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Show 2 V JIMPANQGQSriMES- - June29,2011 ; put them on for our mothers in the back yard. They were prob-ably so boring that our mothers could easily have dropped off to sleep but they were valiant and watched to the end. The host yard's mother often provided some cookies after our great act was over. We would have sleep overs on the grass out in the back yard. Do you know that when you wake up in the morning, turn onto your tummy and look down between the grass blades, you can see a world of insects, such as ants, going about doing their daily work really early? When we began to notice the difference in boys and girls, that was a shocker! For years we had played hide and seek and all these games and never thought about two of us hiding in the same place, but when we got to be young teens, we noticed a difference. The boys were kind of cute. Hateful, but still kind of cute. Dale Bramble was a little younger than me but he was turning into a real doll, if you know what I mean. Of course, playing hide and seek did not last too long into our teens but for a while there it wasn't too bad! by Marcella Walker July is almost here and with it comes the heart of the Sum-mer! I say that because I love Summer. It is my favorite sea-son of the year by far. For one thing, July is warm, often hot. I like that. However, it always seem to go too fast. There is a lot of things to do in July. It is the month of the Fourth of July when we cel-ebrate our nation's birth. It is the month of July 24th, when we celebrate the arrival of the Mor-mon Pioneers to this desert that turned into a great state. Both of these holidays are wonderful for picnics, fireworks, being with family and friends, and camp-ing. Remember when we were children and all the fun there was with sparklers, and other fireworks of the day. Of course, there was not as many different kinds of fireworks available as there are today. Boys had cap guns which made a noise when the trigger was pulled. We had friends who would get the spectacular kinds of fireworks which were shot into the air in our backyard. (I wonder why that was even al-lowed in a place which could have so easily catch fire? They don't allow things like that any-more in a backyard but it is al-right at the fairgrounds, etc.) Summer and July is the time for swimming at the pool or running through the sprinkler in the yard. It is vacation time and going to the canyons for picnics or camping out. We had so much fun in our neighborhood when I was young. Life was not so fast in passing then, it seems, as it is today. I was lucky to be born when life was a little slower and espe-cially the summers were great and I cherish the memories. We lived on a half street in that it only went a block or two before stopping and picking up somewhere several blocks away. That eliminated a lot of ttaffic on our block so that playing in the street in the evenings was not hazardous. Often parents sat on the front porch watching us while we played or visiting with the neighbors on either side. Us kids often made up games to play, and we some-times had squabbles but we soon got over them. We also made up talent shows or plays and You don't see kids out playing these games in their yards nowadays, like we used to do. In fact, I don't see many kids outside playing at all anymore except when you go to the park to watch ball games. What ever happened to street ball, anyway? Anyway, it will be July in a few days and I am look-ing forward to it and all the excitement it brings. Maybe we can go camping and do some fun things like that between July 4 and July 24 just to keep the good times going! Hey, live it up every-body! Thoughts From The Garden... by Tonya LeMone Don 't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson At the end of a particular hard day at work, which usually means an exhausting mentally hard day because my work does not involve anything physical, other than the fact of physically enduring the day, I head to the garden to relieve my stress. There is a certain amount of reward that comes from the results of a hard few hours in the garden. I have yet to find another task quite so rewarding for me or as stress releasing as turning the soil in the herb garden or roto-tillin- g the vegetable garden in nice tidy straight rows. As I come in and begin to clean up, my body starts to feel the pain of the evening's work and then I get the ritual foot rub (good husband's are hard to find these days). I have never been a fan of pedicures or massage, but there is a great foot soak that can be done in your home with very little effort using herbal essential oils and it will make a difference in your recovery both mentally and physically. A good food soak is one our grandmothers use to use to remedy many an ailment. I thought it to be a total waste of time until I tried it. We don't realize how sensitive our feet are to essential oils. By soaking your feet in a mixture of essential oil and water mixed with Epsom salt, the properties of the oils enter through the pores in your feet and infuse your entire body, giving you the much needed calming effect of the oils. It is extremely important to use an essential oil that is 100 percent essential oil. These can often be found at the health food store or locally at our Herbs for Health store. When purchasing an essential oil, look for oils stored in dark-gla- ss bottles and stored in a dark and cool place, otherwise the oils will dissipate through the plastic. Here is an herbal recipe for your feet and not to eat! 1 . Use a small tub that will allow you to sit comfortably in a chair with both feet firmly planted and the tub should be deep enough to have warm water up to at least your ankles. 2. Add a couple of tablespoons of either sea salt or Epsom salt. Sea salt apparently contains healthy minerals and helps draw toxins away from the skin and will sooth sore feet and muscles. Epsom salt can be found at the local drug store or just ask your grandmother if she has some because more than likely she has been using this remedy for centuries. 