Marching On, March 11, 2026

 

The young men of the community and their leaders spent an evening at the wood workshop of Clare Christensen. The project for that night was to make their own wooden mission plaques. These will be finished at a future time, when each young man is called to serve as a missionary somewhere across the world and these plaques displayed in the church building while they are serving.

Jenny and Phil Christensen have retuned from a vacation in Mexico and have returned safe and sound. The recent upheaval among the drug cartels of Mexico occurred during their vacation. The Christensens managed to relax and soak up lots of southern sunshine before returning home.

The Young Women's organization attended the Legacy Branch in Preston at the Franklin County Medical Center, Transitional Care. It was fun getting to know some of the residents. There is a lot of history that comes to light with these activities. They shared a trivia game and then asked questions that allowed all ages to share memories and experiences from their lives.

The community activity night for February was a throwback to days long ago. The Activity committee dubbed it as “Silly Songs and Chili Night.” The food, obviously was potluck chili and desserts, with instruction to those attending to bring one or the other to share. No two chilis were the same, one more chance for creativity. The program consisted of any and all who were willing to come up with something along the silly line in theatrics and song. Costumes were encouraged but not necessary. This evening did not disappoint, around 15 numbers were performed. Two of them performed and then gave instructions for the audience to learn the basics. One of those was a Swedish folk song about frogs and pigs. The night was bursting with creativity and all ages could perform. There was laughter, music, and food, a perfect party.

Mother Nature is in charge and when she decides to go full-speed ahead, that is what happens. Early spring plants that wait for warmer temperatures are answering the call to rise and it is happening. This past confusing season now has green shoots popping up, totally ignoring that our calendars claim it is only March. The winds however are coming in true March-style. Warm jackets and kites can be part of the agenda.