growing things

email to my granddaughter Acadia who is serving a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -

I love your beautiful video of you and your companion playing “Our Savior’s Love” Just wish we could see more of you, 

 

Jacob Bruce Robarts was blessed by his father Benjamin yesterday. Later we all went to Grandpa Bryce and Grandma Roberta Tanner’s for potluck Hawaiian Haystacks. Bryce is a retired ER Doctor. They have a beautiful custom built house on a nice piece of land a bit out in the country. Besides family events they have hosted many ward activities (not my ward, alas, but for a while they and Hinds were in the same ward. Hinds think they and their place are awesome.). They are so friendly and gracious. Ruth’s kids ran all over the place in and out. Loud noises emanated from the play room. The Tanner’s didn’t turn a hair. They can’t make a bigger mess than the grandchildren do, they said. 

 

We attended Jacob’s blessing – same stake, different ward – and then hurried to our own ward for 2^nd hour. We were having Ward Conference and there had been some speculation about big changes, some people thinking that Bishop’s term was about up. Also, I knew that the Stake President and the Stake RS President had requested time to speak to RS and I wanted to hear their message. Well, the speculation was off. No big changes. Many sighs of relief, but not from the Bishop's house.  

 

Both Presidents spoke to us about ministering.  

    President Holly Foell: To minister to our sisters, we need to be humble and ask the Lord. The Lord will not force us to learn. “Since the Lord will not force you to learn, you must exercise your agency to authorize the Spirit to teach you.” Richard G. Scott

    President Wayne Langford: In our ministering we need to learn to work by the spirit. Take the time to seek revelation about individuals.

Same stuff they teach you missionaries, eh? And parents, teachers, and leaders. 

 

David, Teresa, and I went to a Master Gardener Open Garden event. I learned tips about choosing power tools for your garden – find a family of tools you like and always buy that family so the batteries are interchangeable. Usually, it is worth paying a little more to get a lighter weight, especially as we age, so we can enjoy working and work longer without hurting ourselves. There were beautiful vegetable garden beds, but the asparagus bed was NOT beautiful. The asparagus was cut all the way back with just two little spears coming up. Small ugly stumps, brown mulch. A Master Garden told me how hard asparagus is to grow. I was pretty much resolved to get mine from the grocery store and complain less about the price. Then another lady told me about letting some of the asparagus grow to maturity and the pretty feathery plumes. Also interplanting it with pretty plants instead of dedicated beds. I guess I need to do a little research. So far all I grow is WEEDS, and bless their chlorophyll, Narcissus or Paper Whites, and green onions which start really well from the end you cut off when you get them at the store. I saw some attractive native plants at the Open Garden I might consider. 

Blessings on you as you plant seeds of truth, nourish tender testimonies, and hopefully, see many enjoy the precious fruit.

Love, Grandma Barbara