Just for fun, we thought we would go back a bit, this is from our non-farewell 10.15.2017
The Whole Crew
Mike & Lynnette
While we were at the MTC spent any time we could with family that lived close - Aaron & family in Lehi, Krishelle & fmaily in Mapleton and John-Evan and family in Cottonwood Heights, and Hannah Leavitt in Orem - Dixie's granddaughter, who we served with in Russia.
The Senior Couples are allowed a bit more freedom at the MTC than the young missionaries. When our classes are over about 4:30, we have until the next morning. One day Aaron came over and took us to play pool at the Wilkinson Center. We also went out shooting skeet. Mike and I didn't win any prizes, but it was fun. There will be a skeet shooting missionary story from one of our Elders in the next post.
As we got into Colorado, we accidentally passed all the pit-stop towns, so pulled into Palisade, Colorado. There were no gas stations, no fast-food places (that we could find) but we did find this - and it was kind of cool.
And now back to the Florida story .. Back on the road - It is strange to see places you have only read about. We saw the Gulf of Mexico
Crossed the Suwanee River (not Swanee like my old piano book said), saw a couple of fields of the big oil pumps
our first toll road
Most of the cities have huge water towers with the city name on them
Couldn't resist a picture of the sign to "Niceville" - sounds like a Dr. Suess story.
And we drove through lots and lots of trees that border both sides of the freeways. We saw more trees and water in the last few days than we've seen for a very long time. There aren't many mountains, but if there are, we couldn't have seen them for the trees.
We arrived in Gainesville, Florida Tuesday, Nov. 21, stopped by the Institute to meet the CES Coordinator, President Janson and Elaine, the secretary, and met a few of the missionaries.
We had Thanksgiving dinner in Live Oak with Brent and Dana (Worthen) Wainright and their family. It was a true southern dinner, reminded me of getting together at Uncle Evan's and Aunt Zella's years ago in Snowflake. They have real long horn cattle.
Brent & Dana
Brent's Dad and a grandson
With Brent's parents - southern hospitality at it's best.
They use regular stalks of cotton to make wreaths and to decorate, looks good. This is Dana's boy Jace, age 12 (who drives a truck like a pro.)
President Lee has the missionaries go to the Orlando Temple twice on their missions, half way and at the end. We are privileged to drive the ones from Gainesville, so the day after Thanksgiving we rented a 15 passenger van and headed to the temple with us, another senior couple, the Schroeders and 6 missionaries. The temple is beautiful and the trip was great.
One of our missionaries is Elder Flake, whose grandfather, Stanley Flake (Vincent and Phobe) is a good friend of mine. We grew up together in Snowflake, Arizona.
We like our apartment. It has lots of windows, even a skylight, so plenty of light.
We walk in the mornings - look at the size these trees must have been.
The rocks were probably white once, but the humidity makes them blackish.
Lots of trees and lots of moss
And we'll close this week from a thought Aaron Michael as a boy when he had to do a FHE lesson -- and still applies .. "The church is true -- there's work to do."
Our best to you all as you go into this fun Christmas season!!
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