1947 (Wednesday) – Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) family (Agnes Coalter Golightly; Patricia Jean, Mary Elizabeth, Robert Gordon and Judith Ann Lunt) came in early. Agnes is still very ill. She and Jean remained home with Father and let me go to the parade. Alfred took Mary (Mary Etta George), Lillian (Lillian Lunt) and myself up […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Wednesday) – My sister Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) came to see us for a short visit. She brought some pictures Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) had taken of Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and me in our old fashioned dresses. Our neighbor, Sister Bailey, brought us a little glass of her new jelly, apple, it was […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Thursday) – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) still improving in health. I met Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) about 1:15 and she treated me to a picture show for a birthday present. First we did some shopping so that it was shortly after two o’clock before we reached the Lyric Theater. There was some ice skating, […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Sunday) – Lillian (Lillian Lunt) went to Sunday School and in the evening I went to Fast Meeting. I bore my testimony. Later, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and Lillian attended a program in the Tabernacle.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Monday) – Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) left about one o’clock on a bus for Los Angeles to visit with Retta (Retta Sperry) and Della (Emma Della Sperry) for a few days.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Sunday) – Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and I did not go to Sunday School, we just visited. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) called for her and they went and purchased their tickets to California. After dinner at Esther’s, they came back here and Pearl took pictures of Esther and I in our pioneer costumes. Pearl […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Friday) – Cleaned for Saturday: bedroom, front and dining rooms. About 12:30 I met Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) on West Temple and we went up to the Lion House for dinner. The Relief Teachers were entertained by the officers, both wards combined. Long tables were set with some lovely flowers, covered wagons with sagebrush […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Sunday) – Attended Sunday School at ten o’clock the wards are meeting separately today. We had quite a nice large crowd. Both adult classes met in the Relief Society and there wasn’t near enough room for the crowd. Brother Mortenson conducted the class, but hinted it might be the last time. He looked so […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Wednesday) – Did some weeding in the garden. Started housecleaning upstairs by cleaning a big box and putting away a lot of grass skirts, etc. of Arthur’s (Arthur David Sperry) and which Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) had used as decorations, etc. Just preliminary work. It’s so hard for me to have to do all […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1947 (Monday) – Washed, then went up to the Library to check, in the Index Bureau, some family group sheets sent to me by my sister Della (Emma Della Sperry). They were all done. When dinner was almost done Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt), Teddy (Ted Lunt Gabbitas) and Della (my sister) came […]
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