17 November 2013

I have enjoyed this day of family time and meetings at church.  Today's sacrament meeting talks centered around the Law of Tithing, and it again brought to remembrance all the blessings that we, as a family, have enjoyed by being obedient to this commandment.  We have always paid our tithes with faith- knowing that the Lord would bless us in His own way.  There have been many temporal blessings given to us individually and as a family, but more importantly we have been blessed spiritually in many ways.  The Spirit is ever giving our family guidance and direction in every facet of our lives.

 At the beginning of our High Priest Group Meeting, as Brother Clifford was conducting he said he felt prompted to go around the room and have each brother tell about something that happened in their lives during the past week.  It turned out to be a great experience, in that we each got to know one another a little bit better by allowing just a small glimpse into our personal lives.

Our family attended Tithing Settlement with Bishop Burningham.  Again, we were all reminded of the great blessings that attend the faithful payment of tithes and offerings.    

RETIRED

Today (November 15th) was my last day on the job with the Utah Highway Patrol.  For the most part, it was a day of trying to turn in my equipment- which proved to be a failure!  First of all, there was no one working at Supply since it was Friday, so I just left everything in my car and parked it at headquarters, and someone will take care of turning in my equipment and car next Monday. 

Debbie and I went over to the PEHP office so that I could fill out form for continuing our health, dental and vision plans. 

It's starting to sink in now- especially since I came home without the patrol car.  I'm looking forward to starting up with UPS next Tuesday.

Retirement

After 23 years with the Utah Highway Patrol, I finally decided to retire.  A retirement recognition was held on 04 November 2013 at UHP HQ.  My family (with the exception of Russell who is currently in Coast Guard training) came up to support me.  It has been an enjoyable career and I'm now looking forward to the next adventure.