Mom's Letter - David & Lindsay in Logan Sept 13, 2014

Hello Elder & Family!

This is one of those Sundays when I try to think of what occurred earlier in the week it doesn't fill my mind, so I suppose I'll start with today and work backward!

Most interesting was that I slept deep and soundly at Davids house!  I don't usually sleep well outside of my own bedroom, but thankfully I had a great nights sleep.  Waking up at 5am Saturday may have been the reason as Morgan and I headed for Logan to attend the Temple with Lindsay & David as she received her Endowment.  After the baby is born in December, which is the year mark of when they married, they will then be sealed!  WhoooHOooo!  Sooooo..., probably January 2015 sometime.  Today was so pleasant to spend quiet time with Lindsay and David and in the afternoon we took a drive up to Providence Canyon to a waterfall that was beautiful and nearby were some hill climbs that David took the Jeep up!  FUN!  Earlier in the day we watched some videos on YouTube of monster truck mud bogs, so that must have gotten David in the mood to get the Jeep in some dirt!  Haaa!  With the colors changing in the canyon it was a wonderful drive.  It was fun to see the things they have collected for the baby too! Thanks for everything Dave & Lindsay!

Saturday started early, but the reward was being in the Temple with Lindsay and David and her family, including her parents, and grandparents and an Aunt & Uncle.  It's a slice of heaven to be in such lovely surrounds, but to see your children in the House of The Lord it is such joy.  We got some photos after the session and headed for lunch at a Brazilian buffet in Logan.  The food was wonderful and getting to 'talk story' with the DeTorbal family was very cool.  As we arrived back at David's for dessert, Nick and family arrived as they were visiting family from Ogden and had come to USU for a football game.  It was great to see Cambree and Hayden with some cute photos of playing airplane on my feet.  After they came back from the game, Morgan left with Nick back to Ogden to be nearby to attend Church on Sunday with his girlfriend Camrie LaBaron who was speaking in her Stake as a recently returned missionary.  Her birthday was Sunday so Saturday afternoon Morgan, Lindsay and I went to Walmart and made a birthday basket of fun things, including a picture collage of the two of them with recent activities.

Friday was a delight to meet Avery's father Craig!  He had business in Reno and decided to fly to SLC to see his son's, Gentry and Avery while he was this close!  I was glad to meet him and share a few stories and soon he and Avery left to hook up with Gentry and head back to SLC to pick up a friend of Avery's at the airport.  Morgan wasn't able to connect with him due to being at a ward outing with Camrie that was at the same time.  Later in the evening put Craig in SLC with Avery so they didn't get to see each other..... darn!  I found out it was Avery's birthday and I made him a coconut milk white cake that turned out very good!  Happy 22nd Birthday to Avery!

Much of the work-week is same 'ol -- same 'ol so not any big news there.  I did my visiting teaching and mine came as well so things are in good shape for September!  The fridge got repaired so all are glad to have ice and water dispensed. 

My next GD lesson is on Isaiah.  I'm really looking forward to this as I'll get to study in depth an area I've just let 'fly by' me in the past.  As LDS people we have an advantage to understand his writings as we know the Plan of Salvation, we have modern Prophets, and the Book of Mormon.  If you thought of Shakespeare and his particular writing style of being 'Old English', then use the same tolerance of Isaiah as being of a similar writing style.  He tells of the present by speaking of the past and future simultaneously!  This is going to be an awesome segment of the Old Testament!  I've got plenty of time to prepare as today was Regional Conf, next week the Ogden Temple Dedication takes the place of the Sunday meetings, then my teaching partner has his turn, then General Conf. so the week after that....I'm in! 

Have a great week everyone and be safe!  While driving to Logan on Saturday morning, Morgan and I cam upon a recent motorcycle wreck with responders already there.  The rider was still on the ground, looked to be alive, but wasn't getting up as he was huddled toward the cement barrier.  We immediately said a prayer for this man and his family that all would be well and asked a special blessing on the motorcycle riders in our family to be safe.  Please everyone be aware and considerate of motorcycle riders, as you travel nearby them!

Love, Mom

 Mikes new rental home in Logan.  Move in will be Sept. 27th