October Conf.

Our October began in Utah for General Conference and to be with our Johns Family, along with Ondalynn and her new 12 yr. old, Julia, Seth and his 12 yr old, Preston, Crismon Jr. & Danielle from Boulder, and Emily & Bronson from Provo.

Friday evening was a special night as we took the 3 recent 12 yr olds, Kenna, Julia, & Preston to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple to do baptisms. This was the first time for Julia & Preston. What a glorious experience for all of us to be in the temple together. Then, the wonderful opportunity to be in the Conference Center for some of the sessions of Conf. We love feasting upon the words of our leaders. It’s especially wonderful to see the grandchildren loving it, too.

We had so much fun being together. The Johns opened their home to all of us. Crismon & Danielle stayed with her sister in Provo. Of course, the Gardner's stayed at their apartment. Emily brought yummy food to help out. Her Chocolate Chip Cookies are divine! All the women went to lunch together on Friday which was fun.

Walking around the Conf. Center was difficult for me, so I only went to one session. I enjoyed a nice visit with Danielle on Saturday afternoon before the men returned from the Priesthood session. The grandchildren are always the highlight. Claire is so entertaining. Dad and I went to Elliot's school for a welcome back one evening. He is very smart and he caught on to everything very quickly. We attended one of Kenna's rehearsals for the musical, "Fiddler On The Roof," that she was in. She loves performing and she does so well. We also drove south to see Suzette Guerrero in her new home in Payson, the beautiful new temple there, and then went by to have lunch with Grandma Julia and Emily. Monday evening we took a drive up Cottonwood Canyon where everything turned cold and snowy. Gary was quite the quick driver around those mountain curves. We kind of felt like we were hanging of a ledge at times. We stopped for a spectacular sight at the top, before heading back down the mountain. We flew home on Tues. the 3rd and loved seeing beautiful Mt. Hood as we approached Portland.