We attended our last Sunday services at the Goldfield Ward today. It almost felt as we said goodbyes like we were leaving home since we have come to know and love many of these members, some of whom like us are snowbirds. To make it even more like home there is a man named David in the ward who is a much older version of our own David in the Skyline Ward in Inkom. Both are mentally challenged but they are the most friendly, innocent and spiritual persons you could ever imagine. We then sadly bid farewell to the Bramwells since they are leaving for home in Arkansas very early tomorrow morning. As a parting gift Gayle gave me a beautiful watercolor painting she created of a desert view of the Superstition Mountains. In the evening we drove to Mesa to Dad's cousins Norman and Kathy Walker's home where nearly all their family gathered for a pot luck dinner and an 88th birthday party for Dad's Aunt Eula. There was plenty of good food, cake and ice cream. Over thirty people were there, half of whom were their grandkids from newborn to fourteen years old. It was a lot of fun for a change to be in the midst of a bunch of energetic, laughing children. We visited with Aunt Eula, wished her happy birthday, said goodbyes to all and returned home.
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| Norman, Kathy and Norman's Mother, Aunt Eula |
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