After the murders, there was speculation about who was responsible. Governor Ford, of Illinois, was accused of knowing about the plot, but he denied it. Only five men were brought to trial...Thomas C. Sharp, Mark Aldrich, William N. Grover, Jacob C. Davis and Levi Williams. All five defendants were acquitted. The attorney for the defense of these men, Orville Hickman Browning, convinced the judge to dismiss the original jury that had included a few Mormons, and to seat a new jury which was composed exclusively of non-Mormons. Browning went on to become a United States Senator and cabinet member under Andrew Johnson.
Joseph's and Hyrum's bodies were returned to Nauvoo the next day, where they were prepared for burial, and death masks made to preserve their facial features for posterity. After the public viewing on the 29th, their bodies were hidden and buried under the Nauvoo House, and their coffins were filled with weighted sandbags for the public burial to prevent theft or mutilation of the bodies. Later, they were moved and buried in Nauvoo on the Smith homestead. Emma is also buried there.
~BIGGS BIRTHDAYS~
June is a prolific month for Biggs birthdays. Some of our most important family members were born in June. Since it is also the month of our wedding anniversary and the month of Fathers' Day, and the month of both of our dads' birthdays and also Raelene's birthday, and then our first child, we always had to save up for June like we did for Christmas! And that's even before children-in-law and grandkids came who were born in June :-)
Aila turned 4 on June 1st.
Nathan and Shauna's 32nd anniversary is June 3.
Hayden turned 18 on June 4th.
Porter's birthday is June 5th.
Stephanie's birthday is June 6th.
My dad, Grandpa Hiatt was born on June 9th 1925, 95 years ago.
Junie turned 2 on June 14th.
Nathan's birthday was June 17th.
Stetson's birthday was also June 17th.
Joshua's birthday was June 18th.
Dad and I celebrated our 56th anniversary on June 19th.
Dad's father, Ellis Biggs was born on June 24th, 1902, 118 years ago.
Jori's birthday was June 30th.
*OUR JUNE*
The calendar family for June is the Rachel and Tony family.
Of course, June was polluted with Covid-19, yet again. This month saw great improvement in Joel and his family, but a new contamination in other members of the family. DeWitt and Polly got it from one of their coworkers at the airport, then, without knowing they had it, brought it to Rebecca and Scott...and maybe Allison and her family...while they were all vacationing in Idaho and Washington. Thankfully, none of them had as severe a case as Joel had, or even Stephanie had, but we worried about them just the same. Nancy and Dale also had Covid-19 this month. They, too, had uncomfortable symptoms, but were able to deal with them at home. Arizona officially became the state with the worst covid rate of the whole nation. Other Southern states, like Mississippi, Georgia, Texas and Florida were also hot spots. That debunks the theory I had read at the beginning of the pandemic that Covid would die in the heat. Ha!
Another national issue that clouded June was the rioting across America after the tragic death of George Floyd by an overzealous, brutal policeman. The cop was definitely in the wrong in this instance, and was arrested and charged with his death. I can understand the anger and bitterness felt at the shocking injustice of this man's death. However, I was dismayed to see that people used that outrage to justify massive cruelty against not only those they considered at fault, but thousands of innocent bystanders, including many black citizens. Businesses were looted, many owned by black people, innocent people were killed, injured, beaten. Monuments and statues were desecrated and torn down, including a statue of Brigham Young in Salt Lake which was vandalized. I am confused about their slogan that "Black Lives Matter." I agree with the premise of that statement, but it seems that they mean only certain black lives matter. Not the proprietors of looted stores, innocent bystanders, black policemen, and other black people who protested against the wanton violence. Deborah Caddy and her husband Tyler live in NYC, right downtown. Deborah was visiting in Arizona at the time, but Tyler took pictures of protestors outside his window.
June was also the beginning of fire season in Arizona. We had fires in Tucson, Fort Thomas, Apache Junction and even Pima. The first two pictures are in Ft. Thomas, taken by Jenn's sister as they were returning home from a family reunion in Safford. This fire brought ash even into our back yard and settled it on our porch furniture!
The fires brought dramatic sunsets, with the sun appearing to be on fire, itself. (Of course, it is :-)
These pictures were taken by Jenn, Rachel and Mary.
Here we are, checking out the red sun on the afternoon of the 17th.
Erika took these pictures when they took a drive out to see the fires not too far from their house.
