The virus is making a resurgence and the number of people coming down with it is on the rise once more. I think summer, celebrations, protests for “black rights” and people just relaxing their vigilance are some of the reasons for it. Young people especially are getting tired of restrictions and the number young people getting the disease has increased significantly. There is still so much we do not know about this modern day plague including the lasting affects it may have on the body. Researchers are scrambling and we just pray, wear masks and social distance.
Lincoln Harvey and his grandchildren stopped by this week to bring us some blueberries and jam from Krause Farms where Lincoln is working. Lincoln is so sweet and kind and stops to say hello at our door every once in awhile. I phoned Mary the next day to thank her for sending the goodies over with them. Cindy arrived the next day with blueberries we had ordered as well as produce from Stella Watt’s greenhouse garden and knitted scarves sent by Ina Christensen that she had made. Everyone is so kind to us and we are grateful recipients of the results of their covid activities.
George Hara had helped me last week with family history and Marilyn and Cordell helped me this week and with their assistance along with that of Rod Smith’s in Victoria helping Joanne, we are getting a few things that were out of line corrected. We are working on my fathers’s Davidson line and I have also been adding memory pictures to some of our family members’ Family Search sites. So much to do even when we have more time available.
Tom was asked to play the piano for the baptism of Carol Jones on Sunday. She is about our age and she and her husband, who attended the baptism, have a daughter who has joined the church and lives in Utah. It was a Zoom baptism and only those who had parts do and had been invited attended and we all wore masks and social distanced. They had asked older couples like us to perform the talks, music etc. I think to connect Carol to members her own age. We just listened to the music and as we have been asked not to sing. It was nice to see people again and to be in a church again after months of being away. It was the first time we had seen theses couples since we left on our mission in January.
Cindy, Paul and their two youngest boys have left on a camping trip to the Sunshine Coast this week. They were excited to have a break and the weather is lovely so hopefully they will have an enjoyable time. The older two boys had to stay home for work. Zachary is preparing to move to Boise to train and play with the Steelheads in August although I am not certain when the hockey teams will be allowed to play again. It has been nice for him to be home with our son Trevor’s family in Nashville during this time. We are waiting to see if BYU Idaho will be online come fall for our granddaughter Jadyn and all of our college age children are waiting on announcements from their schools. Liza’s family is always busy and Larissa is busy with her little ones and concerned about more people coming into their small tourist town of Whitefish Montana again.
We were thrilled to hear that the London Temple will be doing a stage one opening soon for sealings of preciously endowed couples. That is good news but still a far cry from their need for us to be there. The Temple will have to be fully running before they call us back again and the virus under control. We look forward to and pray for that day. Until then we wait upon the Lord and know He knows all and has a plan.
Trevor and Tammie at Jadyn’s Grad
Jack and Sam on Sunshine Coast
Jadyn’s Nolensville High School Grad - Zach, Trey and Jadyn
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