This is one of the gardens planted with faith. It will be fun to watch it change from what we see to what we have faith it will become.

The man on the left is Bernard Johnson, on the left Nelson and bottom left is Elder Olson digging up wild onions, so they won't be tilled in.

Bernard and Julia live in Red Lake, also known as Tonalea.

Their daughter is getting married in June and they want their family to see that they have planted a garden.

Sister Johnson is going to teach the First Aid class on the 12th of May. I know we were directed to their home after many previous phone calls. They only have a car and must rely on others to bring big things to their humble home. Nelson is related and there was a baby shower out that way, so he offered to take the tiller, fertilizer, and posts. We came afterward with the sawdust. We have run out of fencing, but more should come this week.

You can see what they are up against, but they have the faith (And water) to see their work come to fruition. Julia showed us the wild onions that they harvest and the Yucca plant that they use for shampoo. Their hogan looks pretty rough on the outside, but beautiful, roomy and full of love on the inside, making the pharse "you can't judge a book by it's cover" take on new meaning.

She just happened to mention that she oversees the work at the Emergent Care Facility at Inscription House. SO that was my que to ask if she would do the First Aid and CPR class at the meeting on the 12th. She seemed to be excited to do it and I was more excited to let her. ;o}

This week we tried squash soup and blue cornbread, both of which were very good. The squash was one of the ones that was grown last summer and stored until now. It looked like diced peaches in the soup. I am learning more about squash all the time.

Elder Grumpy just woke up from a 3 hour nap. It is 6:30 P.M. Hope he sleeps well tonight. My nap was 40 mins. Whoopee!!!

Yesterday was Women's Conference. Helen Johnson Tsosie the author of "Finding Helen - A Navajo Miracle" spoke. If you have a chance you might want to read it. At present she is going blind, but there is no "Why Me?" about her or her circumstances. She did not meet her Navajo birth mother until she served a mission out here at age 33. She and her twin sister were given away at birth because they were so premature and the Dr. felt it would be a better choice. He just had their mother put her thumb print and her X on a piece of paper. She did not speak English and the Dr. did not speak Navajo. She had no idea of what she had just signed until months later when she returned to pick up the two girls.

Sunday meetings continue to fortify and uplift. The people are humble and sincere in all they do and say.

We hope all is well with our family members and friends. We know we are where we should be and trust that we will be able to fulfill the purpose for which we were sent.

Elder and Sister Olson