2023 journal

 30 Sep 2023, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task 10 a.m. - Morning session Semiannual General Conference 2 p.m. - Afternoon session Semiannual General Conference Ronnie Lively died and they had his funeral back in Georgia this week Debbie and I had prayer; Debbie cooked breakfast and after everyone ate Ryan and his family left for Logan to go home.  Debbie and I watched the morning session of General Conference.  At noon we drove to Lehi High School football field and watched Tate's game.  Jared, his dad, is one of the Assistant Coaches.  Tate's team won.  Tate played a good game.  We came home, had lunch, and at 2 p.m. we watched the afternoon session of General Conference.  At 5 p.m. we went back to Lehi High School to watch Porter play.  His team won by a large margin.  At 6 p.m. we started listening to this evening session of General Conference.  There were all good talks today and I made a few notes but will listen to the talks again when they are made available in a few wee

 29 Sep 2023, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task 11:00 a.m. - Zoom conference with Eric Fisher, Attorney in Atlanta also invited are Michael, Matthew, and Melodie Talk to Matthew before purchasing a package tour to Machu Picchu and Peru 888-718-3570, James trim fingernails  Compose and mail a letter to National Airways in Cottonwood Heights Debbie was up early and went to Clara Goruley's softball games.  I had prayer, and read.  Later when Debbie got home we ate a light brunch.  At 11 a.m. Michael, Matthew, and I had a conference call with Eric Fisher, Attorney.  Michael is going to try and set a meeting for him to meet with Nancy Abercrombie and her family next Monday or Tuesday, to see if they will sell their 1/3 interest in A&M Investments.  His offer will be more than they are getting while dealing with Janie.  I booked a 10-day trip to Peru all-inclusive for both of us including air for $4,000,  from Wednesday, 22nd Nov. to Thurs. 30th with Timthony "Tim".  I put the

 28 Sep 2023, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Inez "Nezzy" Thrash Reynolds' 7th birthday (I sent her a text on her mother's phone) 10:00 am -  Mount Timpanogos endowment,  Arrive by 9:30 AM I was up at 7 a.m., had prayer, showered, and shaved.  I checked my email;  Eric sent an email confirming a meeting tomorrow, Friday at 12 Noon  MST.  Debbie and I met Laura at the Mt. Timpanogas Temple.  We went on the 10:00 a.m. endowment session.  I took one of Ljubica Jelicic's male family names, Mahila Rodah.  After the session, Debbie and I came home.  I emailed Mirko, Ljubica, and Bojana.  Debbie met with Shelby for a milkshake and talked.  Cooper is getting the last of the draws on his home and will now start making payments to his grandmother.  Debbie plans to meet with Jared and Tylee to talk.  I read and had prayer with Debbie before going to bed.  Michael is not able to go to Peru between Thanksgiving and Christmas.   Note:   Reverend Amos Brown is a noted civil ri

 27 Sep 2023, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task Tony Traveller's 52nd birthday. (sent him a text) Matthew called this morning.  He was on his way to Home Depot to get some concrete to build up an area behind his house to stop the dirt from washing down when it rains and to keep the dirt from the hill washing in his pool area.  I. talked to him about going to Monti Pitchuee after Thanksgiving and before Christmas.  Debbie and I had prayer.  I sent Eric Fisher an email about a time we can have a Zoom meeting about A&M and a settlement agreement with the other members of the LLC.  I tried to call Nicole Rebel at the Lehi City Power Department.  There was no answer; I left her a message to call me back about getting information to track power usage in relation to our solar panels' production of electricity.  I talked to Matthew and received texts from Michael and Melodie.  They can all meet with Eric on Friday 29th at 11 a.m. MST, 10 a.m. PST.  I sent Tony a happy birthday text

 26 Sep 2023, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Debbie taking Shirley Hobbs to the Dentist and shopping for garments Debbie and I got a good night's sleep, we had prayer together, personal prayer, and studied.  Debbie picked Shirley up and took her to the dentist and than shopping for garments.  I worked on our trip to  Machu Picchu in Peru.   I sent a text to all the children to get their input.  I received a counteroffer from Janie for A&M through her attorney who sent it to Eric and he forwarded it to us.  At 6 p.m. we went to Max's football game in Orem at 6 p.m.  Max's team won.  His mother, dad, and sister were there.  Libby, his cousin, came.  Debbie was going to take her to dinner but his sister, Shelby, called and asked her to pick her up.  We got home and Debbie fixed potato soup and a pear salad for dinner.  I talked to Michael and Matthew about the offer from Janie through her attorney, Steven, that Eric Fisher sent to us.  I also talked to them about a trip t

