The Arthur Henry family

It has been two weeks since I have written and I don't know where to start.  On May 3rd I went to the Draper, Utah temple for the marriage of my nephew, Tyler.  His bride is Megan and it was a wonderful affair.  Tyler is the stepson of my brother, Arthur Henry.  Yes, my maiden name was Henry.  There was a lovely luncheon after the picture session outside the temple..  It was a truly beautiful day.  Enjoyed being with family.  On Saturday Art, Maurine and two of the out-of-town wedding visitors came to Salt Lake City to tour Temple Square.  I joined them for lunch at the Lion House and a walking tour of Temple Square.  I took them to my office and showed them around.  It was nice to have family visit me here in SLC.

Emily Henry

The beautiful young lady is Art's daughter, Emily.  She  sang a surprise song for the bride and groom.  She has a lovely trained voice.  She is only 15 and does a professional job.  The groom is in the grey suit.  The kid on the left is 17 and is about 6'6" and is Art's son.

On Sunday I attended Music and the Spoken Word with my monthly activity group.  It was a beautiful program (of course) and afterward we went to the North Visitor's Center to hear a presentation about the Christus statue given by Elder Jay Schvaneveldt who served a mission in Denmark.  I asked Elder Schvaneveldt for a copy of his talk and I will include it here.  I think it is very interesting.

This is my activity group - Elder Schvaneveldt is in the light grey suit

I am having trouble with the cutting, copying and pasting.  I am sorry for the spacing but I don't know how to fix it.  I apologize for the cropping of the head of the Christus but the photographer did it to get all the group in the shot.  It is a truly beautiful statue.

On April 30th we attended a program put on by the young sisters on Temple Square.  It was called "Sounds of Music from Around the World.  There are 191 young Sister Missionaries, representing over 40 different languages.  They are amazingly talented young women and the whole production was mesmerizing.  I especially loved the two grand pianos arranged facing each other with two pianist on each keyboard.  They played The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa.  It was like dueling pianos and each trying to out perform the other.  I just loved it and so did the audience.  They came to their feet clapping, whistling and cheering.  Wow, I can see and hear it now in my memory.  The young women sang, danced, played violins and the piano.  They began the program by marching in carrying flags of their respective countries and singing "Called to Serve."  It brought tears to every-ones eyes.  Of course all this fun also included 35-40 hours a week at my desk in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.  I am so busy learning my new project and doing my special Monday project.  They are very intense using all the computer skills I have and constantly learning new ones.  I will be a whiz when I come back home

I will have a couple occupying my home in Missouri for a few months.  They sold their home in Kansas City and are looking for a new one.  They probably will only be there for the summer.  It is great timing because they are Steve and Stacy Hansen and Steve has been the principal lawn mower at my place for several years.  He is son, Wade's best friend and I call him one of my sons.  Stacy and Steve will take good care of my place.  I have decided I really miss the beautiful sunrises and sunsets at my farm.  I don't think I have seen either one since I moved to Utah.  Well that is all for now.  I will try to not skip anymore weeks but sometimes it just can't be helped.  I keep in great health and continue to absolutely love my mission, my work and all my new friends.  Life is so good.  I hope all of my readers this week are happy and healthy, too.

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