Thoughts and stories, by Pal

With winter coming on, if you are cold some  day,  read this, and imagine how it would  have been  to experience this! I posted this first on October 9, 2015 . FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 514. Faith, Courage, and Survival: Joseph Tippets and the “Harold Gillam Alaska Plane Crash” A most inspiring true story!  Prayers answered, and tremendous faith and courage were shown by these people!  A most inspiring read! FAITH, COURAGE, AND SURVIVAL: JOSEPH TIPPETS AND THE “HAROLD GILLAM ALASKA PLANE CRASH” By  John Tippets  · October 8, 2015, in Meridian Magazine As the aircraft came to its final resting place, settling into the deep snow, Joseph’s thoughts were obscured by a veil of confusion. In that paralyzing instant, it seemed as if he had ceased to exist—things had happened so fast there was no mental or physical response possible. When the noise subsided and it became qui...

This post was first on my blog on November 21, 2013, just a week after I started it.  I plan to post each night for the next 3 weeks, a special post about my husband Wayne and his life.  In 3 weeks it will be one year since he passed away, February 21, 2016. ------------------------Posted originally # 9, on November 21, 2013. Wayne has been the recipient of many blessings, ever since he was born.  The night Wayne and Blaine were born, each weighing about 4 pounds, they were not expected to live.  They were immediately given a name and a Priesthood blessing, and in the blessing they were promised they would live a mature life, and fill their missions in life.  When Wayne received his Patriarchal blessing, the Patriarch, who didn't know him, stated that he was living today because of the power of the Priesthood.  When he was about 60, he was in the hospital for diverticulitis, but recovered with heavy antibiotics.    Blaine filled his mission ...

A most inspiring true story!  Prayers answered, and tremendous faith and courage were shown by these people!  A most inspiring read! PEOPLE Faith, Courage, and Survival: Joseph Tippets and the “Harold Gillam Alaska Plane Crash” By John Tippets  · October 8, 2015, in Meridian Magazine As the aircraft came to its final resting place, settling into the deep snow, Joseph’s thoughts were obscured by a veil of confusion. In that paralyzing instant, it seemed as if he had ceased to exist—things had happened so fast there was no mental or physical response possible. When the noise subsided and it became quiet, his first moment of consciousness was feeling the cold rain on his face. He realized with a shock that he was standing on the airplane seat with his head and shoulders extending out through a gap in the top of the fuselage. It was January 5, 1943, and Joe Tippets was a 29-year-old radio engineer employed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration...