Bless Your Hearts....

Family Photo

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Mary, Bill and Dave.................

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Dinner at Bill and Norma's

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We picked up Corey Holyan at BYU and took her with us to have dinner at Norma and Bill's. Mary and Jay came and also Sherri was there..............it was a fun time to be together. Nice Dinner.

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Goodbye to the Reservation...........

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Parting shots from the reservation......................feel like we are leaving part of our hearts here....

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Bernice comes by

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Bernice Boone came by on her way to work just before we were pulling out. We have had a steady stream of people coming for the past few days bringing gifts and sharing their love. We are blessed!

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Rob and Mike

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We would never have made it without Rob and Mike coming down to help us pack and load and bring us home................they were truly angels! They enjoyed some hiking adventures along with the work and got to meet many of the people that we love here.............This is HARD to say goodbye.

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More goodbyes....

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Rose McCabe brought the grandchildren by (Rayel and Bray and cousin) to say goodbye. They had come from a school Halloween party........

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Ray Tracy

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Elder Hafen and Ray Tracy................Ray became a good friend through workouts at the Wellness Center and also church. He makes jewelry that is beautiful. He has outlets in Japan and several others places in the world. Came to say goodbye....

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Office shots.....

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The Elders doing their weekly e mails...............and President Boone helping Christine Jesus....

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Ed White

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Bernice Boone's brother - helping him find work at the office.

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Party at the Ward

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Potluck party for the adults of the ward. Some dressed in costumes...

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Dinner after.............

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We drove to Taylor to eat at Trappers............They are famous for their banana cream pie!! Everyone loved it.

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Snowflake Temple Trip

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Temple trip with Michelle Casuse and her children Wynona and Shalton Laughter. Fun day together. The temple was wonderful.

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A day of farewell..............

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Elder Wilson goes home.....

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Elder Wilson and Elder Dahl preparing to go home........They had a bon fire in the morning to burn their old socks, papers, pants, etc........

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Ruby Chee

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Another office favorite. Ruby gave me a beautiful necklace that she made for me.

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Sunday Supper at the Kaaloa's

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The Kaaloa's are so good to us. Love the little one,

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Monica Wilson Baptism

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We have known Monica for a long time and were so excited when she decided to be baptized before we leave. Her brother Skyler joined the church just before we came.

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Hooray Nikol Visits..........

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We were so excited that Nikol came down. She brought her friend Jenny with her and drove all night - so we had one full day and loved it.............Flea market and Window Rock stops...

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Our Bishop Willie

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At his desk for our weekly missionary meeting...............Great man!!

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A day in the office.....

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Davina Wilson and Christina Yazzie.......frequent visitors...

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One of our favorites......

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Warren Brown (a twin) - the Brown family adopted them. Warren is almost 20 years old and is preparing to serve a mission.......

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Dinner at the Esplains

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Dinnr with Esplains - Triva, Brother Esplain and the boys - Eli and Zeke........

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Farewell Dinner at the Browns.......

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We had a delicious rib eye steak dinner at the Browns............they paid us wonderful tributes and then gave Elder Hafen a bolo tie and me a gorgeous necklace the "real thing"..............we were overcome...

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Our Farewell Party in the Ward.................

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Wonderful party at the ward..............they had potluck Navajo Tacos, salads, desserts, etc. Neat cake saying "Good Luck".............some people gave us jewelry, bags, and they all made this wonderful quilt with blocks from each family! We got to say a few words each and then the Bishop spoke - it was touching and wonderful..........

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Our Gallup Friends........

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Barry Butler from Butlers Office Supply Store.............
Stephanie from the Water Store.......
Lucy Calladitto who made our CTR rings.......
Nellie and her sister from Zuni Traders........
We love these people and will miss them!

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Elder Wilson and Elder Gledhill

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Office Pictures...

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President Boone and Ivay Begay....

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Employment Office Party at El Rancho Hotel in Gallup.

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Our farewell dinner from the office - it was a Mexican restaurant and great food. They gave us a wonderful Pendleton blanket personalized with our name and things.......Wena gave me a beautiful necklace and earrings. Fun day.......

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BBQ At President & Laura Brown's

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Between conference sessions President Brown and Laura invited us up to their place for a BBQ. It was fun. They are great people and have been SO good to us.

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Bray Holyan

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ONE of the reasons we hate to leave Window Rock............