Before the fires, my roses were loving the sunshine. Here we see the blooms on this rose bush in all stages, from buds to full blown.
I love my plumbago bushes.
Mary had gall bladder surgery on the first of June, so after a couple of days, letting her recuperate a little, we brought her a smoothie. She couldn't have any fat, so a milkshake was out, but a non-fat sugar-free strawberry smoothie was just as medicinal. (BTW: In case you're wondering after seeing this picture, I'm not dying my hair until we go back to the Temple or to church. Just staying at home all the time doesn't make it worth all the trouble. :-\)
On Sunday, the 7th, we FaceTimed Esther and Shad's family for home church. Whenever we join any of the families for their meeting, we really love seeing you blessing and passing the Sacrament to each other, giving talks, sharing thoughts and singing hymns. I love home church. I'll be glad when we can go back to the Temple, but I think I'll miss home church. It gives me such a sweet, reverent feeling to have Dad bless and pass the Sacrament to me.
On Thursday, the 11th, Jeremy and Reygan and Ellie came. Camille had planned a cousin party and it conveniently coincided with their visit. They went to see Harry Potter in the theater (where they were socially distanced) ate at El Charro (where they were also socially distanced and where the servers all wore masks) and then came back to our house to play on the playground and in the basement. Jeremy had brought his Virtual Reality viewer, so we enjoyed it while the kids were gone, and they took it over when they got back. It was a fun evening for all of us.
Playing in the back yard.
Jeremy helped me fix oven s'mores as a treat for the kids.
On Sunday, Thomas and Mary's families came to visit on the porch, eating popsicles, and it began to sprinkle. It was sunny and hot, but we got a few sprinkles anyway. Typical Arizona kids...ran right out to feel the few drops on their faces.
After swimming, popsicles taste good and so do the carrots in Grandpa's garden.
On Sunday, the 14th, we FaceTimed Mary and Tyson's family for church.
We learned on the 16th that DeWitt had tested positive for Covid-19. He got it from someone in his group at work at the airport. Since Polly had a little sore throat, we all assumed she had it too. She also works with the same people. She also got tested but didn't get the positive result back for about a week. In the meantime, they (and DeWitt's [positive] girlfriend) went home to Safford to be cared for by their mother...who, in a few days, got sick herself. She and Scott had been exposed on their joint vacation in Idaho. When DeWitt and Polly were well, DeWitt and his friend went back to Mesa and to work, I think. Polly is still home, though she feels better, helping to care for her mom. She is moving to another house with some friends on the first of July, so she is basically moved out of Lydia.
I filled out a questionnaire for a video for the dedication of the Mesa Temple, about ancestors who were involved with the Mesa Temple from its beginning. I told about Grandma and Grandpa Driggs and Grandma and Grandpa Brinton. This is the reply I received. They also replied to Bridger's story about the Biggs/Shill Grandfathers who settled Lehi, and to Brianna who wrote about her Dad's grandfather who attended the first, second, and hopefully, at 99 years old, will attend the 3rd dedication of the Mesa Temple.
We zoomed! My first experience with Zooming. It was really cool, just like visiting in the same room. I texted all our young single adults, as suggested by the casting director, to see if any of them would be interested in joining the conversation, but only Reygan and Marlie wanted to be included. As a bonus, we also had Victoria, whom Reygan was babysitting.
The 19th was our 56th anniversary. Rachel posted these pictures on Instagram.
Dad had beautiful flowers delivered to me for our anniversary.
I Face Eternity
Kneeling across the Altar from you
I face eternity.
I see the years that lie before us
And rejoice in what I see.
I look at you and through my tears
My heart swells at what I see,
For your eyes are filled with tears like mine
As you lovingly look at me.
Our hands are clasped between us,
Mine is trembling, yours is strong,
And I know that through eternity
Beside you is where I belong.
For our anniversary, Mary and Tyson brought us a copy of LIFE magazine from June 19, 1964. It was so much fun to read what was happening when we got married and to laugh at the advertisements. For example, there was one for a new product, plastic disposable cups. No more soggy paper cups :-)
On Father's Day I made Dad Swiss steak. He's not really much of a meat eater, but he likes Swiss steak with lots of tomatoes, mushrooms, chiles or bell peppers, and onions. Basically it's like a thick stew with big pieces of tender steak instead of small pieces of meat...and the potatoes are on the side and mashed.
