We have a man in our ward (Paul Fredrickson) who's been in the hospital since February. I didn't realize until late July that he had a dog that's been staying at his house alone all this time. I got a copy of his house key and went in to check on the dog's food and … Continue reading Elmo, the dog
Susan has artistic talents, but has had little opportunity to express them. A few weeks ago, she saw some artwork hanging on the wall at our doctor's office and said without hesitating, "I can make that". It was primarily made of weaved wheat and some jewelry, and looked very difficult to me. After doing some research … Continue reading Susan’s Wheat Art Masterpiece
I got some good news from Michael yesterday. He received an offer from a company in Provo, Utah called Zefr. The starting salary is $62,000 a year which sounds really excellent to me (I was offered $15,500/yr upon graduation from college in 1975 as a Mechanical Engineer), although he's a little disappointed because he knows people … Continue reading Michael receives a job offer
Thursday was my birthday. I received text greetings from Andrew, Michael, Emily, my siblings, and even Kirk Lindstrom, and also plenty of Facebook greetings. Doug was the only one who called me -- at least so far. It's pretty difficult for Susan to do anything without my knowledge so she was looking for an opportunity … Continue reading My birthday and our fun Friday
One of my children recently pointed out to me that there must be something wrong with me because more than one of my family members dislikes me. Yes, bad people do have enemies, but so do good people. In fact, many of the greatest people the world has ever known had plenty of enemies -- Martin … Continue reading On having enemies
I am truly honored to be married to Susan. She has been blessed with some amazing spiritual experiences, and I have been blessed to learn about them. I have asked her repeatedly to write down some of her experiences for the sake of posterity, and, although she has done some of that, she's reluctant, partly … Continue reading Susan’s Spiritual Experiences
Today I was sustained as a member of the High Council in the Los Lunas Stake, here in New Mexico. Brother Hamilton from our ward, a High Councilman himself, presented my name before the congregation during our Sacrament meeting. Thus begins a new chapter in my church life. I just hope I'm up to the … Continue reading New Calling
