2022 Journal

 31 Mar 2022, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Daniel Kelly's 20th birthday  Max Hobbs' 8th birthday  Tena Daves 80th birthday. (I called and left a message, could not send a text.  Debbie and I were up about 6:30 AM; we had prayer together.  I worked until about 3:30 PM digging and lining up an apple and pear tree.  I took out a 3-foot section of turfgrass in the path of the fruit trees. Jami is dropping Tate, Max, and Jack off at 8:15 AM and Debbie is taking Tate and Max to school and 9:00 AM and picking them up at 3:00 PM.  Jack is spending the day with us.  Jami has an anti-immune disease that affects her blood and skin.  She has a dental conference to get recertified as a dental hygienist.  Tylee came over and Debbie picked the boys that Tylee did not get.  Tylee has cheerleading practice and Max had an activity at school Debbie took him; Jack rode with them.  Porter and Tate stayed here at the house with me.  Ja...

 30 Mar 2022, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task 8:00 AM Draper Temple appointment for sealings  Suite to dry cleaners Debbie took 2 skits to have altered for Clari and Cache's wedding Tractor Farm Supply store for septicide and pesticides to treat ground for fruit trees to be planted Drop off potatoes and tax information for the children to Patrick and Anndalyn Drop off tax information for the children to Laura and George  Debbie and I went to Deseret Book Store and picked up a set of scriptures, Bible, and Triple Combination (Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) in black leather with a scripture tote bag.  We are having Brody Issac Hobbs' name engraved in silver on the scriptures to give to him at his baptism. Debbie went to see two sisters that she ministers to and gave them a book and pad to take notes on during General Conference.   I took the Outback Subaru to Home Depot and rented a pull-along post hole digger with 18...

 29 Mar 2022, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task 10 AM check with  AlphaGraphics about 2021 Journal.  I called and they are sending me an email. Dell Holmes has surgery to remove cancer has been canceled "Her Cancer Has disappeared" Debbie and I slept in, showered, and checked out of All Seasons Lodge at the Mountain Village.  We drove down to Heber Post Office and picked up Michael's mail, brought it home, and put it in the Land Rover.  Later we met Jared at   Thrive Nursery in American Fork at 500 East and I-15.   The Nursery loaded the 2 pear and 2 apple trees on his pickup truck.  He brought them to us and I helped him unload the four ball & burlap trees. about 5 feet high.  Debbie and marked off the backyard earlier and put the trees near where we plan to set them out.  Debbie gave Jared the tax information for the children on money Jalna, their grandmother, had given them so the family can file their IRS and State taxes ...

 28 Mar 2022, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Take garbage and recycle containers to the street.  Debbie and I had prayer, packed and drove to Thrive Nursery in American Fork at 500 East and I-15.  Debbie got 2 apple trees and 2 Bradford pear pruned and trained to run on 3 levels of guiding cable.  Jared will meet us here tomorrow at 3:30 PM with his truck and pick up the nursery stock Debbie bought.   We went to the cabin in Heber.  I found the large drill motor but could not find the trailer hitch.  I tried to call Michale and Matthew but neither answered their phone I texted them but no response. 3:30 PM - check in at  THE LODGE AT THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE in Park City 600 PM - Debbie and I bought our heated 23-minute sled ride up to the Viking Yurt dinner for two at the top of the mountain.  Dinner Menu at Viking Yurt; Glogg – served upon arrival. This is a hot, non-alcoholic berry-based drink spiced with cardamon, nutmeg and cinnamo...

 27 Mar 2022, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:30 AM - Church services at Abbington Memory Center I was up early, started breakfast, and when Debbie woke, we had prayer and she finished cooking.  After breakfast, we got ready for Abbington Memory Center for church and sacrament.  Afterward, we drove over to Lehi 7th Ward and Debbie attended Relief Society and I went to Priesthood.  I think I found a neighbor who will loan me a set of post-hole diggers.  We came home and had a late lunch.  I talked to Tucker.  He spoke in sacrament meeting.  Michael recorded and sent it to me on his I-phone earlier.  Rae Lynn also spoke in her sacrament meeting.  I talked to Matthew; Debbie cooked dinner and made Tapco pudding for dessert.

