Family and Church History Headquarters Mission : Special Friends from Arizona

It's always nice to have visitors from home and we had that treat this week. Our good quilting friends, Cindy and Jaylyn Allen flew in Thursday night for a little R & R from the kiddos. We were able to do a session with them in the Salt Lake Temple on Friday morning then worked on some genealogy to both find and clarify a few dead people. We had a great time together and felt like we accomplished both fun and productive activities.

Cindy and Jaylyn Allen, friends from Arizona, in the Family History Library

We three girls had a trip to the quilt shop on Saturday morning as well as the Tai Pan Trading Company. Saturday evening we enjoyed dinner together at the Spaghetti Factory at Trolley Square.

Picture taken at Trolley Square

I'm thinking all the folks of Salt Lake should be thanking the Allens for coming from Arizona and bringing the Arizona sunshine with them. During the last couple of weeks we've had some pretty cold weather but the last few days have been perfect fall weather and a light jacket was more than sufficient. From what the weatherman says next week it is going to get cold again.

This week there has been a NuSkin convention in Salt Lake City and from the looks of the pedestrian traffic you would have thought you were in Japan. It's always fun to see the diversity of visitors on Temple Square and this week there seemed to be more busloads than usual.

We rarely miss a Sunday going to the Tab Choir Broadcast and love hearing the choir as well as the Spoken Word. The message today was about the importance of prayer with the closing thought being the reminder that "we should turn to heaven at all times and all places not when all else fails." At the conclusion of the broadcast those attending are invited to take a tour directed by the young Sister Missionaries. They speak over 30 different languages so there's a good chance you will be able to hear it in your own tongue.