From Justin About Healing

Justin Childs wrote: Hi Aunt Myrna. I've got a couple questions for you. My dad told me about a great uncle of mine who was a healer and that the gift would skip a generation. Could you tell me anything about this?

Myrna wrote: Is this the Pritchett or is there a Childs? Tell me what the other people have said. That will help me. I am certain that you will want what I have but it may not be what you are looking for.

Justin wrote: About him being able to heal people with burns in person and over the phone. My dad told me he was a healer but I can't remember witch uncle and that this gift skips a generation so his generation did have a healer but mine would.

Myrna wrote: Are you the healer? Wow! Your Uncle David said that the person you were asking about was Uncle Aldo Childs. So it would be something that we would need to find out about from the Childs family relatives.

Justin: I don't know, but David Palmer was asking me about it the other day so I thought I'd ask you about it. I've thought about in the past a lot. It would be really neat if I was but also kinda disappointing to find out now and not 10 years ago.

Ben Horrock's Farewell

Mary Christensen Horrocks invited you to Benjamin Horrocks's event:
Ben's Mission Farewell
Sunday, March 17 at 1:00 pm at Nephi 2nd Ward Church


Benjamin Horrocks invited you to his event:
Ben's Mission Farewell
Sunday, March 17 at 1:00pm at Nephi 2nd Ward Church

From Saundra

Dear Classmates,

For those of you who were unaware, Coach Jack Woodward, passed away last November.  He was an integral part of Carbon High in both our Junior and Senior years.  He was a great coach as well as a wonderful person.

We also lost Dodd Wilstead from Carbon High this past week.  He attended elementary school in Castle Gate, Helper Junior High and graduated from Carbon High.  Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends and pray they will find peace and comfort in their loving memories.

Saundra

Walking

I wonder if walking upstairs and downstairs 100 times a day should count as exercise? ;) I love you!

Thanks so much for helping your poor old mom out. You children are so important to me and I want you all to outlive me!

Thanks, Todd. I will let you all know what the doctor says.

I did grow up in Price, the melting pot of Utah.

Czech Fruit Dumplings
You know those desserts you tell yourself aren't that bad for you. Like carrot cake or blueberry pie. It's preferable to focus on the fact that you're eating a serving of vegetables or fruit, conveniently ignoring that half a pound of butter and sugar that went lovingly into each slice?


This may not be one of these things. Yes, it may look merely like a lumpy mass, but this lumpy mass when cooked is reminiscent of a turnover, only instead of a butter crammed crust it is covered in a soft dough with a flaky center. Bite into one and the flavor of warm bread rushes through you. In the center sweet fruit awaits. No butter required. What you choose to top it with will just be our little secret.

Czech Fruit Dumplings (makes approx. 20 small sized):
Adapted from Czech Cookery

1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 packet yeast
1 tsp sugar
up to 200ml milk
pinch of salt
fruit of your choosing
possible toppings: butter, whipped cream, maple syrup, almonds, powdered sugar

Sift flour into bowl. In a separate bowl, combine hot water, a pinch of the shifted flour, sugar and yeast. Wait until the yeast mixture beings to bubble. It should smell like fresh bread and look slightly lumpy, almost dough like. Combine yeast mixture with salt and add to the flour. Pour milk, a little at a time, working with the mixture until the dough is formed and all the flour is combined. Dust both sides of dough with flour(for easy removal) and cover bowl. 

Leave in a dry warm place to rise until doubled in size.

Remove dough from bowl.  Cut into equal sizes of your liking. Flatten dough and place fruit mixture in the center. Wrap dough around the fruit, pressing edges together to form a dumpling. 

Let sit another five minutes to rise.

Place dumplings in a pot of boiling water for 8-10 minutes, depending on size.

Fruit-Filled Danish Pastries (These are SO good!)‏

Fruit-Filled Danish Pastries

The smell and taste of these seemingly rich pastries will warm the coldest winter afternoon or dreariest morning, or provide a lovely touch of sweetness following your evening meal. They are really good and I highly recommend them.

Yield 12 pastries

Dough
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon dry yeast
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup almond flour
1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs

Filling #1
1 cup dried apricots cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate

Filling #2
1 cup chopped apples
2 tablespoons apple juice concentrate

Filling #3
I cup dried plums cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate

Prior to mixing the dough, stir the juice and fruit of choice together into a mixing bowl. Refrigerate and let sit while the dough is mixed and while it rises.

