Utah Trip

I asked Pat if he would like to take Cami to school so we could go to Utah and visit friends.  We worked it out with Clare and the four of us headed West.

While there, Pat and I were able to attend several different temples.  We decided where each evening and headed there the next morning. 

The Mensels were kind enough to put us up for a few days.  Fred said we needed to attend the Taylorsville temple.  So we did!  It is just as beautiful as all the others.

Matt and Caren Nelson put us up for two nights.  They were our first contact in the mission in Nauvoo.  I worked to Caren and Pat and Matt worked together.  They were also our district leaders.

They took us on a ride through the Unita Mountains.  We came across the Devil's Slide which I remember from my childhood.  

We ate at one of their favorite Mexican restaurants.  The food was good but I prefer El Tequila in Shawano instead.  

Cami had a shopping list that wasn't complete so we went to get her things on our final day in Utah.  I think we got her out of bed.

The Payson temple was our first stop.  After coming out I decided to message Richard Oram who we met in the MTC.  His wife Sharon had surgery the week prior.  No response. 

Then Pat decided to go to the wood working store where he orders a lot of his supplies.  Imagine my surprise at walking through the door and finding Richard at the desk!  Miracles!

Our wonderful friends, Bruce and Sherry Robertson, were kind enough to make time for us to stop and see them.  

Bruce ended up being a handyman with Pat during Covid while on our mission. 

No trip to the west is complete unless we stop by Brian and Kellie Welling.  

Brian taught and baptized Pat. 

When we left Utah we headed north to Burlington, WY to visit Mary and Allan Howard.  We loved working with them on the mission.  They live off the beaten path so no one visits them.  We loved our short time with them.  An overnight visit and we were off again.