We were granted a leave from the mission July 24-26 to join
some of our kids in Parowan. Autumn’s
family came from Kansas for a week and were joined, at least for a few days, by
all of our kids who live in Utah Valley and their families. Wonderful to be in
Parowan celebrating Pioneer Day and family.
With delight we watched our kids share with their kids many of the places
and traditions that they enjoyed as kids. Carry on! Carry on! Carry on!
I think that those who have “gone before” were smiling. We had all four 2019 babies there, with only
one daddy, besides the “grand daddy,” but that didn’t stop us from hiking from
the top of our Dry Lakes property to the cabin.
What a blessing that it is still so green. We even got our feet wet.
The “party”
moved from Parowan to Utah Valley the next week so we drove down after library
shifts most days. Monday night, though,
the party was at our apartment when we had Ruth (10), Jimmy (8), and Hank
(almost 8) come for a “sleepover.” Out-and-about,
we rode TRAX, played at the Clark Planetarium, ate soft serve cones and played
in the water at City Creek, saw the view from the 28th floor of the
Church Office Building. At home, we put
together a 500-piece puzzle and ate popcorn—well past bedtime. Some of our grandkids hope that we will never
move from “this hotel.”
Speaking of
that, we have asked for an extension of three months, which means that our
release date from the mission will likely be the end of the third week in
January instead of October. That decision wasn’t easy for one of us to
make. Still mixed emotions—but carry on,
we will.
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| Parowan: land of promise:) |
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| Where there's a will, there's a way. |
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| Elder Challis packing Elle. |
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| Seeley, Phillip, Luke, Elle--with one more coming in 2019. |
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| Past our bedtime, but we did it! |
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