Week of June 18 - June 24, 2023

Spiritual

We had a very good Sunday at church. We enjoyed talks from new move-ins in the ward. Dad was given a candy bar and a bottle of Dad's root beer after Sunday School and my primary class was very full and we had a good class. I got names ready to take to the temple for sealing work this week after church. We took two sisters to church and home this week.

We were able to attend the temple this week. On Thursday evening, we performed sealing ordinances for members of our family. 

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

I have indexed 10,306 records and reviewed 15,126 records so far this year.

Family

The Wilkins Family

The Wilkins Family is doing well. Allison completed her first year of her master's degree program and did very well. Her second half begins July 1. She will be working a few days at school this week as a team co-leader doing some coordinating. Mike is busy and doing well. Adam peeked in on the Marco Polo and said hi! Grace shared her new little kitten, Izzy, and talked about her experiences on Trek. Not easy by any means but she ended up enjoying it and learning a lot. Joshua is doing great and enjoying his summer break. Sam is doing well also. They have initiated a new family Summer Program with Make It Mondays, Try It Tuesday (last week, they tried Flan), Water Wednesday (WAter balloon fight)  (I forgot)Thursday, and Field Trip Friday. Sundays are spent focusing one listening to a conference talk, discussing what messages came from that talk, and then practicing the principles learned during the next week. 

The Ethan Rice Family

Ethan now works from home as a product manager and likes the new change and responsibilities. They enjoyed Father's Day weekend camping and fishing. They fish on Lake Allatoona and have been able to catch a wide variety of fish and have a great time. 

The Doran Rice Family

Doran helped his bishop do some car repairs this week. He also worked on planning a class he will teach on the young men's outing. He brought back the trailer on Friday and visited for a bit while Kooper took a swim. Busy work week for Amber. 

Morgan

No news from Morgan this week. 

Kayty

Kayty had a good work week. It was a tough diabetes week with 3 major lows.

The Nathan Rice Family

The girls spoke with me after talking to Papa. They went to a summer festival on Saturday and had such a wonderful time. There were inflatable slides that they had a blast on. There were fireworks after they returned home and went to bed. Annie was the first one to hear the noise and they all enjoyed it. They have great plans this week for play dates and park trips. They are so enjoying their new community and have made many friends. 

Dad's Garden

Citrus is nearly gone. Kooper picks a few every time he comes over. He and Doran like the red grapefruit. Basil is still growing well. 

 

Other highlights

Father's Day was great for Dad. He spoke with Doran and Grandma on the Phone. Allison Marco Poloed and he also got sweet messages from the kids. Anna, Ellie, Emma, and Eve Facetimed with him, and later so did Ethan, Cameo, Kaylee, and Wade. Kayty gave him some rocks from a new rock shop she located. I spoiled him as usual and made him venison green chili burros for his meal. 

Uncle Loyd died on Friday night. He picked up a bug in the care center and it just seemed to be a turning point. Within a few days he was not eating and he passed quickly. Grandma is doing well though her daily life is going to be drastically changed.