About 9:15 AM we picked up Dayle Jr. at the Salt Lake airport. He was tired but not enough to keep his smile hidden. He said he slept the whole trip from Seattle, not waking until after the plane had landed.
Since Sandy is on the way to Provo, we stopped to refresh ourselves. Before leaving, I gave Dayle a Grandfather's blessing - he was suffering from a head cold. Grandma and I also had a chance to relate some of our personal "spiritual" experiences having to do with healing.
Once in Provo, we met with Jeff, Julie and Sherry at Los Hermanos restaurant. As a promotion they provide new Elder's with a free lunch on Wednesdays. It was my first time there, and it was really good.
We were honored to have beautiful Julie with us. She is a vibrant, talanted collage student majoring in Elementary Education - also a returned missionary.
After lunch, it was time for a few more pictures. Julie is always smiling, but I know that she is really happy to now have a bedroom of her own at home for the next two Christmases.
It was hard not to squint, as the sun was really bright. Downtown Provo really shines in the background. Dayle will be seeing a lot of this city in the next two years.
And what a great place to serve!! With Utah economy booming, and two of the
state's great universities almost next to each other drawing people from all over the world, Dayle will have his hands full of teaching opportunities.
Well, maybe he will spend time in some the other towns also. The Mission covers from Orem to Vernal, all the way down to Moab. This mission will undoubtedly be both interesting and enlightening.
As you probably know, the MTC has been majorly changed. New class rooms have been added, Julie told me, plus an underground parking garage. It is here that we dropped him off and said our final goodbyes.
