Week 29

24 February

Scattered here are a stake directory, a BYU Women book, a regular phone directory—all tools I’m using to research the history of the Edgemont 5th Ward Relief Society. Since the ward was created in 1965 and I didn’t move in until 1984, I’ve had to rely on memories and records from early members.

25 February

Cash is the only boy of the recent four babies born in our ward. The girls are Gabriella, Lise, and Merit (just to give a flavor of current naming practices).

26 February

Wanda speaks with Christian at an open house honoring his mother, Cecile, a longtime German neighbor and friend to all, who just passed away. She was our resident Catholic.

27 February

Tom (Stephen’s friend and best man at his wedding) and Ruth come to Provo regularly to check on his father, who lives not far from us. We are always grateful when we get to spend time with them.

28 February

This cute little girl Mia lifted up a doll in a high chair and actually got it up on a table. She was very persistent. She was one of the six children I watched in a nursery during a funeral for ward member Jack Smith.

1 March

Oh, yes, I already mentioned that I was working on a timeline for the Edgemont 5th Ward Relief Society. After numerous hours, phone calls, e-mails, etc., I decided to call it quits and just turn it in for the booklet we are preparing for the Relief Society birthday celebration.

2 March

This is the Mojave chapel where we attended church when we first moved into the ward in 1984. Then in 1992 our ward was moved to the Timpview Drive chapel for a few months, but it really didn’t accommodate the size of our ward well. Finally, early in 1993, we moved into our stake center on Canyon Road, where we have been ever since. So we actually attend church at a chapel that is by no means the closest to us (although it is still within easy walking distance down the hill).