Memorial Day Hike

                 Thanks Katie for sending the pictures of the hike you and your family                           took on Memorial Day.  

Class of 2025--IL

 
Congratulations Jeremy!

Class of 2025--AZ

Congratulations Jane!  

Meg's Letter

I received a letter from Meg this week telling me about some eventful activities she had as a result of her job in the museum at the JFS Bldg.  She told of an interview she was able to listen to and shared the following story.  "Tuesday we had Jon Schmidt (one of the Piano Guys) in the gallery to film an interview.  We are going to have the interview playing in a new exhibit we are putting up next February.  He was very nice and it was fun to meet him.  I got to sit during the interview and one of the things he talked about was how he uses prayer when he writes music.  He said that he was inpsired to pray more when he was reading about Minerva Tiechert's life and she said that she prayed before she started each painting and whenever she ran into any kind of problem while she was painting.  Now Jon does that too when he writes music."

She also shared that every year BYU chooses 20 or so different departments and services around campus and has an event to showcase what they do.  Each department chosen has a booth and they give out free things and share information about what they do.  They also have most of the food places around campus there and they give out free food to the employees.  She said that she got lots of stickers and pens from the booths!  Of course her favorite part was the food: brisket burger, fries, cookie, ice cream, homemade root beer, cotton candy, popcorn, coconut cream puff, chicken skewer, more brisket with colesloaw, and a "nohito" (mocktail with lime and mint).  She said the drink was her favorite things she tried!

Jeremy Martin Duncan 18 Years Old

 

McKenna and Brigham

 

Mr. & Mrs. Duncan
May 15, 2025
Orem Temple

Meg

While in Utah for Brigham and Kenna's wedding we had a chance to visit the BYU campus and see the museum in the Joseph Fielding Smith building.  Even better is we were given a guided tour of the museum by Meg who has been working there since January.  She was a great guide through the beautiful museum.

Jane Emma Whitney 18 Years Old

 

Jeremy

Jeremy performed in his last high school orchestra concert last week.  His love of music will not end in high school and I suspect we will see many more concerts that he is a part of!

Greece

 Lincoln is now in Greece and having a great time.  BYU President Shane Reese and his wife joined the students.

Meg and Katie

This is the cake that these amazing daughters made for their mom for Mother's Day.  The colors on the cake are baked in.  Impressive!!!

Graham

Graham was asked to speak in Sacrament meeting today and I was able to attend.  I had to share it with all of you.  Not yet 9 he was truly amazing and did a beautiful job.  Read to the end or you'll miss the part of the talk that caused intense laughing by the whole congregation!

"When I think of mothers I think of a lot of things, like does all the work, makes the dinners.  One really important thing is that Jesus wants us to be alive on the planet because he loves us.  So he sent moms to earth to help us get here.  That helps make God's plan possible.

It's not always easy to be a mom.  Moms have to clean the toilets, bring you a throw up bucket when you are sick and even worry a lot about their children.

Recently my cousin Sara was going to have her second baby.  We heard that the baby was going to have problems.  He would need a heart transplant because he had a bad heart.  I prayed that he wouldn't die and that he would get his heart transplant and he did!  I also prayed for Sara because it was hard for her to be at the hospital so much and still take care of her other son.

I still pray for baby Lonnie and for the baby that gave his heart to my cousin.  If you have a mother or a wife you should treat her well and politely.  When she asks you to do something you should help her.  Not just on Mother's Day but on every day.

My favorite things to do with my mom are mother-son dance night, bingo night, reading books in bed together, and just having dinner together and playing games.  My mom loves me so much and loves to spend time with me.  She taught me to pray and to shower in the sink when I was a baby.  She taught me that we can be forgiven of our sins.  She told me that when we pray and repent we can be forgiven.  One of the best things about my mom is that she loves my Dad's big old bald head.

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ.  Amen

Happy Birthday Aunt Becky!

 49 Years Old

Happy Mother's Day

I have had the incredible privilege to be around four of the most amazing mothers.  Each of them have always been an example of selfless love and sacrifice for their children.  I honestly believe Cathy, Angela, Becky and Amy are the epitome of motherhood.  I believe that their children will each testify that their mom is the best.  Thank you for your example to me and for raising truly amazing children!

"No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ then the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child."

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Ruth

Ruth found out that she has been selected to be one of the counselors at the For the Strength of
Youth (FSY) summer programs.  I looked on the Church website to find out more about the program.  It said they look for young single adults who are worthy and enthusiastic to be counselors for the youth.  According to the information one of the leaders of the program said of those counselors that they make a powerful connection because the youth look up to them.  They see in these young adults that they've made it and they are happy and energetic.  That certainly describes Ruth and I am excited for her to be able to participate in this great program that has been in existence for over 30 years.  She will be going up to Utah for training and then will be assigned  to work wherever she may be needed throughout the summer.  

BYU Graduate

Class of 2025

Ellis finished his degree after the Fall semester.  He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Middle Eastern Studies with a minor in French Studies.   For Ellis the world will be his campus!

Brigham Young University
Enter to Learn--Go Forth to Serve

Lincoln

Lincoln left early this morning with the other students for Greece.  While in England they visited many museums with antiquities from Greece.  He had to write about various things that were in the museum that had been taken out of Greece centuries before.  These of the students he is with for this program.  

California Trip

When Lexy finished up the semester, she and Ellis took her friend and former missionary companion, who is visiting from France, to see the Las Vegas version of the Eifle Tower, then over to California for some sightseeing in Los Angeles, Yosemite, and San Francisco.  Ellis graduated and as soon as I get pictures I will post them as well!  (HINT to ELLIS!)

Prom

Jane and Eric enjoyed their last big dance of high school.  After graduation he will begin serving his mission in Chile and Jane will be headed to BYU in the Fall.