Feb 7
The telephone rang before we were out of bed. It was two of Wallace's cousins and their mates. It was Harold (Verla) Wilding and his wife and Vada (Wilding) and her husband Jess Brown. Harold & Vada's father was Joe Wilding. We met them at the temple and then we had breakfast with them. Then came home and had a very nice visit with them. They were on their way to California to see their children. Harold & Vada lived in MIlo just past Rigby while they were growing up. It was very nice to see them again. After they left we went out to Camelot where George is a cook to get his check. We then went to get it cashed. We drove southeast along the road to Globe. Superstition Mountain is diffferent every day. It changes with the time of day. The kind of day it is also. It is such a beautiful mountain. The desert has changed since we came down here. When we came the trees and bushes were green but now the ground is getting green. We see so many more birds now and hear them singing. The birds are different from the ones we are used to in Idaho.
Feb 10
We belong to the 26th ward, Salt River Stake. This morning the Apache Ward met with our ward and Apostle Ezra Taft Benson talked to us. He talked about the young people. He said they were very special spirits. That the Lord had sent them to the earth at this time when there was so much temptation and yet such a wonderful time because it was preparing for the coming of the Savior. He said Heavenly Father wanted them to be happy because happiness comes through living the gospel. He said they had to live the Word of Wisdom and the law of morality. He said they would have to be strong to face all the things that were to come. He said President Kimball was better, he has been ill, and he bore strong testimony that he was a prohet of God. He testified that he had seen the mantle of a prophet on President Kimball. It was a great privilage to hear one of the twelve apostles talk. Very special!
Feb 13
This morning we went to the temple. Yesterday Cecil Wilding and his wife Laura were here. Cecil is called Mick. He is Wallace's full cousin. They live in Preston Idaho. Cecil is Harvey Wilding's son. One of Grandpa's younger brothers. They were going to come back today and play horseshoes but it has been raining so hard. They have built a new home in Preston. They have been south since about the 1st of December. Laura said they were ready to go home and enjoy their new home.
Feb 17
It is now 6:30 a.m. and I am watching T.V. There has been an emergency flood watch. We are a long way from the Salt River but there has been news that the dam might break if there was much rain. It has rained all night but there has been no news about it this morning. The pictures of it last night was bad. There was a lot of flooding along the river and about six hundred people have been evacuated. Wallace has gone to priesthood meeting. His meeting is at 7 a.m. Effie Flo, George & Ida's daughter called yesterday to see if everything was ok down here. She said it was very warm in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They had had a very mild winter so far. The rain here has been just like spring. So warm and fresh. Ida has arthritis so very bad. Especially in her knees. She has been better the last little while. We have been walking together. Last night we walked around the block. She was very tired when we got home but she did very well. On T.V. it said eight of the ten bridges over the Salt River have gone with the flood. Possibly 3 victims of the flood the T.V. reported.
Feb 28
Sunday 24th Don Wilding came from Idaho to visit. Janetter will be here tomorrow. The weather has been beautiful, yesterday it was 85*. Wallace has spent a great deal of time making gems out of stones. A grinder and the things he would need cost so much, he got the motor and grinder, etc and put it together. He has done such a good job with his stones. We have sent some real nice things home for the family. I found this little Indian legend about the apache tears. They are very shiny black stones. In the days of the early western frontier the Apache nation was engaged in bitter warfare to protect their lands. They met the U.S. Calvary in a great battle in which many warriors lost their lives. Widows and children of the slain braves visiting the scene of this battle are said to have shed many tears which turned to glistening stones.
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