Life and Death

It has been a week of tears and joy.

Death...
Ross Moser
 

Ross Marlow Moser, 74, of Grant, Idaho, died March 5, 2013, at his home from cancer.

He was born March 7, 1938 to Francis Lyman and Esther Miskin Moser. He graduated Rigby High school and Ricks College. He married Darlene Marie Briggs on April 18, 1958 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They raised 8 children.
He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served for over 25 years as a Scout Master, was a Counselor in the Bishopric, a High Priest Group Leader, and a Cub Master. He was an Eagle Scout and received the District Award of Merit for his service with the scouts.
He worked many years as a chemist, running labs in many potato processing plants. He was also a farmer, truck driver and if he found a job difficult, he would invent something to make it easier.
Ross had an infectious grin, loved life, and made life fun when he was around. He loved his family and lived his life for them. He loved music and had a beautiful tenor voice and taught his family to love music.

Tuesday morning Melissa's dad died.

He followed his wife by two months.

The Moser family once again...
Came together to show the rest of us...
About love.
If we could all live life like they have done...
We would have a beautiful world to live in. 

 Group hug...

A mom hug...

I love this girl.

Dinner with Beth Adrienne....

 Becly Sid Jordon and Larry

 After the funeral

This was funny...

From our car, the tower on the Cinema with the parking lot lights looks like a guy with a smile...

Birth...

Cash Hazelton Campbell

Born

16 January 2013

 He has Steve in him for sure...

I could see his expressions off and on through the day.

 Mary Loving him up...

Family Picture

 Steve Claire Cash and Natalie..

 Grandpa and Grandma Evans

 Grandma and Grandpa Campbell

 Megan and her friend.

Joie aka Diana Jo

 Gabby and baby Cash

Joie and Cash...

Spring is in the air...

The ground is bearing up...

The birds are singing...

it has been above 30 degrees for over a week.

Won't be long and we will be working outside once again.

"The whole physical universe is organized in order that man and woman might fulfill the full measure of their creation.

It is a perfect system where delicate balances and counter-balances govern the physical, the emotional, and the spiritual in mankind."

—Boyd K. Packer, "

I love my life and world around me...

As I look around me...

I see so much sorry...

pain...

grief...

hate...

anger...

I also see suffering that is strengthening...

Sorry that builds character.

Pain that brings perspective in to view.

I see gratitude where there is great adversity.

I watch and wonder...

How do I accept the conditions in my life?

 Do I submit to the Savior's will for me...

Do I learn the lesson's there for me to learn?

I have concluded I love life and the world around me...

The Lord has blessed me in healing.

He has blessed me in learning.

He has blessed my family.

I am blessed to have love all around me.

I have a thankful heart.

Melissa, our dear sweet daughter-in-law...

Has so much to give her grief.

Her losses are great.

Yet she smiles and has fun where ever she is...

In this fun she brightens the lives around her.

I am grateful for her example of making lemonade out of lemons.

This week we have had little Ross with us again.  

He is so much fun to have.

Monday afternoon he took care of me and Grandpa

Tuesday he took care of me

Wednesday he took Care of Grandpa.

I love that little guy.

Wednesday I went to Malta to visit my friends.

Ada Parke who is almost 93.

She lives alone

Drives

and gets around with her walker and cane.

Always there is a smile on her face.

She is so positive and upbeat

I forget her age when I am with her.

Luana Barrett

'Grin and Bear it' is her moto'

Since her sweet husband of 75 years left her she has withered.

She is almost 94.

She lives a lone

She has family and friends visit her all the time.

She has learned to endure gracefully.

Delsie Teeter is 85.

She is a lone and has been for many years.

I was her visiting teacher for 7 years before our mission.

I can't not go to see her.

She is fun to visit with.

She knows adversity.

Yet she doesn't let it get her down.

What a good friend.

Genny Udy Eliason

Genny has been a friend for years.

She taught me to crochet around blankets

She lost her husband many years ago.

She remarried Almo Eliason.

They had ten good years.  

Now again she is a lone.

She is 93 years old.

She is totally independent.

Strong.

Gentle.

and willing to share her gifts.

I learn so much from her.

