What a great week - weather has been warmer,

Dearest Family,

     Happy Anniversary, Bo & McKinzea, on Wednesday, February 22!

     What a great week - weather has been warmer, a pleasant break from all the cold we have had!  Above freezing every night & day, 40-50 degrees.  

     Today, we were in the Cowley 1st ward & in the Lovell 5th! Spoke in each of them in Sacrament mtg. Dad was also able visit with the High Priest group leaders in these two wards during SS time.  It is always so nice to be in our local wards.  It has also been nice to have a quiet evening here at home.   We have enjoyed talking to several of you this evening!

 

     Saturday we were in Billings, went up to check on internet in two of the buildings up there in preparation for training missionaries on the 28 of Feb.  It was also the day that Jerry & Jodee Sessions were receiving their endowments & being sealed.  Jerry is Dad's 1st cousin, his father Howard is a brother to Grandma Croft!  Also saw Will & Kesha Croft, his mom, Jennifer & her mother Iris Bassett. We had a great visit with them. He is in the Branch Presidency in Hardin, Montana.

      It has been a busy week with 4-5 Skype trainings to HP group leaders, TFH (Temple & Family History) Consultants, & others. We also did a webEx training on Wednesday with SLC sharing with them the ability to use the Apps & had some excited students.   Then again on Thursday Evening we received training from our TFH manager. This went out to other Area people in the North America Central Area which includes abt 25 couples. there were several new things that have been introduced since the Roots Tech Conference last week.   We are still trying to digest info from that.

     We did take time to go fishing at Deaver Res, no catching tho haven't figured out why its so slow there this winter!  Also went Visiting Teaching, Dolores & I have several new sisters to visit!  The refrigerator is now repaired, that is a relief.  Dad has been doing a little pruning in the orchard - an we also have plenty of water & some mud around!

     All our babies are doing great! 

     We send our love to all - Hope your Valentines Day was special!   CTR

Mom and Dad

RootTech in SLC this week

February 12, 2012
Dearest Family,

     Happy 38th Anniversary to Aunt Gaye & Uncle Frank on Wednesday, February 15th & Happy Birthday to Ken on Thursday, February 16!!!!  Hope all of you have a wonderful day!

    It has been a wonderful weekend!  RootsTech is going in SLC this week so we viewed some of this on the web and will do the other by video. This is where all the new things are announced for the coming year. We now have a new official title "Area Temple and Family History Consultants". Our assignment remains the same.

     Friday noon we left for Bozeman, Montana. Weather was wonderful going & coming home today!  Spent the weekend there, staying with the Stake President & his family!  Friday evening we were able to do Family History with his wife & children. Saturday a.m. we were able to work with him. We had climbed around in his tree & the hints helped him add a generation, finding names for the parents of one of his ancestors, even several maiden names for the women. He was able to print out several temple cards. He now knows of the joy of this work & later in the evening at the Saturday night meeting of Stake conference, shared this spiritual experience.   We enjoyed dinner with the Stake leadership that evening & then at 6 p.m. took part in the adult meeting.  We were so blessed to be able to share this work with the 300+ members, giving a presentation for 45 minutes.  We had some very special visits with brothers & sisters after the meeting. Today before & after the General Session of their Stake conference we visited with more having questions! Now tonight we are returning phone calls, etc.  We are also excited to have been invited by the Mission President to train missionaries at their Zone conferences, we will do this on-site and over Skype!

We have had an enjoyable week - even taking a morning to do a little fishing at Deaver 

Res, no catching tho!!!! Enjoyed sharing this work with several in their homes! This week 

has been the warmest all winter with sun, wind and  over 32' temps even close to 50 a 

couple days. This has really melted the snow in fact some areas are dealing with flooding.

    We are so thankful all our little ones are doing so good.  Have attached new pictures of the.   Cozy really growing no, almost 4 pounds. As you can see, Paisley & Brindle are growing also!

Love you all Mom and Dad

What a beautiful day!!!! sun shiny & warm!!!!!

Dearest Family

     What a beautiful day!!!! sun shiny & warm!!!!!    The temperature reached 50 degrees today - boy are we seeing the snow melt!  The 15 mph wind is just evaporating it all away!  We have had a week of fine snow falling for three days & temps below 25 degrees so this was really a change!

     Had a nice day attending church in the Cowley 1st Ward.  This afternoon we did a training session via Skype with a new High Priest Leader in Powell. Very enjoyable! 

      We had quite an experience with the Peters' this week - He had a gggrandfather who after the death of his first wife at age 50+ married a much younger wife, age 22.   Then he died after the birth of their 5th child.  She then married her step son, his son, who was just 6 years younger than her. They then had 2 more children. Indexed marriage records were the thing which helped us find the answers.    Indexing is such an amazing thing, so fascinating & helps us learn about our families. Oh, my, what interesting webs we weave in this life!  So thankful for the inspiration to find & learn of the interesting lives of these people.It has been a special week, Skyping with several, phone training sessions & working with people here. 

