Tuesday, May 11, 1954

About 3: PM I learned that my brother Heber had been found dead in his garage. He had been working on his car with the motor running and the gas fumes killed him. Will & Afton and Lona and I went down about 6: PM found Lola (Heber’s wife) in pretty bad shape.

Monday, March 29, 1954

Lona had a big dinner in my honor. Sixteen of the family were present. After dinner we were shown a lot of slides.

Sunday, March 28, 1954

This is my 51^st birthday. Celebrated it by teaching Sunday school in morning, working at service station in afternoon and talking at Center Ward at night. After which I attended correlation meeting in our own ward.

Sunday, March 21, 1954

Today I was appointed group sec. of the High Priests of Heber 2^nd Ward. Fireside at our home.

Wednesday, March 11, 1954

Grant and Burt stayed at station in afternoon and we drove to Salt Lake, shopped a while, had lunch and then went to the temple. Had a very nice session but when we came out it was snowing and blowing. We had a ruff time getting home.

Sunday, February 21, 1954

Stake Conference today and last night. Elder Spencer W. Kimball of the Council of the twelve and Eldred G. Smith, Patriarch to the Church were representing the General Authorities. They gave some most wonderful talks on tithing, chastity and Temple marriage or “Celestial Sealings” as Elder Smith called it. I was an usher for all sessions. After the afternoon session we drove to Morgan to see the folds and show some pictures we have. We have just purchased a new projector and screen and Paul bought the camera.

Wednesday, February 10, 1954

Today we received word that our son Kenneth Jr. had been set apart as an L.D.S. Group Leader aboard the USS Rendova.

Monday, February 8th, 1954

I forgot to mention that for the past 10 days there has been a blanket of fog covering the Salt Lake Valley and light planes cannot land, so they land in Heber. Another landed today and again the people walked into my station, and again I made the trip to Salt Lake. The weather has been just beautiful here all the time it has been foggy in the valley below.

Friday, Feb. 5th, 1954

About noon a plane landed on the air strip south of town and a man walked into my station from it and wanted me to take he and his party to Salt Lake, which I did. Was just two hours making the trip and received $17.00 for it. After I returned Lona, Bryan and I drove to Morgan and took mother Turner a lovely bouquet of flowers for her birthday. We stayed all evening and most of the family came in to see the folds. We had a very nice visit with all.

Friday, Feb. 4th, 1954

It has been beautiful sunshine weather all this week. A little cold in the morning but nice all day. We are getting along fine with Bryan. Tonight Burt and I went to a father and son’s banquet. It was quite an affair. There were 400 men and boys present. Bro. Carl Buchner of the Presiding Bishopric was the speaker of the evening. He gave a most wonderful talk. He said (among other things) that “The signs of the times point to the nearness of the coming of the Savior. He said no fewer than the heads of 13 nations have to sit across the table from Pres. McKay, seeking advice from a prophet of the Lord for their troubled country. The gospel is being preached everywhere, people are recognizing the truth. Elder Benson is teaching people how to live through his activities in Washington D.C. Pres. McKay is visiting the peoples of the world. Three temples are being built all at once. It is the opinion of Pres. Joseph Fielding Smith, he continued, that the Savior will come and usher in the millennium within the next 20 years.” No one knows the hour nor the day nor the year.

Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1954

Grant and Ruth left on a trip yesterday and left Bryan with us. We get quite a kick out of him. Will and Afton came over to see us today. Afton doesn’t look at all well. Seems to be very nervous or something.

Sunday January 31, 1954

After Sunday School we drove to Morgan to see the folks. Had a nice visit with them. On our way home we stopped at Hoytsville and attended Missionary farewell of David Hillier. He is going to Norwegian Mission.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 1954

Went ward teaching. Have six families at hailstone to visit. Couldn’t get my partner (DeVar Batty) to go because of basketball, so I went alone.

Wednesday Jan. 27, 1954

Lona and I attended a quarterly High Priests party at Charleston Ward Chapel. It was well attended and a very nice evening was enjoyed in program and dancing.

Sunday January 3, 1954

Today the Bishop called Burt to be Pres. of his Deacon’s quorum, and I was given a Sunday school class to teach. Lona has a mutual class. Now I know at least three reasons why we were not to go to Calif. for the winter. This was also tithing settlement day. We found that we had paid $461.00 and Burt paid $24.00. We feel that we have been well blessed in 1953.