Uncle Jack's little dog, Tillie, liked sitting on Wayne's head and licking his ears.
Uncle Jack's hobby is wood-working. This is his latest project, a grandfather clock. Wayne was helping him to get it level so that he could install and adjust the clock workings.
We were able to visit with our friends Ron and Linda Larsen, who live in Parowan. They served in New Amsterdam, Guyana when we served. It was a fun visit.
We spent a morning looking at indian petroglyphs near Parowan.
We had to go through St. George to get from Parowan to Las Vegas, so we called our friends, Kent and Chris Rhodes and arranged to have lunch with them. I didn't take any pictures!!! We got there a little early, so we visited the grounds of the St. George Temple. We met a sister missionary there who spoke French. It turns out that the church made a deal with the travel agents who book French people on tours of the US. They have to go through St. George to get from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, so the church has put French speaking missionaries in the visitor's center so that they can take a tour there. This young woman had met President Gamiette while she was in the MTC. We put that into the "small world" department.
When we got to Las Vegas to visit Brent and his family, it was hot. We sat by the pool. We got to meet our first great grandson, Nathaniel Mark Sollitto. We call him Nathan. He is a big hunk of a boy and into everything. It was a delight to be there.
When we arrived in Moreno Valley, we found that granddaughter, Lauren decided to marry her sweetheart, Eric Wood. It was a lovely day, the setting was beautiful and Lauren was gorgeous. They left the next day for their new home in Des Moines, Iowa.
We are serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the West Indies. It is the biggest adventure of our lives. We have six children and 16 grandchildren whom we dearly love and miss. But, with their support, we are serving the Lord. There is a need for other senior couples in the West Indies. If you are interested, contact me here or contact the Mission President at www.westindiesmission.com.