2023 journal

 31 Jul 2023, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Eric Brown's 42nd Birthday Take any garbage collected over the weekend to the street 2:30 PM MDT - Phone conference with Eric Fisher, Matthew, and Michael Emission Compliance SubaruVehicle Registration Reminder *Note: This week's study of the scriptures is in the Book of Acts.  I was reading in the 26th chapter verses 25 and 26 where Paul is before King Agrippa.  It reminded me of a young Elder Boyd K. Packer nervous about an assignment and what President Harold B. Lee told him:  " When I was young and very new in my calling, I was sent east to meet with powerful, prominent officials who were blocking our work. As I left for the airport, I stopped to see President Harold B. Lee and asked, “Do you have any parting counsel?”                                                                                      “Yes,” he said, “just remember this isn’t 1830, and there aren’t just six of us.”  I was up early and took the garbage and r

 30 Jul 2023, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Alexandra "Alex" McAlpin's 23rd birthday Spencer Kimball's 47th Birthday (I sent Spencer and happy birthday text) Michael and Matthew went to the gym to exercise this morning.  Everyone else slept in.  Debbie cooked a nice breakfast, eggs, hashbrowns, and toast. I showered and got ready for church at 12 Noon today.  We attended sacrament meetings and then a combined Priesthood and Relief Society Meeting.  The speaker was Sister Lisa Bearnson.  She served as a supervisor at the Saratoga Springs Temple Open House.  She told many interesting facts about the Temple and Open House.  It is the first temple open house in seven years and the last to have an Angel Moroni on the top.  The angel faces the west, not the east.  It has bright and lively colors, not subdued.  She told some personal stories of her experiences and opened it up to the members who served as ushers to share any experiences they had.  Sister Bearnson told about

 29 Jul 2023, Saturday Priorit ized Daily  10:00 AM -  Saturday visit Golden Spike Park, 6200 N 22300 W, Corinne, UT 84307, National Historical Park program Golden Spike reactanment  Brigham City Temple 6:01 PM - Pick Michael up at the Provo Airport 10:00 AM Note:   Debbie sent this to me:   A Visit: Patience visited me and it reminded me That good things take time to come to fruition And grow slowly with stability. Peace visited me and it reminded me That U may remain calm through the storms of life Regardless of the chaos surrounding me. Hope visited me and it reminded me That better times lay ahead And it would always be there to guide and uplift me. Humility visited me and it reminded me That I may achieve it not by trying to shrink myself and make myself less, But by focusing on serving the world and uplifting those around me. Kindness visited me and it reminded me To be more gentle, forgiving and compassionate toward myself And those surrounding me. Confidence visited me and it r

 28 Jul 2023, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Mirko and Ljubica Jelicic's 44th Aniversary Chuck-A-Rama for dinner (Jelicic's choice) one of the waitress here at the Lehi Restaurant was Dakota Pandora, granddaughter of Rene Shuurman, the owner and founder of Chuck-A-Rama 11:45 AM - Clara's softball game and tournament at Eagle Mountain Up at 7 AM, had prayer and later had prayer with Debbie.  Showered and shaved; got ready for the day.  Matthew went for a run up to Thanksgiving Point, I did a little exercising and Debbie cooked breakfast.  Later Michael texted and will be here Saturday at Provo Airport at 6:01 PM.  Debbie and Ljubica went shopping and Mirko came with Matthew and me to move his office furniture from Provo up to and store in the garage at the cabin.  When we got to Matthew's office in Provo, his key would not open the door.  He had to call Jerry (I think he was the property manager or owner's name).  It took him over an hour to get there and we waited. 

27 July 2023, Thursday Prioritize Tasks: Visit possible work options for Bojana-REAL, JAZZ, BYU, Utah State 8:40 AM - Provo City Temple, sealings appointment 10:00 AM - Provo City Temple, endowment session appointment  Make a deposit in my Wells Fargo account 1:30 PM - conference call with Eric Fisher and Matthew I was up at about 5 AM, and had my personal prayer, Debbie, Mikro, and Ljubica are still sleeping.  I emailed Eric Fisher and we talked for about 20 minutes, until about 6:30 AM.  He has depositions this afternoon when I am free.  I wanted Matthew and Michael to be in on the conservation but I have not heard from Michael and Matthew works all night.  He is going to reach out to them today.  I am thankful the Lord is blessing me in all areas of my life.  I hope my wishes and goals are always the same as what the Lord wants for me and my family.  Eric asked me what I wanted the outcome of this to be.  I told him I would like to have things put back the way they were before the p

