May 25, 2022

 

The home of Forest and Patti Christensen has been purchased by David and Melanie Law of Kaysville, UT. Their family has spent some weekends here, getting things in order, soaking up the beauty of a Mink Creek spring and enjoying getting acquainted with Mink Creek residents. They are most welcome.

There was a good turnout for the Primary elections at the local polling place, the multipurpose room of the LDS Meetinghouse. The electoral board this year was Lana McCracken, Lorraine Christensen and Sharla McKay.

Keenan Janke, son of Laural and Jody Janke of Rexburg, and their family drove down to Mink Creek so that grandparents, Bob and Claudia Erickson, and others could be a part of the announcement of his anticipated mission call. He will be serving in the Barbados, Bridgetown, Mission, speaking French, beginning in August.

Spring has a way of bringing past residents home to this valley. Jim and Debbie Harrison love coming up from their place in St. George. The greening of the countryside always attracts Bruce and Shawna Crane from Logan as they get ready for family arrivals and Memorial Day.

The Mink Creek Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met together for their annual ward conference on May 15. President Ronald Smellie and his counselors, LaWrell Cook and Michael Romney and other officers of the Preston North Stake were in attendance, with President Smellie presiding. Speakers for the conference were Bishop Paul McKay, President Romney and President Smellie. The Mink Creek Primary children offered a special musical number. Though it is a small group they performed a bell choir arrangement of “I Love To See the Temple” and then sang the words. The Primary chorister is Terrie McKay and Linda Christensen accompanied on the piano.

The second session of the conference was led by the Stake Sunday School and Relief Society. This was directed by Phillip Abrams and Lisa Sears of those organizations. The congregation reviewed quotes from church president, Russell M. Nelson when he has urged us to make changes in our lives.

This last week of school is a busy one, with its own brand of chaos for family and friends involved. There are a few adults employed by our school districts. We have four high school graduates, with supporting parents and grandparents. There are 8^th grade graduates, and kindergarten graduates. All this celebration in the middle of saying good-bye to best friends, etc. Plus Memorial Day will quickly follow, always a big day in this community.