2024 Journal

 31 Mar 2024, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Easter Sunday 10:30 am - McAlpins assigned to church at Abbington Memroy Center Daniel Kelly's 22nd Birthday Max Hobbs 10th Birthday 9:00 pm SLC Airport Delta 9399 operated by KLM Dutch Airlines KL 610.    Debbie is taking Stephanie, Kylie, and Abbie to Portugal. Arrives 6:40 pm Lisbon, Portugal Departs Amsterdam for SLC on 7th April at 5:00 pm and Arrives in SLC at 7:00 pm Gate 1 Travel Contact Information (Local Office Madrid, Spain emergency phone number +(34)-669-986-005 Lisbon, Portugal, 1-4 Apr. Mundial Hotel +(351)-21-884-2000 Tomar, Portugal, 4-5 Apr. Dos Templarios +(351)-249-310-100 Porto, Portugal, 5-7 Apr. Crowne Plaza Porto +(351)-22-607-2500 Debbie and I had prayer, showered, and shaved.  Debbie finished packing and I weighed her luggage.  She got a phone text message at 3 am and learned when she woke that her flight today had been canceled.  She had to make other flight arrangements.  I m...

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 29 Mar 2024, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:30 am -  Temple Appointment (Proxy Endowment)  10:00 am -Temple Appointment (Proxy Sealing)  I got up at 5 am, had prayer, showered, shaved, got dressed for the temple, and had prayer with Debbie.  I made us some toast with crunchy peanut butter and drove to the Saratoga Springs Temple at 7 am.  Debbie and I went on an endowment proxy session and a proxy sealing session.  When we got home Debbie went to get her hair fixed for her trip next week.  I went outside and cut my toenails and fingernails.  I received a Wells Fargo business credit card for Cason Road Health.  Wells Fargo changed from Visa to MasterCard.  I kept the card but did not activate it with a credit limit of $15M.  I ordered Tesla floor mats today which will arrive Wednesday.  Stephanie called and told Debbie that Abbie's Ridgeline High School basketball team is playing at 3 pm today in the WNBA, Women's N...

 28 Mar 2024, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task 9:00 am - Tesla 1st car wash after Ceramic Clear Coat;  Brett Stokes' Detail, 801-916-6572, at 1545 W. 200 S., Lindon, UT Note:   Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. … It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone.” (Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis) Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others. Humble people are so focused on serving others, they don't think of themselves. by C.S. Lewis The 4Cs are the globally accepted standard for assessing the quality of a diamond —color, clarity, cut, and carat weight                                             The 4 C's of Marketing are Customer, Co...

 27 Mar 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task 11am - Dermatologist, James Macdonald in Lehi 5 pm - Debbie is taking Max to dinner for his birthday We slept in, had prayer, showered, and shaved.  I tried calling the phone number that called me yesterday evening regarding my lost suitcase by Allegiant Airlines but it was someone's personal phone number that works for Allegiant who was working from home.  I called Allegiant Airline for lost luggage at (866) 719-3910.  Their office does not open until 9 AM PST. Later Debbie and I had prayer and I went to see Dr. Macdonald.  I worked on information for the meeting with Matt McCleary on April 1st.  I went with Debbie to take Max to In and Out for fries and milkshake and then to a movie for his 10th birthday.  Afterward, we took him home.  His dad, Jared Hobbs, and brother Jack were home.  I called the main office of Allegiant Airlines for Baggage claims at 866-719-3910.  They told ...

26 Mar 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task  Santa Ana to Provo – G4 3234 Mar 26, 11:50 AM–2:36 PM Take-off Tomorrow, 11:50 AM Landing Tomorrow, 2:36 PM Flight duration 1 hr, 46 min I was up at about 6:10 am, had prayer, and Beth took Charlie, the dog, for a walk.  Tucker got up and had breakfast.  Beth and I had prayer with him before he left for school.  Maggie and Andrew got ready for school.  I had prayer with Debbie earlier, and Maggie and Andrew before they left for school.  Beth went to Life Time Fitness and I showered, shaved, and packed to go home.  I listened to scriptures on my computer, showered, shaved, had breakfast, and packed while Beth was gone.  When Beth got home she took me to the John Wayne Airport.  I had checked in on line with Allegiant Airlines but had to check on bag and texted the family, thanking them, and letting them and Beth know my flight was taking off.  When I arrived in Provo Debbie was waiting....