Add yeast to the warm water and let sit. Mix flours, salt and orange zest in a separate bowl. Mix juice and eggs beating eggs slightly in another bowl. Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and mix well. Knead until well-mixed and until the dough is spongy. (The dough is soft.) Cover, put in a warm place and let rise. Knead again. Let rise again. (The person who printed the original recipe only let it rise once but that always worries me because I know bread needs air to rise and that takes time to develop.) Punch down and let rest for 10 minutes. On a floured board with a floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a 12-by-16-inch rectangle. Cut into 12 squares. Place equal portions of the filling of choice in the center of each square. Pull up the points of two opposite corners over the fruit and press together. Pinch the other pair of corners to make a square package enclosing the filling. Place the Danish pastries two-inches apart on two lightly oiled baking sheets. Cover loosely and place in the refrigerator. Let rise overnight or for at least three or four hours. (I let mine raise while I was at church and then baked them when I got home.) Remove from the refrigerator and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place in heated oven and bake until golden brown about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool slightly and serve warm. The pastries are also good cold.

I Have Concern About Julie

OK, you Factor IV kids. Julie has arrhythmia and has had for years. This a.m., at 9:15, she called and said that she has a heaviness in her chest behind her sternum. I sent her to the local doctor because I was worried. She did not have tingling in her arm. I understand that there is often no tingling with a stroke. Jim is in CA with the bees. I sent Dad to watch the kids. I think I just need to quit writing for the newspaper because the only reason I am still here is that I have missed four weeks of meetings and have one at 10 a.m. However, I am really concerned about her. I only pray that you read this now and can tell me, from your experience, if I should panic and head out.

Todd wrote: Doesn't have anything to do with factor V. Let us know what the doctor says. 

Melanie wrote: I have an irregular heartbeat. Nothing to do with factor V. When I am anxious my heart beat is really off. Sometimes it feels like it is coming out of my chest. The doctors will probably do a stress test and have her wear a monitor. It is common among women in their early forties.  

Myrna wrote: Sometimes I do not think about the power of the priesthood that Dad holds being able to mend things that have gone awry. However, the priesthood worked yet again. In fact, Julie said it was more the blessing Dad gave her than the doctor that provided the cure. The Mt. Pleasant doctor told her that many people in the world have arrhythmia and that as long as she can sleep through the night and as long as she can breathe through an episode, she will likely be OK. Of course, she could do neither this time. He did do an MRI and it was OK. He told her that her cholesterol was high and that the bad cholesterol was higher than it should be. Her sugar was OK. He told her to take a baby aspirin once each day. She is already supposed to see an Internist in Provo about the Factor V at the suggestion of her OB who found that she was Factor V when he did the testing after she lost the baby. So she will do that next month. So, Mom, breathe in, breathe out and relax.

Melanie wrote: Those are the same things I was told in 1998 when they discovered my arythmia. Also the change in hormones in women over 40 can be a factor as well. Sleep is essential. ..something mothers never can get enough of. Breathing exercises and walking also helps.

I love Julie!

Mel

Todd wrote: And getting the cholesterol under control will help as well. 

Come for a Bike Ride Invitation from Ursula

Ursula Ann Schroeder invited you to her event: CycloFemme 2013 Bicycle Ride

Myrna Trauntvein: Envy, envy, envy! I didn't ever learn how to ride a bike. That's why I walk/run. I am stuck with walking and slow running (slower than jogging). I had rheumatic fever when all my friends were learning how to ride a bike. Then I had rapid heart syndrome, and was also not allowed to ride. Then I could finally have learned to ride, but I was a teenager and I learned how to drive instead. When my kids were learning to ride bikes, I wanted to learn also but then I had bad veins and bouts of DVT and the doctor did not think it was a good idea. It's still on my bucket list but my list is long and it is at the bottom of said list. I am also getting older by the day and so, I think, I will just have to not learn. I love you and hope you have a great time.


Ursula Ann Schroeder wrote: Thanks Aunt Myrna. I love you tool. Let all the cousins know that live around here or will be visiting. It will be a fun ride. If you decide you want to learn, I would be happy to teach you.  It would be great to see any of you. Have a super week. Stay warm. (Silly iPad/auto correct.)



Myrna Trauntvein: I will let them know. They are all bike riders and would probably love it. However, the auto correct does make for some interesting sentences.

