Groscost Visit & Other Assorted Information

Three generations of Andersons

Nathan watching Blues Clues

Last Monday evening Ken and Catherine Groscost arrived for a visit. They stayed with until Friday morning when they continued their drive to Port Townsend, Washington from Mesa, Arizona. We enjoyed being with them. Marge and Catherine were especially engaged in their associations in the past. Ken's hearing is nearly gone so it was difficult to communicate well with him. Along with Nick Smith (Catherine's brother), a daughter and granddaughterr of Nick's, the finance of his daughter Katy, Jeff Groscost's son Chad who is attending BYU following his mission in Mexico, Ken and Catherine, and Marge and I, all went to a Thai restaurant near BYU for dinner one evening.

I have attached various photos from the evening and some other photos in the same download.

This week I will be getting ready for a trip to Southern California next week for a symposium and various visit with clients.

Marge and Elijah (the prophet not Ben's brother) spend most nights together from about Midnight until 3:30 a.m. Marge is continuing to input ancestors into our PAF database and Elijah is available for special help when she gets stuck.

Jenni is editing a book on German family history research that will be republished soon. She is also doing some actual German FH research while she searches for other part-time work. One job she has applied for is with a contractor on the 2010 census. Seems like there is alot of money being spent to get ready for the actual census next year.

Heps are in the process of traveling from Kansas City to Independence, Mo and the environs and thereafter to Nauvoo, IL. From there they will follow the Mormon Trail to SLC. They have rented a motorhome. I'm told snow blizzard conditions prevail in the mid-west. So, maybe this trip will be more like the Martin Handcart rather than a wagon train trip.

They have lots of stories and data with them to see where some of Cathi's and Brad's ancestors stopped and found lodging for periods of time. It was around their starting point that the Roe children, after their mother died, spent over a year waiting for space in a wagon train. Their mother Elizabeth Hollis Roe was alive when the family arrived in "Mormon Grove" after sailing from Liverpool to New Orleans on the "Germanicus", and thereafter up the river on the steam paddle boat "Uncle Sam." But after arriving in Mormon Grove there was apparently a "Cholera" epidemic and she died and was buried nearby. The children ranged in age from 12 to age 4. Isabella Jane Roe (my ancestor) was about 7 or 8 when she walked accross the plains.

Alfred Boyd, another ancestor, who later married Isabella Roe, was a teamster in England and drove a team and wagon from Nebraska to SLC. He later became a bodyguard for Brigham Young and operated the Church' Salt recovery plant. He and Isabella had 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls. One of their daughters was Alice Boyd (my grandmother) who married Charles Henry Fenton.

As a perspective for that period of church history and it's application to our lives today, I recommend that you all read "Lessons from Liberty Jail" a CES Fireside given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland September 7, 2008. You can find it on line by going to the Church site and navagating from there.

That's it for now.

Su Padre

The Concept Called "Time"

Maybe because Marge and I have both passed the prophetic "three score and 10" we have a long life look-back. But the look-back has telescoped into a blur. It was only yesterday that I turned 50 and now Brad is already past 50 and David and John are bumping against the half-way to 100 mark. Fifteen years ago I started working for Dr. Beauchamp. Ten years ago I published "Trusts You Can Trust." Seven years ago we went on our mission to Las Islas Canarias.

In just 17 months Marge and I will have been married 50 years.

Maybe my concern is not so surprising when you think of one of the attributes of our Heavenly Father. He sees the past, present and future at the same "time." In effect He is not anywhen.
Moreover, his vision and memory are perfect.

Marge had a great memory about the early years of each of our children. She can recall in great detail those events. I can recall lots of details of my own early years but struggle to remember details of the early years of our children.

How can I improve my memory? Any ideas Guys!

Hangin with Nathan

We wish some of our other wee grandchildren were close so we could hang with them. Meanwhile, Marge and I spent most of today with Nathan. He is getting to be a big kid. I think he is 36" high. His vocabulary isn't great but a few new words are being added every week. And, would you believe he finds clues for "Blues Clues" everywhere. Today we were at the bowl park. One of the attached photos was taken with snow. Today, however, it was about 68 degrees and quite warm.

Our Newest U.S. Citizen

Yesterday, March 18, 2009, Jackie Anderson took the oath before a federal district judge and became a U.S. citizen. Attached is a photo of her with David, Nathan, Marge, Jenni and myself who were there with her. The event was impressive!