Dearest Family,
We have had just beautiful weather the last
couple days - kinda' like Fall!! I am thinking about Jeannie and Rick
especially because they planned to take a "picnic" for Ricky today after
their Stake Conference and I hope their plans work out. Elder Boyd
Packer is their Stake visiting authority today and I'm anxious to
hear about his message from Rick & Jean and I'll also be interested in
learning if his wife Donna is with him. Donna was a friend of mine MANY
years ago and she has been in ill health. Ricky is doing GREAT but they
haven't seen him for a couple weeks and since their meetings would be
over early that would be a perfect thing to do. I'm sure they could
find a good place for a picnic outside today - WHAT A FUN IDEA!!!
Lee Anna - THANK YOU SO MUCH for your
detailed letter about your wedding plans. It always helps me ALOT when
I have something in print to put on my refrigerator to refer to. Your
plans sound perfect and I'm SO excited for both you and Chris and I will
be there for EVERYTHING. The Mt. Timpanogas Temple is a beautiful
temple and probably not as crowded as the Provo Temple.
Laura - THANK YOU SO MUCH for your sweet
letter - I LOVED it. I'm thrilled that you are going to work for an
accounting firm in Kaysville starting the last of October. Will you be
able to take some night classes at Weber State University or will you
have to go to Logan. Laura wants to get her master's degree in
accounting with her goal to be a C.P.A. Our family REALLY needs a good
accountant - that is SO far above my brains!!!
GOOD FOR YOU LAURA!!!
Sarah - your Mom said you had a good time
boating, skiing, etc. at Bear Lake with your friend Danny Flint. That
is such a beautiful lake but so VERY, VERY COLD!!! Sarah is at "Cheer
Camp" for three days with her cheerleading students from Bountiful
Junior High and then she will start back in school at the University of
Utah.
Mary Ann and Jean spent a day together
shopping last week and Jeannie said they had a good time and Mary Ann is
feeling good and having fun decorating their new home. They are excited
to get their little baby's room ready. Mary Ann likes sushi and David
doesn't so they went for lunch at a sushi place - Ha!!! That's my kind
of food too Mary Ann.
Barji & Boyd have been in Missouri and will
be in Reno this next week - Jeannie & Rick are going to Lake Tahoe for
their wedding anniversary and will be with them part of the time. The
last time I talked to Rick, he was SO homesick for little Gracie so I
know he will be happy to see both Preston & Gracie again.
Claire - Thank you for your phone call on
Monday to let me know you were all home safe and sound. They had a
simply WONDERFUL time on their cruise - I can't think of any more fun
than to have your family together on a cruise ship where they couldn't
escape - Ha!!! They missed Brett but he is having LOTS of fun where he
is too - Ha!!! Claire was already missing Michael and Staci who have
moved into their apartment in Pocatello, Idaho. Staci had to go to work
on Monday morning so she had left before Michael. I am SO happy for
them to be able to begin their studies doing exactly what they want to
do.
Brett - I am SO sorry about your "robbery".
Brett and his companion had been to lunch at the home of one of their
ward members and when they arrived back to their apartment they found
"destruction". You have all probably heard about this but I want it for
my journal. They discovered that a Brazillian had used an 8 ft. bamboo
stick with a hook made from a hanger on the end of it to go through a
broken window in their apartment and they stole Brett's CD player,
speakers, CDs, watch, Brazillian money, and Portuguese books. Brett -
you'll have to admit that was a pretty "cool" way to rob you and I hope
you took some pictures of it - I hope they didn't steal your camera.
I'm glad you aren't homesick for Howard anymore - he said there are MANY
parrots around where he lives and they awaken them in the mornings. The
"Ribeirao Preto Mission" sounds like a mighty outstanding mission to me
- 2,000 baptisms a year is fabulous. Our missionaries in Montana worked
their hearts out to get 100 a month and quite often they didn't get that
many. I'm SO happy you are playing soccer with your Brazillian friends
- do they play it differently from here in America?
John - THANK YOU SO MUCH for your phone call
and also for taking care of the Lehi property business. I had received
a letter about some "flood control" that involved our property and it
was all "Greek" to me so I sent it to John and he took care of it. That
makes it SO easy for me!!! Thank you too for taking flowers to Lynn's
grave - he takes them "planted" so they last a long time.
I went to Willard on Tuesday for my hair cut
and it was a beautiful day. The fruit stands are full of delicious
fruits and vegetables. I was in a BIG hurry because I had to get back
in time to go visiting teaching and I want to go back. The peaches are
as good as any fruit I had in Thailand and THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!!!
They also had apricots and it made me sad because Chris & Wayne wanted
some and I didn't know where to get them - they didn't stay long enough
to go anyplace.
I went to the Roger's Memorial Theatre for
their production of "Fiddler on the Roof" and I know it couldn't have
been better on Broadway. There is SO much talent here and I really
enjoyed it. I also went to the Bountiful Cultural Fair on Friday night
- that was fun too but I missed having the entertainers from Thailand to
perform - they didn't come this year. I went to a wedding reception
last night and it was at a bowery of one of the churches in Kaysville
and it was lovely. The bride is one of 10 children and her sisters were
all in long burgundy satin bridesmaids' dresses. They had a "CHOCOLATE
FOUNTAIN"!!!
I talked to a young woman at church this
morning who attends BYU Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho. I have enjoyed reading
about their new President. He was a Dean of the History Department at
Harvard and when he received a call from President Hinckley to move to
Rexburg he said he didn't have to think twice about whether or not he
would accept the position. WHAT A CHANGE!!! He is moving from busy
Boston to almost country Idaho. I told this young woman about my son
and his wife who went to Brown University and she was very knowledgable
about it. I think about Emily and her plans for college next year and I
hope her plans all work out.
I know you all received the information I
forwarded to you concerning the Memorial for my brother F/O Robert W.
Forrest Jr. in Australia this morning. I don't know the difference in
their time and ours so I just thought about it all morning and I'm
looking forward to receiving more information about it and hopefully a
video. I get sad when I think about those times in my life so I try to
not think about them. War is SO bad - my heart goes out to the many
families who are losing loved ones in the Iraqi war.
That's all the news, I think. I LOVE EACH
ONE OF YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH. PLEASE BE SO VERY, VERY CAREFUL IN
EVERYTHING YOU DO. Grandma B XXXXXOOOOO