Thoughts and stories, by Pal

FOR MY HUSBAND, WAYNE, THE 4TH OF JULY IS QUITE A DAY!  HE WENT ON A MISSION TO SWEDEN IN DEC. 1950, TOGETHER WITH HIS TWIN BROTHER, BLAINE.  THEY ARRIVED HOME ON JULY 4TH, 1953!   WAYNE AND I MET ON A BLIND DATE THE NEXT MONTH, IN AUGUST, AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER WAYNE AND BLAINE ENTERED THE ARMY -- THEIR DRAFT PAPERS WERE WAITING WHEN THEY GOT HOME FROM THEIR MISSIONS. SO AFTER BASIC TRAINING, THEY BOTH WERE SENT TO TRIESTE, BY ITALY (DURING THE KOREAN WAR) AND ENDED UP SPENDING THEIR ARMY DAYS IN EUROPE.  THEY HAD A 21 DAY LEAVE BEFORE THEY CAME HOME, IN WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THEIR MISSION FIELD IN SWEDEN AND VISIT MANY FRIENDS. THEN ! !  THEY CAME HOME FROM THE ARMY ALSO ON JULY 4TH, 1955 ! WAYNE LOVES TO SAY HE "CAME IN WITH A BANG! "    WAYNE AND I (PAL) HAD BEEN WRITING MOST OF THOSE ARMY DAYS, AND WE HAVE A LOVELY BOOK OF MOST OF OUR LETTERS.   SO JULY 4TH, TODAY, IS 59 YEARS SINCE WE RE-MET AFTER MEETING FOR THE ONE BLIN...

This just came out in mormonnewsroom.org.  The URL is this: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-expands-use-of-digital-devices-for-missionary-work Our daughter who has a daughter on a mission found it.  It is really fascinating to me -- an older lady who has served 2 couple missions.  The first one we had to use "snail mail" 20 years ago, and 14 years ago,on the 2nd we could use e mail, but not all of our family even was using e mail at that time.  Also, have you heard of what recently has been called the "Monson Rule" ?  It is that every missionary write home to their parents every week.  Of course, that should have been happening already. THE CHURCH IS TRUE, AND THE LORD IS HASTENING HIS WORK AS WE WATCH! ! ! NEWS STORY  —  2 JULY 2014 Church Expands Use of Digital Devices for Missionary Work VIDEO: Elder David F. Evans discusses recent updates in the Church's missionary efforts SALT LAKE CITY  —  M...

LDS missionary who died in Madagascar continues giving       Share 2.9K   Share 2.8K   Tweet 1   3   3 WOODS CROSS — Matthew Palmer was described by his family as a gifted pianist, a young man with a huge smile, and someone who devoted his life to serving others. From the Deseret News. ( BY PAL)  -- THIS ARTICLE ESPECIALLY TOUCHES MY HEART!   I HAVE A GRANDSON SERVING IN TAIWAN, AND A GRANDDAUGHTER SERVING IN CALIFORNIA (WHO ALSO WENT TO WOODS CROSS HIGH SCHOOL) AND ANOTHER GRANDSON SOON TO GO TO INDONESIA TO SERVE.  OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE HE SERVED ON HIS MISSION !  --- I JUST TALKED TO MY DAUGHTER, THE MOTHER OF OUR GRANDDAUGHTER SERVING IN CALIFORNIA, AND SHE DID KNOW MATTHEW PALMER IN HIGH SCHOOL -- SHE IS SAD ABOUT IT, BUT GRATEFUL FOR OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOSPEL. "Ever since Matthew was born, he would be what you’...