The community enjoyed a Family History activity organized by the Relief Society who invited the entire village to participate. Their goal was to present the 21 Day Challenge of working on the Gathering of Israel, as given by Sister Wendy Nelson, President Russell Nelson’s wife. Four different ways to do family history were covered: Jody Rasmussen helped others to understand the various Apps that are available to us on our cell phones. JoAnn and Drew Ford presented the discovery of Family History in heirlooms, cookbooks, preserved handiwork, and personal life histories. Phee Crosland discussed the importance of journal writing, ways of sharing heirlooms and family traditions. She used an example of a “memory jar” given to Johnny and Jeannine Iverson by their children—slips of paper with written tidbits of memories, that later had photos added and even later was published into a book to be shared with the growing Iverson family. Clifford Jensen impressed the group with the importance of learning how to preserve old photos, to label and identify those in the photo and scan them for a more permanent document. Refreshments served were a perfect match for the Scandinavian descendants of the settlers of Mink Creek. It was aebleskivers, prepared ahead by Kim Christensen, Phee Crosland, April Rasmussen and Jody Rasmussen.
The Primary enjoyed an afternoon of sledding at the Glen Jepsen farm. His driveway offers a perfect hill for this event and this is the second year it took place. It had been scheduled for January 29th but the weather had presented a January thaw on the 28th. The slope was bare and the outing postponed, scheduled for Feb 6.. Still the weather brought no snow until a day-long blizzard moved in on the 5th, enabling the event to take place. Brother Jepsen and others brought their 4 wheelers to haul the sledders back up to the top of the hill for more rides. Even a few adults remembered their skills and took a ride on the runner sleds.
Vickie Free enjoyed a girls’ trip with her sister, Kathy Baldwin Jones, of Grace, and two of Kathy’s daughter, Katrina and Nina. The group went to Disney World and Daytona Beach in Florida for several days of laughter, memories and fun, along with the ocean, beach and seagulls and some feelings of Nature’s peace.
As of this writing we have had three days of snowfall and the inches have piled up. Big soggy wet ones. We have not only the temperature of winter, but also the appearance. White sky, white mountains, white fields, white roofs, sidewalks, etc. Quite often, during these hours it hasn’t been just a storm, it has been a whiteout where one couldn’t see much across the streets of our homes. A great time to be home, feeling snug and cozy, grateful that the electricity gave us power and comfort.
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