were anxious to see the new changes and advanced features available with the app. It was great to have Allen in our adult meeting! Following the meeting we headed to Al & Ambers home to eat supper with their family and visit a bit. Time with family is always special!  We had a safe drive home with no animals on the road and only a few cars, it was 9pm when we arrived. Just 330 miles on the road this weekend. What an awesome weekend to be together with great people sharing the hastening of the Lord's Work! ! !
Our love to all,     Mom & Dad

We have had some special experiences this week

Dearest Family!

    Happy Belated Birthday to Josh, his special day as September 30! Hope it was a good one! 

I am  so thankful for the service of many sisters the past few weeks!  We have been able to complete the quilting on Josh & Krysta’s quilt! They have given so much of their time.  This week we were able to quilt on Monday & Wednesday, then the remainder of the week I worked to finish it on Friday! Now just the binding!

    Tuesday was a great day!  Darece & I went to the temple to work in the laundry, such a nice day.  We had a nice day also doing a little shopping, WalMart & Costco & lunch & supper together, thanks Darece!!!    Dad did a little fishing at Crooked Creek & projects here at home outside. We have had a beautiful long summer with no frost, but it is inevitable!  We are seeing lightening flashing in the distance tonight & the mountains are supposed to get snow the middle of this week.  We enjoyed going to a Rocky football game, & seeing Talon recognized in the Homecoming royalty!

    We have had some special experiences this week – reflecting the Lords hands in all things.   Had a Skype appt with a High councilman over FH, but things didn’t work out for that, but instead the next evening he was giving a presentation at a Stake High Priest Quorum Meeting.  We were able to visit with him about that & share some materials with him.  On another evening, we did training with Family History Consultants in our stake.  Was a special, spiritual evening where we felt guided & that they were open & intent on receiving the message! Great Evening! 

What a wonderful weekend watching General Conference!   We are so blessed to see it in the comforts of our own home & we love it! Another amazing advance of technology is that already, even tonight, we can down load all the talks to our devices, to learn from any time, any place.  We like to play them in the car, thru the radio, as we travel! Can you believe we used to wait 6 weeks to get our Ensign to study them & we thought that was a blessing, (& it was!)

      As I have reviewed a little tonight, this has to be a favorite from President Monson -We are blessed to have the truth. We have a mandate to share the truth. Let us live the truth that we might merit all that the Father has for us. He does nothing save it be for our benefit. He has told us, “This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” [Moses 1:39]. 

It has been an amazing week – what a wonderful way to end it!   Allen, Amber & family were here this morning to watch conference with us & then Rob, Michelle; Ken, Darece, & family; Bob DeRocher & Ruth Murphy all came for Mexican haystacks!   Was great to see everyone!    Missed those who weren’t here – love you all

 Mom & Dad