Dear Stewart;
The week got away from me, now it’s Friday night and everyone is gone – Dad is out of town, Maren is with friends, Charlie and Sydney are at a birthday party, Emma is babysitting, so it’s just me –writing a letter to you. I hope it’s a good day for you. I think of you coming home to your apartment for media-‐dia and enjoying a surprise letter while you make a Spanish tortilla. It sounds like you’re becoming quite the cook; a good self-‐reliant skill that your roommates and future wife will enjoy. Hopefully, there are other good skills and habits you’re adding to your skill set of a more eternal nature. We miss you and love you and pray for you in every prayer, morning, meals, night, travel, personal and companionship prayer
We had a good week – Fall has finally hit and today we actually had a sprinkling of snow. It didn’t stick in the valley – but the ski resorts got a couple of inches. I spent Thursday morning at Grandma and Grandpa Frazier’s home helping plan their 50th wedding anniversary for Fall 2016. They want to take all their posterity to Disneyland for a long weekend. Put it on our calendar I also was given word that I’ll be released from my YW’s calling in a couple of weeks when we finish our last program for the year. It’s a bitter, sweet feeling. I feel like I’ve given it my all the last 3 years, but it’s time for some fresh, new ideas and probably a time for me to be challenged in another way. We’ll see...Church callings are a funny thing, you always feel completed inadequate, then you are blessed, and just when you feel you’ve got it figured out you’re released and given a new challenge. (The mission can be a bit like that too).
The big news of the week is that the Brunken’s sold their home and they’re moving near the UofU. It’s super sad to see them leave. They seem excited about the new adventure, new house, new neighborhood, etc, etc. It’s all happened really fast. Even though their home has been on the market for a long time, when they got their offer, the new owners wanted to move in within a month. The new owner is Kevin Watt’s son – Darren Watt’s brother – that’s Doug’s Taylor’s sister’s brother-‐in-‐ law. (got it) They have 2 kids, one in H.S. one in Jr. High.
This past week was end of quarter, Monster Mash, Halloween. I think I told you Maren went stag and said it was the best dance she ever been to. Halloween was fun too – Eric and Suzanne took all the cousins and a couple of friends around trick-‐or-‐treating. As always they had a good time and came home and played the New York Stock Exchange with their candy. Emma definitely scored the most candy. And like good kids, they put the good chocolate in the freezer for skiing. I like that tradition, it helps them (and me) not eat too much.
As for end of quarter – I am a proud mama, 4.0s all around. Not sure how I got such good students for children – honestly I was a bit worried about Charlie, but maybe he’s got it in him too.
We had a great testimony meeting last week. Two testimonies inparticular stuck out – one came from Mitt Romney the other from a new guy, Matt McConkie (a
The week got away from me, now it’s Friday night and everyone is gone – Dad is out of town, Maren is with friends, Charlie and Sydney are at a birthday party, Emma is babysitting, so it’s just me –writing a letter to you. I hope it’s a good day for you. I think of you coming home to your apartment for media-‐dia and enjoying a surprise letter while you make a Spanish tortilla. It sounds like you’re becoming quite the cook; a good self-‐reliant skill that your roommates and future wife will enjoy. Hopefully, there are other good skills and habits you’re adding to your skill set of a more eternal nature. We miss you and love you and pray for you in every prayer, morning, meals, night, travel, personal and companionship prayer
We had a good week – Fall has finally hit and today we actually had a sprinkling of snow. It didn’t stick in the valley – but the ski resorts got a couple of inches. I spent Thursday morning at Grandma and Grandpa Frazier’s home helping plan their 50th wedding anniversary for Fall 2016. They want to take all their posterity to Disneyland for a long weekend. Put it on our calendar I also was given word that I’ll be released from my YW’s calling in a couple of weeks when we finish our last program for the year. It’s a bitter, sweet feeling. I feel like I’ve given it my all the last 3 years, but it’s time for some fresh, new ideas and probably a time for me to be challenged in another way. We’ll see...Church callings are a funny thing, you always feel completed inadequate, then you are blessed, and just when you feel you’ve got it figured out you’re released and given a new challenge. (The mission can be a bit like that too).
The big news of the week is that the Brunken’s sold their home and they’re moving near the UofU. It’s super sad to see them leave. They seem excited about the new adventure, new house, new neighborhood, etc, etc. It’s all happened really fast. Even though their home has been on the market for a long time, when they got their offer, the new owners wanted to move in within a month. The new owner is Kevin Watt’s son – Darren Watt’s brother – that’s Doug’s Taylor’s sister’s brother-‐in-‐ law. (got it) They have 2 kids, one in H.S. one in Jr. High.
This past week was end of quarter, Monster Mash, Halloween. I think I told you Maren went stag and said it was the best dance she ever been to. Halloween was fun too – Eric and Suzanne took all the cousins and a couple of friends around trick-‐or-‐treating. As always they had a good time and came home and played the New York Stock Exchange with their candy. Emma definitely scored the most candy. And like good kids, they put the good chocolate in the freezer for skiing. I like that tradition, it helps them (and me) not eat too much.
As for end of quarter – I am a proud mama, 4.0s all around. Not sure how I got such good students for children – honestly I was a bit worried about Charlie, but maybe he’s got it in him too.
We had a great testimony meeting last week. Two testimonies inparticular stuck out – one came from Mitt Romney the other from a new guy, Matt McConkie (a
grandson of Bruce R.). But, despite their status, education, family fame, they both
just shared the simplicity and truthfulness of the gospel basics – the Divine Mission
of the Savior, The prophetic mission of the Joseph Smith, the truthfulness of the
Book of Mormon. It was great! We have a rock solid ward! I hope that these young
wards in Europe will some day see members of the 4th and 5th generations testifying
of the gospel. The ability to stay grounded in the gospel is only going to get harder
as the final days progress toward the 2nd coming. It is the constant prayer I have for
my children.
Love you tons! Have a happy day! Go out and work hard, testify, love, serve..... Until next week –
Mom
Love you tons! Have a happy day! Go out and work hard, testify, love, serve..... Until next week –
Mom
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