Manti Temple Shift Party

Good Article

 Good Morning and Merry Christmas,

I was going to thank Myrna last night for publishing the article/letter about school safety, but she slipped out early. It is much appreciated! We have been managing a fair number of questions, comments, opinions etc. and the article will help provide some basis of understanding for those who read it. Furthermore, we will begin to process how best to move forward. 

Thanks again,
Dr. Jim Shank, Juab School District Superintendent 

Myrna: I was coming down with a really bad cold. It just kept getting worse and worse. I went home, took some cold med and went to bed. Thanks for the thanks. Would you remind Charlene to send me your goals. Thanks for that. M

Snowman Cartoon

Melanie found a cartoon, in color, that shows a child snowman with a yellow lower half. The mom said to the snowchild that she had thought the child had gone to the restroom before leaving. It was great and she sent it to Siovhan with the following comment, "I thought you would love this. You know my humor..." Siovhan Bolton baaaaaahahahahahahah reminds me of a few capri sun filled marathon drives. Myrna Trauntvein It reminds me of a little girl who used to sing at the top of her lungs because she needed to "go" and we had just left her house. Hehehehe. Siovhan Bolton hahaha i can believe that, especially because if we're honest that little girl sang at the top of her lungs 95% of the time. the other 5% she was asleep (between midnight and 5am). Myrna Trauntvein I had no problem with the midnight. It was a good thing that you had a grandpa for the 5 a.m. part.

Gordon's Grandson-in-law

To  family and friends:  This is the video which appeared on channel two news Dec.19, 2005.  Some of you may not have seen it.

For those who don't know, Sharon  Boyce is our granddaughter.  She is the daughter of Peggy and Ernie Strong.  Peggy is our daughter.

Gordon and Roberta

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Interesting

Melanie wrote: Remember my Finish Bishop, Kuellervo Hynynen? This is one of his brilliant inventions. 

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/18/calgary-man-stops-shaking-for-first-time-in-10-years-after-revolutionary-scalpel-free-brain-treatment/ Myrna wrote: Your former bishop's new methods of treatment might just be a blessing for members of your family. It could help LHT, Eric and the others who have inherited the problem. WOW! I know it will be some time before it can be used generally but it is fantastic news. Getting rid of tremors would be a great blessing for many.

Two New Words to Toss Out At Council Meeting

op·pro·bri·ous  (-prbr-s)

adj.

1. Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive: opprobrious epithets.

2. Bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous: opprobrious conduct.

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op·probri·ous·ly adv.

His comments were ignorant, morally opprobrious, and categorically bigoted, and while obviously acceptable and not out of character for him, they were profoundly unacceptable to the majority of Americans.

im·mis·er·a·tion noun \(ˌ)i(m)-ˌmi-zə-ˈrā-shən\
Definition of IMMISERATION

: the act of making miserable; especially : impoverishment<the immiseration of the working class — C. R. Morris>
Origin of IMMISERATION

2in- + miserable + -ation
First Known Use: 1948

Friend of Kirsten's

Mrs. Trauntvien

It was so good to see you tonight at the temple. Its exciting to hear how Kirsten is doing. Can you send me her phone number? Thank you so much!!! Have a great night!!!

Jennifer Fowkes Francis

Myrna wrote: Kirsten, here is the e-mail address of your friend. If you two would like, you could e-mail and not wait for me. I will send the phone number tomorrow evening. It is late and I am going to bed. Love to all. M


Kirsten wrote: Mom, Thanks for the info.  I haven't seen her in years.  Will be good to catch up. Love you! Kirsten

Greetings from Nephi (at least, two Nephites) ;)‏

We had a spiritual day at church, as always, beginning in Sacrament meeting and moving on through our other meetings of the day. Bro. Paul Sutorius spoke about the great gift the Savior gave each of us: the atonement. He spoke of the wise men (we really don’t know how many there were) and how they were “seeking” of the Savior when the star appeared. They knew it for what it was, because they were prepared to recognize it when they saw it. They went to Herod who had, apparently, either not seen the star or had not attributed it to anything of import. However, the wise men did understand its significance and did follow it seeking the Christ. 

Bro. Sutorius spoke of the many stars each of us have to guide us, chief among those the scriptures, our families, our teachers, the prophets and others who love and serve us. Those are stars we may follow in our own seeking of the Savior. First of all, we must seek the Christ and then He will grant us the stars we need to lead us to him. Our stars, in addition to the scriptures, are usually people.

We have a young woman in our ward who was injured in a terrible car accident a couple of months ago. For awhile, it was not certain whether she would live or, if she did, if she would walk again. She is now on crutches and is our ward miracle girl. At any rate, Bro. Sutorius asked her to hop to the podium and asked he a few question. He then asked her what she saw when she looked out at the congregation and she replied, “Stars.” She did so a bit tearfully and many of us shared her tears.

His main message? We must remember that the Savior can only be found if we are looking. 

He was also our instructor in Sunday School. We discussed charity and its meaning. We learned from the Book of Mormon that the word atonement can be substituted for charity. Because charity is the love of Christ for us, expressed by his willingness to atone for our individual sins and for our pain and suffering. We must accept the gift he bestowed upon each of us and each day of our lives we should try to emulate our Savior in our daily living. If we seek Him, we must try to be like Him.

We also learned great lessons about charity in our Relief Society lesson.

We are enjoying your letters and we know that you are serving others as you serve our Savior. Certainly, you are having experiences that will help you all of your life. We are also enjoying your letters and that we are grateful that you include us in your circle of loved ones. 

Judging from the many young women coming to the temple to be endowed prior to their going on missions, many of them coming in your direction, you will soon have an army of young women there to assist you in your efforts to bring the gospel to the Latinos in California.

Take care and know that you are loved and that we pray for you often each day. We love you!

To You Who Give Two Gifts

Todd tells me that all of you (all ya'all) are paying $40 each for us to have the security system. None of you should be buying us any other gifts. He just sends us a little sweet little reminder card and that is what you should be doing. All of you. I think I need to call the company and take over the payments. It doesn't seem fair that you are double-gifted. Thank you for this year but, perhaps, you should rethink?

Bolton's Christmas

Myrna wrote: I sent Braden's package to you because I thought he had left for Texas. Ams said she didn't think he had. The packages I send to the away kids differ a bit from the ones I send to the at home kids. I hope that is not a problem.

Were the ornaments OK or were they broken. The guy at the Provo post office was so certain that he knew what he was doing that Dad and I did not question it until we left. Then we wondered and I have worried. If they were, please let me know. How about the round package? Is it also OK?


Melanie wrote: Thank you!
He is here in Texas.

We received the packages and they are under the tree. The ornaments are on the tree, and they are perfect...no damage. I will try and take a picture of our tree and get it sent out. I still need to put the ribbon on and to put the star on the top.

I sent your birthday present last week. It is in a box from the postal service. You can open it, it is in a birthday package.

I am sending Dad's Christmas present tomorrow. I sent your Christmas package from Amazon. It will be gift wrapped, so you can put it under the tree.

Ben is getting socks from us and from some other people, so later will be better, that way he will have back ups.

I love you!
Melanie