Week 7

23 September

I convinced Stephen to go with me to the farmers market south of the stadium. We bought a few things, including a pulled pork sandwich, which we shared for dinner.

24 September

I went to Salt Lake to have lunch with Marian Robertson-Wilson. After a very pleasant lunch we went through her contribution to the Brown festschrift, an article on the Coptic Easter services. She even played the piano for me on the Steinway that was built especially for her father, musician Leroy Robertson.

25 September

Talk about stylish shoes—check out what Maya is wearing these days!

26 September

I love this sweet smile from Cassius—he is at an age where he is responsive to those around him.

27 September

Here is an old linotype machine that graces the foyer of the BYU press building. True confessions—as an undergraduate I used to work at the press when the linotype machine was still used for typesetting.

28 September

This range of books is about pioneers and early settlers. I was perusing the indexes to each set to find information about Margaret Cooper West. I have felt very strongly that I should submit a proposal to write about this great-great-grandmother in the upcoming Women of Faith series. She was born before 1820 (1804), which puts her in the first volume. I asked Lynette if she wanted to coauthor an article with me since she loves to collect family history stories. The two things we want to focus on are Margaret’s contribution as a healer and her testimony of polygamy. Lynette and I got together and put that proposal together and sent it in (before the 30 September deadline)—now we will wait to see if it is accepted.

29 September

Someone has creatively removed some of the lettering from this truck that originally said “BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY.”