A glimpse into the life of my mom and dad?

My dad, Ben Hill, was a letter-writer.  The following copy of a letter he wrote, (he knew what carbon paper was for), has allowed me a glimpse into his thoughts and doings on the 19th of August, 1984.  

Let me set the stage a bit.  I can't get too specific without revealing matters that might be private and/or sensitive or cause discomfort to some.  

However, the letter is addressed to my son, Richard, who was filling a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"Dear Elder, my dad writes, "we have been out of church since 12:30 p.m."--(this is on a Sunday afternoon that he is describing), "we watched Jimmy Connors lose three dismal sets of tennis to ignoble John McEnroe.  Meanwhile, time has gone by until 2:19 p.m.  Your grandmother, [Opal], wasn't too talkative until I mentioned how I thanked Brother and Sister Unitt for their [very] spiritual testimony.  It was at that point, that your grandmother told me very matter-of-factually, that she wanted to be baptized and had spoken to the Bishop about it.  We both had a good cry!  ...we both thanked Heavenly Father for being so good to both of us...I still have trouble taking it all in...

"Your grandmother said that she wanted me to know first.  Then, she is going over to Ben and Becky's to give them the news, then to Margaret's and Sarah's and finally to her Aunt Hazel's.

"Your mom (moi) has been down in spirit; I know this is going to spruce her up, considerably.

"Okaloosa County has been having a lot of political spirit for the past couple of months; there are so many signs posted that the ground hogs and gophers are making a detour up through Alabama for fear they'll have the sharp end driven through their "noggins"!

"Give your companion our love and baptize, baptize, baptize.  Then, get your breath and baptize some more!

"Grant Adams and John Barrow are coming to home teach us on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.  Opal is going to tell Grant that his productive seeds have sprouted!  And I have promised President Elroy Stapleton that I will let him know about the baptism; he wants to come down from Crestview for the baptism of your grandmother.

"We love you very much, Richard!  Bye for now, Grandpa and Grandma Hill.  P. S. We enjoyed the pictures; I'm enclosing a clipping of the baseball game."