 25 Mar 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task 11:30 pm - Michael and I pick Elain and Eric up for brunch  6:00 pm - A birthday party for Beth at Nick's 9 am - Life Time Fitness I was up at 6:30 am; had prayer, called and talked to Debbie and had prayer with her before starting the day.  I asked her to go by the post office in Lehi and see if she can get the certified letter they are holding.  Tucker and Andrew got off to school.  Maggie is down in San Marcos with Madeline and Bella.  She went home with them last night and is missing school today.  Madeline, Bella, and Ava are out for spring break.  Beth and I went to LifeTime Fitness.  She and Michael went to a weight training class.  I exercised and set in the steam room and hot whirlpool.  At noon Michael and I had brunch with Elain and Eric at Antoine's Cafe in San Clemente.  Elain and I talked and told stories our lives and ancestors.  Eric want to write and direct...

 24 Mar 2024, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Tommy McKinnery's 69th birthday (I called yesterday) Knutsons are in charge of the church at Abbington Memory Center today I slept in, had prayer, showered, and shaved.  I called and texted Debbie at 8:30 am but she was already in church.  When everyone was ready we went to church at 10:30 am.  Maggie and a few other young women sang in the sacrament meeting.  I attended Priesthood, Beth went to Relief Society, Andrew went to Primary, and Tucker and Maggie attended their youth meeting (Young Men and Young Women).  After church, I talked to Brother Kennedy and his wife Terry.  I sat beside Brother Murdock in Priesthood.  Matthew, Ava, Bella, and her friend, Kylie picked me up from church.  Melodie took Madeline and Vickey earlier to Ananeim for Madeline's cheer tournament.  They went on stage at about 4:20 pm.  After all Madeline's competition bracket finished they had the awards pres...

 23 Mar 2024, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task We all slept in this morning; I had my personal prayer and an Acai bowl with fruit and granola for breakfast.  Tucker is still sleeping.  I had an Acai fruit bowl for breakfast with toast and crunchy peanut butter.  Beth took Maggie to her soccer game.  I took Andrew down to his friend's, Troy.  Matthew and the family picked me up and I rode with them to Madeline's cheer tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center.  We arrived about 2 pm and some of the children and  Grandma Vickie Whitson were hungry.  The food vendors were here in their mobile kitchens selling all types of food and beverages.  It was 4:05 pm before Madeline's Ruthless team went on the floor to compete.  All the girls were full of energy and put on a great performance.  I think Matthew and Melodie are thinking it is too much pressure to put on these very young girls.  If one of them slips or makes the sl...

 22 Mar 2024, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Abbey Hobbs 17th birthday I woke about the time Beth took Charlie, the dog, for a walk.  I had my personal prayer.  Beth got breakfast for the children and had prayer with Andrew but Maggie and Tucker had prayer on their own.  Thucker left at 7 am.  I called later and talked to Debbie; we had prayer together.  I showered and shaved.  Later I went to Life Time Fitness and exercised and got in the steam room while Beth was in her exercise-fitness class.  I spent the day with Beth, Tucker, Maggie, and Andrew. Elain and Eric were supposed to drive down and spend the night.  They did not make it.  Michael flew in from Utah and Beth met him and Autumn at a concert.  Tucher went to to baptism proxy at the temple with the bishop and other youth from the ward.   I called and talked to Debbie.  It is difficult to find a time where I can have prayer.  Beth and Tucker got hom...

 21 Mar 2024, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task 9:00 am - change dental appointment at Stubbs with another dentist  Fill Gracie's car with gas Walk home with Andrew and Troy Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and a faculty of six.  They are playing BYU this morning. I was up at 5:30 am, had prayer, and caught up on yesterday's writing in my journal.  Later I had prayer with Debbie and went with Matthew to take Madeline, Bella, and Ava to Double Peek Elementary School.  I used the hand vibrator and messaged Matthew's back and shoulders.  He had a meeting with one of his salesmen in Provo.  He made a presentation to a prospective company and has another appointment with them for next Thursday....

