Robert writes home #95 15 June 1997
15 June 1997
Dear Mother,
It’s Father’s Day. We had a good program at church today. They gave the fathers a little box of See’s Candy, (two pieces) to each father. I can't eat chocolate (breaks my mouth out in canker sores), so I had to give it to Janet. Where’s the justice? She got Mother’s day…and the Father day favors.
The Hixon family were the program. It was great. By the time his family was done with their tributes, I was convinced that Bern has done a great job of fathering. They did a nice little musical number with Cheryle and Emily singing a duet and Amy playing the flute and Vern Playing the piano.
We had stake early morning priesthood and young women’s meeting this morning. They asked Meg to come down from Turlock to speak to the young women as a newlywed. Charlie started his Bee job last week. He got stung 2 or 3 times each day. He doesn’t think it’s macho to wear long sleeves. It’s tough to be tough. Sam interviewed for a counselor position at the summer “Cancer Camp”. (Camp for cancer patients) last week. We don’t know yet whether or not he’ll be chosen.
All of my kids called me for Father’s day. I’ve been on the phone most of the afternoon and evening. It’s really been fun. Laurie went to the St. Louis temple yesterday. It was their first Saturday in operation and they were having a little trouble with delays. The lady playing the organ in the chapel had to leave and they didn’t have anyone to play so they asked for volunteers Laurie is just learning the organ and has only played in the church a couple of time, but no one else volunteered, so she did. So she got to play in the temple. That seemed pretty significant. She said she put the organ on automatic base so she just had to play the melody.
Susie and her husband had Apostle Jeffrey Holland and Quorum of the seventy member, Dallas Merrill and their wives to dinner at her house today before he called me. They were having a regional conference in Cedar Rapids and the stake pres. Selected them to host them for dinner. It probable had something to do with the fact that they live about 15 blocks from the center where conference was held. The Stake pres. lives about 45 minutes away in Iowa City. They were really excited to have that privilege. I am too. I feel like everything that happens to my kids is happening to me in some small way.
Love,
Robert, Janet, Charlie, Sam
Dear Mother,
It’s Father’s Day. We had a good program at church today. They gave the fathers a little box of See’s Candy, (two pieces) to each father. I can't eat chocolate (breaks my mouth out in canker sores), so I had to give it to Janet. Where’s the justice? She got Mother’s day…and the Father day favors.
The Hixon family were the program. It was great. By the time his family was done with their tributes, I was convinced that Bern has done a great job of fathering. They did a nice little musical number with Cheryle and Emily singing a duet and Amy playing the flute and Vern Playing the piano.
We had stake early morning priesthood and young women’s meeting this morning. They asked Meg to come down from Turlock to speak to the young women as a newlywed. Charlie started his Bee job last week. He got stung 2 or 3 times each day. He doesn’t think it’s macho to wear long sleeves. It’s tough to be tough. Sam interviewed for a counselor position at the summer “Cancer Camp”. (Camp for cancer patients) last week. We don’t know yet whether or not he’ll be chosen.
All of my kids called me for Father’s day. I’ve been on the phone most of the afternoon and evening. It’s really been fun. Laurie went to the St. Louis temple yesterday. It was their first Saturday in operation and they were having a little trouble with delays. The lady playing the organ in the chapel had to leave and they didn’t have anyone to play so they asked for volunteers Laurie is just learning the organ and has only played in the church a couple of time, but no one else volunteered, so she did. So she got to play in the temple. That seemed pretty significant. She said she put the organ on automatic base so she just had to play the melody.
Susie and her husband had Apostle Jeffrey Holland and Quorum of the seventy member, Dallas Merrill and their wives to dinner at her house today before he called me. They were having a regional conference in Cedar Rapids and the stake pres. Selected them to host them for dinner. It probable had something to do with the fact that they live about 15 blocks from the center where conference was held. The Stake pres. lives about 45 minutes away in Iowa City. They were really excited to have that privilege. I am too. I feel like everything that happens to my kids is happening to me in some small way.
Love,
Robert, Janet, Charlie, Sam
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