Ursala wrote: Yes, it does make for interesting reads.

Letter from Myrna

We are back in Nephi and spent our first time in three weeks at the temple serving in our calling. We had our two-year interview with the temple president and renewed our commitment for another two years. Every two years, we have an interview with the president and we agree to a contract to serve for another two years as long as we remain physically and mentally able. So we have another two glorious years to look forward to. The president said that the Payson Temple will likely not be ready for dedication until late in 2014 or early 2015 so we do have some time left in the Manti Temple serving surrounded by the labor of pioneer craftsmen who did the work of temple building with hand tools and great skill. Today there are many ways to achieve what those workers did with foot-powered lathes and wood-workers hand tools.

As our first assignment on Saturday, we were able to do the part of Adam and Eve. One thing that you never get in the film is the very human side of the presentation. For example, on film you never see an older woman playing Eve and getting tears in her eyes because she suddenly realizes that, without the price paid by the Savior, all would be lost. None of us would ever again be allowed in the presence of our Father in Heaven. I have done the Eve part for 14 years now and, each time, it seems that something new in some new section or area will touch my heart deeply. How privileged I am to have this opportunity. How I love the temple.

When we got home, Shawn and family, Julie and AnnMarie had cleaned up all of the water from our basement flood. Shawn had replaced the valve with a new one so all is functioning as it should. I am going to put silicone around the baseboards so that the water does not ever again fill the basement by running from the laundry room under the wall into the family/television room. Well, I suppose that it can still creep under the door but I only hope it does not.

Kirsten is healing still. The poor girl has had more than her share of pain and grief. After three trips to the ER for her allergies to narcotics, the doctors gave her only Tylenol. It will be eight-weeks before she can open her jaw. The orthodontist will then do a bit more tweaking but by next fall she should be able to eat more than liquids, open her jaw, and use it the way most people do. This could have been avoided if the orthodontist we consulted in her youth had done the work as he should have done. It still makes me upset that he did not. She is having problems now with one of her sinus passages because it keeps bleeding. They have considered giving her an antibiotic but hardly dare.

We have the weirdest things happen. When we did the curbside passenger check-in as we were leaving Denver, the guy (nice and we tipped him well enough) printed two tickets for me and none for LHT. We didn't find this out until we got to security and then we had to go all the way back to have it fixed. We did make the plane in time. Then, when we got home, we found out that they had taken the plastic zip lock off to check Grandpa's luggage for security reasons. Instead of cutting the plastic, which we simply use to keep the case from coming open and not to keep anyone out, they cut the zipper pulls off. Weird?

AnnMarie and family are at Disneyland in California. Megan and Kyle are there with the band and AnnMarie and Brandon decided to go as well and take the rest of the family. Julie and Jim and family are going this next week.

In the a.m. we have a funeral in Layton to attend. Gramp's cousin, Bert Pay, lost his wife Ila. She was only 69. She died the very day her one sister had her funeral. We are leaving early so I should hurry to bed. The funeral is at 11 a.m. but we are picking up Auntie Helen and Auntie Eva on the way.

To Ben: We treasure your emails. I am printing them off and saving them. Gramps likes me to print them for him to read and I decided that I would put them in plastic sheets and save them. So thank you for keeping us up-to-date. We so enjoy your spiritual experiences which you share with us.

To Michael: Thank you so much for your hand-written letter. We will treasure it just as we do your emails. I am printing them off and saving them. Gramps likes me to print them for him to read and I decided that I would put them in plastic sheets and save them. So thank you for keeping us up-to-date. We so enjoy your spiritual experiences which you share with us.


To both: We love you. We pray for you and we keep your name on the prayer roll at the temple.

Lots of love, Grammy and Gramps

Please Respond. Thanks.

Which ones of you now have your photo, both the 5X7 and the 8X10, of our family (just the original eight) at the 50th anniversary? 

I know that I have missed someone because I have two left. DRATS! And do you think I can remember who I sent them to and who I did not? I can't.

Shawn wrote: We got the pictures thank you.

Kimberly wrote: We do.

Melanie wrote: I don't think I have them. I will check and see. When was I supposed to have received them? Mel

Myrna wrote: I sent them just after Christmas. I think you are probably right. Good! Now just one more to figure out.One of them who did not get the photos is Melanie. I have no idea who the other is. Thanks for your help.

AnnMarie wrote: Got mine