20 Mar 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task Give Matthew, Melodie, and the girls the books, Thoughts and Quotes 2023, and The Opportunity I was up at 6:30 am, had prayer, Beth took Charlie for a walk, She got breakfast for the children, I called Debbie. and we had prayer together. Debbie is taking Libby this morning to get her immunization shots to travel to Africa.  Beth had prayer with the children before they left for school.  Beth and I had lunch with Michael and Autumn and then went to Life Time Fitness and played PickleBall,  It was my first time playing PickelBall.  Afterward, Beth and I picked Maggie up from school.  Andrew walked home with Troy.   Tucker had a track meet at school today.  He is doing well and getting stronger and faster.  Michael came by with Lori Davis, Autumn's mother, and picked me up.  I had asked about borrowing a vehicle to drive down to Matthew's in San Marcos.  He is going to San Ana Airport...

 19 Mar 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Michael McAlpin's 48th Birthday I was up at 6 am, had prayer, and got ready for the day.  Before Tucker went to school he did at home early morning seminary.  Beth took Charlie, the dog, for a walk.  Beth had prayer with the children.  Beth took Maggie and Andrew to school, and Tucker drove.  Later s went to LifeTime Fitness.  Michael was there; we exercised; and I went to the steam room and later showered and set in the sauna.  Later Beth and I went to school and had a picnic at Vista Del Mar Elementary School.  Today 4th and 5th graders' parents came.  Deacon and Troy came home with Andrew.  Beth and I walked home with them.  Later Elain, my sister, called.  I went with Beth to take Tucker, Maggie, and Drew to their physical fitness training.  Each one has a trainer who works with them each Tuesday afternoon for an hour.  After the session, we stopped at a fast...

 18 Mar 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Give Beth, Tucker, Maggie, and Andrew the books, Thoughts and Quotes 2023 and The Opportunity.  Read the book, Ruthie. I was up at 6 AM.  Beth took Charlie, their dog, for a walk.  Tucker took him last night for his walk.  Before the children left for school Beth had prayer with them.  Later I talked to Debbie and we had prayer together.  She is still in Twin Falls and will be there through this week.  I talked to Jared about his mother being locked out of the house.  The door lock from the house to the garage will have to be picked or drilled out.  Beth took me to Life Time Spa and we met Michael.  We all exercised and later I set in the steam room and sauna.  I was tired when we left.  I went with Beth to Costco to purchase, gas, a trash can, and groceries.  Tucker walked Andrew home from school; Beth Picked Maggie up from Vista Del Mar Elementary School.  I cha...

 17 Mar 2024, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Note:  Next week's Come Follow Me lesson is in 2 Nephi 31-33.  I enjoyed the last words of Neph to his people and us or all that read his words:  1. And now I, Nephi, cannot write all the things which were taught among my people; neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men.                                          2.  But behold, there are many that harden their hearts against the Holy Spirit, that it hath no place in them; wherefore, they cast many things away which are written and esteem them as things of naught.                                   2 Nephi 25:23  For we labor d...

 16 Mar 2024, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:30 am - Allegiant Confir. No. KE3UFR from PVU to SNA Debbie and I were up at 5 am, we had prayer, showered, and shaved.  We packed yesterday so after making some toast with crunchy peanut butter which we ate on the way to the Provo Airport.   Debbie dropped me off in the Subaru Outback and drove up to Twin Falls.  She stopped in Wellsville and visited with Ryan's family.  I caught my flight to San Ana, John Wayne Airport.  I picked up my checked bag in the luggage claim.  Michale picked me up at 8:30 am Pacific Time and took me to Beth's.   I went with Beth, Maggie, Andrew, and a young lady who plays soccer on Maggie's team.  We rode about 25 miles to a city park where several youth soccer teams were playing.  We waited until it was Maggie's team to enter the field.  Alexandra and Carter came to watch her play.  We stopped at Chic-fil-A for lunch.  Beth droppe...

