2008 February: North

February has been good for Becky and I. We got to see both of our families during the month. Becky’s parents came up here for a Valentine’s Day date. Jim Brickman was here at ISU in concert and Becky’s mom loves Jim Brickman, so we gave them some tickets that we’d gotten a hold of. They were only in town for one night. They treated us to dinner. It was good to get to see them. Then on President’s Day weekend we went and saw my family in Rexburg. I haven’t seen snow like we saw there in Rexburg for a long time. There were piles of snow well over my head. We spent Monday afternoon shoveling snow off the roof of our house, and then shoveling that same snow from our driveway off to the side. It was a rude awakening for my pampered back. For those of you in Rexburg, I will try not to enjoy the sunshine and the warm, spring weather too much, because you’re still in the dead of winter. The roof of the band room at the high school in Rexburg is so close to collapsing that they told my dad not to have any classes in there until they can get it fixed, which might be months.

We just watched the World Wide Leadership Training put out by the church leaders. It was broadcast several weeks ago, but for some reason our stake wanted to tape it and show it tonight. It was a wonderful presentation about how to raise a family in today’s world. It went long, more than two hours, but I really liked some of the things that were said. At the end Pres. Monson spoke briefly. It was my first time hearing him speak after Pres. Hinckley’s death, and when I saw his image flash on the screen I had a feeling of confidence, and trust well up inside me and I thought “He is the new prophet, called of God.” There was never any doubt in my mind, but it is comforting to have my own witness.


The other day was my first experience shadowing a doctor. I spent a couple of hours following him around. The doctor was very courteous and helpful to me. He explained what he was doing and the things he was looking for. He showed me MRI pictures and explained what I was looking at. MRI is an amazing tool, but I did think about Jason as I was looking at the MRI. I know they're expensive. I was amazed at how busy the doctor was. I'll bet we saw 8 patients during the 2 hours that I was there. He never sat down for more than 5 minutes all morning.

We hope that everything goes well for you all. You deserve it.
-Becky and Stewart