The Autobiography of Ruth Tagg Caley

I’m not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone that believeth. Roman 1:16This is my testimony. RuthI was told in my sleep many years ago that I would bear testimony that God lives.John Thomas Caleyby John Raymond CaleyJohn Thomas Caley, when a child, had polio. Because of his polio, he had a leg and feetdisability all the rest of his life and needed special shoes and arch supports to be able to walk.To begin our family, mother, Ruth Tagg and father met in Salt Lake City, Utah. Fatherfrom Australia. Mother from England and Canada. They were married in the Salt Lake Templeon June 26, 1930.Father came to the United States because of the missionary program. Elder Potter, wholived on a farm in Granite, was the elder that went to Australia. Granite is located up in bigCottonwood Canyon.Father and mother first had a first level apartment on Part Street. Winifred and John werethe children at this time.ththFather and Mother moved to Orem at 4 North and 10 East. We had a half-acre farmtype lot with a barn, a chicken coop, fruit trees, irrigating water and a one party line telephone. Itwas country style living. Our house was a three-room house, a living room, a bedroom, akitchen, one back door and a front door. To begin with, we had a outside moon house (toilet)that was later replaced with a bathroom when the inside plumbing was installed.Father worked at the Orem Electrical Power Plant in the mouth of Provo canyon as anelectrical engineer. He was the water master for the Canal Company. He made out the time andwater tickets for each family in the district so that they could take care of their fruit crops. Fatheralso had a small orchard where he grew fruit. At harvest time we would take our fruit to SaltLake City to deliver to our friend and their neighbors.These years were during the great depression times in the 1930's - 1940's. The familygrew larger through the years, Winifred, John, David, Esther, Marjorie and Marguerite (thetwins). Winifred passed away at the age of 10 and Marguerite at the age of 4-8 weeks old.My father, John Thomas Caley, was a loving person and was always doing things for thewindows in the ward, town, and neighbors that were in need of electrical, plumbing and a careride her and there. He was a generous person with what he had in those years.Ruth Tagg Caley pg 61