Robert writes home #101 6 Nov 1997
101
6 Nov 1997
Dear Mother,
We hope things are going well for on
you.
Heidi Jo drove up to the Oakland
temple last Tuesday. ON the way home the car caught on fire on the freeway. Two
truckers flagged her over and signaled her to get out of her car while they put
out the fire extinguishers. Then some guy stopped who had a bell phone which
she used to call home and a tow service. The tow truck took over an hour to get
to her. I met her at the Ford garage in Firebaugh where I waited for her to be
towed in two hours after she called.
The mechanic hasn’t called me yet to
apprise me of the damages. This may be the end of the line for my old Lincoln.
I was going to sell it to her but she’s not too excited about that prospect any
longer.
Heidi Jo has been substituting quite
regularly here in Dos Palos. She’s having fun most of the time.
Janet just finished a three week sub
job for a teacher who went to be with her dying mother. It was a 4th
grade bi-lingual class. She loved it and became so attached to the kids that
she’s having withdrawal now that it’s over. She loved that experience and the
kids. She was there through Halloween and the annual Dos Palos Halloween
parade. It’s a fun parade. All of the school kids and their teachers walk in
costume about an eight block route and the whole town turns out. It’s great. I
bonded on some vampire fangs on her cuspid teeth for the occasion. She had
people coming into her room all day to see them. Dos Palos is a fun sized town.
I love all of this small town stuff…everybody knowing everybody and being
interested in all of the goings on at schools and stuff.
Our football team is really doing
well this year. They are still undefeated and none of the games have been very
close. The town is all excited about that. One of my seminary students is a
cheerleader in DP. She sang the Star Spangled banner at the beginning of the
last game.
I’m loving my seminary calling. That
doesn’t mean that I feel like I’m a success…most to the kids look comatose most
of the time… but I’m still excited about it.
My daughter, Mary, just called to
tell us that she just had an eight lb, baby boy. That’s her first boy, after
two girls. That’s our 22nd grandchild. We’re pretty happy about it.
We have one more daughter, Laurie,
who is expecting this month.
My persimmons are ripening now and I
love them. I’m the only one in the family who likes persimmons so I get them
all to myself. I cut one up on my oatmeal every morning. We’re also harvesting
some of our pecan now.
The Book of Mormon is a miraculous
book, it’s the keystone of the restored church. If it’s true all the rest of
the restored church is true also because that confirms the prophets calling and
authority. I’m enjoying teaching it in seminary so much. When you immerse
yourself in it , the spirit of confirmation is so strong. I know it is true, I
say that in the name of Jesus Christ.
Love,
Robert,
Janet, Sam, and Heidi Jo
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