 26 Mar 2022, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:30 PM Spencer Gourley's funeral at Sanderson Funeral Home in Provo Debbie was up early this morning; we had prayer together and Debbie made breakfast for everyone.  We got ready and drove to the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home a block or more from the Provo City Temple for Spencer Gourley's funeral.  Jody rode with us and we saved a couple of seats for Jared and Jami.  The service started at 11 AM and was not over until about 2:30 PM.  Roger Gourley, an uncle conducted.  George Sr. spoke first, then a musical How Great Thou Art by the congregation, Karl Jensen, an uncle, spoke, George Gourley Sr. gave life sketch, George Jr., Spencer's brother, spoke, Taylor Gourley another brother spoke, Jodi Traveller, and aunt, played piano and Alex Gourley, a nephew, played the trombone,  Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven's, Ben Gourley a brother spoke, Nicole Broderick a sister spoke and Elene Gourley his mother was...

 25 Mar 2022, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Beth McAlpin Davis' 42nd Birthday 10:00 AM pick Clara up and take them to her two softball games and then to her uncle's viewing to meet up with her parents, George and Laura  6:00 PM to viewing of Spencer Gourley at Sanderson Funeral Home,  85 E 300 S., Provo UT We sent a Gourmet Gift Basket to President Gerald Scott's family that should arrive at the Northside Chapel funeral home today before 6 PM, the time of the viewing of the body with a note that reads: "Our condolence to the family of Gerald Scott, a friend of Jesus Christ.  President Scott blessed our lives in loving and being served.  The time he spent in our home in Rome, Georgia recovering from an illness allowing us to minister to him brought many blessings to our family.  We are so thankful to our Heavenly Father for the opportunity He gave us to know your father.  The McAlpins"  The funeral services is tomorrow at the Roswell Stake Ce...

24 Mar 2022, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Tommy McKinney's birthday (send him a happy birthday text) Order a gourmet basket for President Gerald Scott's funeral from The Best Little Flower Shop In Roswell phone (770) 642-7878 - Viewing Friday evening 6 PM at Northside Chapel in Roswell Personal prayer and prayer with Debbie before going to Legacy Center to exercise.   Studied scriptures during and after brunch.  *In Exodus 6:6, Christ the Great Jehovah, the Great I Am, becomes the Great I Will. "Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will  rid you out of their bondage, and I will  redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:                                                                ...

 23 Mar 2022, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task  11:00 AM Draper Temple appointment for family endowments Flight Delta   $1,342.78 each, Debbie and me .      Confirmation Number#H26TUJ    USD  Cancun, Mexico  flight number DL649 Mon, Jul 18 Depart 9:25 AM,  SLC arrival 3:00 PM CUN, Mexico number of stops: Nonstop duration 4h 35m cabin nameRefundable Delta Comfort+®Outbound Flight Details July 23, Return  flight DL647, 4:00 PM depart CUN arrive SLC 7:50 PM Nonstop duration4h 50m cabin nameRefundable Delta Comfort+®Return Flight Details Changeable / Refundable  opens in new popup  View Seats Passenger 111D, 11D Passenger 212C, 11C  Baggage Allowance (Per Passenger) Passenger 1 Information Name  James L  Mcalpin Delta Air Lines/ SkyMiles #  9108633075  Date of Birth and Gender on File Secure Flight Info  154619033 Emergency Contact  Name  Michael  McAlpin  Phone...

