Secody first tree

Deloris Secody and her daughter 

Grandma T , Deloris daughter and Deloris

Deloris is a new convert to the church.  They never had a tree for Christmas.  So we found this tree in Page at a second hand store and took it out to them  I am standing in front of the stove to take this picture.
Grandma T has been through the temple.  Her main daily activity is to take the sheep up in the hills to graze. Deloris is taking after her mother. 
Deloris also sells beaded jewelry that her mother makes for her. 
We put in a garden for the family for next year.  That will be a great help for the to cover some of the food costs.

Wheelchair Project

Bessie Sellers Wheel Chair

Bessie

Bessie in her Chair

This was one of our projects yesterday.  Bessie did not have enough money to get a wheelchair.  To get one through her insurance would mean that she would have a monthly payment.  She had a motorized chair but the battery would cost over $600.  She had an old chair that did not have any foot rests. As you can see her hands are so gnarled from her arthritis that she has a hard time with holding the chair and she could not put her feet up so they could push her.(note the terry cloth arm rests)  The new foot rests cost over $50.  We found this chair at a second hand store for $10 and covered the arm rests for her. 
The sellers were one of the first members in this area.  Her husband was the translator for the Missionaries that came into this area

 We tried to get a picture of a goat wearing a Santa hat but he kept eating the fur on the cap.  He would jump up on the fence and eat my sleeve on the shirt.  This was a very friendly goat.  There is one on the opposite side of the pen that needs to be separate from the others because he picks on the females.  Need an adjustment to his back underside.

This is the same goat and every time we would try to put the hat on his head he would eat Mom's shoe.  Then he would try to eat her shirt..

 so we tried to put the hat on a horse but mom was afraid to get on the opposite side of the horse.  As you can see she was a good distance from the head.

This is Chey. Behind him is a chicken coop that
I havwe fiuxed the door so we can keep the dogs
away from some ducks one of his boys are growing.
 

We are building a goat pen so we can put the mean male in  pen by himself.  Also the pen will be used as a birthing pen. Sometimes when twins are born they put them off by themselves.    We srung wire around some posts.  The posts were cedar and they were very hard.  We could not get staples in the post to hold up the fence.  It is amazing the we have to build a pen out of scraps of wood that we can find.

We are building a goat pen with the help of
the Elders... They are 19 and still have to learn
how to put in a good days work

Eagle Project - Nate Sullivan

 An Eagle Scout Project from an individual from St George.  They brought down three trailer loads of wood for the Branch.  This is the only source of heat for the members.  Wood stoves are in every home.  I have found that there is good wood and some bad.  It is rotten!!

 

 The Scouts that brought the wood!

Thanksgiving Dinner @ Echo Cliff Branch

Table decorations at the dinner.  This is a first for the Branch.  We purchased table cloths and Sister Gardner made the decorations.  We served 102 people at the dinner.  They all enjoyed the event. 

Johnny Simpson and daughter.  He has had a stroke
and does not speak much.

Tsiniginni family

Karen Manyturquoise and
her mother

Benally family and Aunt Lucille.  Lucille
is the weaver

Judy Yazzi and her daughter

Gavern Begay and Mary Little

Oops and Frustration

 One of the members misunderstood what we meant by our Anniversary.  November 7 is our anniversary for our mission.  She thought that it was our wedding anniversaey so after the block of meetings on Sunday they gave us a big dinner and the necklace and the blanket.

 Frustration is when you drop this lock down the cattle guard in the background.

We lock the gate when we are gone because of the wood pile.  That is very coveted.  People steal other peoples wood.  So when we are not here we have to lock the fence.

 This is the picture of the space between our fence and the road.

This is reinforced railroad ties.  It is over a 4 ft deep hole in the ground.  There is nothing in the bottom but dirt.  When you drop the lock then you have to use a hanger and a lot of patience to get the lock out.  When you are ready to leave for an appointment then you have to be very patient.  That is what happens when you have limited finger use.  Fortunately we have some of our branch members have sitff wire hooks because they all have to deal with the problem of dropping things in the cattle guard.

Wednesday November 7, 2012

Today we went to our first Navajo Funeral. Wen Auntie Agnes passed away last Sunday, all family, friendsw and especially clan members (everyone belongs to four clans) meet during the day, evening and every day until the funeral service

Front and Rear Program

Inside of program

. They bring food, donate money for the funeral service and chat with the family.  The service was held at the Page Stake Center and she was buried in the Page City Cementary.  Auntie Agnes was L.D.S for many years.

Road to Agnes

and she had a strong testimony and had been to the temple and took out her endowments.  We were not able to hear her testimony because she only spoke Navajo.  She loved my suckers that I always carry in my purse and would look forward to our business.  It was our pleasure to know this sweet lady.

Tent outside house

If they do not have insurance then the family relies on the people to make the contributions to pay for the funeral.  The burial takes place up to 4 days afrer death.  If there is insurance then the meetings are only two or three days.

Daisy Nockindeh and Genevive Charlie

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