Mary Bennett

Our August spotlight is Mary Bennett.  Mary has been married to her husband, Jim for 40 years.  She says the key to a long marriage isn’t hard, but it takes work and apologizing.  She also says, “We tell each other 'I love you', all the time”.   Mary had 5 children and Jim had 2 from previous marriages and when they came together they had 3 girls and 4 boys.  Mary is a dog lover and has had one around most of her life.  A German Shepard, a mutt, a Rat Terrier, and a Chihuahua are some of the breeds she has had and loves them all.  Another one of her and her husband’s loves, are John Wayne Movies.  A sound Mary loves is the sound of a screen door opening and closing as that reminds her of home.  Another interesting fact about Mary is that she drove a Semi-truck for 6 years.  She usually drove during the day and Jim drove nights.  One of their dreams is to live in a 5^th wheel trailer and drive around to visiting their kids and grand kids.  Right now she has a granddaughter on a mission in Brazil.  Thanks for sharing Mary!

Meg Swenson

Our July spotlight is Meg Swenson.  She currently has 2 callings; serving as the Single Adult (31 & older) Representative and as a Wolf Den Leader in the Cub Scouts.

 Meg loves the Hymns and the Scriptures.  It is hard for her to pick a “favorite” as they change constantly, but her favorites as of July, 1^st 2018 are; Hymn #103 Precious Savior, Dear Redeemer and Enos 1:2 “And I will tell you of the wrestle which I had before God, before I received a remission of my sins.”  She is most grateful for; the Restoration of the Gospel, Family (those living on earth and beyond the veil), Friends, Good Books, Good Music, Children, and Answered Prayers.

If Meg has 30 minutes of free time, she would most likely be found calling a friend, reading a book, or writing.  A couple books she would recommend are; The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede and Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer.  The movie she can never watch enough times is Amazing Grace.  Her favorite smells are her mom’s kitchen, a rose garden, the seaside/coastal air, and rain (especially in the woods).

A chore that she didn’t like doing when she was growing up is vacuuming, but it has now become one of her favorites because she started singing hymns while she was doing it.  She always starts with one in particular and she always thinks of it now as of her vacuuming song.

Some of her hobbies include; writing, baking, cooking, serving, reading, hiking, crocheting, sewing, and playing board games.  We are so happy to have Meg in our ward!