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This is a picture of Rick & me in our tuxedos at the reception in Medford, Oregon. On Sat., March 1, Norma & I drove with Rick & Laurie to Medford for their reception. I was able to attend, but still not well.
Norma & I were most impressed with Laurie and her family who feel very grateful that Rick has become their son-in-law.
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A pleasant experience _ when Norma & I were walking through Nordstrom’s store on our way from the genealogical library to eat our lunch – we were in Salt Lake – Norma says: “Kirk there is a Madras jacket that you would enjoy very much”. Spontaneously we went about purchasing it. I had not even noticed it, but Norma’s eye had caught it and in her consideration for me she made the suggestion I buy it. I am grateful for her and for the jacket.
I put this picture of me in my journal to remind me of certain feelings I had about tuxedos and how we must listen to the feelings of others. I truly dislike wearing a tuxedo and think I’m only had one on at the receptions of our children’s weddings, as well as, at a couple of medical meetings. In my own heat I was very resistant to wearing a tuxedo at Rick and Laurie’s reception, but kept my mouth shut and honored their feelings. After I got the tux on I rather enjoyed it and realized how important it was for one of the 3 major events in their lives.
Insert: article “Human Factors Workshop” Aviation Safety March 1, 1986 / caption: Some of the fallacies in aeronautical training & accidents that relate to life
March 28, 1986
Tonight Norma and I had a very traumatic experience. Several weeks ago I had a call from one of my previous patients who state that he wanted to know more about our church. I invited him to our home. He then asked if he could bring a friend and I said “of course”.
We were hardly seated when I realized that “the friend” was a disciple of Lucifer. He was obviously a student and tried to be most impressive with his diatribe about the great Alexanderum scholars and the Jewish Rabbis – I asked him why he has desired to come into our home. He said, because he wanted to “save us”.
He was invasive, obtrusive, and a smug sophist of the first order. The only thing Norma & I could do was to bear our testimonies, but I made at clear we recognized the nature of his spirit. The utter gall of such a person who would gain entrance into the sanctity of our home and then be so rude was unbelievable.
After they left we recognized that he was undoubtedly a Sherem – an excommunicated apostate-
Insert: 3 live shot pictures of ducks / caption: I placed these pictures of my friends the mallard ducks in my journal so I could refer to them when carving and painting my models.
Insert: picture / caption: (on the picture) overcast, cowling of 828ID (under picture) This is a familiar scene very dear to my heart that I have witnessed many times. We are returning to Seattle in 828ID, our plane. Below are the Cascade Mtn’s. We have just passed Mt. Rainier on our left and ahead is an overcast at 8000’ that is just beginning to break up. We have just been cleared to 8000’.
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We are now established on the ILS – the instrument guidance system which aligns the plane with the runway at Boeing field and guides the plane as to the correct rate of descent to the runway.
The time is 16 minutes after 1PM (1). We are in the overcast with the altimeter reading 1000’. (2) The HIS shows the wings level and 1 breath below the horizon (3) which with the gear (landing gear) in the down position (4) allows the plane to descent at 500’ /minute (5) with an airspeed of 100 knots (6) as indicated on the airspeed indicator.
The STEC autopilot (7) is locked onto both the localizer and glide slope radio signals being transmitted from the airport. The plane is right on the localizer as indicated by the centered indicator (8) and, also, right on the glide slope as indicated by the pegged glide slope indicator (9). With all systems looking good we were supposed to reach the runway at 3 minutes 40 seconds. We passed over the threshold at 3’ 43”
Insert: picture / caption (labeled on the picture) overcast, West Seattle, Harbor Island, 8281D Cowling (under picture) 8281D is just breaking out of the overcast. We are about 4 miles from the airport and still can’t make out the runway of Boeing field because of fog and mist.
Insert: picture / caption (labeled on the picture) overcast (under picture) Runway 13R (outlined and arrow) is now identifiable straight ahead.
Insert: picture / caption (labeled on the picture) 1 & 2 (under picture) Now prepared & cleared for landing. Runway 13R straight ahead (1) and freeway I5 is to the left. (2)
Insert: picture / caption (labveled on the picture) McCall runway (under picture) Flight over McCall, Idaho in March, 1986
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- Airplane mechanic (no caption)
- Kirk J. Anderson with grandkids painting (labeled on the picture) Scotty paints Courtney holds
- Carved duck (labeled on the picture) Bufflehead duck decoy painted by Courtney, Scotty & myself
April 5, 1986
Teaching grandchildren Courtney and Scotty Biddle how to paint a Bufflehead duck decoy.
Insert: picture of Kirk J. Anderson / caption: This is my walking & golfing suit. Since retirement Jan 1, 86 I have been able to walk with Norma regularly & play golf 2x weekly with a loss of 20 lbs!
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About 25 years ago I took golf lessons from my good friend, Ray Bennett, and bought new clubs with the idea that I would probably join a golf club. That idea was terminated when the Farmer children came to live with us. Now, after retirement I started playing again & enjoy it tremendously.
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My other golfing buddy, Ray Tame.
How I enjoy these righteous men. They are great fun; sessions about their golf, and marvelous company Ray was married 2 days after Norma & me in the Salt Lake Temple. We came to know one another in the 1st Ward and subsequently the 8th Ward. Our friendship has always had great depth.
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My golf buddy, Gene Conger. He, along with Ray Tame got me started playing golf again. He was our first bishop in the 1st Ward of the Seattle Stake. His wife got Norma started in the Primary, which brought us back into activity. Our paths did not cross for many years until the Seattle Temple was built. He was a member of the Temple Presidency and now we share duty as sealers in the Temple.
Insert: picture of Kirk J. Anderson & Duncan Biddle (no caption)
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April 6, 1986
This day Norma & I took Carol & Duncan to the Columbia Gorge hotel in Hood River, Oregon to celebrate her birthday. It was magnificent weather and the setting was also.
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- Kirk & Norma Anderson in doorway of Marquam Manor (apartments)
- Kirk J. Anderson in front of University Hospital North
- Kirk J. Anderson in front of University of Oregon Medical School
April 6, 1986
On the way home from Columbia Gorge hotel we stopped in Portland and showed Carol & Duncan the University of Oregon Medical School which I attended 45 years ago. We alos chowed them Marquam Manor which was the first home (really an apartment) for Norma and me when we were married in 1942.
April 12, 1986
Today while bathing I received a crystal clear impression that all my thinking and planning for a mission has been on my terms – my time limit – not the Lord’s. This is not my mission!! It is the Lord’s errand or mission.
Norma and I knelt in prayer and covenanted with the Lord that we would do anything He calls us to do. We asked only in return that we might be assured that our family would be cared for and that their problems would be eased and resolved while we served. Also, that our own minds and hearts might be freed of worry.
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