Thoughts and stories, by Pal

This was posted 3 years ago today, on February 4, 2014, and will be my entry about Wayne today.  There are references to our mission in Sweden in 1994-1995.  There was quite a bit of musical talent in his ancestors!  Wayne was so proficient in Swedish he could translate from English to Swedish, and vice versa.  Be sure and read below about key harps -- such an unusual instrument, but common in Sweden!   When our son Wayne learned to play the accordion we didn't know he had a great grandfather who was an accordion player, violinist, concertina player, etc. in Sweden! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 86. Wayne's Swedish grandfather, a KEY HARP player -- unusual instrument! Wayne's grandfather, Johann Wengren Eckman was quite an interesting character.    His wife was the "gun toting grandma" told about in blog # 75, written on January 21, 2014 . I will include here pages from our book which are print screened.     This is a gr...

This is a picture taken May 15, 2015, about 3 months before we found he had cancer.  We were at the Temple for our grandson Sam's wedding.  He had on the tie he loved, that our son Wayne had handmade especially on his mission in Ecuador, 40 years before.  It was hand woven, and had woven in the back "From your missionary."  Our son Wayne now has that tie.  Wayne wore it on special occasions. This was first posted on August 29th, 2015, after we found out Wayne had esophageal cancer.  He survived almost 6 months after that, even though he had radiation.   Wayne D Eckman, and his 9 lives!   He will be 85 this September 18th, and on September 24th we will have been married 60 years.  I want to record our latest adventure with my husband Wayne D Eckman, and add updates often.   He started radiation for esophageal cancer just yesterday, and had a treatment again today, and also today will have a dialysis treatment.   T...

Originally Blog # 109.  Pictures through the years of Blaine D and Wayne D Eckman, March 1, 2014 . These are pictures through the years of the identical twins, Blaine D and Wayne D Eckman.   Blaine was about 15 minutes older than Wayne, and born at home.  Read of them first in blog # 3.   Then their father Roy Waldamer Eckman's story is in blog # 93.  Their mother Gladys Dayton Eckman is told about in blogs #106 and #107.   More of their lives will come in the future.  This is a record of  photos through the ages!   Some of them have been in previous blogs, but it is nice to get them together here, chronologically.   They were born on September 18, 1930, and Blaine passed away suddenly at age 68, on March 19, 1999, and Wayne is now 83 years old, March 2014.  Joyce is still living, in St. David, Arizona, near their daughter Janise Wooten. Some are copied from our book, and I will rewrite the capt...

For the next 3 weeks I may have more than one entry on some days, because I will put a story about my husband Wayne on each day until it has been a year since he passed away  -- Febuary 21, 2016.  I woke up early to a call that I had another great grandchild!  A boy, born healthy and weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces!  We now have as great grandchildren:  7 boys and 9 girls!  Did Brigham Young Reject Lucy Mack Smith’s Book on Joseph? By Scot and Maurine Proctor  · February 1, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE To celebrate this year of study in the Doctrine & Covenants, we are serializing  The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother ,  one of the most important historical sources we have about Joseph Smith, made even better because it is just a compelling read. In this article,  published yesterday, we talked about how Lucy’s Preliminary Notes were extens...

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 ...

The Proctor's revised edition of the History of the Prophet Joseph Smith, by his mother, will be serialized in Meridian Magazine, and I will follow it here on the blog.  I don't know how often they will write it, but it is wonderful and inspiring to read!  I will also include at the end -- some about my dear husband Wayne, and his life. What Was Edited Out of the Most Personal Book Ever Written about Joseph Smith? By Scot and Maurine Proctor  · January 30, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE To celebrate the study of the  Doctrine & Covenants  this year, Meridian will serialize  The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother .  We begin with this introduction today. Can you imagine what a boon it would be if the mother of any of the great men or women of the world had written their biographies? What if we had personal insights no other historian could gi...