 15 Mar 2024, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Wyatt Johnson's 16th Birthday Drop off 2023 tax information for  DRK,  Karl, and Jalna Searle Family LLC and LMT to Matt McCleary, CPA Pack for two weeks in CA., clothes, Thoughts and Quotes 2023, and 4 birthday cards I got up early and had prayer.  I got some pictures Matt sent from last week's school play with Bella.  Debbie and I had prayer together and I sent Wyatt, my nephew a happy birthday text on a thread to other members of our family.   I sent another email to Norse Atlantic Airlines about my and Debbie's flights in June from SLC to LAX and return in July.  I got an email notice from Timber Lakes about the 2024 assessments.  I checked with Uncle Dan and he paid them in January.  I sent a text to Michael and Beth that I will be landing in San Ana, John Wayne Airport at 8:30 am tomorrow morning.  Debbie cooked breakfast and later took the package Karelen brought down last nig...

 14 Mar 2024, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:30 am - Matt McCleary, CPA Pick up 4 birthday cards today Debbie will visit Cathy Hermansen and  Jana Spencer today Karlene and Joe L dropped off financial tax documents on Jalna's estate for 2023 from Gerald Searle, CPA We slept in until 8 am, had prayer together, showered, and shaved.  At 10 am we drove over to Matt McCleary's office.  We gave him the information to file 2023 tax returns except for what Gerald Searl, CPA, in Shelly, is completing today for Debbie, Karlene, and Reed on all the family business, on hard copies and the data on a USB drive that he downloaded on his computer.  This evening Karlene and Joe L. stopped by on their way to St. George, UT, and dropped off about 20 pages of DRK Searle Family LLC, 32 pages of 7,365.00, Searle Family LLC, and 100 pages of Jalna Searle Family LMT PARTNERSHIP.  For all the work he only charged $3,365.00.   This a a lot more accounting work a...

 13 Mar 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task Get 4 birthday cards  Get tax information ready for the meeting tomorrow with Matt McCleary; put it on a thumb USB drive and match it with hard copies from the files 7:30 am - Debbie's doctor's appointment 9:00 am - Skype with Mirko and Ljubica in Serbia 8:00 pm - Pick Matthew, Melodie, and girls up at Provo Airport Debbie was up early and went to the Revier Imaging Center in Provo.  I got up at 6:45 am, had prayer, studied scriptures, read, listened to the rest of The Godson, by Leo Tolstoy, and listened to Biography on YouTube TV.  Debbie talked to Jody this morning.  At 9 am Debbie and I Skyped with Mirko and Ljubica and had a good visit.  It has been since about January 14, of this year that we have Skyped.  Debbie and I spent most of the rest of the day working on gathering and organizing hard copies and data on the computer for our meeting tomorrow morning with Matt McCleary.  I listened t...

 12 Mar 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Bo Lively's 10th Birthday Jason Lively's 56th Birthday 9:45 am - Saratoga Springs proxy endowment session 11:30 am - Saratoga Springs proxy sealing session I was up early, had prayer, showered, shaved, and got dressed to attend the temple.  I sent Jason and Bo a happy birthday text.  Debbie and I had prayer together, ate breakfast, and drove to the Saratoga Temple.  We did a proxy endowment session and a proxy initiatory session.  We got home and Debbie made lunch at 1:30 pm.  I sent an email to Nancy Abercrombie and her family, Rick, Holly, and Shannon before I sent the email to Jimmy Morris.  I copied the email and sent it to Michael and Matthew.  I also asked them about the status of the written signed agreement with Andy Morris and the Rockmart Nursing Home, the number of residents they have now, and has the tax covenant on the family farm in GA has been signed and sent to the Revenue Dept. St...

 11 Mar 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task 9:00 am Pick up the Tesla from Brett Stokes' Detail, 801-916-6572, at 1545 W. 200 S., Lindon, UT 10:30 am - Pick Alex up at the SLC Airport 2:00 pm - Scott and Eric at Rovin Capital Send an email to Nancy, her family, and Jimmy Get 3 birthday cards, Michael, Matthew, and Beth  I slept in, and had prayer; Debbie was up early, and we got ready for the day and had prayer together.  Debbie rode with me to get the Tesla.  Brett had it ready and on a 120-volt charge.  I drove up to SLC Airport and picked Alex up who flew in from visiting with Blake, Ryan, and the girls in New York.  We had a good visit on our back to her rental house in Provo up near the MTC and temple.  I switched a copy of the book Thoughts and Quotes 2023, which I gave her on March 4th for one that had been signed and a note from us that we love her.  I got home and charged the Tesla.  I called Elain and she answered the phone....