 25 Sep 2023, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Call CA  The FasTrak team is here to help to pay a toll; called 877-229-8655; paid $7.00 with Visa .....1526; confirmation no. 604555940 Got to AT&T store and get Matt's phone back so he can upgrade his phone.  The young man at the store used Matt's to upgrade mine. Got to Provo Airport and changed my ticket to Orange County from Oct. 6th to Oct 3rd. at 7:30 a.m.  (purchased another ticket) Wash Subaru and take it to Costco to  tighten the lugs  in the wheels   Check on an app for Apple Watch that monitors  Atrial Fibrillation I was up at about 7 a.m., had prayer, got dressed and as I was leaving Debbie got up; we had prayer and I drove to the Provo Airport.  I talked to Jared and Alisa at the Breeze counter.  They helped me down load the Breeze app on my Iphone.   I could not change my flight from Oct 6th to Oct 3rd.  They texted me a link for my computer, flybreeze.com.  When I got home I opened the link but there was no option

 24 Sep 2023, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:30 AM - Abbington Memory Center 12:00 Noon - Lehi 7th Ward 2 p.m. - Debbie and Karlene return from Mary Kay's memorial service Note:  John 17:3   And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Perhaps the greatest indicator of character is the capacity to recognize and appropriately respond to other people who are experiencing the very challenge or adversity that is most immediately and forcefully pressing upon us.  Character is revealed, for example, in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering; in the ability to detect the hunger of others when we are hungry; and in the power to reach out and extend compassion for the spiritual agony of others when we are in the midst of our own spiritual distress.  Thus, character is demonstrated by looking and reaching outward when the natural and instinctive response is to be self-absorbed and

 23 Sep 2023, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task Debbie and Karlene to St. George and Page, Lees Ferry Crossing on CO until Sunday, Sep 24th 3:00 PM - ANM reunion  at Lon and Pat Neild's home (I saw Dusan and his sister, Lydia, they are children of District President Viscisa from Belgrade. I also saw Kaleb Jones, the grandson of Miso Ostarcevic, the basketball player from Croatia, who is a friend of Mirko's.  They both came to the United States during the war in the 1990s.) Note:  If it were possible to trace our ancestors back for the previous 12 generations (about 400 years) you would have a total of 4,094 ancestors.  Some may be the same.  Somewhere our pedigree starts to collapse.   For me, my lineage starts to intersect at 6 generations, William Blake, born 1778, and Mary Rogers born 1767.  Every person alive today shares a common ancestor who lived a mere 3000 years ago. Because humans are so new as a species, our global family is especially tight-knit.  Using the math for

 22 Sep 2023, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:30 a.m. - Debbie and Karlene to St. George and Page, Lees Ferry Crossing on CO until Sunday, Sep 24thn  (Saturday or Sunday a memorial service for Mary Kay.  Danny planned it but her sister, Anetia, is in charge.  They plan to spread Mary Kay's ashes on the CO. River at Lee's Ferry, near Page, AZ.) Note:  Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is often credited with having first used the expression of an "iron fist in a velvet glove" to signify that firmness can be couched with outward gentleness.  I am afraid this philosophy is being used on people today by many leaders of the world.  I do not like people trying to deceive others.   Jody was up early and left; Debbie, Karlene, and I had prayer together before they left.  I brought the Land Rover in the garage with the garage door remote control.  I sent Kristi Jensen, tour agent, an email about our cruise and tour of Ireland in June and July 2024. I studied scriptures and ate brunch

 21 Sep 2023, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Take the first fruits from our pears trees to Glen Smith, Neil Reay, and Roger Harmon Legacy Center - exercise and 30 minutes of the stairstepper 2:00 p.m. - appointment at Costco in Lehi to have 4  Michigan. tires installed on the 2018 Subaru Outback for  $903.96 plus tax.  They are on sale and I get a $100 discount. Signature BlueJeans 36 X 30 from Costco came today Attach the basket to Debbie's electric and put the bike in the carry bracket on the back of the Subaru Outback  We slept in, had prayer, and I had a nice text from Elain, my little sister.  She is struggling; I wish I could do more to help her, maybe someday I can.  I have not been as patient with her as I should have as she has aged.  She is really a good and wonderful person and I love her.  Lora Gourley and Stephanie Hobbs came this morning and Debbie went with them walking with Laura's dog, Bruter.  I took a bag of pears from our pear trees to the Smiths, Raeys, a

 20 Sep 2023, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task 12 Noon - Debbie's appointment for Sinsus cat-scan spray plants and flowers Note:   The music of the gospel is the joyful spiritual feeling that comes from the Holy Ghost. It brings a change of heart.  An old Native American man with long braided hair came into the emergency room.  The doctor approached the man, and asked, “How can I help you?”  The old man looked straight ahead and said nothing.  The young doctor, desiring to help this man, tried again. “I can't help you if you don’t speak to me,” he said. “Why have you come to the hospital?”  The old man looked at him and asked, “Do you dance?”  The doctor was puzzled by the strange question when it occurred to him that perhaps this man was a tribal medicine man who, according to ancient tribal customs, sought to heal the sick through song and dance rather than using some of the more modern medical practices.  “No,” said the doctor, “I don’t dance. Do you dance?”  The old man no