      Enjoyed fishing over at Deaver on Monday, no fish but beautiful sunshine! The ice was still 18" due to the snow cover.   One morning there were 6 head of white tail bucks here in the sagebrush field east of the house - our breakfast entertainment!   Enjoyed one  of Talon's basketball games.   Watched several others on TV plus a BYU men's volleyball & Basketball game.  Attended Neil Hopkin funeral on Sat morning, a large crowd and wonderful service. They used are horse drawn wagon to take his casket to the Lovell cemetery.

 

       Brindle & Paisley are growing!   Cozy is growing also, but has good days & not so good days!   We just always pray for more good days. The weather forecast is showing 40's for next weekend when we will be in Bozeman for stake conference. Our prayers are being answered! We will be staying with the stake president's family. 

Our Love to all of you! Mom & Dad

Can you believe it

Dearest Family

     Happy Birthday to Bryan on Wednesday!!! Saturday is that special "Happy Birthday" day for Kenya & Daeja, they are 13 & 11!!!    Hope each of you have a wonderful day!  

     What a great day!   Went to Ward Conference in our own ward this a.m.- then on to the Cowley 2nd Ward to speak in their sacrament meeting & also do a 5th Sunday FS Tree app training Lesson  in RS/Priesthood!   Was a great day but feel like we had traveled miles & miles - don't know why some days are so exhausting!  We felt like all went well & seeds were planted in some hearts! This ward is doing well in FH!

      Can you believe it - this week we have had two days above 35 degrees & only one morning below 0 degrees.   It is a real heat wave!!!!!!

      It seems this week has been a prep week!   Every so often we have one of those.  Had some cancellations due to sickness & other things with people. Wednesday evening we were in Powell 4th ward doing their YM/YW group. They are so fun because they have so much tech ability so it is just teaching the family  history Tree app skills. Later in the week we followed up with calls and more advanced training to several of the adults in that group who had some problems in their trees. 

       I spent Tuesday in Billings, Darece & I had a nice day working in the Temple, helping in the laundry.  Did a little shopping, too. Dad spent his day doing a FH presentation for the Bozeman stake conf Sat night mtg on Feb 11. He also visited Rosie and played with Lucy! I have attached some pictures of our babies!  Brindle & Paisley are both at home & growing!    Cozy is growing also almost up to 3 lbs!

      We enjoyed watching Melvin's wrestling match in Basin Thursday afternoon!  Also went to a Basketball game in Lovell that Talon played in!!!!  Michelle and Rob were here for supper and visiting  on Sat evening!

A special week to enjoy!  Love you all!   Mom & Dad

Dad & I enjoyed watching the inauguration!

Dearest Family,

     Happy Birthday this week to Whitney on Wednesday, Jan 25th & Nathan on Friday, Jan 28th!   Hope you each have a great day!!!  Our baby girls all seem to be doing well!  Feel so blessed! 

     It was a great day!  We were able to attend our own ward!  So great to see everyone, even if we were speaking!  Also attended and spoke in the Lovell 1st Ward!   Some of you know Christy Collins Jacobson, she & her husband, Brady, shared their experience in the temple last week when they were sealed & Dino was sealed to them!   How wonderful!

      It has been a good week:   Skype training, a trip to the temple, & a visit with Pres Getz, the temple president!   It was so nice to have a several days of moderate temperatures,  all above 0.  Tuesday evening I attended the Lovell 2nd Rel Soc social a nice 2 hrs together as sisters! On Thursday it even got up to 37 degrees - a real heat wave!  It was nice to go to several basketball games this week!

      Dad & I enjoyed watching the inauguration!   In fact we watched parts of it all day!  Have included a link to an interesting bit of info!  If it doesn't open when you click on it then copy & paste into your web browser!

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671497/As-designated-survivor-Hatch-was-far-from-Trump-inauguration.html

We watched these events then saw parts of it on the various news channels and oh how they tear it apart turning it into negative issues. It's easy to see why todays news groups are being blasted for false news etc.

A wife of a stake prescy councilor called us one morning so excited about taking her own names to the temple then finding more names on her drive back home that day.  We recd the annual FH reports this week and our seven stakes are doing great. Everyone has a ward or two that is really moving which will fire up the others. We're grateful to be apart of the hastening of the Lord's Work! ! We will be in the Bozeman stake in mid Feb for 2 days during their stake conference doing training. We appreciate all your prayers for us as we do this work for the Lord blesses us everyday do very much!

Love you all Mom & Dad

WOW did it snow this week!

Dearest Family,

      Oops - I was so excited announcing the latest babies & the engagement, I completely forgot to check on birthdays for the week!     A belated Happy Birthday to Michelle, she celebrated last Saturday!  And today, Sunday, Happy Birthday to Mica! Its her 19th birthday!

