Friday, November 15, 2019

September from the Field


FROM GUATEMALA


FROM ENGLAND/ETC.




FROM FLORIDA
Sam and Ammon

Abby and Sam


Meghan and the kids made a visit to the Smiths 
while they were homeless in Florida.

FROM WASHINGTON
Laura turned 42   Ethan and Jessica did cross-country. 

FROM FLORIDA


FROM TEXAS



Malea at the airport waiting to fly to Utah

She came alone to be a part of Meghan's wedding.

Andrea helped her with a new look!  It was nice!




Hyum got bigger and bigger!

FROM KENTUCKY
Angela and Kaylee

FROM THE BASEMENT
Bethany and kids made a trip to ID.


Randel made good on his birthday promise to Hans.

They spent the day at the Draft Horse Show in Mona.
Sadly, it resulted in major hives for Hans.

September at a Glance

September at a Glance
September 3: Amy received her mission call to Sapporo, Japan.
September 4: Tyler Mellor received his endowment in the Provo Temple, prior to leaving on his mission.
September 7: Kimberly Marvin and Ryan Rodney Black were married in the Payson Temple.
September 8: Tyler Mellor spoke in his Mapleton Ward prior to leaving on his mission to Guatemala.
September 9: President Russell M. Nelson turned 95 today and a very impressive celebration was held in the Conference Center in honor of his life on September 6th.
September 11: Tyler Mellor entered in MTC in Guatemala.  He will be one of the last missionaries trained there as it was announced that this facility will close at the end of the year.
September 13:  I was given a new temple assignment in honor of Laura’s 42nd birthday.  I was called to serve as Veil Coordinator for our Friday evening shift.
September 16-21: Darrel and I were in Texas with Jake, Malea, Colton and Gil.  Jake was honorably released from the Navy on September 18 (My Parent’s 67th wedding anniversary,) and then re-enlisted for another seven years within 10 minutes. There wasn’t a lot of fanfare but the Spirit of Patriotism that joined us was very evident and served as a witness that his service has been, is and will be a noble use of his life. I also felt the assurance that there will be compensating blessings for his family.  We had a wonderful visit, but it was during a tough time for Jake as the sale of their Texas Home included every obstacle imaginable. Meghan and the kids were homeless in Florida awaiting the sale to go through so they could purchase the home they were under contract to buy there.  She and the kids drove to the Smith’s and enjoyed a fun week in spite of the dark cloud.  Perhaps the highlight of the trip for me was being in the temple with Jake and Malea.  The Spirit that Jake carries brings no end of joy to me.  He has faced this challenge with humility and faith.

Random September


Fresh peach pie on Labor Day weekend at Maple Canyon.

Amy and Ben's Labor Day weekend adventure.

The King Noah segment of the Book of Mormon series was filmed this month.
Jake Suazo is Wicked King Noah! 

I had a bus run to Yuba and there were spiders everywhere!


We made a wood haul from Gunnison.

We found an elk highway on our corn walk adventure.

Jake's re-enlistment (Sept. 18, 2019)

The main reason for our visit to San Antonio 
was to support Jake in his re-enlistment.

He was  honored discharged and then sworn in for another seven years in not 
many minutes on September 18, 2019. (My parent's 67th wedding anniversary.)

 
Jake had arranged for us to receive certificates 
of appreciation from the Navy.



We went out for lunch following . and then toured the base.

These are where military dogs are trained.
This is the dog transport.

We were able to attend the San Antonio Temple together.



It was a glorious occasion forever etched in my heart.