Arizona Connection

This will be our last report from our mission.  We leave early Thursday morning and head for Monument Valley, Canyonlands and Arches National Park.  Then on to Salt Lake.  We will be traveling on Father's Day so will be out of reach by phone. Yesterday we had a great day with several couples from our little branch going to the St. George temple.  We traveled home by way of Zion's National park.  I am continually amazed at the beauties of this world!  I will have to do a whole album just on them. Tomorrow we clean our humble home, on Tuesday we send more things home by UPS up at Page and while there, visit Antelope Canyon.  On Wednesday we say our final goodbyes to the people we have taught, then pack up the car. We will arrive at Bryce's home Sunday evening.  For the first 3 days we will do more sight seeing and visiting the Family History library to visit with Keith's cousin and a third cousin of mine who is the niece of Elder L. Tom Perry.  He is my 2nd cousin once removed!  Wow.  That was quite a discovery.  She said that my great grandmother and his grandfather where brother and sister.  When we get home we want to start working on family history so we are taking advantage of these few days to mingle with those who know our histories and hopefully get copies of whatever records are available.   We will celebrate Niel's birthday with him and Christy on Thursday June 25, then join with the Walburger clan for a much anticipated reunion.  We got word today that David Walburger is being deployed to Iraq at that time so will miss the family get together.  He will certainly be missed.  We are looking forward to seeing everyone and going to the Ocher Mt. Temple  open house and getting reaquainted with those we haven't seen for a very long time.  On Sunday June 28 it looks like we will get to greet the older Westover grandkid cousins coming to attend EFY together.  How fun!!  And all eight are staying at Bryces. That may be our time to exit unless they need our help transporting them the first day.  This next week and a half will be crammed full of great memory making events and activities.  We hope our stamina is up to it! Our final goodbye from Inscription House Arizona, Elder and Sister Walburger