Week of April 24-30, 2022

Spiritual

We were able to get appointments to attend the temple this week. 

My daily morning foundation of General Conference talk(s), prayer, scripture study and Come Follow Me study continues each day. 

I have indexed 18,520 records and reviewed 37,687 records so far this year.

Family

The Wilkins Family

The Wilkins Family is doing well. Kayty went up for a day trip to Vegas and stopped by to drop off their last stocking gift, some beef jerky, and lots of citrus off our trees. They had such a good visit. Everyone is doing well and busy with work and school.

The Ethan Rice Family

It was a brutal pack-up week for Ethan and Cameo. By Friday night, the storage units were full and all was ready for cleaning. They have done a fantastic job! Kaylee and Wade had a good school week

though they suffered a great loss in their new hamster Panda who died. So they now have Fluffy and Flash 2.0. 

The Doran Rice Family

Doran, Amber, and family had a typically busy work and school week. 

Morgan

No news from Morgan 

Kayty

Kayty had a good work week and spent Friday on a quick to and from trip to Vegas. Rode rides, visited Allison and had a great time.

Four saves this week: two major, two minor

The Nathan Rice Family

Nathan and Jessica continue to work on their backyard. The new watering system install was completed on Saturday and the new lawn comes next week. Nathan continues to work long hours on extra projects for work. The girls played here on Thursday for a little while, 

and, to thank Nathan for all the charcoal he made for us out of his old wood, we shared dinner on Saturday. They also brought their new water slide over since their back yard is off limits now. 

Dad's Garden

Dad has some very nice tomatoes growing under the lemon tree. We hope the quail leave them alone. Dad also picked a lot of citrus to take to the Wilkins family. He is looking for some bees and contacted a few friends. 

Family History

More of Nano's slides

This is our laundry basket. Clothes were hung on the clothes line and then when dry, they were put in this basket and hauled into the house. 

 

Other highlights

Happy Forty Second wedding anniversary on Sunday. 

We found out Sunday night that dear Joe Fish, our first bishop and the one that sealed Nathan and Jessica in the Mesa Arizona temple died suddenly on Dad's birthday. 

Joseph Albert Fish

MARCH 25, 1926 – APRIL 21, 2022

IN THE CARE OF

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Joseph Albert Fish, 96, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on April 21, 2022. He was born on March 25, 1926, in Mesa, Arizona to Harold Reidhead Fish and Ellen Hatch. He had 4 sisters and 3 brothers. He grew up in Chino Valley and Phoenix, Arizona. He married Barbara Judd in the Mesa, Arizona Temple on May 26, 1950, and they have enjoyed nearly 72 wonderful years together.

He graduated from Creighton Elementary School in Phoenix in 1940, and from Phoenix Union High School in 1944. He quickly joined the Army Air Corp in 1944 and served in the South Pacific. He served as a tail gunner in World War II, and later served his country in the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1986. “Joe” was a deeply religious man. He served as a missionary for three years in Argentina for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was a pivotal experience in his life. He loved the people of Argentina and has actively continued speaking Spanish at every opportunity. He continued his dedicated service to the Lord throughout his life. He has served as Bishop, Stake Executive Secretary, 1st and 2nd Counselor in the Phoenix East Stake Presidency, Stake Mission President, and numerous other callings. He and his wife served together in several temple missions in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Washington, D.C.; Madrid, Spain; and Caracas, Venezuela. He served as counselor in the Temple Presidency in Madrid and Caracas.

He was currently serving as the oldest sealer in the Mesa, Arizona Temple. Joe worked with his brother, Lloyd in the housing construction business for several years. He loved to drive and enjoyed driving diesel trucks for a time. He eventually graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in education. He taught at Carson and Powell Junior High in Mesa until he retired in 1991. He was the department head of Industrial Arts and taught Spanish and Math. He was blessed with five children, one (Karl Edward Fish) who preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife Barbara, his daughter, Anita Kay Heap, and his sons, Dan, Ron and David. He is also survived by his sister, Erma Bodine, and sister-in-law, Mary Virginia Fish. He has 13 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held May 2nd, 2022, at 11:00 am in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 940 East Southern Avenue, Mesa, Arizona. Visitation will be Monday, May 2nd from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the same location. Interment will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

Mom got agitated one day and I was blessed with the words to calm her down. She sometimes dreams a situation and thinks it is reality.