MORE WEDDINGS

Dear Family,

We have been busy and it has been difficult yo write a weekly update.

A week ago Saturday was a day of emotional swings. We attended the funeral of a 44 year old mother of seven who died tragically. The viewing brought long lines of well wishers

The funeral was sweet and uplifting. Elder Packard gave the opening prayer, Elder Ballard the closing prayer and there were talks from the siblings. President Monson spoke as well giving comfort to the family.

Immediately after this funeral, w went to the Salt Lake Temple to see our former Sister Missionary Camile W. get married to Eric T. and it was a beautiful experience.

It is interesting how people meet who marry one another. This time Camile's missionary companion. Kelsey D. (now L.), played a significant role. Camile and Kelsey have kept close in touch and one night, Kelsey told Camille about this great guy in their ward in Indiana. Phone numbers were given and I believe Camille and Erich wore out the batteries on their first cell phone conversation. For him it was love at first hearing; one thing led to another and Camille moved from Washington to Indiana with this trip to Salt Lake. She grew up in the Taylorsville area (where I used to hunt pheasants as a teenager). This was sweet and the dinner they had afterward was also great and we saw several other former missionaries, now married.

Here is Kelsey and Dave who also live in Indiana. It is so fascinating how couples meet. It does not seem so random.

Well we go to Florida next week to see John graduate from Law School. We will also bless the baby boy we missed on our last trip there. Everyone seems to be going somewhere. Emily, John and Johnny are in Greece, back to Johnny's mission field. Doug and Spence are going to Beijing to do some more carotid surgery and train Chinese surgeons. John will be going as well as a newly graduated lawyer and their interpreter.

We will go up to Bear Lake thi Saturday to open the farmhouse and get things ready for the summer activity.

May Heaven be with you all

Love, Dad