1. The kids were coming.
2. It was General Conference.
3. We got a preparation day after a 10 day stretch without one.
4. It's always good to remember the Savior and His atoning sacrifice.
The excitement was pretty much over the top. Janessa drove the kids down on Wednesday morning and Beeg flew in from meetings on Thursday afternoon. Sher, Paul, Sarah, Scotty, T.J. and Will and Brocky Hoagland arrived around midnight Thursday morning. Saturday morning at 4:38 a.m., Amy, Jas, Em, Ty, and Joshy arrived. They were in Mexico doing humanitarian service building a house. It was good to see everyone.
As I looked at the photographs I took while the kids were here, most of them were a blur as though no one stood still, which was true. Following are a few photos that pretty much sum up our time together. We also watched lots of conference together.
Molly's April Fool's joke ~ cheerios in the ice dispenser! Grandpa fell for it!
Hiking Snow Canyon!
Everyone was good and let Lily find some eggs before the hunt was on. She likes chocolate.
Paisley had fun, too.
Ty by the bags of popcorn ready to be packed into the car for the return to Davis County.
Bean was wondering how the road runner statue was doing. It is happy by the blooming claret cup.
Sego Lily (Utah's state flower) found in Snow Canyon
With all the visitors from spring breaks and the start of summer, we have extended hours at the church sites, so our shifts are longer. It's really busy everywhere as we have tour buses coming, sometimes three a day. We hope to have a positive influence on these visitors. This week I was with one family for an hour in the tabernacle telling them about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, etc. It's interesting how you can get attached to people so quickly, and wonder about how they are doing after they leave and if they will ever learn more about the church and come to Jesus Christ.
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