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27 January 2019

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  Hi everyone,    I know there is a lot of sickness going around; more than half of our patients at the hospital recently have been influenza and primarily RSV. Normally, the most common age of our patients is over 70 years old, but now it's been less than one year old! I hope you all are doing well and that if sickness comes, it passes quickly!    Also, I'm hearing that some of you (Minnesota) are having some extreme cold! Our winter, so far, hasn't been too severe. Please stay safe and warm!    Recently, over Marco Polo, I told Aimee how I feel that Stephen's mission will be a blessing to our whole family. Today I went to the Spanish Branch's Ward Conference. President Moon told about his son Bubba (Branson), who is in the Arkansas, Bentonville, mission. President Moon told about his younger sister, who isn't a member of the church, is married to a guy from St. Anthony, who isn't a member either. He said his younger sister was the roughest, toug...

13 January 2019

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  Hello everyone,    Happy birthday to Sam, this Friday! I hope it will be a good one!     The other day, Dr. Gary Lovell passed away. He was the doctor who delivered Heidi and Dixie. I got to thinking about the doctor who delivered Aimee, Ben, and  almost,  Sam. Dr. Orson Mabey, and his brother, Dr. Rex Mabey, had been our doctors for many years. The day Sam was born, I hadn't been making much progress, so the nurse hadn't called for the doctor yet; he lived just across the street from the hospital, so there was no rush. But suddenly, Sam was on his way and the doctor wasn't there. The nurse had Dad help her and all went well. Sam was the only one of you kids who came before their due date . . . even though it was just 3 days.     Today I spoke in Relief Society for the Egin Bench Ward Conference. Denise Rydalch, the Ward RS president, spoke first, then me, then President Jed Stoddard, the 1st Counselor in the Stake Presidency. Our...