BUSY WEEK AND WEEKEND

Dear Family,

We had a full week and weekend. Thursday night, we had a church activity with the Elder's Quorum and the younger boys; a shotgun shooting party and pizza get together at a gun range. I love those church activities! When some of the younger guys started handling shotguns I stepped behind them as a safe place but when they started shooting traps, many were dead eyes and natural wing shooters.

Friday, we attended Elise Hubbard's marriage to Chris P. in the Salt Lake temple. She was such a little doll and was so happy. Richard Webb and Martha S. were there representing the old Michigan gang. We went to their luncheon at the Lion House and Emily came up as well. They are such a great couple.

That night we were with our Theater and Dinner Group, old Missionary buddies and wives from 55 years ago. They have this theater in the round called the Hale theater. We went to see Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. Check out the link. It was great fun and a good Friday Night Date.

Saturday, we went to the University of Utah football game up in the box. This is a picture of the band going nuts; you can see the box in the upper part of the photo. U of U won 38-10 and it was a fun game to watch. Paul brought some of the kids including little Johnny. There are all kinds of food and drink in the box; there was a complete turkey dinner with pumpkin pie in the hall but Johnny made a bee line to Mom's great purse and started burrowing into it like a little ground hog and found, at the bottom, a bunch of lollipops so we passed those out. When Cheryl asked him how he liked the game, he said, "I got a lollipop out of Grandma's purse".

We left the game early to drive to Mapleton to attend the Saturday evening session of Stake Conference. Mike was called to the Bishopric of his ward as second councilor and I ordained him a High Priest. So proud of him and his family. Had a little dessert at his house, drove Rachel over to Emily's house to check out Natalie and a guy friend. All neat kids.

Sunday was our regular church but I had two Patriarchal Blessings in the evening in our home. We went to Cheryl and Paul for Family night. The spazz little guys finally settled down and we had a combined lesson. Paul jr. plays the church hymns so well. Mary Clare and Loren acted out the story of Elijah and the priests of Baal from the Old Testament story. Cheryl is their Primary teacher.

It is Monday and we start all over again. We will go up to Bear Lake on the weekend with Doug and his family to close up the place.

Wish you all well and remember all the expectant Moms in your prayers.

Love, Dad and Mom