Terry and Cathy Walker...

Aug 12, 2017

What a Very Special Surprise for me today!
Terry, Lynn's brother, and Cathy came for a visit today.  They had some Very Special Exciting News for me...
Terry and Cathy have been called to be Temple Workers... in the Provo Temple, the one that is close to BYU.   Terry will be working at the Vale. which is very special.

What a Special Blessing....I never dreamed Terry would be called to this position.
The Lord knows his children, and their hearts...even when they fight against the pricks, or what they know is right.

Not only will this bless Terry and Cathy, but also their family, and any body elts who has any connection to Terry.

They will be starting next Thursday.....Both their Bishop, and Stake President felt this was the right call for Terry and Cathy at this time....

I am so Excited for both of them.  Lynn and I went through the Temple with them when they went through for the first time.....Cathy was a convert,  she was not a member of the church when they were married.  She is so excited to see the change that has come to Terry's heart.

Another piece of news is there is no cancer found in Terry's body now.... it is gone...




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Lynn's Mom....

I am going to a viewing for Lynn's Mom, Edith Powell Walker, tonight at the Sunburg Mortuary in Orem Utah.

She died the 24 of Aug. in American fork, at the age of 92.  Lynn was asked by the Bishop-rick of her ward, to offer the family prayer tomorrow at the viewing before her funeral.
She was buried beside her husband Bernard William Walker in the Orem City Cementary, Sept 3 2014.

As I looked upon her body in the casket I did not recognize her.  She had lost a lot of weight. My guess would be she was some where around 240 the last time I saw her alive.  In her casket she was very thin.  No matter how I looked at her face,  she was unrecognizable to me.  I even wondered if the mortuary had made a mistake and put the wrong body in the casket. My feelings were, that I did not know this person.

The viewing at the mortuary was very nice. Lots of family, friends, and neighbors of hers came.
The funeral was held Sept 3, in American Fork at her ward where she was living.  Despite all the hostile feelings, the funeral went well.

Paulette and James and the boys were in attendance, also David, his kids Melody and Darren with his xwife, were there.  Our friend Larry Johnson, who we went to school with, was also there.
Jodie and Will and Bella came to the viewing at the mortuary the night before.

Lynn      Troy      Kay      Terry

Family gathered before the viewing at the mortuary started.
Judy sitting in a chair with Cathy and Terry behind her

The Muddy Whirlpool...

I look across the way and see a whirlpool, dirty and thick as mud. slowly churning pulling everything downward. Its almost impossible to get out of, like quicksand, Every thing it touches is to be destroyed.
It turns and turns, pulling at everything, pulling downward to a bottomless pit of hate and greed, with no escape.

The best thing to do, is to turn away from it. Trying to help only brings one closer to drowning in the mud themselves.

As much as it hurts, sometimes you have to let others work their own way out of trouble.

Time often moves slowly, more so than what we want it to be.
There will be a time where everyone will answer for their actions.

Righteous Fathers, being the head of their families, have the right for us to account to them, for what we have done in this life...

A Family Shredded...

Bernard, Lynn's father has been gone for four months now. I am still in a unbelievable state. Some how his family has been shredded in half because of greed. There is a fast moving under current like jet streams, to destroy, accuse falsely, and to acquire every thing...
I almost feel like standing still with my mouth hanging open in disbelief.

The family home has mostly been cleaned out and ready for sale.... Edith, who will be 89 this month, believes that all her money has been stolen, and she has nothing. And yet she has more money coming to her each month, more than Lynn and I do together to live on. (About $5000, free of ties, to start with.) Edith also has a huge amount of hate built, and being built up inside her.

Some how family members have been turned against each other, and there is a tearing apart of family ties. One was being taken to court for extortion, and possible more charges. (that has been dropped, for now.)

Lynn comes home from Orem, where his family lives, totally exhausted just from emotions. Its hard to keep a level heart with all this going on.

Thank Heavens for a God who loves us. And teaches us Truth about this life, and that life continues past this world. And the way we live here will tell how we will live there...

Note:
Bernard and Edith have been well to do as for as money goes, owning  a business of their own for most of their lives.  Bernard had every thing set up to protect Edith and look after her while she was still living, In case he should die first, which he did. Edith would not be in want for anything.

So how was this family destroyed, right before our eyes???

I question how to protect my own family when Lynn and I die. We have very little, but I have seen families fight over nothing too.
Worldly things last only a moment of time, and then we are separated from them. They stay on this world, and we go to face Our Father in Heaven, the Creator of this World.

But a Family is Eternal, always lasting. And More Important...

Bernard Walker...

Bernard William Walker, Lynn's father, was born 3 June 1919, and Died 1 Nov. 2010 in Provo Utah, and Buried in Orem City Cemetery.

He was a good man, loved his family, would do anything he could for them. He was a hard worker. Taught his kids how to work. He was totally honest in everything.
He served in the war, and on a mission. He was blessed with a incredible mind, which most of his family has been blessed with. He was totally mentally alert when he left this earth. He quietly helped his neighbors when they needed it. He didn't boast about anything he did, just quietly accomplished what needed to be done. Even in his 90's he was active in church as much as he could be... All though he was not perfect, and like the rest of us had alot to learn in this life...
I will miss him...

Just a added Note...
All my Family, All my Kids, All my Grandchildren have been in attendance. At the Hospital, and at the Funeral.

Jodie was asked to offer the Walker Family Prayer at the Hospital, she is 26 of age. Her sweet spirit touched many in the room and left alot of wet faces.

With only a few hours to prepare an arrangement, Jodie, Pauli, Jennifer and Amber all played strings for the Funeral, and Launie sang the first verse, of the Hymn "Oh My Father". The music was beautiful...I was so touched of the masterful skills of the girls.

The Funeral was recorded, and we have a copy.