A Visit from the Fischbeck Grandchildren

It's that time of year when our thoughts turn to July 4th, fireworks, and celebrating the freedoms we enjoy in this great country. The Tabernacle Choir broadcast was a red, white, and blue Patriotic Special entitled: “Patriotism That Stands For Love of People." I especially liked Lloyd Newell's last comments: "Indeed, true patriotism is more than love of country - it is love of people. That is the torch that lights the way to our best future. Think of fireworks as celebrations of individual lives, past and present - each unique and magnificent. Think of parades and picnics as gatherings of love for the people who have made us who we are. We will survive and thrive as a nation as we love our country and as we love one another."  The broadcast was held in the Conference Center to accommodate the summer crowd. It goes without saying that the seating is far more comfortable there. The broadcast will return to the tabernacle sometime in the fall.

Laetner milking a cow, getting his first shave and all of us at the end of a hot day

 We enjoyed a nice visit from our 3 Fischbeck grandchildren who live in Arizona (their mom and dad came too.)

Laetner, Lainee & Waverly at Heritage Park

We visited the sights on Temple Square including the Museum and a brief concert in the Assembly Hall.  (The concert wasn't brief - we only stayed for a couple of numbers).

We spent one day at Heritage Park/This is The Place Monument and they totally enjoyed the many children's activities that are available at the park.

"Fire and Ice" at City Creek Mall with Laetner, Waverly and Delainee

We went to City Creek Mall to get Farr's ice cream (it was on Julie's list of must dos while they were in Utah) and to see the Fire and Ice show that occurs every night at 8 and 9.  We saw it at 8 then went and got our ice cream and saw it again at 9.  At 8 they do the show to one musical number but at 9 they do it to 3 numbers so of course it makes a much bigger show.  It was worth going to and seeing the awe in the eyes of the children.

Wavey "helping" Papa with Old Maid

We enjoyed playing "Old Maid" with Waverly, Delainee, and Laetner. Waverly was especially anxious to make sure she got "Baby Brother" in her pairs. When she was the dealer it was no secret who got the "Old Maid" as she inspected every card as she dealt it. They taught us how to play Phase 10 and we taught them Five Crowns or Five Kings as Delainee liked to call it.

Waterwheel at Brigham Young Historic Park

Nancy Hanson and Friends

Our concert at Brigham Young park on Friday night was Nancy Hanson who was billed as a "Popular contemporary folk singer/songwriter.The day had been hot but the concert didn't start until 8pm and there was plenty of shade so it was a nice cool evening and a most enjoyable concert.  Most of the songs the group sang were original numbers and it was a delightful evening.

Pioneer Valley Chamber Ensemble

On Saturday night we attended a the Pioneer Valley Chamber Ensemble; they performed numbers from Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart. Their final number was a medley from "Phantom of the Opera" which was so fun especially accompanied by the great organ in the Assembly Hall .




Despite all these fun activities we really did get some missionary work done. We usually arrive at the library about 7am and get home around 4:30 pm.  Because we have passed the certification requirements, we are now studying to become reviewers which means that we will work with other missionaries to help them complete their certification.

This week, I've worked some on "sourcing" on my family tree.  I found my father in a 1920 census but he was listed with Dave Sherwood as his father. As I looked at the original census I could see how someone could have mistakenly put Dave for Dan. Sophronia was also spelled Soprona.  One needs to get creative when searching for ancestors as there are plenty of opportunities for error in the spelling of names. If you go to familysearch.org and log in to the "Tree" you can see the image of the original census when you go to my dad's sources.