"We must all cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, and gain instruction that we may all sit down in Heaven together." Lucy Mack Smith

Friday, July 5, 2013

Pioneer Trek was fun this year

Dad and I were on our FOURTH   * pioneer trek with the Murray parkway
Stake--what a group of fabulous dedicated leaders to pull this together for the youth _I mean just the food alone or transporting them or preparing stories of games for them that connected them with the pioneers of yester years--my testimony was strengthened.  of the Gospel, of the members and of the  youth




summer fun includes raspberries

dad put up a batch of raspberrie jam from the garden--we both picked them and he made the jam to perfection.  Thanks honey.  ( I mean you're the best at that)  Jam --not honey  ha.

going to seven peaks

love getting a phone call saying --"lets meet out at seven peaks"  thanks for including us to go swimming and for inviting each other--so  we can make the summer even that much more fun and COOLER  *its been a hot one

summer fun


We've enjoyed seeing the kids and grandkids more now that summer is here.  We have loved holding the new baby and watching her grow and look forward to holding the other new baby in a few weeks  and seeing all our family members throughout the summer--here are some pics of summer fun;;; stay tuned for future pics of our summer fun in Alaska--the month (july)   too.  Oh how I love summer.











Happy Fathers day --Bryan

Bryan Call is the most amazing friend husband, father and grand father I have ever known in mortality.  I am so thankful to be along side him in this quest to return home..after being on earthly adventures and on being on lifes adventures--I hope to one day be by his side to return home to heaven.  Happy fathers day
Just a short story about bryan Willard Call
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Just a short story about Bryan Willard Call:

Bryan was born in Heber City Ut to J Harold call and Helen E. Pay Call they brought him home to their home in Heber and with in a few years moved to another home in Heber.

As a boy he liked to play all sorts of things--especially in the out of doors.  He loved baseball and excelled in this. He would ride his little bike all the way to Midway (five miles by my approximation to the diamonds) and there he played his little heart out and rode back home again.  wish I could have seen him--he was often picked to play on the all star team--(some times playing a different position than he had played all season)

He loved to tease and he loved to be out of doors.  He worked with Mr Bebee at the Homestead helping with horses one summer

Another thing he was good at was math.  His elementary teacher would pull he and another friend aside --have Bryan and the friend teach him the math lesson then he would teach the class.

Bryan went to Ricks college and had the time of of life.  Meeting others and becoming acquainted with all the fun stuff you do at college.  He roomed with some great friends

  He went one semester there and has tales to tell then he left for a mission to Nagoya Japan Mission

He loved his mission although he found the language challenging at times--he loved the work and served a great and honorable mission.

After his return he enrolled at BYU-Provo. He studied a double major  Justice Administration and Sociology but he landed a job with the State of Ut in 1982 after receiving a bachelor degree.  He has completed over 30 years with the state now and is eligible to retire.  *he said he is just 'tired'  not retired.  ha.

He and I have lived in many places the last being Murray for 25 years. We are happy here.  He has had callings in the church including primary teacher, serving as YM advisor--he is great at many things and working with all ages--he served as a bishop's councilor to two bishops and then bishop and now currently as first councilor in the stake presidency of the Murray Parkway stake-  he is a great man and father and husband and grandfather  FIRST AND FORMOST ..he is always there for us being fun and joking and loving and giving wise council...I think he doesn't know I am sharing all this stuff--but I couldn't resist--

cause when I think of all the traits of a great man  I think of my Bryan and I just wanted to  say it

written by Lynda June  of 2013




outline of my father's day talk 2013

June Talk given Jun 16th 2013 Fathers day by Lynda call at Murray 16th Ward Sacrament meeting



1My Brothers and sisters, I am thankful for a day to honor fathers and grandfathers and to share my testimony of the Gospel with respect to fathers, and their influence on each of us as we live the gospel.



2*reading back through Jounal...(Pres Kimball) read the entry

This is the poem: I made note of:



3—My life has been blessed as I have

observed the wonderful examples of characteristics found in grandfathers and fathers brothers husbands and sons and son in laws in my mortal life. I want to tell you briefly a bit about mine and bonnie lunds dad ray gertsch

*born

*worked

*mission

Married

served in the army (bonnie 2)

family man—your too fat,,,you're too fat for me its a real poka who knew?

built his home--(worked long hours_

honored his parents

integrity

good home teacher

*



.I have also observed the men of this ward (my ward family) and the way they lead their families

They also bring to my mind Charateristics and trait of the type of fathers described in the proclamation to the world and in the scriptures.




4—1st Trait= Provider

husband Bryan and I were talking ---(sons of Heleman)

no—not a mothers day talk but a fathers day talk--:


How well this emplies the trait these fathers provided PROVISIONS

In The D&C we read--(a women can lay claim to be provided for)













5- lest you think that all we value you as is a means for support-let me share a



2nd trait. --Thoughtfulness/temperate

I would like to illistrate this point with the example of my own *father Ray.. (one of my sons and a recently newborn grandson—share the name ray and a middle name and I hope from this illistration you can see why that makes me happy)

story of : barn burning---gift from home teacher

story of wood taken from the piles of wood from the good stacks.



