It rained much of the night. After breakfast, we watched the morning TV shows. Carol went her exercise class. While she was gone, I tried to tune in the TV show called Rosemary and Thyme. I could not do it. We then drove to Fillmore and filled the car with gas. We stopped at Roper's and bought some lightbulbs. We came home and Carol made some roast beef sandwiches. I read another chapter in the Book of Mormon. We went for a ride around Holden; we didn't see any gardens that we planted. My brother, Ray called. He reported that Marylin, Paul's mother is near death. Amy, Nyleen's daughter called. Nyleen fell down two steps in her front room. She laid there for four hours. Amy called the police. They had to break down the door to get in the house. She is now in the hospital.
The Life of Merrill and Carol Johnson
I write all most every day of what goes on in our home in the garden and in the nursery. We are ordinance workers at the Manti Temple on the Tuesday morning shift and the Saturday evening shift. In addition there are several trips to Utah county a couple of times a month and a few short trips to other mountain west areas. Our family is most important to us. All of our children live in Utah except one who lives in Kentucky.
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Monday, April 27, 2026
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Sunday
It has been a wonderful day. It rained some during the night. When we went to church this morning, the sun was shining and the sky was mostly clear. After the meeting we went home to a good dinner. We watched the Sunday morning TV shows. It began to rain some more. It began to rain some more. I walked out to greenhouse five in the rain and watered the row of peas. Robert called. He had good news about Holden and his family. They are going to be sealed in the Orem temple Thursday at seven. He invited us to come.
Friday, April 24, 2026
Robert Came
We got the truck started
Robert got the water running in greenhouse six.
Robert tilled two rows in green house two for potatoes.
Fixed drip line
put on timer
cleaned dich
new filter on furnace.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Wind Damage
My phone did ring this morning, but I did get up at 6:20. After breakfast. We watched some of the morning TV shows. Carol went to her exercise class. We drove to Fillmore for gas and then bought a few groceries. We stopped at the auto parts store and got the lawn mower belt and battery charger. Wind blew really hard during the night and blew some of the plastic off greenhouse six.
We saw some hummingbirds flying around in front of the house. I took the old feeder into the house and Carol emptied out the old sugar water and put in some fresh sugar water. I put the new ones back. The one on the left was easy. The one on the right was much harder. I gave a hard push. It went one the hook. I lost my balance fail on my right arm and of my head hit the hard ground.
This is the right feeder.Picture of missing greenhouse plastic.
I had to move the chipper under some greenhouse plastic. It wouldn't get rained on.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Stake Conference
After breakfast this morning we putt on our Sunday clothes and drove to Fillmore for stake conference at the stake house. They have two meeting a year. One the spring and one in the fall. The meeting today was very good. There was a large choir and inspiring speakers, After the meeting we went home to a good dinner.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Killing Weeds
I went around the yard and shut off the water. It was running to keep from it freezing.
I cut down on the mustard weeds that were growing in greenhouse two with the weed eater. I did it to keep them from growing seeds.I started the water in green house six but it didn't run long.
This cactus has three flowers,











