"I have decided to keep a journal because I believe that my life is important not only to myself but also to others. Perhaps I can stimulate others in my family to do likewise so that the family may be strengthened through deeper communication. Only that material which keynote the central themes of my life and its experiences will be recorded. Certainly it will not always be serious because I enjoy a sense of humor and do not take myself serious enough to think that everything that happens to me is earth-shattering. In fact, I enjoy a good laugh with others when my antics and habits are in review. It would be more than I could ever hope for, if my wonderful and choice family – those now living and those yet to embrace life here upon this earth – would read my thoughts and come to understand me as I desire to understand them. Then a love would develop in all our hearts for our God; for one another; for life; and for the quest for eternal life together. And so whenever a record is being made I pray that the Spirit might be with me that it will be felt by those who read these words in the spirit of truth. Only the decisions that pertain to our relationships with our Father in Heaven and the Savior are important. All other decisions will be of little consequence."

Sunday, January 1, 1978

Jan 1, 1978

January 1, 1978

Today is Sunday and the beginning of a New Year. We have come together in Boise at great expense and in jeopardy of our lives because of inclement weather to accomplish additional steps in our family organization. There will be 28 people present today.

I wish to reiterate some of the events of the past weeks. Eric and Chris and their children, Kathy, Tolm and Nancy, Jane and Bob and Rebecca, Carol were together for Christmas. Those traveling from Utah did so in a snow storm and it took them about 27 hours.

The spirit in our home was truly centered about the birth of the Savior and His importance in our lives. There is much love and no contention in evidence. I see only a spirit of cooperation and desire to obey our Father in Heaven’s commandments.

In traveling to Boise on December 28th, we had intended to ski together but we had to drive through a storm that caused us to stay in Pendleton for 2 days. We had an accident with Kathy’s car which posed additional problems.

The roads were so icy and snowy that there were innumerable accidents.

Our weather is no so unpredictable and takes such violent changes that we cannot make definite plans that are completely reliable for travel. Again, we see evidence of fulfillment of prophecy in these last days.


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