 19 Sep 2023, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task. Make reservations on Breeze Airlines for Oct. 6th to Orange County Deprt - Provo / Salt Lake City, UT at 7:30 a.m.                                                  Arrive at Orange County / Anaheim, CA  at 8:20 a.m.  Pay Jodee Peak $550 for work done and to be done around the outside of the fence at the McAlpin Family Graveyard   Note:  I ordered Dr. Richard Bushman's book "Rough Roling Stone" a definitive biography of Joseph Smith Jr. Richard L Bushman,  Columbia University, New York City, New York, Department of History,  Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History, United States received his  B.A. — Harvard College, 1955,  M.A. — Harvard University, 1960, and  Ph.D. — Harvard University, 1961 -  He was a deeply committed, faithful, testimony-bearing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Members of the Church questioned him, if he was losing his faith, didn't he believe in Brother Joseph any lo

 18 Sep 2023, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Raul, the plumber coming out to check the water softener and reduce water in irrigation of plants by 25%  Jared bringing Tate to mow the grass  Amazon Prime, order GUM - 6324A Soft-Picks Original Dental Picks, 320 Count  Ivermectin 15 MG tablet, Last take one weekly starting on Thursday, Sep. 14th *Mail Jodee Pike a letter regarding the cleaning of William Alexander McAlpin's family graveyard at Pleasant Hill.                                            Jodee Pike                                                                                                  285 McAlpin Rd.                                                                              Tallapoosa, GA 30176 Jodee,  You did a good job.                                                                                        But to answer your question as to what we agreed on regarding payments for twice a year, I do not remember and did not write it down in my journal.   I made

17 Sep 2023, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Richard Clark's 77th Birthday. (I tried to call but his phone was off - I sent him a happy birthday text) 10:30 AM - Church at Abbington Memory Center Debbie and I had prayer and got ready for church.  We set up Abbington Memory Center for sacrament meeting.   Brother Ryley and the Lehi 21st Ward provided priesthood and music for the church services.  On the way home we stopped the Glenn and Wendy Smith's.  Glenn has been getting Cemo treatments and went blind.  He had chemo cataracts.  The doctors removed the one on his right eye and he can see not.  On the 28th of September, they are removing the cataract on his left eye.  We went to church at Lehi 7th Ward at 12 Noon.  We saw Jane and Mark Haws at the Sacrament meeting.  On our way home we saw Wendy Smith in the front yard.  We stopped and visited with her.  He went bling about two or three weeks ago.  Getting the cataract off his right eye has really helped.  Debbie and I got home

 16 Sep 2023, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task 4:00 PM -  Elders Quorum  Event, 7th Ward, Meat & Skeet Costco - 6 bags salt pellets Adjust the amount of water put out by the Hydro-Rain Sprinklers by 25% (Check with Sprinkler distributors) Model #04080 (Budget switch is different from on the video) I had prayer, showered, shaved, and worked on organizing "Notes" in my journal to be printed at the end of the year separate from my journal.  Debbie went last night to the girls' homecoming high school football game.  Today she went to Autrey football game south of Logan and Braddock's football game near home.  Debbie got home and we drove over to Lehi 7th Ward building for a picnic.  Debbie brought a salad.  Afterward, we drove out to the landfill and gravel pit west of Saratoga Springs and shot skeet with 12, 16, and 20 gauge shotguns.  When we got home we watched the last of the BYU and Arkansas college football game.  BYU held off Arkansas to win 38 to 21.  BYU is i

15 Sep 2023, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Check and see if Dan Owens pruned the fruit trees yesterday 12:15 PM Grandparents Day at Andrew Hobbs' school in Wellsville, UT Go to Plesant Grove and pay Tom Owens for pruning fruit trees  Dr. Dennis J. Blume, the Dentist I visited.  He replaced a filling without removing the crown.  Age 57 (1966 or 1965);  Married to Monica L Blume  (801) 489-4541 - Home/LandLine Phone                                         (801) 318-3001 - Wireless. Home address;  1965 N 2600 W,  Lehi, UT 84043-4074                                                                                  (I went to Dr. Steven Smith, Dentist in Lehi on Thursday, March 16th this year, and doing X-rays he found a cavity on a tooth with a crown.  We were not told until after our visit they had changed insurance carriers and we would have to pay for the X-rays and pay to have the crown removed and replace the filling.   I found a Dr. Dennis Blume who takes Humana Insurance.  I vis