Our oldest grandchild gets married!

 Ben and Sariah had a drive-through reception in Kent on August 15th.

 

They had a drive through reception in Moses Lake on  August 17, 2020.

Darrel and I drove in from Idaho that day. Payson Temple was among those who opened today under phase two.  That means all living ordinances can be scheduled by appointment.  Ben and Sariah will soon be able to be sealed for eternity.  The reception was lovely although it had a slow start.  Ben was an hour late due to traffic congestion, and the rest of the Mitchell gang arrived just in time to say "good night." We stayed in a motel that evening.  

 

 

 

 

 

August 18: Ben and Sariah were married civilly today under a shade in the very spot he proposed to her.  It was lovely.  The Bishop’s counsel was as good as any I remember hearing in the temple, but nothing can really compare with a temple wedding. It was sad that a young couple so worthy was denied that opportunity because of the pandemic.  Gratefully, several Utah temples are in phase two now, so they should be able to schedule their sealing soon!   The luncheon following was so nice.  Ben married into a close knit, good, solid family.  That is a blessing he will come to appreciate more and more. We drove as far as LeGrande, Oregon today and spent the night in a rather low budget place.  Darrel lost his hearing aid somewhere in the process.