Also on Father's Day, we FaceTimed Thomas and Jenn's family and also Rachel and Tony's family for home church.
Then that afternoon, Nathan arranged for all the kids to Zoom with Dad for Father's Day. What a special treat that was. It was like sitting in the living room, visiting, without worrying about spreading Covid.
On Wednesday the 24th Thomas was set apart to serve as the first counselor in our bishopric. Brother Lines was called to be on the High Council, so Thomas was called to take his place. We were able to FaceTime the blessing and almost feel as if we were there to support him.
From Bishop O'Donnal on our Ward chat line.
Bridger had his wisdom teeth pulled on the 24th, so we sent him a medicinal milkshake via his mom.
We FaceTimed with Joel and Stephanie's family on the last Sunday. It was good to hear Docker talk a little bit about his mission. We still haven't even seen him since he got home.
That night we had our usual Sunday visits. We really look forward to them. Of course, we have to visit outside, stay 6 feet apart from everyone and no hugs for the babies, and I wonder what we'll do when it gets cold. Maybe Corona will be conquered by then.
Dad bought some suspenders to hold his pants up. I told him he looked like a hick farmer with his suspenders and his huge hat, and when he frowned at me, I said "That's a compliment!" He's always had a farmer's heart and wished that he could be a farmer.
*NATHAN AND SHAUNA*
Hannah, at her friend's baby shower
Hannah, at her friend's baby shower
Some especially beautiful preservationist buildings from Joshua. He was in Omaha for part of June, so he took pictures of Omaha buildings, of course.
I especially like this quirky house.
Palmer got his Omaha license to practice dentistry, so he is in full partnership with his dad now, even having his name on their office building.
They have moved into a lovely new home not far from the office
And bought a new car. It looks like all those years of study and hard work are beginning to pay off :-)
Nathan's birthday. He turned 54! Unbelievable!
Jovie enjoying the birthday dinner.
I asked for a family picture taken on his birthday and he complied...everyone is there, except the photographer :-}
Even Joshua was there from Indianapolis. His birthday is the day after his Dad's. They went out for steak and lobster to celebrate Josh's tri-decade birthday. Yes that's right, everybody, you have a 30-year-old nephew.
Then they really did get a family picture outside the restaurant. Thank you, Nathan. I know I am such a pest about pictures, but believe me, someday you'll be glad you have them.
Joshua drove from Indianapolis to Omaha and back, and on the way stopped to take pictures of impressive buildings. I just like the impressive young man.
Jovie likes being in Nebraska, I think.
Especially fishing with her dad and helping Grandpa Nathan with his garden. Or is it Grandma Shauna's garden? Then cooling off in the sprinkler.
I don't know where these were taken, but they're so darling of Jovie and of the Jeppesen family.
Beautiful sisters
On Father's Day, Nathan sent a video featuring a man from his ward who played God of our Fathers Whose Almighty Hand on the trumpet, accompanying himself and harmonizing eight times! These are all the same man. It was really fabulous and that hymn is one of my favorites.
*JOEL AND STEPHANIE*
Uncle Crew and Junie are buddies, whether it's suckers or swimming, everything is better when done together.
"See, Junie, it's easy. You can do this."
The kids made this beautiful photo wall at their Pine house as a gift for Stephanie. I love it! And so does she.
They get visits from javelinas from time to time...just like Mary does in Thatcher.
June turned 2 on the 14th...thus "TWOdles." Very clever. Lindsay likes to go all out. She and Stephanie are "two" of a kind. It took me a few minutes to get it :-] since I'm not up on the Oh Toodles show.
Then on Stetson's birthday on the 17th, Lindsay posted that she was sorry that he had to have a "Twodles" party. Actually, I bet he loved it.
Darling Lucy Worth. She is really growing.
Father's Day
Levi helped them get a property in Queen Creek now they're buying/building a house the Mecca of young Mormon families. They're going to love it!
Realtor Levi-He's a very good realtor for such a young man. He sure did a good job for us with Lydia
A Father's Day hug from Levi
When they FaceTimed us for home church
*DANIEL AND CONNIE*
Aila's birthday on the 1st, starts the month of June in a good way. This darling castle cake is an Amazing Alta cake. Look at Aila's face. She loves it.
Then Porter's birthday follows close behind on the 4th. Another Amazing Alta cake. I think this one represents the great outdoors as Porter loves to hike.
