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| Bill and Mom |
Last week was a busy week. We went to see Bill and Nan Mead in Salt Lake City. Bill was the missionary who taught and baptized Mom way back in 1971. They have remained dear friends for all this time. On Sunday their daughter and her kids, and a friend visited and we all had a church meeting in their home. Bill talked about his experiences when he was teaching Mom about the church. Then Mom talked about some of the experiences she's had because of being a member of the church, and the lives that have been influenced by that. She especially talked about her friend, Marlene, and the difference the gospel has made in her life. You see, when you decide to go on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints you never know how that will affect the lives of people you have never met.
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| Mom and Bill back in 1971, almost 50 years ago! |
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| Rich Draper |
While we were in SLC area we also had lunch and visited with Greg and Becky Putnam who served a mission for the church in the Colebrook, NH area.
And speaking of old friends, an old friend of Mom's, Rich Draper, came to visit us. It's always good to see old friends to revisit old times and catch up on new ones.
We got to see the Christmas lights at Temple Square, although there aren't as many as usual because of the construction going on there.
It seems construction is going on in lots of places. The St. George temple is a year into a 3 year renovation. Since so many things are closed due to Covid-19 it's certainly a good time to close some of the temples to do maintenance, upgrades, and renovations.
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| St. George temple, (back view) |
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| St. George temple |
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| St. George temple, (front view) |
Here's an odd thing we saw while in St. George - a dog and car wash. Good thing they keep the areas separate!
--Sammy
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