This is much of the equipment a shoemaker would need to make shoes. But every time I serve in Riser Boot Shop, I think of an experience my sister, Melba, and I had several years ago. Her husband, Mike, had come to fix my cooler on top of my house because I won't get up there. He sent us to the store to get some tubing to replace the old. While we were measuring the stuff, my sister said, "You watch, she'll ask us when we get up to the register, 'how many feet do you have?' and I'll answer 'Two, how many do you have?' Sure enough, we got up there and that's what she asked. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't answer, and the poor cashier just stood there wondering what was so funny. If you're not at least smiling right now, I guess you had to be there, or at least know my sister and me.Thursday, January 21, 2010
How many feet do you have?
This is much of the equipment a shoemaker would need to make shoes. But every time I serve in Riser Boot Shop, I think of an experience my sister, Melba, and I had several years ago. Her husband, Mike, had come to fix my cooler on top of my house because I won't get up there. He sent us to the store to get some tubing to replace the old. While we were measuring the stuff, my sister said, "You watch, she'll ask us when we get up to the register, 'how many feet do you have?' and I'll answer 'Two, how many do you have?' Sure enough, we got up there and that's what she asked. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't answer, and the poor cashier just stood there wondering what was so funny. If you're not at least smiling right now, I guess you had to be there, or at least know my sister and me.
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Funny! Guess I never thought about how many buildings there might be in Nauvoo. It's almost completely unbelievable to think that the early saints accomplished so much, under ridiculous circumstances, in so little time. What a great legacy!! Thanks for sharing! Love you!
We know you and your sister(my mother) all to well!! You don't EVER want to get the two of you going, because it will just keep going and going and going....
That's one of the things I love most about you though Aunt Marcia, thanks for making me smile!! We miss you TONS!!!
In comparison to how many buildings there were here, this is hardly nothing at all. Nauvoo has around 12,000 occupants and rivaled Chicago at its apex.
I hope Melba reads this, I know she'll get a kick out of it, too.
I just read it! You are too funny. I told this experience to our one and only stake president and his wife. The next day he said he was upset with me. His wife stayed up all night laughing! She kept repeating, "How many feet do you have?" He will commonly ask me that if he passes me in the Church somewhere. We should take our act on the road!!!
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