A family hike.. Notice that Aila knows the family sign.
Jonathan's graduation from high school. Very responsible social distancing. Families watched from their cars.
A beautiful double rainbow over their mountain.
Raymond and Shannyn visited their elderly good friend. She was introduced to the Church by Parker and the family has been close friends with her ever since. Not having church means they don't get to see her every week as they did in the past. I'm sure she appreciated the visit.
Emma trying out the new snowcone machine. Yum
Playing in the icy melted snow that fills their creek in June...even the dogs.
Parker is going back to work at Glenwood Caverns, wearing protective gear.
Theo is loving summer swimming and Rosena loves being a princess.
The St. Louis Zoo opened up by reservation only. Parents have to wear face masks, but the kids don't.
Brock's graduation from the PHD program at Washington University was in June.
Devynne threw a surprise graduation BBQ party for him and 8 other members of his cohort...whatever that is. Maybe those in his research group? They were careful to socially distance as they gathered and ate.
Father's Day walk. They are planning to move back to Washington, hopefully around the middle of August, when they sell their house.
Daniel and Connie bought a bunch of cute little piglets for their farm
Alonzo and Aila mesmerized by a Diamondbacks game.
Shannyn moved to Orem, Utah for school. Six of her siblings, her mom and Aila drove her over. This picture is in front of the house where her friend, Brooke, lives. She was a missionary in their Colorado ward. Shannyn has three roommates whom she had never met before, but hopes they will all become friends.
Same friend, after going to Build-a-Bear.
*REBECCA AND SCOTT*
Lillian and Kelin enjoying the life in Southern Utah
Parley loves baby Rosetta
It's fun to imitate her.
He and Dallin enjoy fishing in the lake near their home. They will be moving back to Arizona in August.
Rebecca, Scott, DeWitt and Polly went to a lovely little town in Idaho and stayed at a Bed and Breakfast where they were close to fishing and still had the comforts of home. Allison's family met them there and they enjoyed time together.
The huge Great Dane who lived at the B&B
He was as big as the mini horses that lived there too.
They went home, a round about way, back through Washington, to help Allison and Taylor pack up and move to their new house.
Their old house and their new one
DeWitt is getting excited about med school at Texas Tech.
The Coronavirus has hit home. DeWitt and Polly got it from coworkers at the airport, and without knowing they had it, shared it with their family on vacation. Thankfully, they didn't start having symptoms until after they had enjoyed their time together, so the disease didn't spoil their fun. And their symptoms, when they did get them, were quite mild. Rebecca, however, got a bit more sick and uncomfortable, but she was able to function and feel better a few hours a day for a week or so, in between bouts of feeling absolutely crummy. DeWitt, Polly and Regan, his friend, all came to Safford for their required quarantine. Mary sent them pizza one night, we sent them El Charro another day, and Rachel brought a "Corona cake" home from Gilbert.
Because he works at the airport he can fly anywhere he wants, but this time he chose to drive, sparing fellow passengers from viral sluffing even though they were over the sickness. Good thinking, DeWitt.
Polly posted this on Father's Day
Rosetta, modeling some of her cute baby outfits for our enjoyment...though not always hers ;-)
*JEREMY AND ERIKA*
Erika sent Mary this clever "Mr. Gall Bladder and his Gall Stones" gift after her surgery.
The boys are helping Jeremy build a storage shed in their back yard.
Jeremy trying out the girls' cool kicking dance in front of El Charro. I have the video of it in Jeremy's family file if anyone cares to see it and have a good laugh :-D
Teaching me how to use his VR equipment
Summer fun
Victoria making friends at a wedding she went to with her parents
Helping in the family garden
Watching baseball together while Mom is helping out at her old office.
Joel let them film at his A-frame cabin in Pine. They made a movie based on the TV show Gravity Falls. It will be coming out (I assume on YouTube) next month.
Erika's Americana motif for her summer living room. I love it...especially the flag.
She really has a good time treasure hunting. This time she took Reygan and Ellie along with her, met her friend, Sherry in Taylor, and hit the antique stores. I love that chair!
*RACHEL AND TONY*
Isabel relaxing in the pool. It's a good way to beat the heat.
Isabel relaxing in the pool. It's a good way to beat the heat.
Camille planned a cousins party in June. They were going to eat at Denny's but couldn't go in as there were too many of them for Covid rules. So Thomas let them go to El Charro. He lets families sit together even though he only seats patrons at every other table.