Today we had rain...

the lawn is starting to bear up.

After a long dark winter there is always hope in Spring.

Stan and I did our Temple Assignment on Thursday.

Again on Saturday evening we substituted.

We were there early Saturday.

We witnessed our Malta youth being baptized.

What a special moment in heaven.

Fathers baptized their own children as they did work for the dead.

One young man who's earlier life was rough and wild...

Stood in the sacred waters of the font...

Pure and clean...

Baptizing these young people.

What a beautiful sight. 

On the way home from the temple...

I was thinking about the week.

Ross with us...

Visiting the elderly...

the temple service...

Service is addictive.

I love serving.

I feel better...

emotionally..

spiritually..

and

Physically.

Atonement

"What we can do to help--teaching,and doing it with the spirit of righteousness, with love, with tenderness, with example--centers on the Savior and his atonement. That is what we would teach. The Atonement working in our lives will produce in us the love and tenderness we need. And by remembering Him and His gift, which we promise to do as we take the sacrament each week, we can put a light of hope in our faces which those we love need so much to see."

—Henry B. Eyring,

Remodel, temple, family, angels....

Monday Dylan and Ross were staying with us...

They did super in taking the rug out of the back office....

They rolled cut and rolled up the carpet and threw it out the window...

 They scrapped up all the padding and put it in the garbage...

The Dylan took the nail board off that the carpet was hooked to.

They did all of this without any supervision...

Then Angie and Jayden came and helped to pull the paneling down.

 While they were working I made a big pot of soup and some biscuits...

 

 Ben is saying the soup is 'dang' good.

We took a rest and played "Poor Pussy"

That is always a fun game to play...

Now the room is ready for new walls and floors...

the windows need to be replaced.

They are in the garage...

Waiting for Larry to come out and put them in...

We had another storm with more wonderful moisture...

Wednesday I visited the widows. 

I love this time with the widows.

I learn so much.

Stan and I did our temple assignment on Thursday..

Friday we went into Logan and did a temple session...

I love going to the temple as a patron especially when my husband is with me.

 

Then there was a little Campbell reunion Friday evening.

Saturday was the Annual CSI meeting so we had a get together...

Tamsin was about 44 when she got married...

She wanted a family so bad...

She was blessed with twins...

What a miracle story that is.

 Fun visiting...Miranda front and center.

Wayne talking to Calon, Dorthy in the back with the pink sweater...

Ryan is cut off on the left.

 Larry and Evan talking...

We stayed with Becky and Larry again...

We are so thankful for their hospitality.

Saturday morning Becky and Stan went to the meeting...

I went to the temple..

I did two sessions.

The first session my daughter Ruth was with me...

What a special moment to have her there.

Angels...

When I went out to the pickup...

There was six inches of snow in the windshield...

There was no scraper...

So with my coat and gloves on I started to swipe the snow on the windshield.

I couldn't reach very far over...

I was struggling...

Then a young man who must have seen my plight...

Brought his scraper...

He made quick work of the snow.

Angels...

While I was in Walmart I couldn't reach the rice...

A kind man saw my dilemma...

He got the rice for me.

When we got home...

There was a line from about where Chris lives on up...

Winter hit again...

Blowing snow...

Visibility low.

We were in a four wheel drive pickup but got stuck in our lane...

Ben came out to shovel...

Bryce Campbell who was running the grater...

Was right there at that moment.

We got the pickup out of the lane...

then Bryce went up and plowed us a path.

Angels...

 Leaving Logan...

Wet and sloppy...

Then there were dry roads till we reached Juniper...

 Can't see anything up ahead because of the blowing snow...

Major drifts forming from the drifting snow...

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

"The doctrine is clear.

We all depend on the Savior;

none of us can be saved without Him.

Christ’s Atonement is infinite and eternal.

Forgiveness for our sins comes with conditions.

 We must repent,

and we must be willing to forgive others. 

Jesus taught, 

‘Forgive one another; 

for he that forgiveth not … 

[stands] condemned before the Lord;

 for there remaineth in him the greater sin’

 and ‘Blessed are the merciful: 

for they shall obtain mercy.’"

—President Dieter F. Uchtdorf,