My favorite kids

AS YOU CAN SEE......WE ARE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES........OUCH!

Sister Samuel........

Sister Samuel is serving a mission here on Temple Square. She is from Pakistan. Tuesday she was released from her mission, and on Wednesday she was married in the Salt Lake Temple. Thursday she visited with all of us on the Square, and on Friday she headed to her homeland. Elder Moore and I love you, Sister Samuel! May God shower you with protection, and lots of love.........

When is Spring coming?

The pictures above show what it was like when we

headed to work today. The picture below shows how

it looked when heading home. Bright sunshine, and

clear skies. Our weather is forever changing. In the

North Visitor Center is an area for the missionaries to

put all their extra layers of clothing we wear throughout

the day.

Their is sunshine in my soul today!

Grandpa's Sweet Tooth.......

Deanna loves making her father's favorite treats.

Remember these old fashioned ice cream cones?

I didn't share their cones, but I did have a piece of the

toasted coconut cream pie. Yum

Ever changing weather?

We left for work today knowing the projected high

today is 60, and we walked home in a blizzard. No

umbrella, no way to protect ourselves from the

elements. The Elders thought this was great, and each

tried making snow angels in their suits. Their moms

are going kill them.

Music and the Spoken Word......

Welcome to the 150th Semi-Annual Conference of the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you have

ever heard those words spoken....this is the man who

makes that announcement. Some great perks of

serving on Temple Square is seeing Music and the

Spoken Word each Sunday after our Sacrament mtg.

Elder Flatland and Elder Kingston arranged for us to

have our picture taken with Lloyd K. Newell.

Awesome....................

"LIFE MADE RICHER BY FAITH"

by Lloyd D. Newell

Former British prime minister Tony Blair remembers

very clearly the day his faith became personal. When

he was 10 years old, his father suffered a severe

stroke and was rushed to the hospital. Uncertain

if his father would live, he went to school

fearful of the future. His teacher, noticing

his young student's anxiety, suggested that

they kneel and pray for his father's recovery.

Tony Blair hesitantly whispered, "I'm afraid my

father doesn't believe in God."

The teacher's reply made a lasting impression:

"That doesn't matter. God believe in him.

He loves him without demanding on

needing love in return."

Blair's father recovered, and years later

Tony Blair went on to lead Great Britian

during a tumultuous decade. He still points

to that conversation with his teacher

as a pivotal moment in his life. He

realized that his faith gave him a sense

of purpose and direction. He came to see

why faith is so vital to so many people

throughout the world. "Faith matters,"

he says, "because it inspires people to

act and raise their sights beyond

themselves."

DEATH OF THE SWANS...........

At the funeral of Jeffrey Young.....his daughter told this

story: "My father took me Swan hunting one day and

just he and I scouted the area looking for Swans.

Finally, my Father saw 2 beautiful Swans, and told me

to stay put. He then proceeded to crawl about 300

feet to get closer to his prey. After 30 minutes of this,

I heard a gun shot once, than again. Fairly soon after

that my Father came over to where I was at. I asked

him did he get a Swan? He said I shot this beautiful

swan and his head came off....then I quickly took one

more shot and knocked the head off of the other Swan.

My Dad continued....It was at this point, I head a voice

yell, "Hay buddy, those are my decoys you are

shooting!".................My Dad turned to me and said,

"Don't you ever tell anyone, for the rest of your life,

I did this." As soon as my Dad and I got home from

our trip, I called everyone I knew."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUBREE....

Why just yesterday, Aubree, you were roasting hot dogs on

Grandma's grill in her backyard. Now you are all grown

up and dream of boys, and driving cars, and starring in the

school play.......but never forget Grandma's sweetest

memories are of you and the time we shared.........

Aubree is the one on the right in the pale yellow dress.

HAPPY, HAPPY, BIRTHDAY.....I LOVE YOU GIRL!

Death comes to a family member....

Here on the Square, three Senior Couples serve.

The couple to the right of our picture, is Elder and

Sister Young. Their son Jeffrey Young, 44 years

of age, had a massive heart attack and died last

Tuesday. Yesterday was his funeral. He leaves

behind a wife and four children.

Jeffrey was an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing, golf,

and river rafting. He was an Eagle Scout and loved

serving in the Boy Scout organization. The services

were held at the Perry Stake Center in Perry, Utah.

We love the Young's and are so saddened by their loss.

I just can't imagine how painful to lose a son at such

a young age. We believe the family until goes on forever

and find comfort from this knowledge.

