Rasmania 102

This couple in our ward, Bill and Gloria Simpson, are out celebrating their 69th wedding anniversary. Bill has been going to church for years and always supports his wife, but he's not a member.  Their daughter is driving them around in their old fashioned model T that they are so proud of.  Roy is their ministering brother and takes great care of them. Our cute Beverly has such a sense of fashion! Hyeji's very talented in her gymnastics   A few months ago, Roy and I got a call from the Stake Executive Secretary asking us to come in for an appointment.  We were pretty sure it was for trek, but I was hoping for almost anything else.  5 years ago, before my release as the Stake Young Women's President, we had a vote: because of the new SFY (specially for youth), we were messed up on the regular 4-year schedule.  The question for the vote: Should we have our next trek in 202 or 2024.  I did the math and figured I'd probably still be serving as the SY...

Over the fourth of July weekend, Nick and Sara and their friends, and Roy and I went to the Gorge.  We spent the fourth and the fifth boating (it was crowded, but only while putting the boat into the water).  On one of the days, after driving through the Gorge all the way to the dam, we stopped to swim.  Nick thew the anchor into the lake and we enjoyed an hour or so swimming around.  Ori and I even found an anchor that was in great condition.  We got our exercise swimming it from a little island to our boat (carrying it between us).  The wind started to pick up so we packed up to go.  Nick pulled in the anchor and found that there was fishing line caught up in it.  He pulled in the anchor, then he pulled in the fishing line--and... he caught a fish!  Roy thinks it may have been on the hook for a while just living off what he could find close by.  We released him back into the water, a much happier fish!  Nick's friend Eric had a li...