Journal February 2
At our Inservice Thursday night I was a real help to Dad. Ha, ha. We had a teleconference call to our teachers all over the stake and were connected and waiting for one of the teachers to get his scriptures when I decided our phone would be easier to speak into if it was sitting on its base, so I got the base and took the phone that was laying on the table and stuck it in the base. Dad was not happy because it immediately disconnected the call which had taken some time to get set up and connected. After some quick “tricks of the trade,” of which we aren’t too efficient, Dad was able to get the call reconnected and everyone was still on the line. WHEW!! So much for trying to help. The Inservice went well and the teachers seemed appreciative. Dad said it was a hard way to teach, but we are learning all kinds of new skills wherever we go.
Monday night Dad and I went to FHE and after being there about 10 minutes he got a terrible headache and we had to leave because he turned pale and was starting to feel sick to his stomach. He went right to bed when we got back to the apartment and slept through the night except for a brief time at 10:00 when he got up for a few minutes. It must have been what he needed because he feels better this morning. Before we had gone to FHE we visited a young couple that we wanted to get to know and maybe help the husband come back to church. We had a good visit and hope one day he sees the light. They are both Returned Missionaries.
While we were checking out at the check stand at the grocery store yesterday I noticed Dad was buying a bottle of coke. I looked at him questioningly because he doesn’t drink coke (at least that I know of) but he laughed and said” you’ll see in a minute why I’m buying a coke”. After we took the groceries to the car he pulled out the bottle of coke and poured it over the battery and used the windshield brush to scrub the build up on the battery. Amazing—clean as a whistle. Wonder what it does to the insides of our bodies, when it can clean that kind of corrosion off the battery.
Our trip to Miles City to teach and train for Institute went well. We also attended a zone conference while we were there and enjoyed all that we did. It is always great to be around the missionaries and Mission President and his wife. President Gardner always talks about my parents and how they were such an influence in St. George. It is great to hear him brag on them and what an influence they were to the community.
We found out when we returned from our trip that the “budget” for CES has been slashed and we have spent 2/3 of our budget for travel already. That means we won’t be able to do a very good job here unless the expenses come totally out of our pocket. We have decided that we will do the later. The church is really tightening its purse strings because tithing is down because of unemployment of the church members.
Mark be sure and let us know how your accompanying for the quartet went in conference on Sunday.
Lyndi, how was being Principal for a Day? What an honor. Getting so many reading points certainly has its benefits. What did you do as “Principal for a Day?”
Well, Kerri, it is hard to believe that our oldest grandchild is now an adult. How was your 18th birthday? Have you heard anything about college yet? Lots of exciting things will be happening and continue to happen in your life at this wonderful age. Just think, you can even vote. Be sure you take advantage of this wonderful privilege. Tyler, surely wish we were there to see you in Oliver. Corinne and Elaena—sounds like you are both excelling in school. Lyndi and Jenna how are your rabbits doing? Is the cold making them freeze? We got another 3 inches of snow last night and a couple today. It seems like winter will be around here forever. I love it though. Dad doesn’t, but he has to deal with it since he made the choice to leave Mexico.
Attached are pictures of zone conference and our Institute class in Miles City. Wonderful young people serving missions and attending Institute.
Love,
Dad and Mom/Grandpa and Grandma/Elder and Sister Murdock