EITHER YOU ARE 100 PERCENT AMERICAN AS THERE IS NO 50-50 STATUS HERE

 

HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY LAVON HARRIS JONES OF NEPHI

Yup, it is your the earthly anniversary of the day Evan and Eliza Hitesman had been waiting for. After having a herd of good strong boys that helped Ev cut down pine trees in a behind Nebo Canyon that was below the Ridge which the Forest Service named Evans Ridge after your Dad, they finally had an angel daughter, who was taken back to her Heavenly Home, and then you came along to complete their home. We don't count Gods time, but in earthly years, you would have been 114 years old and each of your kids can never forget that Nov 11th, 1994, when you were briefly let alone, so you could join your folks and others who were called home before you. And as you know Mom, each of us have carried on our promise to you that we would carry on our love for each other as we did for each other during our boxing gloves days when Alma made us put on to duke out our differences, and by the time Dad had tied the gloves on, we forgot what we were quarreling about and went back to following our daily chores you would post on the water heater each new week. And Dad was right, as we were never received an allowance for our chores, and good thing we didn't or none of your kids would have learned the old fashioned tradition of working for what we were given. Nor would three of your four boys could ever afford going on our missions and somehow you both made it work. You also taught us to only do three things which were to graduate from Juab High School; Vote and learn work ethics. We each did that, and tried to do the same with our own kids .And, on behalf of all the funeral talks you gave, thanks, and just remember...:If you and Dad walk down that path before your kids, we will be closely walk behind you, and with your words and Beyond The Sunset being heard by each of us. As always, we all continue to love and respect you. First row at far right-LaVon Harris. Nephi High.

MORE RODEOS IN NEPHI TODAY AND TOMORROW

 

 

I LOVE TO STUDY HISTORY, AS IT OFTEN REPEATS ITSELF FOR GOOD OR BAD

 OF THE 980 BLOGS I HAVE PUT TOGETHER, ABOUT 980 ARE ABOUT THE IMPORTANE OF PRESERVING HISTORY, REGARDLESS OF IT BEING GOOD OR BAD, AS WE CANT CHANGE HISTORY, BUT PERHAPS FUTURE GENERATIONS MAY LEARN FROM IT. AS I HAVE WATCHED FACEBOOK AND SEEN HOW IT KEEPS CHANGES ON HOW OR WHAT I CAN WRITE IN MY STUDIES AND DECLARATIONS OF MY VIEWS OF HISTORY OF READING AND STUDYING IT, THEN OFTEN TRAVELING TO THE PLACES OF THE HISTORICAL EVENT, I WRITE MY THOUGHTS OF WHAT I FELT. THE FOLLOWING CARTOON WAS TAKEN FROM THE FACEBOOK AND  PLACED IT HERE, AS I AM IN DIRE STRAITS OF WHAT I FEAR FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR U S OF A. AND IT IS NOT JUST OUR COUNTRY, BUT HERE IN UTAH AND MY BELOVED HOME TOWN OF NEPHI  AND JUAB COUNTY, HAVING WORKED  FOR AND WITH VARIOUS GOVERMENTS-IN AND OUT OF AMERICA, I SEE OUR ONCE BELOVED LEADERS TURNING TO ONLY HELPING THEMSELVES RATHER THAN SERVING OUR FELLOW CITIZENS. I  PLACE THIS HERE WITH HOPE AND PRAYER THAT WE THE PEOPLE WILL STAND UP FOR WHAT AMERICA WAS FOR.......A GOD GIVEN LAND FOR US TO RESPECT AND LOVE. NO, THIS IS NOT A JOKE, BUT OUR SELECTIONS OF POLITICANS APPEAR TO BE THE JOKE OF JOKERS. I BID THEE GOD SPEED TO CHANGE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY B. JONES OF NEPHI, UTAH

 Yup, Gary has another birthday today. Seems like only yesterday, when you decided to keep Nephi as your home town, but wandered off throughout the world to see what existed on Gods green earth. You did well in High School; won about any Public Speaking contests in FFA; exemplary instructor at Camp Maple Dell Boy Scout Camp, and a shining light with your Eagle Scout Award along with Duty to God Award; continued to Serve God and Country on your LDS Mission to Australia and returning with honor, and a Era Vet in a foreign swamp called Viet Nam, and accelerated to the top in the US Army becoming a Ranger, and nobody grew up to be more mentally and physically equipped to jump out of a perfectly good plane; hide from human and animal to observe all, and teach others the keenness of what you taught yourself to live off the land. Then off to Alaska, the last Frontier which beckoned you to touch and experience, then join the National Guard and activated for the new war in the Middle East, which was a breeze to conquer like you could do most things you endeavored to do, including two Universities. The whole world was yours to explore, and then on to become and know. You were an expert in leading people from the lower 48 on how to fish and hunt and even obtained so many fish and animals, you sent loads back to your home town to help feed those in need of the good food our Heavenly Father provided for that sole purpose. Then at the age you could bask in the sunrise of the morning and the Northern Lights at night, you became a Musher in several Iditarod Races, as you loved the dogs who were more humans than people. You treated them right and they bestowed their love for you. You paid the airfare for many a niece and nephew to fly to the Last Frontier and let them taste of the Awe and Beauty of the Tundra. Having never married or having kids, your didn't stop for breakfast, brunch, lunch or chicken dinner,  but wrote and published inspirational books, of which many were sold in your home town of Nephi and placed in their library there. You then joined your siblings in the Over The Hill age, and found no time to sit in your TV Chair and watch reruns of the Lawrence Welk show, but  two young abandoned kids and took on the same role as your two perfect parents-Alma and LaVon Harris Jones and became their Guardian, and even helped Gary Jr. to learn the patient and grueling Musher of dogs. When you taught me that, I was wore out after a mile, but you endured and loved going the thousand mile distance. When it is time to heed the call that we all must follow, your gloves of life on earth will be laid to rest with the rest of your Forefathers at Vine Bluff and your Father of Fathers will welcome you to our Everlasting Home and all of Gods Creatures will await your arrival.....but not today....I need my Nap!

ITS 1935 AND YOU ARE IN NEPHI, WHAT IS THERE TO DO?

 According to The Times News and a prior Blog entry we made, their was a ton of things to do in Nephi as we celebrate Blackhawk days to celebrate the last of the Utah Wars. It was also the first of  the Ute Stampede. Here you are.

THIS YOUNG COUPLE GOT HITCHED A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE STILL IN LOVE

 LOVE SOMETIMES HAPPEN AND FOR THESE TWO KIDS ARE STILL IN LOVE AND LIKE EVEN MORE THAN THEY WERE BACK THEN.

ON THIS DAY SEVEN YEARS AGO, NEPHI BURIED A YOUNG GAL OF 'MAZING GRACE'

 

HAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY TO RON AND HAROLD BIRTHDAY

 Some earthly born twins seem to have to do things the same way during their earthly actions during the short time they are given. That is the way the sons of one of the Nephi Edward Leonard Jones of Nortonville did. They were born as twins but always wanted to call each one as the first one to see Mt. Nebo with their God give eyes of earth. Then they both moved in to Nephi; both great supporters of the Ute Stampede Rodeo and both Grader operators for their living. Ron did it for Juab County and he then Bob Garrett was considered the perfect ones for that job, and those two helped Evan Blackett operate the night shift or there brother in law-Evan Blackett. Happy Birthday to two of the best Jones Boys this cousin ever knew.