From Bristol to Boise with Faith

    From Matthew: It’s very clearly a snail   Original map From Kyle: A nerf gun

  From Kyle: From Scott: I accidentally sprayed deodorant in my mouth and now when I talk, I get a really weird Axe scent.  

  From Doris: Our family has walked 3087.663 miles to Bristol. There is a herd of goats at the intersection of Highway 55 and Hill Road. They are put there each year to eat the dry grass/weeds. I am sewing a fall themed quilt. It is the first big quilt I have sewn since my cancer diagnosis. Paul has finished painting both of our basement bedrooms. Paul smoked a pork shoulder for his Father’s Day dinner.

  From Doris: 3 Nephi18:19-20   Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name; And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you.

  From Doris: Amazing Grace 1.     Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see. 2.     The Lord has promised good to me, his word my hope secures; he will my shield and portion be as long as life endures. 3.     Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, and mortal life shall cease: I shall possess, within the veil, a life of joy and peace. 4.     When we’ve been there 10,000 years, Bright shining as the sun; We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we’d first begun.

From Doris: I have a wonderful family. Both my birth family and my family with Paul are precious to me. I have a wonderful father. Paul is also a wonderful father. I am still responding well to my cancer treatments. I am in awe of the medical science that discovered this treatment. Cancer is not always unsurvivable. For the privilege of participating in an endowment session for Maran Ethel Gilmour, my third cousin twice removed on my Grandpa Owens ’ line. She was born and died within the England Bristol mission boundaries. I did the research needed to determine she lacked temple ordinances. The time I spend in the temple gives me strength to endure my challenges. I was able to help someone else with her family history research. Paul and I are able to go on walks together. Most weeks we walk over a mile on four different days. Friends walk with me when Paul can’t. I am able to endure wearing a mask while going on a walk. Tatiana, a very dear family friend who we love li...

  From Doris: I was privileged to have Elizabeth Kuper as my Primary Care Physician. She passed away on June 9th after battling cancer for six years. Her kindness and compassion made my cancer journey easier.

  From Doris:   When I read this, I thought of my sweet husband, Paul.   “He served my mother—and served us—with incredible love, patience, and humility. He sought the influence of the Holy Ghost, hoping to love, act, and react as the Savior would.”   Neil L. Andersen , April 2026 General Conference Quoting a letter he received

From Doris:   The passage of Time   I have pondered the passage of time. How can time pass slowly and yet quickly at the same time? As a child, I felt Christmas took forever to come. Now I feel as if one Christmas barely finishes before it is Christmastime again.   As I begin treatment cycle 14 of 24, I am thrilled to be in the second half of my treatment. When I look back to last June when my treatments were in the earliest stages, I can hardly believe that was a year ago. When I look forward, the end of treatment feels very far away and I am tempted to quote our grandson, Grayson who said, “I could be patient if it didn’t take so long!” I still have to endure through months of treatment. When they are completed, will I be cancer free?   We sometimes talk about enduring to the end as if it is simply waiting for time to elapse without giving up. I am more and more convinced that it is not the passage of time that matters but who I am becoming because ...