Rachel and the girls went to Mesa to start getting things for Rylie's wedding, coming up in August.
They bought flowers for the wedding
Brandon got fitted for his wedding suit. I don't know if this is at the same time, or not, but it seemed to go with the whole "wedding preparation" theme so I put it here.
They stayed at Lydia
Brynlie's step grandmother helped her make a quilt.
Sunday dinner at the Alders...all about Steele
Isabel and Logan went to ShowLow to a rodeo and took Steele with them. Logan did team roping with his dad.
Now, I know Isabel holds Steele, a lot, but no one takes pictures of her doing it. She takes pictures of Logan holding him, and that's good, but I know how it is. She's always the one taking pictures. She needs to actually ask someone to take pictures of her holding him.
They celebrated their anniversary in June. These posts by each one of them touched my heart.
They drove across the country to Pennsylvania to pick up these shower stalls for firefighters. They drove a northern route to get there and a southern route home. They saw a lot of the good old USA.
More pictures of fire in Pima and a fiery sunset in Safford
Baby Steele, the star of the family!
Isabel and Logan are moving into another house in Pima. It is quite a bit bigger than the apartment they are in now. I think it belonged to one of his Sherwood grandparents. It is adjacent to a beautiful pecan grove, a grape arbor, raised garden beds and even an apple tree. A real desert paradise.
They have been painting and fixing it up with everyone's help. The girl you don't recognize is Logan's sister-in-law.
Steele needs rest after a hard morning of supervising.
Rachel and Tony are doing some landscaping at home, and the girls are having fun playing on the tractor.
Rylie posted this picture on Father's Day of her and Brandon with his family.
On Father's Day, we FaceTimed Rachel and Tony's home church.
Father's Day dinner at the Alders
One day, Isabel and Steele visited Rachel at work at Ashley. Steele got to try out the huge bed.
Steele loves peaches as much as Grandpa does!
The last day of June was a perfect day to swim...sunny but not too hot.
*ESTHER AND SHAD*
Harrison's birthday afghan from his loving mom.
The boys cooked Sunday dinner.
Shopping trip with Rachel and girls
FaceTiming with us for home church
Polly was with them for church, and stayed for dinner. Lucky girl.
Bridger had his first date. His friend invited him. Good for her.
Soren and Brody had a "who can stay in the pool" marathon. I think it lasted all night.
Then they had a "who can stand in the circle" marathon, but they got to lie down to sleep, I guess.
Bridger was excited when he beat his best friend (tall best friend) in a pickup basketball game.
A visit to the doctor's office requires masks.
Sunday dinner at the Brown's
Harrison and Steele. Harrison is going to be such a good father.
As is his father. Esther posted this on Father's Day.
Poor Bridger had his wisdom teeth pulled. I'm sure his medicinal milkshake helped him feel better.
Harrison applied for as was hired as a full-time employee at Lauren's school for special needs kids. He really loved his service there during his mission, and feels that he wants to make a career of helping kids.
*THOMAS AND JENN*
Found on El Charro tables for social distancing.
Kirtlyn and her friends went to St. Johns to visit. Her friend is a Finch/Hansen. Recognize the house?
Thomas got a grill to BBQ for El Charro. He brought a sample to us. Oh my goodness! So delicious. I fell in love with his sweet, tangy BBQ sauce.
They have a family of doves at their house.
Posted by Jenn
One day, Mary and Jenn traded kids. Mary took Maya and Hyrum and Jenn took Alex and Ethan.
They FaceTimed us for home church on Father's Day.
Cropped from the FaceTime screen.
Thomas was set apart as first counselor in the Bishopric on the 23rd by President Hargis. We were able to FaceTime and be with them for the blessing. It was a beautiful blessing and I'm glad we got to hear it.
A post from Jenn the next day.
*MARY AND TYSON*
Playing in the sunset
Playing in the mud
Mary's flowers after her surgery.
We sent them pizza after her surgery.
Brianna and Lindsay can play Credence Clearwater Revival on their ukeleles! I wonder which one...Proud Mary?
Looking for lucky four-leaf clovers. No one was lucky.
I'm sure a watermelon diet makes good eggs.
FaceTiming us for home church on the 14th.
Alex was pretty good with Jeremy's VR machine.
Ethan has figured out how to get his own popsicles.
