OCTOBER 1981

October 8

Last Friday evening Jack, Velma, Kenneth, their son and his wife went through the new Jordan temple.  This is the time that all people can go through the temple before it is dedicated.  It was beautiful!  It has beautiful stain glass windows.  They had ushers very close together so you felt someone was helping you all the time.  It was a silent tour.  There were signs that told what each room was about.  It was beautiful.  We then went to a restaurant, "The Hawaiian".  The food was good and they had a floor show.  It was a very special evening.
I stayed with Jack & Velma all night.  The next morning we, Velma & I went to take Jack's mother to the doctor.  The clutch went out of Velma's car.  We had to call Jack, he came after us.  We took my car and took Jack's mother to the doctor.  Mrs. Earl took us out to lunch.  It was a very fun weekend and the most special thing that happened was that Wallace came down.  It was so good to see him.  I love him so much!  He stayed until Monday afternoon.  I will stay two more weeks and hope we will be able to get things together so we can go to Arizona.

October 15

Today is Rodney Christensen's birthday.  He is twelve years old.  He is a very special boy.
Saturday Alden called and said Aunt Fern had passed away.  She died October 8, 1981 and was born November 29, 1891.  Her name was Fanny Fern Fullmer.  She married William Cheney and when she was in her seventies she married Dodge.  My sister Velma and I left after she got off work Monday and went to Idaho.  It was so good to be with Wallace again.  Charles and his son Daren were at home.  It was good to see them, too.
Tuesday morning Brenda & Vonell came to see us and Janet and her two children came and spent some time with us.
Wallace, Charles, and Daren were getting ready to go hunting.
We left Terreton at 11:00 to go to Aunt Fern's funeral.  We met so many of our cousins that we have not seen for years.  Aunt Fern's children and Aunt Pearl's children.  There were many of Aunt Fern's Fern's gran children and great grand children.  She was buried at Rigby Pioneer Cemetery.  I enjoyed the trip so very much with Velma.  It was so wonderful to spend the time with her.

October 28

Monday morning I came back to Bountiful.  I had been home for a week.  It was so good to be home and so wonderful to be with Wallace.  We decided if we were going to Arizona I should make as much as I can to help out.
I went to the dentist Monday morning and then to George & Ida's and found they want to leave for Arizona the 15th on November.  I saw Alden, he was driving a bus for the elderly.  He likes this very much.  I stopped to see Blair & Philline and it was good to see them.  Also stopped to see Evelyn.  She has bronchitis.  She was not feeling well.
Saw Charlene and wished her a Happy birthday.  Her birthday was Sunday.  Darwin called home Saturday.  He was very low.  He could not call Charlene and I am sure he wanted to talk to her on her birthday.  She called him.  He needed that.
Patricia was not feeling well.  Today she will see the Dr.  Larry, Rick, Glade went hunting yesterday.  Rick dot his deer.  Larry said they had a good time.