26 Jul 2023, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task Samantha "Sam" Gourley Traveller's 21st Birthday 6:00 PM - Samantha at the Gourley House - Reval the sex of the child party (party canceled because the test was inconclusive)  Visit possible work options for Bojana-REAL, JAZZ, BYU, and Utah State (Debbie is making copies of her resume and copies of her picture) Debbie is going to try and get the names of individuals from Bojana that she would like for us to contact. I slept in, had prayer, and checked on the sprinklers on the lawn.  There are a few spots not getting enough water.   Program B did not come on this morning at 5 AM so Debbie turned it on manually.  I called Raul who was the last plumber to work on them.  He said he was not doing sprinklers any longer; it takes too much time.  I need to find someone else. Debbie suggested I talk to Trebor at the Lawn Doctor for help to get someone to balance the sprinklers.  We had prayer together and Mirko and I went to the Legac

 25 Jul 2023, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Visit possible work options for Bojana-REAL, JAZZ, BYU, Utah State (Debbie is making copies of her resume and copies of her picture) Debbie is going to try and get the names of individuals from Bojana that she would like for us to contact. Debbie and I had prayer.  She made breakfast.  Mirko washed off the patio with the water hose.  I sprayed the fruit trees, roses, and garden with Neem. I started spreading organic topsoil on the lawn to build it up to keep the roots from the shade tree coming through the grass.  Debbie and Ljubica went shopping. The schedule for spraying the fruit trees, grape vines, flowers, and garden is every two weeks rotating spraying with Debbie and I had prayer.  She made breakfast.  Mirko washed off the patio with the water hose.  I started spreading organic topsoil on the lawn to build it up to keep the roots from the shade tree coming through the grass.  Debbie and Ljubica went shopping.  This morning I sprayed

 24 Jul 2023, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Alexander "Alex" Gourley's 19th Birthday 9:00 AM - Days of 47 Parade  -  Days of 47 Parade  starts at South Temple and State ST. ends at Liberty Park.  1:00 PM -  Picnic at  This Is The Place Heritage Park   2601 East Sunnyside Ave. SLC, UT 84108. I got up at 5 AM and took the garbage and recyclables to the street. I came back in and went to bed.  Debbie has been up coughing and not resting well.  I slept until 7:30 AM; Debbie and I had prayer together.  Debbie found the anniversary card I put under her pillow last week for our 9th wedding anniversary.  We ate a lite breakfast and drove up to SLC and parked.  We walked a block to the corner of 200 E. and 900 S. where we found a place to set up our chairs.  We watched the parade for two or more hours, a little over 100 entries.  Debbie had been to the parade before but this was the first time for me and the Jelicics.  After the parade ended we drove up to KFC, Kentucky Fried Chi

 23 Jul 2023, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:30 AM - McAlpins responsible for Abbington Memory Center church services Note:  Story about growth from Debbie: A father saw that his 11-year-old son was crying silently.  He asked him, "What’s the matter, son?” The young boy replied. “My rich classmates mocked, called me son of a gardener.  They said that my father lives only on the money he earns from watering and feeding plants for people.” The father paused for a moment, then said.  “Come with me son, let’s plant some flowers.  It might cheer you up.”  He held his hand and walked him to the garden, then he took out some flower seeds, and said,  “Let’s carry out an experiment.  We will plant two flowers separately.  I will care for one, and you will care for the other.  I will water mine with clean water from the lake but you will water yours with dirty water from the pond.  We shall see the outcome in the weeks to come.” The son was delighted as he joined his father in planting t

 22 Jul 2023, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:00 PM - Spanish Fork Rodeo We slept in, and had prayer; Debbie was up all during the night coughing and going to the bathroom.  I got up at 5 AM and got her some water to help with her coughing.   When Debbie got up we had prayer together; at 9:00 AM Autum came by and picked up a case of books she left here for a friend.  She was on her way to her grandmother's funeral.  Her grandmother was 93 years old, Terry McEwin's mother, and Autumn's grandmother.  I went and got my hair cut at Great Clips.  I paid $22 for a haircut; when I was a boy, a haircut cost 25 cents.  I got home and met our new neighbors, the Shcows, who were moving in.  The grandfather and many of the family were helping Collins and his wife Ema.  They just lost a baby by miscarriage.  Collins served a mission in the North Atlanta Georgia Mission.  I read scriptures and studied before Mirko and Ljubica got up.  We had breakfast, and all of us, Debbie, Mirko, Lj

 21 Jul 2023, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Legacy Center black and brown shoe polish Neosporin and toothpaste for Mirko and Ljubica Hair cut 10:00 AM - Ljubica's hair appointment 12:00 Noon - Facetime Elder Gourley 4:00 PM - Debbie's appointment with Brad Gale, PA about her consistent cough Debbie and I slept in; Debbie's cough is getting worse, we had prayer together, and I studied scripture while she got ready to take Ljubica to get her hair cut and drop off a black suit at the dry cleaners near the hair salon she goes to.  I received a nice reply from Mr. Fisher this morning from the email I sent him last night.  I received a notice from Liberty Mutual wanting me to pay the premium due on the Subaru auto insurance policy.  I called them and learned they had no notice we had taken out insurance with Progressive Insurance on our homeowners and auto.  I canceled and they are sending us a refund of $118 on the auto and $1,759 on our homeowners.   The refund will go back on

