We spent a full day in Salt Lake City on the fourth of January, attending the wedding and reception of our nephew and his bride, Jace and Krystal Hill. We drove Mom down early in the morning for the temple ceremony and the wedding breakfast. Kim had arranged a hotel room for Mom in the afternoon so she could rest, then we went to the reception with her. I left a little early to get Mom home after her full day; KR stayed longer and enjoyed the festivities. It was all very nice, and VERY cold outside. When we left Morgan in the wee morning hours, it was more than -10F. I am not sure how accurate the car thermometer was, but it was cold! One of the highlights of the reception was the unexpected competition for the bridal bouquet. Kallie must
have thought those stems were made of gold, as she brushed aside the
other aspirants and dived in Olympic fashion to nab the prize. We
took advantage of the proximity to Church Headquarters and the several
hours we had between the wedding breakfast and the reception to inquire
about tickets for the Honduras Temple dedication and try to find someone
in the Missionary Department that could give us some info on PEF
mission opportunities. We hit pay dirt on both. We got all the
information we needed on tracking down tickets to the dedication, as
well as the cultural event. We were also able to meet
for forty-five minutes or so with the PEF senior couple coordinator. He
was able to give us a little introduction to the responsibilities of PEF
missionaries and we were added to his "rolodex" - they try to match up
the actual missionary applications to people that have expressed some
interest in this type of assignment, if possible. The reality that we
may be going on a mission later this year got another step closer. Pictures: 1) wedding announcement, 2) Rod and Marilyn huddling together
to keep warm during pictures, 3) Eric at wedding breakfast in the Lion
House, 4) Kallie after her incredible dive, and 5-6) dancing with Jace - Krystal and Kim.
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