       WOW did it snow this week! Tuesday evening when I returned home from McKinzea's Pampered Chef party it was so cold, blowing & snowing!  I thought whoa, maybe we are in for an old fashioned blizzard!  We got up Wednesday morning to 4" of light fluffy stuff & no wind!  By noon we had a total of 17 inches of the beautiful white fluffy stuff!  And now it is 5 days later & we still have had no wind!  But the temperatures have bottomed out like & range from -10 degrees to -25 degrees. The high for the days have gotten up to 10 degrees above zero!  It has been a frigid last few days!   To our best recollection it was in 1978 when we had such a snow storm. By spring that year there was 5 ft of snow in our orchard but it was not as cold. Thank goodness we have a snow blower, which Dad used to clear the driveway and paths so we can do chores and he can do his walks!  It has been a must have this winter!

     On day Darece & I scoured out a couple of cupboards in the kitchen- she did the floor work & I washed things in the sink!  Since we didn't go to the temple in December to work in the laundry, she had picked up 5 pair of pants which needed heming! Had a nice morning getting that accomplished!

      Kept busy this week with Skype appointments!  We also helped in our stake with the monthly FH training meeting, alway so nice to see our friends here at home! Today was spent in Worland 3rd Ward. They are already doing some things in FH & several in the Ward council shared very special experiences!  "It is a very special experience when I am doing the name of an ancestor!"        "Today I had an uneasy feeling about someone & decided to do a little more looking. Clicked on an obituary which I don't usually look at. And there it was, a NEW family & their children."    " A Consultant was helping a Brother in the FHC & they were not making any progress! She felt inspired to ask if they could have a prayer together & he volunteered to say it.  After the prayer he said,  I think we should work on this line - there they found success!"

     Enjoyed several sporting events on Saturday - Melvin was in Lovell at a Middle School Wrestling Tournament, his first ever!  He got to wrestle in 4 matchs, the last one was for 3rd place.   We enjoyed watching him so much!  Allen's family all came out for lunch, also Amber's Mom & sister, Rachelle & two children!  In the afternoon, Dad & I went to Cowley to watch Talon's basketball game & then the girls game, Kaitlyn is a manager of that team! 

Love you all CTR as always Mom and Dad

My OH My, just where do we start!

January 8, 2017

Dearest Family!

 My OH My, just where do we start!   It has been an amazing week!  

       Last Monday:   We received a call from Tchae & Cheyenne Cook!  They are engaged!!!!   Congratulations to them also!!!!!   The most exciting!   Today - Jan 8, 2017 in Salt Lake, great grand daughters,   Paisley Jade weighing 4lbs 1 oz & Brindle Iris weighing 4 lbs 15 ozs,  Mom: Lindsay, Dad: Connor  & daughters are all doing great!  Paisley was in NICU but will probably get out tomorrow!  Congratulations!!!!!

     

     Now for the rest of the week - We had a great time with Allen, Amber & family on Monday & Tuesday.  They came on Monday morning. We had hoped to do some outdoor activities, fishing, sledding, etc but temps were below zero so it was all indoors!  ping-pong, crocheting, playing games etc & FHE doing a new app for kids using your own FH from FS.org.  We did have a great time.  Tues Allen, Amber & Melvin went to Billings for his first temple trip. Mom, Dad and Melvin all had their own names for baptisms! The rest of the family visited Aunt Darece for the day then were here for dinner before they headed back to Worland!  We enjoyed them all so much!

     During the rest of the week we were busy with 8 Skype  or phone training appointments!  Many of these were preparations for our meetings in Thermopolis today!  These are special times! It was a very cold week with nights 15 to 25 below and most days barely above zero.  We were also in Cowley on Thursday morning, went to the Living Center to help several with indexing & I helped a sister with pictures that afternoon!  And just to make things exciting, we started hearing another squeal from the furnace!  Dad discovered that a belt had several cracks in it - just so happened that the local hardware store had the replacement belt which we needed!  I am so very thankful for the fix-it talents of my sweetheart.  He had it fixed in an hour.   Enjoyed having Rob here for lunch on Saturday - so nice to visit with him!   Michelle has been to Albuquerque & will be returning on Monday! Dad and I watched a basketball game together on Sat evening we enjoy that!  It was also special to talk to Vicki this week.

     Today we were in Thermopolis.  In the Thermopolis Ward we did hands on training during Sunday School time then attended RS/Priesthood. It was nice to attend Sacrament Meeting in the Owl Creek Branch then do training there during SS time.  Our most special thing to hear is:    "Oh, this is the first time I have found a name!"  or "I always thought Grandma or Uncle  had done it all so I haven't even tryed - I'm surprised there are names that need ordinances done!"  What a blessing it is to find a name of a family member, both for the deceased relative & for the one who finds it, then they can do the temple ordinances!

    it has been an amazing week - so many special things happened! Feel so very blessed!    Love you all & CTR   Love you so    Mom & Dad