Episodes
Send us a Text Message.We meet Ug, an imaginary grandchild who is in great need of learning the important lessons of life. In this episode Ug, who is prone to get very upset when he doesn't get what he wants, learns an important lesson: You get what you get, and you DON'T throw a fit! Enjoy
Published 06/16/24
Send us a Text Message.In this episode Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill recounts an incident that contributed to her romantic feelings toward Mark Mulford. Grandma was in charge of a big ward activity and afterwards found herself doing mounds of dishes. Enter Mark! See what he did to help out and to win Tammy's heart!
Published 06/09/24
Send us a Text Message.In this episode Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill wants desperately to set a record in the Guinness Book of World Records. He sees a possibility to play the most number of holes of golf in 24 hours. Listen in to see if he sets the record!
Published 06/02/24
Send us a Text Message.In this episode Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill wants desperately to set a record in the Guinness Book of World Records. He sees a possibility to play the most number of holes of golf in 24 hours. Listen in to see if he sets the record!
Published 05/26/24
Send us a Text Message.This is the conclusion of the story about March 22, 1975. Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill reads and comments about his journal entries from this MAGICAL day with Juanita Ray. This is a day full of surprises, fun, excitement and romance. And this story is NOT embellished. It's take from journal entries that were written the very same day that this all happened. Enjoy!
Published 05/19/24
Send us a Text Message.Magic! Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill reads and comments about his journal entries from a MAGICAL day with Juanita Ray (March 22, 1976). This is a day full of surprises, fun, excitement and romance. And this story is NOT embellished. It's take from journal entries that were written the very same day that this all happened. Enjoy!
Published 05/12/24
Send us a Text Message.In this slightly embellished story, Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill recounts sharing the great American eclipse with the Amanda and Nathaniel Merrill family at the Columbus, Ohio Zoo on April 8, 2024. Share the excitement as the animals don't quite know what to do when the sun disappears in the early afternoon. This story includes a kidnapping by an errant kangaroo and unacceptable behaviors by gorillas. There is danger and excitement, and it could be that Bigfo...
Published 05/05/24
During the previous two episodes, you heard Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill tell about how she met Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill. Tonight Grandpa Hill will tell his side of the story. See if you notice any differences.
Published 04/28/24
This concludes the bedtime story where Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill tells her side of the story about how Grandma and Grandpa Hill met. It may be just a little different than how Grandpa remembers it!
Published 04/21/24
In this bedtime story Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill tells her side of the story about how Grandma and Grandpa Hill met. It may be just a little different than how Grandpa remembers it!
Published 04/14/24
In this episode Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill recounts a miracle which occurred when he was visiting Sarah Ray Hill Allred in Philadelphia. This miracle helped Grandpa and Grandma get together, and eventually get married.
Published 04/09/24
In this episode Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill recounts how she met and fell in love with Mark Mulford. He was known as a flirt and winked at her in ward council. She told him she wouldn't kiss him until the 10th date, but she begged him to kiss her on the second. This is a fun bedtime story!
Published 04/03/24
In tonight's bedtime story Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill finishes his story about what happened when he gave Juanita Ray a truly epic valentine. He intended the Valentine to say "Good-bye" to romance with Juanita, but something else happened. This miracle changed his life and Juanita's life forever. The is Part 2 of a two-part story.
Published 03/31/24
In tonight's story Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill relates how he created a truly epic valentine to say "Good-Bye" romantically to his friend Juanita Ray. A miraculous turn of events begins. This is Part 1 of a two part story.
Published 03/24/24
We honor St. Patrick's Day with a special two-part bedtime story set in Ireland. In this story Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill and Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill take a cruise to the British Isles. This episode gives background to an exciting Bigfoot story about kissing the Blarney Stone and receiving the gift of eloquence (aka, the gift of gab).
Published 03/17/24
In honor of St. Patrick's Day the bedtime story tells of when Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill and Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill visited Ireland. Their attempt to kiss the Blarney Stone in order to receive the gift of eloquence is interrupted by the Rotund Bald Man with the Ugly Mustache. After several adventures with the Pirate Pilot things look bleak. Will Bigfoot be able to save them? You'll have to listen to find out.
Published 03/17/24
Usually our Grandma and Grandpa Bedtime Stories are told to you by Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill or by me, Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill. Tonight, our bedtime story is a little different. It is told to you by Aunt Amanda Ray Hill Merrill. And it isn’t just a random story. It is a story ABOUT our grandchildren told TO our grandchildren. Tonight, Aunt Amanda Ray Hill Merrill will tell a little bit about several of the grandchildren. Listen carefully. It is VERY interesting. You might not be...
Published 03/10/24
For tonight’s bedtime story we will be listening to Aunt Hannah Ray Hill Kuhn’s memories of how her Mom, Grandma Juanita Ray Hill, and Dad, Edward Jeffrey Hill, helped their children learn the joy of service. In other words, "Service Rocks!"
Being of service is an important purpose of life. As the Book of Mormon states in Mosiah 2:17, “If you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God!” When we serve others, it makes THEM happy, AND it makes US...
Published 03/03/24
In this episode Bishop Edward Jeffrey Hill has an unusual encounter with a garage door of one of his ward members. He learns what "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade" means.
Published 02/25/24
Grandpa tells about his very first job to earn money outside of the home. He was a paperboy for the San Francisco "News-Call Bulletin." The route skirted West Cliff Drive overlooking the beach in Santa Cruz, California. Though he didn't know why he enjoyed it, he liked to pause on the route to look at the girls on the beach. On this job he learned that if he stopped for a root beer float every day on the way home, his earnings decreased dramatically. He shares some of his exploits on this job.
Published 02/18/24
In this podcast Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill shares important lessons that he learned on Valentines Day when he was in third grade in Santa Cruz, California. It has something to do with "No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!"
Published 02/11/24
In this episode, Aunt Abigail LaDean Hill Boone shares delightful memories of when the Jeff and Juanita Hill family lived in Logan, Utah in the 1990s. Among these stories is the tale of a hilarious pigsty dinner when Grandma Juanita Ray Hill revealed her sometimes hidden sense of humor!
Published 02/04/24
In this episode, Uncle Aaron Thomas Hill tells an entertaining story about two backpacking trips into the beautiful Wind Rivers mountain range in Wyoming. In the first story there are adventures with a group of young men from Church. In the second story we meet Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill before she married Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill. What brings the stories together is a can of beef stew. Uncle Aaron is a master story teller.
Published 01/28/24
Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill relates his incredible adventures playing on the Tacoma Seventh Ward church basketball team as they played in the stake, regional, and divisional tournaments of the ALL-CHURCH basketball tournament sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Grandpa Hill will share the value of friendship, and how important it is to be a GOOD friend. A good friend will be with you when you are happy, when you are sad, and even when you are mad. A good friend...
Published 01/21/24
Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill continues his incredible adventures playing on the Tacoma Seventh Ward church basketball team. This was in the epoch when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had an ALL-CHURCH basketball tournament. Grandpa Hill will share the value of friendship, and how important it is to be a GOOD friend. A good friend will be with you when you are happy, when you are sad, and even when you are mad. A good friend will have your back in hard times.
Published 01/14/24