The "Mini" Mission

Written by Uncle George:  May 3, 1907 Decided to go to Carthage with Elders Rassmussen and Ralphs.  Brother Charles took us over in a surrey. Cloudy and cold.  Visited the jail where the Prophet Joseph Smith and Patriarch Hyrum Smith were killed. Saw the hole in the door made by the bullet, the window from which the prophet jumped.  Such a cold, stormy day that we did not remain long.  It was after 9:00 pm when we reached Nauvoo and thankful to get shelter from the cold. Much of the time I had to hold an umbrella in front to keep the snow from our faces. We kept our spirits by singing the songs of Zion. Val:  May 3, 2013 "He talked fancy to me.  I got confused." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That, my dear Uncle George, is my answer to everything. Why I dress bad. Why I haven't showered in two days. Why I eat too many dark chocolate truffles. Why I drive the Mini too fast. Why I feel snarky about an employee at the KMart. Why I li...

Dear Uncle George, I have been meaning to talk to you about this.  But I forgot. I don't speak of it in public often.  Those who are close to me know that I still battle it, regularly, but overall, you would not know.  But since this is part of my story that impacts my life, you should know it, too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have epilepsy.  And it sucks. I was not born with a seizure disorder.  It showed up when I was 38.  At first, it was passing out.  Then it was passing out with elevation changes (getting out of an elevator).  I had three concussions in 9 months. I saw 8 neurologists in the city.  I took at 5 day seizure test.  The results of that test is that the neurologist who administered it to me said that I was essentially nuts.  He was an ass--and there is worse names for him I am sure, but I am a good Mormon girl and I don't know them.  :) It took almost two years to figure out but  I hav...