FOR MY FRIENDS AT THE MAYO CLINIC

HERE IS THE RECIPE FOR DEANNA'S VANILLA

PUDDING CINNAMON ROLLS:

2 cups cold milk

1 pkg. (3.4oz) instant vanilla pudding

4 1/2 tsp. instant yeast

(Tena can tell you what that is)

1/2 cup melted butter

2 eggs

2 tbl. sugar

1 tsp. salt

6 cups flour

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1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

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1. Mix milk and pudding for 2 minutes set aside

2. Dissolve yeast in H20

3. Mix melted butter, eggs, sugar, salt, yeast

mixture & 2 cups flour. Beat on Medium for

3 minutes with your Bosch.

4. Add pudding--beat until smooth. Add

remaining flour to form soft dough.

5. Knead for 6-8 minutes. Place in

greased bowl, cover and let rise until

double, about 1 hour.

6. Punch down. Turn onto floured surface--

divide into 2 balls. Roll each portion into a

18 x11 rectangles. Brush w/2 tbsp. melted

butter. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon.

Spread on each rectangle.

7. Roll up jelly-roll style, pinch seams to close.

Cut into 16 slices for each ball. (32 rolls total)

Put in two greased 9 x 13 pans.

Cover and let rise about 30 minutes.

8. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes,

then frost while warm

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Questions to ask Tena:

What is a Bosh bread making machine?

What is instant yeast?

What is jelly-roll style?

Would Rhodes fz. dough work? yes...

Who is Tena?

Frosting:

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup butter (one cube)

2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Combine brown sugar, butter, and cream.

Bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes.

Remove and beat in sugar.....

We doubled the amount of icing to use

on our rolls......Yummmmeeee!

Makes 2 pans of 16 rolls for each pan, or

32 rolls total.

Shopping at Caputo's

I couldn't resist picking up a few items

I thought we needed. Cheese, Balsamic

vinegar flavored with honey, chocolates,

and Parmesan cheese from Italy.

Can you come to dinner?

AN EVENING IN LITTLE ITALY.....

Elder Moore was so brave this time and had a
roast beef sandwich instead of his usual
turkey on white bread....Way to go, honey!


Guess which side dish is mine? Hint...hint...it isn't
potato salad, or fresh fruit........It begins with
a top layer of peppers for starters.........

Nothing says "Love" like a husband willing to carry
his wife's purse on the long walk home.

To finish the evening in style, this

Scottish bagpipe player......played a song

he thought we might enjoy. Perhaps,

you have heard it. "I hope they call me

on a mission". He served his mission in

Korea. It was the best evening!

CHOCOLATE TASTING PARTY......

We shared our P-Day with the Sturgis this week. I

couldn't wait to have them try some mighty fine

chocolates at Caputo's Deli.

I would like to share some of the names

of the chocolates they chose from:

Sex on the Beach...

Devil's Food Hearts......

Between the Sheets......

Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam....

Grapefruit with Rosemary.....

Passion Fruit Caramel.....

Angel Food........

Rosemary..............

I am sworn to secrecy when it comes to

the choices everyone made....Shhhhh!

Thursday lunch with Dee...

This week our lunch date found us at Red Robin.

Dad ordered his hamburger with a fried egg

on top. Dee had the spinach chicken

breast wrap with tortilla strips in the

middle. Cantaloupe was the surprise. Who

ever heard of fresh ripe cantaloupe in Feb.?

The snowstorm hit us on Wednesday night, but when the

sun came out it all melted quickly.

TODAY IS THE BIG DAY????

Today we find out if Marsh and Krissy are going to

have???........... GOT MILK?..... GOT A GIRL & A BOY?

GOT TWIN BOYS?.....................GOT TWIN GIRLS?

DAD AND I ARE VOTING IT WILL BE

ONE BOY AND ONE GIRL COMING

TO THEIR FAMILY?

Elder Boyd K. Packer said:

"Years ago I visited a school in Albuquerque.

The teacher told me about a youngster who

brought a kitten to class. As you can imagine,

that disrupted everything. She had him

hold the kitten up in front of the children.

It went well until one of the children asked,

"Is this a boy kitty or a girl kitty?"

Not wanting to get into that lesson, the

teacher said, "It doesn't matter. It's just

a kitty." But they persisted. Finally, one

boy raised his hand and said, "I know how

you can tell." Resigned to face it, the

teacher said, "How can you tell?" And

the student answered, "You can vote

on it!" Now what is your vote?

My favorite Restaurant..........Dee's place

Sunday dinner at Dee's is a Valentine's theme.

Beef stew, rolls, homemade cinnamon rolls, and

red sparkling cider.......