3. Add six to ten drops of your essential oil into the warm water bath, use a combination of oils or just one, here are some ideas: Lavender-calmin-g relaxing Peppermint-coolin- g, refreshing, energizing Tea tree-healin- g, stimulating Eucalyptus-coolin- g refreshing, purifying These essential oils are quite expensive but a little goes a long way and combinations of oils can be fun to experiment with. 4. Give yourself permission to sit and soak your feet for 10 minutes or longer, take a good book along and enjoy the journey. You deserve it! After your foot soak and an invigorating foot rub, reflect on the day and as Robert Louis Stevenson said, "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you planted." What may have seemed like an absolutely failure of a day because of what you took home in reality was a "best-day- " because of what you have just left behind in your foot bath. See you in the Garden. . .... Soon there will be bridge jumping and swimming. There will be tubing ad boating. There is also fireworks soon to be popping and shooting off. I know we enjoy life and all the many adventures. Have fun during the warm weather. Have a new adventure. We learned we love camping together and I am so proud of my husband who was able to do so much, even though it was our first time. " ft ; v , by Marissa Moncayo This weekend my spouse and I had the opportunity to go camping. We had never been on our own before. We had no idea the amount of work and things it takes to go camping for one day. But, we got it all prepared and got the last spot at the park. Everyone appeared right after we arrived. We felt very lucky. Our friends came with us. The men got the tents set up and Cris got the fire started. We, girls, started cooking the hot dogs. It was fun cooking, eating great food. For some reason food always tastes better while camping. We enjoyed the night and slept soundly. Coming home we smelled like smoke. We are already planning our next camping trip. The weather has definitely helped us. Now we have more to do outside. "Number One Wall Street" t X :' U'V ' - - short time he opened 600 new KFC stores and his were always the most profitable because he believed in serving people. A young owner of one of those early KFC stores was Dave Thomas. He took the concept of sudden service from the fried chicken business to the hamburger industry and started Wendy's. The wealthy, young executive chose to make Pleasant Grove their home. His wife had deep roots in Pleasant Grove. Her ancestor was John Brown, who was one of the first to see the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. He was a bishop in Pleasant Grove for 29 years and mayor of Pleasant Grove for 20 years. He also served in the Territorial Legislature for almost 20 years, championing better schools and women's suffrage. He died in Pleasant Grove the year Utah became a slate in 1896. More important than the millions of dollars they made were the values they believed in. Family was everything to them. Their belief in a living God who cared for all people was foundational to the way they reached out to help others in need, including adopting an African American child. the familiar photo of him that I had seen so often when I visited his home. The man in the casket was just a shadow of the young energetic man captured in the portrait on the program. In today's modern world it is easy to forget those who were pioneers. When Colonel Sanders first started to market his famous chicken, a person had to call in the order and wait 45 minutes for the chicken to be cooked before it could be picked up. The Colonel and others saw potential in a young man who was born in Provo, Utah on a cold winter day during the early days of the Great Depression. They needed money to expand, big money. A meeting was arranged for three executives from KFC to meet top people from the investment world in New York City. The address was Number One Wall Street. The KFC executives needed millions to expand the franchise. The presentation was made in the large, plush board room. It was customary in such meetings to have a toast. This young executive was a Mormon and the toast was an alcoholic beverage. His colleagues begged him not to offend the investors and just drink the alcohol. No one would know and they desperately needed the loan to expand. One by one the waiter went around the table until he got to this young executive. All the others ordered the standard alcoholic drink. This young executive ordered tomato juice. He colleagues thought he had ruined the deal. Much to the surprise of all, these investors announced that they had done their homework. They knew this young executive was a Mormon and they knew that Mormons did not drink alcohol. They announced that if this young man had the courage to stick to his convictions, they had full confidence the loan would be paid back and the venture would succeed. They wrote a check for millions and the rest is history. This young man was made Executive Vice President of Acquisitions. He introduced the concept of sudden service to KFC. Instead of waiting 45 minutes, you would wait no more than one minute or the meal was free. In a relatively The man who could have retired at 35 saw work as a blessing. He was intensely driven to take on one more challenge, one more venture, or try one more new idea. Every time you have some KFC or eat at Wendy's, you can thank Kent and Polly Prestwich and remember the importance of service and that day on Number One Wall Street when a young man had the courage to stand as a witness of the God he believed in, even if it cost millions. by Mark Bezzant On the night of June 21 the phone rang. The voice on the other end was that of a young woman calling to let me know that her grandfather had passed away and his funeral was the next day in the same chapel where they held her grandmother's funeral. I felt a sense of loss and sadness that I had not known of the grandmother's passing. I rearranged my schedule so I could attend the funeral services celebrating the life of this man. 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