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Grandpa Bangerter

Well, I guess this isn't the most exciting thing to post about, but it is definitely a memory I don't want to ever forget. This weekend was the funeral services for my beloved Grandpa, William Grant Bangerter. I am sure most of you have heard, as he was a WONDERFUL man, who dedicated his life to the service of the Lord. You can see an article about him in the Deseret Newshere. This article just scratches the surface of everything he accomplished and everything he was.

We had the wonderful opportunity to all be together as a family. With 65 Grandchildren and 67 Great Grandchildren (so far...) this was a huge reunion! Every cousin was there, excluding those who are serving missions. We rallied together to show our great love and respect for this wonderful man. On friday night, there was a viewing, and it was divided up into several sections. There was the family viewing, and then there was a General Authority viewing (because grandpa was an ameritus General Authority) and there was a missionary viewing, and finally the public viewing. Well Grandpa was so well loved in his lifetime, that for several hours, the entire cultural hall was completely filled, with a line about 5 people deep wrapping around the whole hall and out the door. It was so wonderful to see so many people who loved my grandfather so much, and wanted to show their love for our family.

It was an incredible experience, because we got to meet a few apostles, and most importantly Pres. Uchtdorf and Pres. Monson. I had the pleasure of meeting Elder Hales, Elder Oaks, Elder Scott. Elder Perry came after I had left (to pick up my brother in law from the airport, I might add!). Of course, everyone wanted to meet them, and so it was just for a brief moment that I got to shake their hands and look into their eyes, and feel of their spirit. When Pres. Monson came, you can imagine the reaction. Of course, all of the cousins gathered around, and it was so neat to see his love for Grandma. He put his arm around her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Pres. Monson loves and reveres both Grandpa and Grandma so dearly, and it was sweet to see his care of her. (As a quick side note, While grandpa was in the ICU, Pres. Monson took the time out of his busy life to come and spend about an hour with Grandpa and Grandma, and gave Grandpa a blessing, of which we all now have a copy. What a sweet and tender time that was for Grandma, as he showed his love for both of them. That is another long story though... :D).

Well I was holding my niece, Ella, and my sister Megan had told her that the Prophet was coming tonight, and that she might be able to meet the prophet! Of course Ella, who is 5, was so excited to hear that! We lined up to talk to the Prophet, all the while Ella was whispering in my ear that she wanted to tell Pres. Monson that she loved him. He kept getting closer and closer, and interacting so sweetly with all of my cousins. Finally as he was passing Ella and I, he stopped and said, "Well, look at this pretty little blonde girl!" and smiled at her. I smiled at him and said, "Pres. Monson, Ella has something she would like to tell you". She was pretty shy, but finally she said, "I love you Pres. Monson!" He laughed and said, "I love you too! Can I give you a kiss?" and he leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. Then he said, "I am going to go home and tell my wife that I kissed a pretty girl today!". It was such a sweet experience that I will never forget!

I know this is getting wordy, but I have so much to share. If you are getting bored, you can skip down to the pictures at the end :D.

We all went again to the viewing on Saturday morning, which was in the basement of the Alpine Tabernacle, and enjoyed our last sweet moments with Grandpa. After the family prayer, we all went up, and the Grandchildren sat up in the choir seats. It was a remarkable service! The talks were all sweet and tender, and I can't wait to get a recording of the service. Aunt Julie shared some sweet moments that she had recently with Grandpa, and I can't wait to reread those precious words. All of the grandchildren sang a hymn arrangement of "O, Home beloved where ere I wander" and "Hark all ye Nations". It was so wonderful! My sisters and I had the wonderful opportunity of also singing "Still with thee", one of Grandpa's favorite songs. He said that this song was sung by the Tabernacle choir the morning that his Father died, and it had always been one of his favorites. I was honored to share that last message with him. Elder Scott spoke last, and read a letter from the first Presidency to Grandma, and also shared some comforting thoughts with us!

After a nice big lunch, we headed up to the Cemetery in Murray where Grandpa was buried next to Mildred, his first wife, and his daughter who died at birth, Mildred Elizabeth. Grandma and Grandpa Hamblin (Grandma's parents) are also buried right next to them. It was sweet to be apart of those services, and to feel of the spirit. I am so grateful to be apart of this wonderful family, and I can't wait to learn more about my Grandpa's life, and live up to his name. I am grateful for eternal families, and that I know I can see Grandpa again soon. I know he is in such a wonderful place now, and is working hard to build the kingdom on the other side. What a wonderful man!

Now for the pictures:

Sisters... we've been crying a bit!

Bryan and I with the grandchildren arrangement

Family with the Grandchildren arrangement

"Grandpa, Thanks for the rides" This was PERFECT.

