Thoughts and stories, by Pal

This is a new post of Brian Mickelson today.  It is a sweet story about a small service Pres. Monson did.  People remember small kindnesses, and I hope we will all try to find some small kindness, even a smile, that we can do for someone today. New post on  Brian Mickelson.... Thomas S. Monson, Maddox Restaurant, and Crab…. by  BJM Since my grandmother passed away a few weeks ago I've been stopping in to see my grandfather each week on my way home from work. I love the visits. I ask him a bunch of questions and he tells stories to answer. I'm learning a lot... For example: Years ago Grandma and Grandpa were enjoying a meal at Maddox  (if you live anywhere near Northern Utah and don't know Maddox, stop reading, get up from your chair, and drive to Brigham City right now...get this problem solved). I don't know what Grandpa was eating, but Grandma had ordered crab. Apparently she wasn't super experienced with cracking crab open, et...

I read several other people's blogs, and they really lift my spirits.  I'm including one today from "All our lemmony things" written by Kayla Lemmon.   It is true that one person can change the world!  I love the scripture:  "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work.   And out of small things proceedeth that which is great."  (D & C 64:33.)  Also in 1 Nephi 16:29 it reads:  And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things." One "small thing" was when two of our friends introduced Wayne and I on a "blind date".  Out of that small thing, has come a marriage (60 years next September) 9 children, 29 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren -- and growing! New post on  all our lemmony things The truth about ‘changing the world': And why you fit right in by  Kayla Lemmon It's just one of those days. One of those days where I open my...

This is a good follow-up to the entry 2 days ago, # 252, about ways you could be unfaithful to your spouse without realizing it.  We all want to have wonderful, kind, eternal marriages.  Today my husband helped me with the dishes, cleaning the stove, and other household duties, which seemed so helpful and unselfish!  I'm still on physical therapy for my shoulder, and he is very aware of things that would make my arm hurt.  He is an 84 year old sweetheart! This is in LDS Living on Oct. 17, 2014, and is from -- mormonnerd.com 3 Tiny Words That Can Bring Huge Blessings To Your Marriage 16. Oct. 2014 / Someone once said that the secret to a happy marriage is: How you fold your towels. Say what? What that means is that successful marriages are built on the little things–like folding towels the way your wife prefers so they fit in the cabinets. It’s the small things that over time create the happiest, most loving, eternal mar...

I believe tonight, I'll just say a few personal things.  At times I probably will tell some about our life today.  My husband Wayne is a Temple Ordinance worker, and he has already gone to bed to be able to get up, Monday morning, at 4:45 a.m., to get ready to be at the Temple at 6:00 a.m.  He stays until the 11:20 session is done, usually about 1:30 p.m.  I usually try to go to an ordinance session on Monday morning, as I want to go at least once a week.  I've heard there is a second new Temple film, and I'm excited to go.  I love the Temple, and remember a wonderful blessing I got over 60 years ago, from Brother George E. Miles, a Patriarch, for whom I typed blessings when I was around 18 to 20 years old.  (What a blessing that was to me!)  His wife had died, and in those days, the Patriarch spoke slowly and it was written down by hand.  He always kept his train of thought, and never asked to have anything read back to him. In that blessi...