Vesta was Grandpa Merlins mother. Grandma Ellen remembers Vesta as the smartest women she had ever known . After Vesta had Elaine she began having seizures but she was still a talented, capable, wonderful women. She worked, made bread, ground wheat, took care of the kids and the house and kept goin'. She was a wonderful Teacher, she even taught culture refinement (relief society) at the same time as Grandma Ellen, grandma remembers having such good conversations with Vesta.
Later in her life Vesta got intensely ill. She had to have most of her intestines removed (she only had 1.5 ft left after they were done). After the surgery she stayed with Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Merlin for 3 years because Grandma Ellen was a nurse and she could take care of her. She stayed with them in Rigby in the extra bedroom while Blair was on his mission. It wasn't always easy. Grandpa Merlin would go to work and tune pianos and Grandma would spend all day with Vesta. 4 years later she passed away. Climmoth had passed away when Grandma Ellen was pregnant with Neil.
One summer Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Merlin lived with Climmoth and Vesta so grandpa could go back to school to get some extra education so he could begin teaching Math in the schools. He enjoyed teaching Music but said Math was a nice break because he could give them a lecture and then he would have an hour while they practiced to do other things.
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