Late August 2021--Neal & Daniel to AZ, Back to School, Lillian-Amelia 10th Bday, Manti Temple Trip

Brandon, Daniel, and Neal watched the Diamondbacks play the Padres in their major league stadium.  

Daniel loves baseball.  They stayed with Brandon and Melody's family over the weekend.  

Katrina and Anna stayed in West Jordan with the grandparents and had a doctor appointment.  Keith came to visit and played musical toys with her.  

Desi's father Rich  was in the West for a missionary homecoming for a granddaughter and a baptism for a grandson.  They ate  at Karen's favorite place.  

Rich, Mike, and Desi attended the Denver Temple.  

Keith's family 

Kim

Amelia and Lillian turned 10 and had a birthday party with 20 of their friends at Hidden Grove Pavilion in Sugarhouse Park. 

The party was from 11 to 2 and everyone wore masks.  There was a lot of free play because this was the first time these school children had seen one another all summer.   

Pizza, drinks, cupcakes, favors and cotton candy made it fun.  

The parachute is always fun.  

Hidden Grove Pavillion

The cupcake cake.  

The creek was very low because of the severe drought.  

John and Kathryn began their work in the Jordan River Temple as ordinance workers.  

We work Wednesday and Thursday afternoon shifts.  

We loved our work as missionaries from February 2009 to July 2021.  Things have certainly changed.  

 

The training lab in the JSMB in 2009

Kathryn Ann and John  at beginning of their mission.  

The TZ trainers in 2009

Online Zoom Training with the trainers in 2021.  

  

Happy first birthday to Spencer and Sarah!  

John and Kathryn Ann went to Sanpete County on August 31 to celebrate their 51st anniversary.  The temple across from UVU is coming along well. 

Kathryn's grandparents' home is beautifully kept by the new owners in Mayfield.  

View of the Manti Temple from Soren Christoffersen's grave in the Manti Cemetery.  Soren is Kathryn's great-grandfather.  

John and Kathryn were married in the Manti Temple in 1970.  Her parents and maternal grandparents were also married here.  John's parents worked here for 4 years and his father memorized all of the male speaking parts.  

John and Kathryn attended a live endowment session then saw the spiral staircases.  This temple will be closed for renovation in October and another temple will be built in Ephraim.  I'm so grateful the beautiful pioneer craftsmanship will be preserved.  We had a wonderful day there with kind, helpful people.