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By Phil Scoville, November 2, 2009 10:41 am

The kids and Marlene went to Pumpkinland and had great time. Here are some pictures.

See Marlene’s post about Pumpkinland.

Then we also took some pictures of the kids before they went trick-or-treating. Marlene did an amazing job making Henry’s Frog Prince costume. She always makes one costume at least per year. Oscar wanted to be a Knight and Lily was Cinderella. You can’t see it in all of the pictures but Lily was devasted when I said she needed to wear her coat. It was going to ruin her outfit; it didn’t matter how cold it got. She was hysterical and stubborn. She may have been tired before we even went. Oscar was a good sport and was only able to trick-or-treat the closest houses in our block because he had cough so we didn’t want to keep him out long. Henry as well was upset that he had to wear the costume; especially the hat, however, when we put him in front of the mirror, he got a huge smile on his face. Enough talk and here are some of the pictures.

For more pictures of the family please see our Flickr photostream.

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By Phil Scoville, November 1, 2008 10:14 pm

Martin Luther King Memorial at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. This is the National Civil Rights Museum.

I went to the museum this afternoon after the conference sessions I was required to go see. No pictures could be taken within the museum; thus my pictures of just of the outside of the museum.

We only had a 30 minute window to go see through the many exhibits of which I was sad to have to rush through but it only opened at 1pm tomorrow afternoon and we need to leave for Nashville tomorrow to catch our flight.

My favorite part of the self-guided tour was to see the bus replica on which Rosa Park’s refused to give up her seat to a white man that eventually had her arrested for disobeying the law (at least for the time). I didn’t know that she and Dr. King were associates. I don’t know if they were before or after her arrest.

I also found it interesting how much distance Dr. Martin Luther King went to publish his message of non-violence and peace throughout the South. He graduated with his PhD from Boston University at age 26 in philosophy and theology. There were sit-ins and protests throughout the South – from Birmingham, AL to Memphis, TN to Washington, DC. I’ve always assumed that he did this much work but I just haven’t studied it. Seeing the jail cells and the hard work, Dr. King’s suffering for an important cause reminds me of the suffering and pain that the LDS Saints experienced when they were in first starting in the 1800′s in Missouri and across the uncivilized territory toward the desert now known as Utah.

A couple of other items that struck me while in the museum. Dr. King was shot in the face by a bullet that went through his right cheek and then his jaw. It then hit his spinal cord and got lodged in his shoulder. Jesse Jackson was near him when he got shot standing on the balcony. He was in room 306 in the Lorraine Motel. Apparently this was a room that he stayed at often when he was in Memphis.

I was also particularly touched by a transcript provided of a conversation between Dr. King and his wife, Coretta King, while Dr. King was in prison. He inquired about the kids. They were courteous and kind to each other. There was much love, care, and appreciation.

Dr. King was an example to all of us about keeping his ideals high and speaking out for those things that need to be addressed. He was open, honest, and non-violent in his efforts to address serious problems such as labor and wages problems.

You can read more about his life on wikipedia.

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By Phil Scoville, February 27, 2008 4:21 pm

Here are a few of my favorites from my cousin’s recent photo stream. These are pictures of our family and reminds me of the good old days.

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By Phil Scoville, February 10, 2008 12:53 am

We have a friend who has this photo in her living room in Lindon, Utah. We have liked it for a while now. I just found out who took the picture during the funeral of President Hinckley. His name is Boyd Ivey and apparently our friend in Lindon knows him. Anyway, here is a look at his website. You can order prints from the site, Boyd Ivey Photography.

Apparently this photo was taken after the last BYU game coached by Lavell Edwards when the stadium was being named after him. Prints are in expensive. Now head over and buy them now. He also has a nice photo of President Monson available to order as well.

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By Phil Scoville, January 27, 2008 9:26 pm

We received a call from my mom telling us that President Hinckley died. We have been listening to the news on KSL News Radio and on KSL Television News. We were surprised, but yet realizing that he has been our Prophet and has been waiting to return to his wife, Marjorie. She died passed away on April 6, 2004, just about 4 years ago.

Here is a link to his last testimony that he gave in this last October General Conference 2007. Gordon B. Hinckley’s Testimony. We felt that maybe he was preparing for this day, not that he knew but understood that he was “in the sunset” of his life. We love him and pray for his family. Oscar and Lily don’t quite understand but were sad to hear about this happening.

The church’s official announcement.

Another video with President Hinckley.

Here is the KSL news report.

We look forward to seeing the process of reestablishing the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve. We were surprised when our beloved Elder Eyring was made the 2nd counselor in the First Presidency. Now we’ll see how the Presidency is reorganized.

It was fitting that the BYU Alumni center was finished this last year before he died. We love him and his optimism and joy that he brought to the membership of the church while he has been president, counselor, or member of the twelve.