 20 Jul 2023, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task 11:05 AM - Twin Falls appointment endowment session 6:00 PM - Dinner at Maddox Ranch House Return home to Lehi 8:55 PM - Wash car at Quack Quack Car Wash Debbie and I had prayer, showered, and got ready to go over to Jody's.  We all had prayer together before leaving.  Debbie had problems getting the combination to the front door at the condo to lock but after prayer, he found the combination to lock the door.  Jody set out food for breakfast.  After we ate Jody rode with us (Debbie, Mirko, Ljubica, and me) to the Twin Falls Temple.  We went on an endowment session for deceased family members.  Mirko and Ljubica stood in the prayer circle with me and Debbie.   After the session, I filled the car with gas and drove back to Jody's.  We loaded the car with the food we had put in their refrigerator and freezer while we have been here in Twin Falls.  We gave Jody and her family some of the potatoes we got from the farm in Shelly.  On th

 19 Jul 2023, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task 9th Anniversary - Mine and Debbie's Spray fruit trees and grape vines when we get home Twin Falls Twin Falls and power plant, Shoshone Falls, and boat ride and hike around Pillar Falls Visit Jody and see Cache and Claria's lot and Cooper and Kenna's home Boat ride. on Snake River to Pillar Falls 8 PM dinner at Elevation 486 Restaurant, 195 River Vista Place, Twin Falls Visit Jody, Tony, Cooper, and Libby Spend the night at a condo we rented for the night from Airbnb We both slept in.  Mirko and Ljubica were up early.  Debbie and I had prayer and wished each other a happy 9th anniversary and many more.  We got ready, and Debbie washed and dried bed linen and towels here at Joe L. and Karlene's home in Shelby.  While Debbie fixed breakfast I started loading the car.  We took a large box and a small box of potatoes Reed gave us to share with the children.  We stopped at the bridge, Twin Falls where the power plant is located.

 18 Jul 2023, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Call and make reservations for a cruise to British Isle Royal Caribbean Jun 11 - Jun 23, 2024 Plan a trip for 4 twelve-year-old grandchildren - Kristi Jensen Visit Rexburg Idaho Temple Mesa Springs Lower and Upper Falls Big Springs, headwaters of Henry's Fork Max Inn - Bald Sawtooth Peak  Dinner at Sabar, Mexican Cafe at Island Park  spend the night with Karlene and Joe L. in Shelly We had a good night's sleep, had personal prayer, dressed, studied scriptures, and checked my email. Later when we were on the road Matthew called.  He had sent the documents I have been waiting for to send to Eric Fisher, Attorney in Atlanta.  We left the cabin in Swan Valley and drove up to Rexburg.  We took pictures at the Temple.  We next went to Mesa Lower Falls and then to Mesa Upper Falls.  It was beautiful but Big Springs, the headwaters of the Henry's Fork was filled with fish and wildlife. We took a picture of a moose and her two calves.  

17 Jul 2023, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Check with a travel agent for a trip with the 12+ or - year-old grandchildren Driggs and Victor ID - chair lift on Grand Targhee  Huckberry milkshake in Victor spend the night at Karlene's and Joe L.'s cabin  in Swan Valley I was up early, had prayer, and took the Polaris Ranger to the gas station and filled it with gas.  When I got back to the cabin Debbie, Mirko, and Ljubica were up.  No one was hungry, so we drove up to Mormon Row, just north of Jackson Hole near the Teton Mountains.  We took some pictures of old barns with the Grand Tetons in the background.  After leaving we drove down to the Sidewinders Grill outside Jackson Hole.  The food was very good but a little expensive.  After breakfast/lunch, we drove to we drove up to Targhee and rode the chair lift to the summit.  We were on the east side of the mountain this morning and this afternoon we are on the west side above Victor, Idaho.  We took pictures and on the way back

 16 Jul 2023, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Max Kimball's 79th Birthday Knutsons have the Abbington Memory Center today 9:00 AM - Church in Shelly 5th Ward with Karlene, Reed, and Laura Lunch with Karlen drive around in Polaris Ranger 4 Wheeler and see Palisades and Swan Valley spend the night in Swan Vally at Joe L and Karlene's family cabin Debbie and I slept in, had prayer together, and got ready for church services at 9:00 AM at the Shelly Fifth Ward.  We attended Sacrament and Sunday School meetings.  Debbie had a difficult time with her coughing.  She had to get up and go out, finally just waiting outside in the hall until church services were over.  We drove back to Joe L. and Karlene's.  Their children and grandchildren came over.  Karlene, Debbie, and Ljubica set up folding tables and chairs and prepared a very nice meal.  Reed had to work; he would get one pivot sprinkler working and when he started on another the one he had just finished working on would stop ag