22 Mar 2022, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Abbey Hobbs 15th birthday (we celebrated with her last night in Logan) Debbie and I had prayer, got ready, and Jami brought Jack over to spend time with us while she goes for a job interview as an oral hygienist.  Debbie and I had a late breakfast and Debbie ironed clothes and played with Jack.  I worked on genealogy.  I missed a call from the Genealogy Library in SLC but they did not leave a message I called the family history center and talked to a young missionary named Brandon in the British/Ireland records.  He did not have the number or extension for the lookup department but knew where it was located.  He went up and gave them my phone number to call about Monday, March 7th order for  the land deed 2nd December 1728 in Belfast, Ireland for land Robert McColpin and his wife, Janet, sold to a Mr. McKell.  It was found on Register Surname Index; Year 1708-1729; Surname "M"; Part No. "11"; Serial No....

  21 Mar 2022, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Debbie and I spent the night at Joe L's and Karlene's.  Debbie drove over and cooked breakfast for Jalna, her mother, this morning.  When she got home we had prayer together, got ready, and at 10:00 AM attended  Rehle Highan's  funeral in Shelly 1st Ward.  Jason Kilpack, counselor in her ward bishopric conducted the services today.  I took some notes from the talks her children gave about her and their dad who has moved in now with their youngest son.  I had met them but did not really know them.  The dad Charles "Chuck" Higham was a veterinarian in Shelly.  Rehle was the mother of 7 children and taught dance.  She had a mind of her own and she was not hesitant in expressing it.  She loved to garden and taught the children to work but made it fun.  She was putting in a new flower bed and wanted the children to get all the rocks out.  Her son, Jordan, said there were 1...

 20 Mar 2022, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Tucker runs a marathon (26.2188 miles) in Los Angles, CA Debbie and I had prayer, showered, ate breakfast and drove to  Lehi Gateway Stake Conference 10:00 AM. President Peter J. Ehat conducted, Elder Jeffery Singer, Seventy, presided. President and Sister Friday who serve in the Mt. Timpanogas Temple spoke and members of the stake.  We sang all 7 verses of How Firm A Foundation.  The 7th verse tied in with President Ehat and Elder Singer's remarks.                                                *We believe God can do all things, nothing is impossible for Him.  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6. Why do we doubt the Lord?  Is it we don't believe he can do all thin...

 19 Mar 2022, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task Michael McAlpin's 56th Birthday (I texted him wishing him happy birthday.  He replied sending pictures I think of him in India) Clari Janeway and Cache Traveller wedding and reception Logan Temple Gateway Stake Conference 7:00 PM Debbie was up early and got ready.  We had prayer and she left with gifts to meet more of the girls going up to Twin Falls for Clari's wedding shower.  I think all of Cache and Clari's aunts, female cousins, mothers (Jody and Alisa), and sisters will be there.  The flowers Debbie ordered for Joe L.'s mother's funeral arrived just before I left to go exercise at the Legacy Center. * I listened to a talk, This I Believe, Gordon B. Hinckley, counselor to President Ezra Taft Benson, gave. at a BYU devotional on March 1, 1992.  Our forefathers lived by the adage, something like this, "Patch it up, fix it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." "You are young, ambitious, bright, a...

 18 Mar 2022, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:00 PM - Long Peak Jazz Festival, Alex is performing with the trombone  Debbie and I had prayer together.  I went to the I.F.A. farm store and picked up 9, 5"X8' treated posts for the backyard.  I went to Home Depot and picked up wire and parts for the fencing support for the fruit trees and grapevines.  I came home and Debbie and I had brunch.  I carried the 9 posts to the backyard near the gate to the fence that opens into the area where we are planning to put the fire pit and plant the fruit trees.  I listened to some of Exodus chapters 1-6 with Jared Halverson's Come Follow Me podcast.  Debbie and I attended a Jazz Concert festival at Lone Peak High School where Alex Gourley performed on the trombone.  There are hundreds of high school children in the different bands in Sound House from all over Utah, mostly from around Salt Lake.  They use the Long Peak auditorium.  The price o...