Christmas Spools 2014

I have been collecting wooden spools as I go to antique stores and yard/estate sales. This is what we do with them. Dallin carved the green gremlin and the brown Santa. I did the rest. You can see where the talent lies but boy is it fun.

Cristin's cute new haircut

 Getting the stuffing hugged out of her by Sister Henriques

Layton, UT

G-Ju on the Loose

First I made a quick trip to Farmington, NM.

Then Audrey's Wedding in St. George with reception in Cedar City.

My Mom with her newest great grand daughter.

Then Provo to visit my boys and their families and James, John's brother and his daughter Laura.

(Daniel's Melanie is the photographer for this pict.)

Sister Blankenship's Companions

Sister Taylor was Cristin's trainer.

Then they got another Sister...Sister Perez.

That put them in a three some.

Sister Kimpton was Cristin's first greenie to train. Then six weeks into the triaining they got Sister Horseherder who had been Sister Kimptons companion in the MTC. Now Cristin got to finish training them both and was made a single Sister Trainer Leader.  Sister Horseherder is a Navajo Indian. Too cool my first comp out in the mission field was Sister Yellowman a Navajo from Blanding,UT.

 Sister Horseherder, Sister B and Sister Alaiasa from Hawaii.

Cristin's current companion is Sister Henriques from Maryville, TN.

The are both STL's. Isn't she the cutest ever.

This is Sister Fluegal

Sister Paul from Ontario Canada. Cristin's last greenie

Sister Weber just a short timer with Cristin. Her companion went home early for school so she came to make this a three some. Then another sister went home due to illness and Sister Weber left to be her companion's companion.

MTC

Cristin in the MTC

These are Cristin's two companions in the MTC. Sister Masen and Sister Claren. She says one is really shy and the other is outgoing but they are both as sweet as can be.

They got to do a session in the Provo Temple.

This is their District. The whole District is going to the Utah SLC Mission.

Follow the Prophet, follow the Prophet, follow the Prophet he know the way!

First Letter

Called to Serve

Cristin got her mission call to the Utah Salt Lake City Mission. She is in the MTC until Sep 11 and then I guess they shuttle them up to the mission home.

This was her interview with the Stake President. Of course she had an interview with her Bishop too and it was her Dad. The Stake President, Pres. Cruze let Cristin push the button that sent her application to Salt Lake.

 Here is the Day she got her call. We were waiting for John to come home for lunch. She did alot of pacing around the house and picking at the the envelope before he got there.

We were all a little shocked that she got called to the Utah Salt Lake City Mission. But my how the idea of it has grown on us.

Cristin has had the chance to spend a lot of time with the Sister Missionaries in our ward this summer. This is Sister Liebing and Sister Schwab. Sister Schwab's family actually live in Cristin's mission boundaries and her mom and I have become Facebook friends. She is going to get a welcome to Utah package to Cristin once she has an address in Salt Lake.

These Sister's consider themselves Cristin's first companions.

Cristin was set apart the night before and then in the wee hours of the morning John dropped us off at the airport and said his goodbyes.

Got to see Ryan's new practice. We are all very impressed and the ladies that work for him all pulled me aside to tell me what a wonderful young man he is and how much they love working for him.

Kicking up her heels with Dallin.

So we pulled up to the MTC gate and they asked us, "Elder or Sister". Then they put a pink sticky note on our windshield. The curb is lined with Elders and Sisters with name tags and tags that say HOST on them. The curb is also lined with signs with numbers on them. Some Elders in safety vests direct you to the next available space. A sweet Sister was there to take Cristin to where she need to go and an Elder unloaded her luggage from the trunk. We hugged and flashed some pictures and we were on our way leaving our Brand New Missionary is excellent hands.