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Show -N E W S- Covering what matters most Blessing our lives ence in their experience. Plus the fact that winter came early that year in Wyoming. About 217 lost their Shirlene R Ottesen lives in the fourth and fifth Your chuckle for the companies. TVvo companies traveled week: After five-year-old in 1857 under Captains EvMark gave a loud whistle ans and Christiansen and only in the middle of the bishop's talk, his grandmother one company traveled in 1859 launched into a good scold- under the direction of Captain ing. "Why on earth would Rowley. In 1860 Captains you do such a thing Mark? Robinson and Stoddard led the final two companies and there She demanded. 1 "I've been praying for a were only 12 deaths in these long time that God would remainingfivecompanies. Over 300 youth and teach me to whistle," he exadult leaders from the Palplained. "And this morning myra Stake went to Marhe did!" tin's Cove for a stake Youth Many of us in this valley are descendants of early Conference. Leaving on Mormon pioneers. Because July 3, they returned home of their decisions to par- on July 5 and I'm sure each ticipate in "the gathering will have a story to tell to Zion," we have had the about their experience. It is blessing and privilege to a special place and if you live here in America. This have not had the opportunipast week we celebrated ty to visit there, I hope that the birthday of America someday you will. The handcart plan was and hopefully reflected on this blessing in our lives born out of concern for and also the responsibilities thousands of converts in that go along with our citi- Great Britain and Scandinavia who were waiting to zenship. Fdr 23 years, some come to America. The Per70,000 Saints traveled the petual Emigrating Fund Mormon Trail. While the was started in 1849 and majority traveled by cov- was successful in assistered wagon there were those ing many in their desire who came with the handcart to gather with the Saints. companies. Almost 3,000 in However, there was sim10 companies came by this ply not enough money to mode of travel which hap- go around. Elder Franklin pened for the four years be- D. Richard, the president tween 1856 and 1860. Five of European Mission, notof those companies traveled ed that "We cannot afford in 1856 with the first three to purchase wagons and arriving safely in Salt Lake teams as in the past and with only 27 deaths. They consequently I am thrown were known as the Ells- back to my old plan to worth, McArthur and Bun- make hand-carts and let ker companies. All three the emigration foot it and companies left Iowa City in draw upon them their necJune. They left on the 9,11 essary supplies." and 23 respectively. And so they came, walking the distance of The fate of the Willie 1,300 miles. They truly '. and Martin handcart com, panie.s is well known in our followed the theme of the Sesquicentennial, '. Mormon history. The Wil- 1997 "Faith in Every Footstep," • lie Company left on July 15 which is appropriate foe • and the Martin Company '• left on July 28. Those few any generation, even for • weeks made such a differ- us today. There and Back Again Stone marries Drage dinary, continued observing the animal exhibits. Soon, Janet was approached by a zoo official and told the siren was Kathleen Olsen a tornado warning and they ; Our sympathy goes to needed to get to the tornado Ed and Kathleen Hall on shelter which was a base7-the-de.athj>f Ed's mother, ment area in the zoo. They ; Mabel Half, who 'passed spent the next two hours in ; away on Thursday, June the shelter (with no air condi: 26, 2008. At the time of tioning) along with other zoo ! her death she was living visitors before the danger ! with the Halls. Her funeral passed. They also witnessed i and burial were held in Las the devastation caused by the unrelenting flooding of the • Vegas, Nev. rivers in the area with fields , ••• and fields of crops covered • Congratulations to Suand destroyed by the tremen• zanne Stone and Weston dous amount of water spread • Drage who were married on across the land. The Reyn; Saturday, June 21, 2008. The olds enjoyed their trip but are ; wedding ceremony took place ; at the Benjamin Park and was thankful to be home. ••• ; preceded by a wedding dinSeveral boys from ; ner. Suzanne and Weston are Benjamin, or with Ben; making their home in Payson. ; Steve and Nancy Stone are jamin connections, were recently involved in and I Suzanne's parents. ultimately won a spe! *** I Boyd and Janet Reynolds cial baseball series in i and their daughters, Kim and the Mountain West AAU '• JaNell, accompanied their Triple Crown Tournament • son, Allan, his wife, Maria, coached by Burke Reyn• and their four sons to Oma- olds and Joe Jarvis. The : ha, Neb., where their grand- boys playing with Benja; son, Kasey, participated with min connections include ; his Diamond-back ball team Glade Johnson, son of ; in games prior to the College Dan and Tammi Johnson, ; World Series. En route they Gavin Hales, son of Mike ; attended a Rockies game in and Julie Hales and grand; Denver and Royals games son of Bert and LuCille ; in Kansas. City, Mo. In the Argyle, Shydler Bennett, : Independence, Mo. area they son of Mike and Kathy '. visited several church sites Bennett and grandson of '. and in the Omaha area, they Chuck and Carol Bennett, '. visited Winter Quarters sites Gentry Houghton, son of '• and the LDS temple there. Chris and Stacy Houghton • While in Omaha, they en- and grandson of Steve and • countered a most unexpected Nancy Stone and Trevor ; experience vhile visiting Reynolds, son of Burke ; the Omaha zoo. They heard and Jennifer Reynolds ; a loud siren nearby but not and grandson of Boyd and ; seeing anything out of the or- Janet Reynolds. 'Round and About Benjamin Spanish Fork Letter to the Editor WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008 • A3 Pondering questions underneath it. His leg was crushed, but he was alive. Ready or Not They did get the truck off Dawn Van Nosdol of him, but how? Did they have equipment to safely I was watching a televi- block it up? Did they just The children of Sterling "Red" Leifson wish sion series with my hus- use brute strength? I don't to thank the community of Spanish Fork for band the other night about know. your kindness and support at the passing of our The city manager made a town that was hit by a torfather. We appreciate the many kind acts in our the comment that he had nado. It was Greensburg, behalf. Thank you, Spanish Fork Fire Departnever seen such a disasKan. and it was hit by the ment and Spanish Fork Police Department. You ter and that he didn't even strongest tornado on redid so much to make that day special for Dad. cord. It totally, completely know where to start, but Your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. decimated the entire town. he had to get things under Sincerely, There were only one or control and set something Riley, Travis, Jordan, Jake, Judd and Linzi two buildings or structures up real quick or the situLeifson; and their mom, Mechelle in the entire town that ation would go from bad Spanish Fork was left standing or was to worse in no time at all. inhabitable. Everything Our area has never seen that had made that town such devastation before was gone, everything that either, but I do know that is except the people. Yes, our city leaders have taken some moved away, and a pro-active approach and it was too much for even have taken steps to plan the mayor and he resigned for just about any disaster and moved away, but there that they can think of. That were those who caught the doesn't mean that it will all run smoothly or be very vision to rebuild. comfortable, but it is a reIt is going to be inter- ally good start. esting to watch this series What I am concerned to see how the town turns Life After Birth around and regains the about is us, the citizens. Janene Baadsgaard spirit that was once there. We are either going to be I have just watched the part of the problem or we first show, but it will be an are going to be part of the Sometimes when you're interesting lab of human solution. The government, in the middle of raising a emotions and human be- relief agencies can help to family the continual noise, havior that we can all learn get things going for us afchaos, conflicting schedules from and think about what ter the fact, but ultimately and constant demands can we might do if something it is our responsibility to, be overwhelming. It's easy that tragic happened here. as they say, to "step up to to get discouraged. Family the plate," building is a wild ride that What keeps you in this Salem needs a city invites us to throw out every community? Is it your job? CERT leader. Have you single ounce of pride and Would you pick up and get selfishness. another job in another nice got the qualifications to Janene Baadsgaard little community and start co-lead the city with city Like a roller-coaster over? Is it family ties? Did officials during a disasride, family life is full when we got ourselves into you grow up here and want ter and immediately help of hills and valleys. On this whole mess. to stay here to the very those who need help and the way up we feel like Then suddenly pay end? What makes you direction? You don't have laughing and on the day arrives and