My faculty at Naples School held a surprise birthday party for me. 35th. they gave me a wax owl and a pencil set. I was touched. The owl because when I was the Principal of Naples we had a mascot contest in the community and they chose Wiseguys. Darolyne gave me a suit a sweater vest and a shirt. I ran 2 miles for the first time in my life. I got down to 196 lbs. My tingling seems to have ceased. Bob Vincent and myself gave Ryan a blessing, immediately he started getting better.
I hadn't written for 6 months and posted these comments
1. One of the wettest winters on record. 180 inches at Alta
2, I found out I have Chemical diabetes or adult onset , I am on a diet and run 2 miles a day and do not eat anything with sugar in it.
3. Arthur Schaefermayer my home teacher and Mathew Foley came over and gave me a blessing of health, I was blessed to have good health if I live the commandments and follow Drs, orders. Blessed to have children and blessed to handle job stress.
4. I spoke to a group of 200 at he Salt Lake Hilton at the annual Reading Conference. Darolyne and I stayed there. First night we have been away from the kids since we started our family.
5.I finished teaching the sophomore block, 10 weeks for USU Extension.
6. My Kindergarten teacher Kaye Pearson, husband was killed in a car accident near Price. The highway patrolman and I had to break the news. One of the toughest assignments of my life
7.My mother found out her knees are worn out. She can't climb stairs anymore.
8. I have been to the temple twice since last writing.
9. I went to BYU and UofU spent two days interviewing prospective teachers.
10. BYU basketball finished 24 and 5 but lost out to Clemson in the NCAA tourney.
11. I have been appointed to Vernal Junior High as its new Principal.
On March 1980 I had a great interview with Jamie and taught him sex and the sacred nature of it. I really appreciated his attitude. He is almost 11 years old, so he had heard a lot of it from his friends.
April 6, 1980 Sesquientenial Birthday of the Church. Conference was broadcast from Fayette New York. We learned today that Darolynes grandmother Jean Dudley died today in Magrath, Alberta she was 84 years old.
Down to 187 pounds.
Darolynes mother flew down to Vernal. Her flight from SLC to Vernal was quite something. Then her dad drove down and they stayed with us. Then I had to speak to a group of parents in Montpelier, Idaho. Her parents followed us up there and we stayed at the Crest Motel. On the local radio they were announcing that Dr. John Childs from Utah would be speaking that night, quite funny. about 200 people showed up. incumple, we did sealing for 50 couples.
The prophet announced the building 7 new temples.
National news, hostages are held in Iran, annual inflation rate of 18% interest rates are around 20% people are not buying much.
Big Energy Fair at Naples Elementary. Big Success. Senator Orrin Hatch called us and congratulated us, and Gov. Matheson sent a telegram congratulating us on our venture.
May 1980
This has been a spiritual month, I taught the gospel to Kaye Pearson. Kaye is a nonmember and whose husband was killed in an auto accident. This was the first time in my life I ever really did any missionary work. Patty Marshall my niece was with me and bore witness also.
Little League is starting and I am assisting Ted Taylor in coaching the Cardinals. Jamie is on the team. Joey is playing soccer and doing quite well.
We lost our favorite Dog Annie. I think our neighbor boy shot her with his 22.
We had Stake Conference. Ronald Poelman was our visiting Authority.he is a member of the Seventy.
america tried to rescue the 53 hostages in Iran but it failed. America was taken as the laughing stock of all nations.
Father and sons outing at Flaming Gorge and it snowed. Fred Spencer a third grade teacher at Naples threw a rock and hit one of his students when the student wouldn''t come down from the tricky bars. We suspended him without pay. He went out in the oilfield and earned more money than teaching. Americas economy is still rocking. we have a 6 year old car and a 7 year old truck and can't afford to finance anything. Now I am starting to worry about taking over the Junior High here in Vernal.
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