"Thanks for the Rides"

Eliza Owen (Claires baby) and me at the Saturday morning view

Pall bearers picture

Cute Grandma and I

From the Quorums of the seventy

"Daddy" from his children

From the Presiding Bishopric

From the Relief Society General Presidency and Board

From the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve

From BYU

Grandma and her siblings-- Ivan, Grandma, Dale and Darlene

"Meu Bem"-- My Dear Eternal Sweethearts. This was Grandmas arrangement for Grandpa. Precious!

Folding the flag

Handing the flag to Grandma. I wish I knew what he said to her!

Military doing their ceremony

Jacob, my brother and one of the Pall Bearers, putting his flower on the casket...

The Beautiful Flowers from Grandma

Aunt Julie and Mama

Precious Grandma

Family

Some of the girly cousins!

Almost all of the girl cousins!

Thanks for sharing in my memories!

BYU Ballroom Dance Concert Tickets

Hello all!

I just wanted to let you know, if you didn't already, that I am on the Ballroom team at BYU and we are having our 50th anniversary concert April 9th and 10th in the Marriott Center at BYU. I can get you GREAT tickets if you just let me know when you want to come. There are also Saturday matinee tickets as well. If you, or anyone you know, want(s) to come, then let me know ASAP, and I would love for you to be there! Thanks!!!

p.s. for all of you reading this who are out of state, if you know anyone here that would like to come, tell them to contact me and I can get them tickets! Thanks a bunch!

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Public restrooms

I saw this on my friends blog... Seriously I needed that laugh. Tell me this isn't the truth!!!

Anyone care to share your public restrooms horror stories?

When you have to visit a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women, so you smile politely and take your place. Once it's your turn, you check for feet under the stall doors. Every stall is occupied.

Finally, a door opens and you dash in, nearly knocking down the woman leaving the stall.
You get in to find the door won't latch. It doesn't matter, the wait has been so long you are about to wet your pants! The dispenser for the modern 'seat covers' (invented by someone's Mom, no doubt) is handy, but empty. You would hang your purse on the door hook, if there was one, but there isn't - so you carefully, but quickly drape it around your neck, (Mom would turn over in her grave if you put it on the FLOOR! ), yank down your pants, and assume ' The Stance.'

In this position your aging, toneless thigh muscles begin to shake. You'd love to sit down, but you cer tainly hadn't taken time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper on it, so you hold 'The Stance.'

To take your mind off your trembling thighs, you reach for what you discover to be the empty toilet paper dispenser. In your mind, you can hear your mother's voice saying, 'Honey, if you had tried to clean the seat, you would have KNOWN there was no toilet paper!' Your thighs shake more.

You remember the tiny tissue that you blew your nose on yesterday - the one that's still in your purse. (Oh yeah, the purse around your neck, that now, you have to hold up trying not to strangle yourself at the same time). That would have to do. You crumple it in the puffiest way possible. It's still smaller than your thumbnail

Someone pushes your door open because the latch doesn't work. The door hits your purse, which is hanging around your neck in front of your chest, and you and your purse topple backward against the tank of the toilet. 'Occupied!' you scream, as you reach for the door, dropping your precious, tiny, crumpled tissue in a puddle on the floor, lose your footing altogether, and slide down directly onto the TOILET SEAT It is wet of course. You bolt up, knowing all too well that it's too late. Your bare bottom has made contact with every imaginable germ and life form on the uncovered seat because YOU never laid down toilet paper - not that there was any, even if you had taken time to try. You know that your mother would be utterly appalled if she knew, because, you're certain her bare bottom never touched a public toilet seat because, frankly, dear, 'You just don't KNOW what kind of diseases you could get.'

By this time, the automatic sensor on the back of the toilet is so confused that it flushes, propelling a stream of water like a fire hose against the inside of the bowl that sprays a fine mist of water that covers your butt and runs down your legs and into your shoes. The flush somehow sucks everything down with such force that you grab onto the empty toilet paper dispenser for fear of being dragged in too.

At this point, you give up. You're soaked by the spewing water and the wet toilet seat. You're exhausted. You try to wipe with a gum wrapper you found in your pocket and then slink out inconspicuously to the sinks.

You can't figure out how to operate the faucets with the automatic sensors, so you wipe your hands with spit and a dry paper towel and walk past the line of women still waiting.

You are n o longer able to smile politely to them. A kind soul at the very end of the line points out a piece of toilet paper trailing from your shoe. (Where was that when you NEEDED it??) You yank the paper from your shoe, plunk it in the woman's hand and tell her warmly, 'Here, you just might need this.'

As you exit, you spot your hubby, who has long since entered, used, and left the men's restroom. Annoyed, he asks, 'What took you so long, and why is your purse hanging around your neck?'

This is dedicated to women everywhere who deal with a public restrooms (rest??? you've GOT to be kidding!!). It finally explains to the men what really does take us s o long. It also answers their other commonly asked questions about why women go to the restroom in pairs. It's so the other gal can hold the door, hang onto your purse and hand you Kleenex under the door!

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