Entry way redecoration. Nice.
Young Women's Quarantine Bingo
Brianna's voice recital. Outside. Socially distanced. This is a screenshot from the video. Amazing! The video is in Mary's family file.
Clearing out the weeds and bushes between their house and the road.
He is such a boy! When did he turn into a boy? Ethan is already making the transformation from cute little toddler to all boy.
The kids sang a Father's Day song for Dad, with pictures of him with each one of them.
They were in Cotton City for Father's Day, and Mary gave Tyson a charcuterie. I have never heard of that before, but Tyson said it was the best Father's Day gift he'd ever received.
Hair cutting day.
Playing on Grandpa's playground.
And in Grandma's pool. Alex went down the slide for the first time. He loved it. He must have gone down it 20 more times before they had to go. He has been a swimmer this summer. No floaties, just goggles. He is like Shadrach was at that age. He can do anything as long as he has goggles.
Later, Mary and Tyson cleaned out our leaky freezer and reorganized it. I think we threw away as much as we put back in :-] It was a huge job and we really appreciated their help.
*MISSIONARY*
I loved hearing the Elders sing Primary Father's Day songs to their dads. They posted a video, which I put in Daniel's family file
*SMILES*
Enjoying summertime treats
Enjoying summertime treats
Candy challenge. Mary gave Ethan a dish of candy and left the room, telling him he couldn't eat any until she came back. It was hard! He squirmed, he smelled, he checked it over and over, but he didn't eat any.
I included this quote from Rudger Clawson because he is your 4th great uncle on Dad's side. He was the son of your 3rd great grandmother Harriet Cornelia Clawson. He was president of the Quorum of the Twelve and even served in the First Presidency for one day. He also served his mission as a young man in North Carolina and got close to the Hiatt family. Grandpa Hiatt was named for him.
I posted these last year but I love them, so I saved them to post again this Father's Day. He is her shield, her comfort, her playmate, her biggest fan...her Daddy.
You are all so blessed to be the children of a dad whose love, manner and example predisposes you to love and trust your Heavenly Father.
The Image of God's Face
As I kneel down beside my bed
I visualize inside my head
The image of God's face.
A face so loving, wise and true,
A face that looks, dear Daddy, like you.
The image of God's face.
The greatest gift a man can give
To his children on the earth
Is the knowledge of God's love for them
And of their royal birth.
Then when they kneel down every day
The face they picture when they pray
Takes on the aspect, good or bad,
Of the face and features of their dad.
That's why when I kneel down beside my bed
I visualize inside my head
The image of God's face.
A face so loving, wise and true,
A face that looks, dear Daddy like you.
The image of God's face.
This is so true. We really hardly knew each other when we were married, but we have had 56 wonderful years to become best friends.
I apologize ahead of time for all the verses I'm including. Just skip them. I just want them in my journal and they seem to fit.
My Best Friend
My best friend.
He's the one I count on
In the good and bad
And glad and sad times.
My best friend,
He's the one for me.
My best friend.
We have so much fun;
We like to do so many things together
Never mind the weather,
Rain or shine.
A friendship like ours
Gives the world a glow.
A friendship like ours
Lasts forever, and so
We'll face together
Whatever life demands;
We'll walk together
Through life's changing lands.
You're my best friend.
Kelin taking a photograph for his med school application :-D
So, Victoria, the purpose of a fork is to wave above your head while you eat spaghetti with your fingers? Perfect.
Another wise relative. Elder Peterson is was married to Grandmother Nora's niece.
Still another wise relative :-)
Little garden gnomes.
Finally, in spite of the chaos in the world today...
*LAST WORDS*
One of my favorite songs is God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand. A line in the 2nd verse is especially applicable to the turmoil in today's world.
From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence
Be thy strong arm our ever sure defense.
Yes. It is the strong arm of the Lord that will be our defense against wars and pestilence. Only by relying on Him, by keeping His commandments and honoring our covenants can we have peace. That doesn't mean, of course, that we won't have to endure violence or disease, but it means that whatever we are called upon to endure, He will be there to help us through it. However, I wonder, too, if this nation is being humbled because of the wickedness of its people. The Book of Mormon tells us over and over that as long as we remember God and keep His commandments we will prosper in the Land. Is America, as a whole, doing that? Do we need to be humbled? Pray for yourselves, of course, and your families, but also pray for the people of this land that they will come unto Christ.
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