Life Story -- Walking Main Street -- Grandma Anna

Written Wednesday March 12, 2008

Describe walking down main street of your home town.

"Main street used to be about 2 1/2 blocks long.  Now it extends over the top of the hill to the west and most of the business places are still in the older part of town.  There is Cowboy Brothers on the corner on the east end with a rock shop by it and a business office there.  On the opposite side there is a wellness story and the LDS dry pack cannery and a motel.  Then another motel and some kind of building selling odds and ends of things and a quick store and gas station on the other side of the street and 2 closed business places. Then a beauty shop and Circle K and station on the end of the block on the south side of the main street.  Then there is a funeral parlor and the juvenile detention center.  A restaurant on the next block there are probably 11 or 12 businesses on the west end of town.  It isn't a large place at all, just very small but we like it."

Life Story -- Church Callings -- Grandma Anna

Written March 10th, 2008

What church callings have your parents held?

"My dad was a seventy and went to different wards and towns teaching and preaching.  He was well versed in the Bible having been a Baptist before he joined the church (the true church).  My mother was a Sunday School and Primary teacher.  When she had a stroke the Primary children felt so bad they cried."

LIfe Story -- Life Change -- Grandma Anna

Written Sunday, March 9, 2008.
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Were there any events, world, local, or personal, that changed your life?

"Yes, many of them.  The most important being when the missionaries came to our home in 1957 and brought the gospel to us.  It was such a good thing and made such a complete change in our lives.  Personal is that I wanted to change my life for the better.  President Hinkley advised the women of the church to keep themselves looking nice and I try to do that, except when I wear my grubbies to do hard work in. 
Also, in 1968 I worked for the assessor's office for 12 years, then I became the assessor for 20 years. Then Bill and I retired at the same time.  We each worked 32 years, mine for the county and his for the city on Public Works.  We both enjoyed our jobs. 
Then we were given a mission calling to Concho, Arizona.  We have been serving there 13 years next month.  Probably the longest mission served in one place.  But if we stay 1 more year it will be 14 years, the same amount of time as Ammon served."

Life Story -- Mail -- Grandma Anna

Written Saturday, March 8, 2008.

What does the mail mean to you?  Are you a good letter writer?  Who have you corresponded with?

"I love to get mail.  Good mail, that is.  Not all the junk mail that comes every day.  I thihjnk I'm a good letter writer to some people.  I write to our twin grandsons who are on missions every week.  I write to my 93 year old aunt Marjorie Berry as often as I can.  I have a good friend Mable Hoffman in Mississippi that I write to quite often and I used to write to a nurse in Tucson who took such good care of our Matthew, but we have kind of forgotten each other, but I think I will start writing again and keep that friendship going."

Marjorie Berry about 1937

Life Story -- Bicycling -- Grandma Anna

Written March 7, 2008

Do you have a bicycle?  What is it like?

"I did have a bicycle, but it was given away.  Now I have a stationary bike.  I haven't been on it for quite a while but I plan on starting exercising soon.  At least that's my plan.  The bike tells how fast you are going and how far which is a help."

Life Story -- Movies -- Grandma Anna

Written March 6th, 2008

What do you think about movies?  What is your favorite movie and why?

"I like good movies.  I especially liked the movies in the days that nothing was vulgar or obscene.  Now we get videos and DVD's and watch them at home. They are sold by Family Films and Deseret Book Co.  They all have a meaning to them to help you choose the right and things to help your families learn better things.  My favorite movies are with Maureen O'hara, John Wayne and Glenn Ford, maybe Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers."

Life Story -- Home -- Grandma Anna

Written Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Where would you most like to live and why?

"Just where I am.  It's called the town of friendly neighbors.  We have had so many move in since the Coronado Power Plant has been built  that some want to be friendly and some don't, but it's still a nice place to live.  Very small, little traffic, no stop lights, only signs.  If I could have a choice and could afford it I would live in Eagar, Az, or Snowflake.  The temple is in Snowflake, and Eagar is at the foot of the mountains.  They are both beautiful places."