December 7, 2021

 

The Primary organization furnished the program for our Sacrament Meeting. It was delightful, even though we only have nine children active in the group. Their songs were beautiful, their parts well delivered. Each child chose a favorite song and then explained why that was their favorite. The Primary president is Brittnee Phillips with Terrie McKay, the chorister and Linda Christensen playing the piano.

Carol Gaines Wilkinson, mother of Wendy Currie of Mink Creek, was stricken with COVID-19 the first part of November. She was transferred by life-flight to the Veterans Hospital in Boise, ID. She passed away Nov. 15, in Boise. Her funeral was held in the Mink Creek Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on November 27, 2021.

Armando Crosland has been enjoying a two week visit with his family members who live in this area. With his occupation in Washington DC taking him to various places around the world it is a treat to be able to come home to Idaho for this length of time.

Bishop Paul and Terrie McKay had a houseful for Thanksgiving. Their son Cody and Kevyn McKay were up from their home in Queen Creek, AZ, another son, Andy up from Logan and Morgan and Eli Curtis also Logan. Add Connie and Adam Westenskow of Logan and Layne and Karen Erickson, Terrie’s parents and the McKay’s had a full house.

Clifford and LaDawn Jensen were happy to have daughter Mercedes Mackelprang home for a few days around the holiday. Mercedes lives in Statesboro, GA, and it has been four long years since her last visit home.

It is a time for celebration. Angelo Crosland has graduated from Bridgerland Applied Technology College in the field of welding. He is looking forward to a job using these talents.

Jodi Free Loveday passed away unexpectedly at her home in Logan. She is the daughter of Richard and Vickie Free and Wayne and Susan Ivison. There was a graveside service for family and friends at the cemetery in Wellington, UT.

We are expecting some snow. Hoping for it! Farming country, growing country, needs good moisture bearing winters. It seems so strange to go into the month of December with brown hills and mountains and sunny skies, all the color of fall, not the changes that the winter months bring. We do have the longer hours of darkness to remind us that the holiday of Christmas is less than 3 weeks away. Tonight our community Christmas tree will be decorated in our only public building, the LDS Church meetinghouse.