Neal and I were invited to Stanfield's cabin in Scofield to celebrate the 4th of July. We had a wonderful time, as usual. The little town of Scofield had their 4th of July celebration on Saturday the 2nd. We went over to the little parade and then to the fair grounds to wander around all the exhibits. When I saw little parade, that is exactly what it is. One float with the Scofield royalty and lots and lots of 4-wheelers along with horses and one band. Of course the fire department and the police were present in the parade. Just about every group of people in the parade threw candy. It was like Halloween in July. I noticed that most every family had a bag for the candy. We even came home with our pockets full of all varieties of candy. It was a fun day and a great way to remind me of what a great country we live in and to enjoy our freedoms. After we wandered around the fair grounds we headed back to the cabin. Judy fixed us a delicious dinner and we played bridge and watched a movie that evening.
Sunday we went to Sacrament Meeting and then spent the rest of the day just resting, reading, eating delicious food and also some bridge and a movie that evening. Monday was Judy's brother's birthday. Robert and Laurie (Judy's brother and his wife) came to Scofield and we played two rounds of Hand and Foot. It was very fun. Then Judy fixed a delicious steak dinner. They stayed until about 4:30 and then headed home. We cleaned everything up, played a few hands of bridge, watched a movie and then headed to bed. We left the cabin about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning the 5th. Ron and Judy had to get back to tend their grandchildren.
Here we are at the parade. The people next to us had two extra chairs and they offered them to us. That was very nice. Ron and Neal sat on the ground when the parade started.
There is a talk by President James E. Faust called Obedience: The Path to Freedom. And I quote:
"Brother Jake Garn, former U.S. senator, traveled into space with a team of American astronauts a few years ago. Recalling the view they had of the enormity of the heavens from the space shuttle Discovery, he commented that to orbit the earth is to recognize that we are all children of God and that the earth operates in obedience to God's laws. He spoke also of the magnificent beauty of the earth from space and that it is absolutely breathtaking."
I will add here that all I have to do is stand in my back yard and gaze on Mt. Olympus and experience a rainbow stretched across that magnificent mountain to recognize the beauty of God's creation and bow my head in thanksgiving for this beautiful earth.
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