Rasmania 101: Back to the routine

Do 17 month-old children really understand the concept of
"They're taking my picture, I need to make a cheesy face"
The answer is obviously, "YES"

Oreo eating an Oreo

Mav--so determined to walk. He's barely 8 months old
It's frustrating he can't quite keep up with Max

Taking care of the boys while Adrienne went to a Doctor appointment

Several of the family were able to get to the State Fair this week.

Jieun and her girls in front of her State Fair entry.

Ori and Nick and Sara found Jieun's art.

Yuna--it's not fair being the youngest. Doyeon gets all the fun.

Friday Night walk with the Nick Rasband family

We're back into our routine that we fall into when school starts. It'll be interesting to see what happens in a couple of years when school doesn't define our schedule. It probably won't be a lot different, since winter and Roy's job have a way of defining our schedule as well.

We have been making what seems to us to be slow progress on the house. Below is the outside, showing that the brick is completed. We are waiting for rock for the remaining front panels of the house. Then there will be hardy board to finish up the look. The finish carpenters were there only 2 days out of 6 this past week (they were there for a couple of hours on Saturday). There's a chance they could be done by the end of next week. I met with the cabinet maker. He works in Idaho and so is less expensive than a lot of the cabinet makers around here. We thought that he wasn't going to be able to make our cabinets because his 3 (almost 4) year-old daughter has recently been diagnosed with brittle bone disease. She has been breaking a bone each week. I spoke with him on Friday. He and his family seem to have a great attitude about this difficult trial that they're facing. He said his daughter has a sweet disposition. It broke my heart when he said that she said, "It's okay if I don't walk daddy, I can crawl." I guess it's a disease that so far has no cure, one that she will live with her entire life. We feel blessed that he has chosen to make our cabinets. We've seen his work and feel good about having him do it.

The front of our home

The back

The creek is looking better--still a lo. t of work to do

Steve Christensen has gathered a lot of stories of our ancestors. I thought it would be fun to include a few with some of my letters. That way you can read them a few minutes at a time and get familiar with some of those who have gone before us. These are vignettes with their testimonies. I think you'll enjoy them.

I love that he starts off with my parents. You all know a lot about them, so it's a good place to start.

Third Generation

Vernon Osmond Cook

Born In Cov’t: 30 Jul 1921, Bothwell, Ut

Bap: 1929

Endowed: 1941 Salt Lake

Mission: Northeastern States

Service: Navy World War II, Ward Clerk

Death: 11 Feb 2015, Salt Lake City, Ut

When Vernon was 14 years old he was handing tools to his father who was changing the concave teeth in the belly of

a machine. With each effort, Vernon was

complaining and acting very poorly to his father. After one of these complaints, his father came out from under the equipment and put his arm around his son. He said, ‘Vernon, you have a dark spirit about you today. Why don’t you go over behind the shed and kneel down and pray that you can have a good spirit about you.’ Vernon thought about this and when there was a lull in the farm activity that morning, he followed his father’s advice. He kneeled behind the shed and prayed for help to have a better attitude about his work. The rush of good feeling that came over him began a pattern of seeking the Lord’s blessing in trying times. This experienced has influenced Vernon ever since. He came away from that shed with an improved attitude about his work and noticed that his father appreciated the change in him. He wrote: “Through my early years and young adulthood, my testimony gained first place in my life, and I could not and cannot be shaken from that position. I was gaining a firm testimony that the Prophet Joseph Smith actually saw and experienced the events he described so beautifully. As I read the Latter-day revelations and the Book of Mormon, I

receive continuously the confirmation of the Lord’s gift to us of the Holy Ghost to guide our lives. I am thankful for the Savior’s sacrifice for mankind.”

Ila Nan Clyde

Born In Cov’t: 26 Feb 1921 Springville Ut

Baptism: 12 May 1929 Springville, Ut

Service: Rel. S. Counselor, Primary teachr

Marriage: 5 Jun 1945 Salt Lake City, Ut

Children: 7

Death: 24 Jul 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah

“I want to leave to my testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is true and very precious to me. I know that Christ lives and gave His life that we might have eternal life. As we strive to live the teachings of our Savior, we can and will inherit the Celestial Kingdom. As we grow, precept upon precept, keeping His commandments, striving always to improve our live each day, we will be blessed. Joseph Smith was chosen to restore the Gospel in this, the last dispensation. He was and is a prophet. As I study and learn, my testimony is strengthened and I have great joy, and a stronger belief that it is true comes into my heart. My testimony did not come as a flash of light. I had a desire to know of its truthfulness and attained such a testimony by study, prayer, and trying to live its principles. So over the years it has become stronger. Many of my prayers have been answered. My greatest blessings have been my marriage to Vernon and the family I have had as my stewardship. My greatest desire is to have my children and their families live the principles of the gospel so we will be together as a family in the eternities.” The Gospel has brought me peace of mind, a calm assurance that the Lord knows what I need. With the Lord’s help, our trials always work out for the best as long we keep His commandments.”