December 2016
Dear Friends and Family
Well it’s past time for the annual Anderson newsletter. With Facebook, Snapchat, I don’t know how
relevant an annual newsletter really is anymore. It seems like everyone is up to date on all
our activities. So, just some highlights
about the year.
Marlene is still doing multiple jobs. She works in the temple, is visiting teacher
coordinator for the ward, and teaches relief society. Oh, she’s also the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Company President for the local area.
She takes care of Brad & Katie’s kids once a week. And she keeps track of me. I don’t know which job is hardest! In 2017 they will release her as a teacher in
the relief society.
She loves taking the grandkids when she can. We try to schedule an “outing” each month
with one group or another. We usually go
to the Discovery Science Center in Orange County. But the kids are getting older and becoming
involved in their own activities. So, I
don’t know how long that will last.
This past year I started working at the Redlands Temple, the
same shift as Marlene. They weren’t sure
they wanted me, but since I bring Marlene each week they made an
exception. It has been a very rewarding
experience. There are so many things
that go on behind the scenes at the temple to keep it running. I never knew it would be such strenuous
work! I mean how hard can it be,
right? Well we both come home after or
shift and are exhausted! We’ve made some
good friends at the temple which always makes it fun.
Chris and Emily encouraged Marlene and me to go to Japan for
a week. So they went with us! We had a wonderful time. Marlene posted most of the stories are
already on our blog. Emily and Chris are
masters of the internet. Emily booked
our lodgings via the internet at Air B&B locations. They also found a handy app that allowed us
to figure out the train schedules and get around. The first day I fell off a stool and hit my
head. They say I had a memory loss so
they took me to the hospital. But I
think they are pulling my leg because I don’t remember any of it. I think they just wanted to see how the
Japanese medical system worked! I was
finally able to convince Marlene that Japanese rice tastes much better than
American rice - even cold. And the
mikans are better than the cuties/tangerines we have here.
I started back to school.
Over the years a friend has asked me to teach ad-hoc accounting classes
at Cal Poly Pomona. But I can’t because
I don’t have a masters degree. Well,
about April she told me Cal Poly has a masters program that only takes a year
and she would waive all the entrance tests and stuff. If I applied I would be accepted. It’s weird going back to school at my
advanced age! My fellow students are working on becoming CPAs and I’ve been a
licensed CPA longer than they’ve been alive!
It’s strange but fun. It’s been
more work than I thought. Marlene say’s
I’ve already studied more in the first quarter than I did to get my bachelor’s
degree. But only three quarters left!
I’d write about our kids, Holly and Sam, Brad and Katie, Emily
and Chris and Wes and Dana. But they are
all grown and can write their own stories better than I can.
Marlene and I hope this letter/posting/method of
communication finds you all well and happy.
Since this is after Christmas, we wish you a very Happy New Year! We are truly grateful to our Heavenly Father
for the gift of His Son! Working weekly
in the temple really solidifies the blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Like Doctrine and Covenants 121:45 says,
“…the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from
heaven.” Testimonies grow and strengthen
from temple attendance. I really enjoy
the initiatory work. Those ordinances
really make me think how they apply to me, personally.
Hopefully we’ll see each other during this coming year. Then we will have new things to post on
Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram or wherever you get your local news.
front row: Kyle Anderson, Mia, Tracy, Gary, Sara and Theo Rosener
Second row: Joshua Anderson, Nora Rosener,Aunt Emily and Captain, Derek Anderson and Uncle Chris
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