*The list would be long—had I had an opprotunity to take a pole of wives in this ward—and let them share thoughtful things you husbands had done for they and your children.


* Our dear prophet Pres Monson—also an example through the years. so thoughtful of his sweet wife





6-3rd Trait-- Faithful to

( Family)

(God) &

(Country)

bryan's dad



Our most loving father is that of our father in heaven

he tells us in Moses that his work and his glory is to bring to pass our imortality and eternal life—he tells us in other scriptures that he loves and is willing to give all that he has to us—if we but do what he has asked us to return to him. But he is bound by laws—eternal laws. I thrill when I sing the song Oh my father thou that dwells in the eternal courts on high—when shall I regain thy presence?



I bear my testimony that We have a loving Father in Heaven –to him I am grateful for all that he is and does

in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen




Fathers day

thought a lot about my father in June--got to give a fathers day talk about Ray O. Gertsch.  It made me want to share a few high lights with the family of my memories.  one time dad and I loaded the Wagon of Hay too high.  on the way home I jack knifed the trailor and tractor.  I thought I would be in trouble but to my relief it was my dad who took the full blame for loading it too high and was very kind to me about all the scattered hay--he said --he was just glad that I was safe. 
  (lesson I learned...its not having being be perfect that is important  it is saying sorry when you're not perfect that is important to kids--at least that was important to me)
  I also remember it would be my dad's birthday in Jun had he still been here he would surely be celebrated--so I wanted to celebrate him--via my blog post.  I rarely miss a day that I don't think of him and remember his good humor and fun and love for me and mine.  he was born in 1914 I believe.   Maybe next year we could have a big celebration...what should we do? 

Bryan W.  Call
  I also mentioned in my talk and to my family that wonderful day when I met Bryan W Call and how happy I am that I am married to him.  He the best dad and father --that the world has ever known  if you ask me.  I am always impressed that he has such a great capacity for kindness, loyalty  provider and friend to each of us his family

lastly in my talk I mentioned in my talk something that I want to mention here--I rarely give much thought to the fathers of the 2000 stripling warriors in the Book of Mormon  but Bryan pointed out to me in Alma chapter 37  if you read it all closely  that the fathers sent provisions to their sons and by doing so  gave them added strength   so here is a great lesson from the scriptures of  loving fathers.
(providing)
 there is a poem called only a father the Pres Kimball read once that stuck in my mind--I will print it in the next blog spot. 
Happy fathers day  Ray, Harold, Bryan, Joe, Brad, Bryan, Stephen, and thanks for all you do and the lives you live and that we have you. 

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Enjoyed our trip to Hawaii


we left the day after Mothers day and headed to Kona then Oahu..enjoyed it all --soaked up enough sunshine for us all..swam, hiked, went to the temple--took a vacation from our Troubles...it was fun
SUNRISE IN KONA VIEW FROM OUR WINDOW

'I SAIL WITH THE WIND AND THE WAVES...AHOY..I SAIL...'

THIS IS MARK WE MET HIM ON OUR PLANE RIDE OVER TO HAWAII HE IS  FROM ENGLAND

 ATTENDED THE KONA TEMPLE -DID AN ENDOWNMENT SESSION
 SIGHT SEEING AT SOME VERY BLUE WATER AND BEACHES
 THE SUNRISES AS WERE AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE SUNSETS
 ON THE BOAT GETTING READY TO FIND AND SWIM WITH DOLPHINS
 JUST A PRETTY TIME OF THE DAY
 442 FT WATER FALLS HARDLY HAD TO HIKE FAR TO SEE IT
 BEAUTIFUL COASTAL VIEW ON ONE OF OUR HIKES--IT WAS BREATH TAKING
 HARD TO SEE BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSE YOU'LL SEE ONE OF THE DOLPHINS WE SWAM WITH IN THE OCEAN  THE POD HAD APPROX.  60-70 DOLPHINS AROUND
 MAGIC EVERY WHERE YOU LOOKED
 TRIED THE LOCAL FOOD...PORK WRAPPED AND COOKED 8 HRS IN SEAWEED AND THEN INSIDE SPINICH AROUND THE FISH AND PORK 1/2 AND 1/2
 LOOKING AT SOME ANCIENT HUTS..(REBUILT) SITTING ON LAVA ROCK
 NICE SUNNY OPEN CLEAN --PLACE WE STAYED CLOSE TO THE BEACH
 A MORNING STROLL
 MOMS FAVORITE  (SHARKS COVE) I KNOW THE REAL NAME OF THE BEACH NOW
 A BLOW HOLE--MEMORIZED US FOR A LONG TIME
 EATING OUT IN THE EVENING AND SITTING OUTSIDE TO EAT WAS FUN
 THE WATER IS SO VERY BLUE AND AQUA MARINE BLUE--UN REAL
 A STROLL BY THE FERNS UP LAIE FALLS TRAIL  ONE OF MY FAVORITE
 WHAT IS HAWAII WITHOUT A BIKE RIDE? ON A COASTER BIKE
 HAUPIA PIE --WHILE SITTING ON SUNSET BEACH  --TRADITION
SOME BOBBING TIME