Dear Jordan,
We are sorry we didn't see an email from you last week. We know that you sent one to Hannah. You sound great.
Mom
was able to scan all of you pictures that you sent. She will be able to
post them, probably this week. They all look good except the one where
you are sitting in what mom says is the "ugly chair". That one is a
little out of focus, probably due to the chair. Ha ha.
Last
Thursday after work, I helped Bruce make 10 more flags. The process was
pretty simple but it definitely helped having the two of us working
together. On Friday morning (4th of July), not one of the scouts or
young men showed. Pete put up the flags by the church earlier in the day
(6 am).
Hannah, Bekah, and Makala helped me with my route and Bruce did his
regular route. Hannah and I then drove to Alpine to mow the lawn. While
we were gone, Bekah was able to prepare the vegetables for Robert's
house. We then went to Robert's house and had hamburgers. He
made/grilled the hamburgers with bacon inside. They were good. We then
rented two dvds from RedBox and watched them. Since it was so warm we
stayed in his house the entire day. Mom had dropped us off at his house
and then she drove downtown to meet with the Johnson's
from Denver. She took them around the city to see the sites and Temple
Square. I have asked her to write to you telling you all of her
exploits. In the evening, Mom picked us up and then we took down the
flags. Again, none of the young men showed.
On
Saturday we did some hiking in Little Cottonwood Canyon. We drove up to
Snowbird and walked on the short hike to the end of the trail and back.
We then drove down the canyon and stopped to do the hike near the spot
where they got the granite for the temple. It was hot down there so we
didn't go far. We then met grandma and watched Captain America, Winter
Soldier. It was good but very action packed. We then ate lunch at Subway
and then Robert drove us around to do
some shopping since Mom was with the Johnsons again. I then tested out
some camping equipment that I bought after becoming scoutmaster. Bekah
helped me. I then put the flooring back in place since the dishwasher
was working properly.
On
Sunday Mom and I drove to Salt Lake City to meet the Johnsons and to
take them to Music and the Spoken Word. It was at the Conference Center
(since it is summer and there are bigger crowds). It was very nice. Mitt
Romney and John Rhys-Davies were in attendance. John Rhys-Davies was
there because they had just had the Fantasy.com and he was attending as
well as most of the dwarfs from The Hobbit. After the presentation we
dropped the Johnsons off at their hotel
so that they could drive to Las Vegas for the rest of their vacation. I
went to church with the girls and after church we went to Robert's
house for dinner. We had chicken sandwiches and fruit and vegetables. We
then watched some television before coming home.
On
Monday we had Family Home Evening as usual. I also ran some errands. On
Tuesday it was my first real day of being scoutmaster. We ran through
the Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan, and Outdoor Code. We selected a new Senior
Patrol Leader and then did some knots. I had treats (of course) so even
some of the leaders stayed. We then helped the Young Men create some
directional boxes (arrows on boxes) for the Stake 5k Run/Walk this
Saturday.
We
have been FaceTiming Rachel about every third day. She seems to be
doing well. I think she will be very happy to be back with us after the
cabin. Also, I can't believe I didn't remember it, after setting up the
flags, Hannah drove the grey car home. Michaela and Bekah were in the
trunk area and I was in the passenger area. She did pretty well but she
hit the brake a little hard a couple of times so that Bekah and Michaela
hit into the car. I think Hannah is still very worried about driving.
She will continue to get better.
Sarah
and Mom are feeling better. Sarah still has a cough though. We didn't
do fireworks this year but Bekah was able to see the fireworks from the
top of Maria's house again. I have almost finished reading the Doctrine
& Covenants and Pearl of Great Price in Spanish again. In English I
am in Alma where he and Amulek have started preaching to the people of
Ammonihah. Since school ended, we haven't been reading the scriptures in
the morning as a family. We will start up again when school starts.
Keep
up the great work and enjoy each moment. Your mission is flying by. I
know some days may not feel like it but it still is another day.
Hopefully you are still healthy and
strong. We keep praying for you (and Rachel). We love you very much.
Love,
Bekah, dad, Mom, Sarah, Hannah, Rachel (in Denver)
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