we're want to be where you are? to do it all by yourself, but way down we feel like ready to go back to being It is something to think you do need to be a leader screaming. Sometimes the mom or dad for one that can assess the situaabout. we wake up, stare at the more day. Golden motion and effectively lead,, ceiling and wonder how ments are God's pay — The reason that I start- follow through and be a we are going to get the our salary and year-end ed tcTthink about this was finisher. If you can do that, kids to do their home- bonus all rolled into one. not the long-term implica- go put your application in work, practice the piano, These moments are like tions of a disaster, but the to the city — today. clean up their bedroom, sunlight dancing on waimmediate problems of the brush their teeth and be ter, unexpected flashes Everyone else needs to, aftermath. The carnage, as nice to each other for of light that make tears one resident described it, at the very least, become one more day. I mean come to your eyes. the rescues and the losses, CERT trained, and if you what's the point? We just personal and monetary. are interested in doing Moments like ... lickhave to turn around and I saw footage of people more, I know that the city ing vanilla ice cream do it all over again the being rescued; people ambulance and fire crews next day. Finding a mo- with Joseph on the warm huddled in shock, crying, are always looking for ment to relax and simply west steps ... discovserious wounds and mi- willing volunteers (I know enjoy our children seems ering Arianne's secret nor wounds — both to the this because they have a garden hidden in the like an illusive dream. body and the spirit. As I sign posted out in front of trees, feeling April's soft watched people trying to the city offices). Amidst the chronic infant skin on my lips rescue other people that When a disaster strikes drama of every-day life while I blow bubbles on were trapped, I got really here, and it will, let's not most parents wish they her belly ... hearing the concerned. I was hoping worry about how we are had several body clones. crack of the bat when that they knew what they going to get our commuThen we could be in six John hit his first run ... were doing and that they nity set up to take care of different places at the laughing while Jordan didn't become injured things, let's instead worry same time. For a typi- flipped cartwheels in the themselves while trying about how fast we can accal week-day schedule living room the night to rescue somebody else. tivate our trained, confimeans that Cub Scouts, before he got married ... It took 12 men to pull a dently skilled, citizens in youth activity, church rubbing warm noses and truck off the top of an el- our community to make planning meeting, choir soft checks together with derly gentleman that had things "all better." What concert, baseball practice Alisa at bedtime ... holdtaken refuge in his base- do you say? Should we and a baby shower all fall ing Amy in the oxygen ment. The truck was hang- step up to the plate? Yes! on Thursday at exactly 7 tent at the hospital ...lising over the foundation And then let's hit a post dip.m. tening to Ashley sing and had pinned the man saster home-run! Real families don't look like an opera star while like those fake photo shoot I'm peeling potatoes in models in the slick maga- the kitchen ... cheerzines or play out like the ing as Aubrey made her by'BigAI-and'Famzy' Madison's Avenue contrived plots of Holly- three-point shot ... and wood movies. Real fami- jumping to my feet after lies try, fail and try again. Jacob made the winning Real families give each tackle. other headaches, hassles, Much like fireworks hugs and heart failure. Real in July - golden moments parents find ourselves wondering if our children even are inner explosions of joy learned one thing we tried that fill your whole body to teach them over the blare with color and brightness. of their loud music and Time stops just for an inquarreling. It's easy to grit stant and takes your breath our teeth and won- away. Janene Baadsgaard is der what we the author of many huw e r e morous and heartwarming Appreciation Living on a roller-coaster books for families including Families Who Laugh . . . Last, On the Roller Coaster Called Motherhood, Winters Promise, . Financial Freedom for LDS Families, The LDS Mother s Almanac and her most recent publication 15 Secrets to a Happy Home - available at local book stores or on-line at www.springcreekbooks. com. She can be reached at janenebaadsgaard® juno.com. L.L.C., Alan Otwn Hid Damn Fama* Don't Worry, I'm a vegetarian." Spanish Fork News Covering what matters most. |