APRIL 1980

Salt Lake City
April 9

On April 4, 1980 we left Apache Junction Arizona.  We had a very wonderful trip.  We stopped at Montezuma Castle.  It was ancient cliff dwellers.  It was so very interesting.
We stopped at Glen Canyon Dam.  We were going to go to the Grand Canyon but it was 83 miles there and 83 miles back and gas was $1.25 a gallon and we could not afford to go.  The Glen Canyon Dam was beautiful, we got out and walked down to the edge of the canyon and the Colorado River was so far down in the canyon the river was very green.  It was very beautiful.
We got to a place just over the Utah border and it was four o'clock.  I wanted to stay but Wallace said we should drive two more hours.  We looked at the map and we decided to go up over the mountain to Cedar City.  It took us three hours.  So much snow, much of the time we could not see over the snow.  We were both so tired, we should have stopped sooner.  We got to Patricia and Larry's about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.  Rom and Ronda were there.  It was so good to see everyone.
On Monday evening April 7th we spent with my sister, Jack & Velma Earl.  their sons Kenneth & David were there.  We showed them all the things we had made during the winter.  We enjoyed the evening very much.  When they had to go to work the next morning we went back to Patricia's.  We spent the day visiting.  It was so nice.
April 9th this morning we got up and prepared to leave.  It was Rom's and Ronda's little boys birthday.  Gorden is three years old today.  Ronda had made cake for him and this morning she got up and decorated it.  We sang happy birthday and he blew out the candles.  I am writing this in the car.  We are now headed for Pocatello to see Charles, Evelyn, Darwin & Charlene and families.  We will then go to Blackfoot to see Blair, JoAnn and family.

Terreton
April 11

On our way home we got to see Charles, Evelyn, Jonny, Shalene, Darwin, Charlene and their family.  Darwin had made some stew for us and it was delicious.  We then went to Blair & JoAnn's.  They had just gone to the temple.  Joddi, David and Wendy were there.  It was so nice to see the family.  When we got home we found that Brenda & JoAnn and families had cleaned up our house.  It was so nice to walk in and the house all clean and supper in the crock pot.  Glade was in Rexburg.  Because the backhoe had been broken down things had piled up, but it was so good to be home.  The family all seemed happy to see us.  Brenda had been to a meeting and she came here when she saw our car out in front.  Rom & Ronda stayed all night then started for Canada in the morning.  Mark was not feeling well.  He had caught a cold and had a fever.  When we got home the wind was blowing and it seemed so cold.  I don't think I ever will thaw out.  We have a wonderful family and we thank our Heavenly Father for each one of them!

April 10

Last night Glade went to Rexburg to see his girl.  When he came home I was awake and I asked him how his evening was.  He said "great".  He said I will tell you about it in the morning.  This morning he said he had asked Penny to marry him.  She said "yes".  He was so excited and happy.  We are so happy for him.  We have not met her yet.  She is going to be here Tuesday.  Brenda has met her and she really likes her.  I asked Glade if she had a testimony of the Gospel and she told him she had a strong testimony.  We pray for their happiness, we love him so much!

April 15

We met Penny Daniels.  She is a very nice girl.  She reminds me of Brenda.  She has golden hair and a pretty girl.  I pray that they will be able to make their plans together and that they will be happy.  She does not like Terreton & Mud Lake.  I can remember when I first came out here I did not like it.  She has been raised in California.  She thinks Rexburg is pretty dull.  I pray that they will be able to work out their differences because of a different lifestyle.  Her father is a Bishop.  They have the gospel as common ground.  God will bless both of them to love and appreciate each other.

April 20

The Bishop called me into his office and asked us to be canning chairmen of our ward.  They have a canning factory in Idaho Falls.  We will have to learn all about it and we work through the Stake Chairman.  A new job and something we know nothing about but it sounds like a very special and interesting job.

April 26

Charles came out last night from Pocatello.  He is going to stay with us for a few days.  He is very nervous and needs to get away from things for a few days.  He said Darwin had his job with Kraft in Pocatello but that he has been in the VA hospital for a number of days.  They are taking tests but feel that he has some heart trouble.  I sure hope they give him a glucose tolerance test for sugar.  We also heard from Blair yesterday. He is in Miami Florida for a school convention.  It is a national convention.