So this is my first mission reunion. Don't know why I didn't try to go earlier, but I can tell you briefly (honest) why I went this time. Elder Boyd Peterson had found everybody from our LTM group, except me. But on a recent trip to Seattle, he stopped in, with his recently returned missionary daughter, to visit her former mission president. Turns out that was my brother-in-law Dean and his wife Patrice. They put two and two together and came up with... me!
The super-sleuth Petersons, with one of their other daughters.
Elder Baxter and I served together in Rhodesia, before it became Zimbabwe. I reminded them that at a very difficult time in our lives, they committed an act of caring and kindness that made a huge difference to us. Wonderful, wonderful to catch up with good people!
I was Elder Steglich's last companion. He reminded me that I owe him Salt Lake City's largest pizza because the woman you see him happily with is not the one I predicted he would marry. After spending a lovely evening with them both, I would say that it will be a pizza well owed!
This was my wife's first opportunity to meet a General Authority, Elder Golden. She had previously asked her sister Patrice, she of the recently completed mission presidency, if it wasn't intimidating meeting General Authorities? Patrice's advice: take every opportunity you can to associate with them. They are not intimidating; quite the opposite. They radiate the pure love of Him whom they serve. We had to agree after our experience with Elder and Sister Golden.
Elder Baxter and I served together in Rhodesia, before it became Zimbabwe. I reminded them that at a very difficult time in our lives, they committed an act of caring and kindness that made a huge difference to us. Wonderful, wonderful to catch up with good people!
I was Elder Steglich's last companion. He reminded me that I owe him Salt Lake City's largest pizza because the woman you see him happily with is not the one I predicted he would marry. After spending a lovely evening with them both, I would say that it will be a pizza well owed!
This was my wife's first opportunity to meet a General Authority, Elder Golden. She had previously asked her sister Patrice, she of the recently completed mission presidency, if it wasn't intimidating meeting General Authorities? Patrice's advice: take every opportunity you can to associate with them. They are not intimidating; quite the opposite. They radiate the pure love of Him whom they serve. We had to agree after our experience with Elder and Sister Golden.
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