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Window Rock High School Fighting Scouts

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Friday night football game................went to see Ty Wauneka, Richard Kaaloa and ShelbyTulley and a Pablo boy (from Sawmill). Nice night - fun to be with friends..............BUT we left at 3rd quarter when the score was 48 - 0 (not in our favor)! You can see the little pep band in one picture and the cheer leaders........

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Funeral for Perry C. Begay

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I was asked to accompany a woman to sing "God Be With You Till We Meet Again" for this funeral service at "Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church" in Fort Defiance, AZ. We had talked and were to meet there...........so I waited and waited and waited......and finally the Father conducting came and said "this is the only musical number in the service and is the closing number........so will you provide?" And of course I said - "I will provide." Well.....Leanna never came and so I walked up and started playing the piano (which was a terrible piano) and so I thought - I can't do a piano solo and so I sang too.........Heavenly Father always blesses and it went well. The church was packed on the ground floor, the balcony and standing against the walls. The man was the adopted son of one of the original code talkers. The service only lasted 1/2 hour, but it took a long time for everyone to file past the family leaving.

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Jonah Albert

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A regular at the office since we came. He did go to iron workers school in Ohio and is now a certified welder. He starts a job this week with University of New Mexico.

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Young Women Activity

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I was asked to sing and play at the Young Women Activity Personal Progress Banquet. It was fun. Actually I had all the girls sing with me and they had fun doing that. Each girl got a bouquet of balloons with the colors of the values.......

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Baptism Day

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After church today there was a baptism of Darian and Ammon Roan and Alex Arnold......Elder Wilson and Elder Gledhill performed the baptisms. Great family! Great baptisms! Played the piano for the service. Surprise today - Virginia Gregg (from Walla Walla) was at our sacrament meeting. It was so good to see her! We cooked dinner for the Elders and Patricia Charley stopped by and ate with us as well........

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Shots of people after church today........

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Just catching some shots of our ward members after church. Everyone talked today about us leaving.........We both shared our testimonies - it is difficult to be leaving so much and so many that we love!

Amber Nazhoni Running Bear

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Little Amber was blessed today in church by her father. Grandparents from Salt Lake here to be with the family.

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Window Rock Ward Trip to the Temple in Snowflake

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Exciting day!!!! Under Elder Hafen's direction - we had 31 people go to the temple today! The most ever I think for one day and everyone loved it. We hope to make this a monthly happening....Went to Trappers Restaurant in Taylor for lunch afterwards - everyone loved the banana cream pie!

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Senior Couple Zone Meeting

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Had our Senior Couple Zone Meeting in Polacca (Hopi Land) with President and Sister Jones. What a wonderful conference. President & Sister Jones are awesome and everyone loves them! We learned so much. Just a few shots of some of the other couples. What great people. We who are leaving all had a turn to share our testimonies with everyone and it was great. The heartache of leaving soon is becoming too much of a reality! Took Elder & Sister Cain with us and it was a good day.

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Career Workshop September

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Great workshop - variety of people and terrific day of leaning!

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Farewell Dinner

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John and Rebekah Lynch invited us, the young Elders, Elder & Sister Cain, and the Gillespies to a dinner in our honor. Shaunibah the young woman that I teach piano is their granddaughter.....They are in their 80's and just outstanding people. He had two restaurants in Salt Lake at one time and she has been a teacher, superintendent........and the list goes on and on. They have a beautiful home with so many wonderful Native American things..............She cooked a "Navajo Dinner". Although she had asked Elder Hafen before what he wanted to eat...and he just said "I'm not too fond of mutton"..............the dinner was wonderful. She had a beef roast that was delicious, Navajo corn (which is a little tougher and not as sweet), squash, whole wheat fry bread, vegetables, beans, blue corn mush and watermelon for dessert. She is a wonderful cook! Shaunibah played some piano selections for us and was so thrilled to have people hear her. She has done well this year and it has been rewarding to teach her. She slipped out while we were talking and came back with a box for me........it is a beautiful necklace, ring and bracelet in black onyx and silver. I was so touched. We are going to miss this family!

2010-09-21T06:06:00.000-07:00

Relief Society Meeting

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For Relief Society Meeting, they had about people at one home canning peaches (which they got from Colorado)....and then these people met at the church doing quilt blocks and working on a quilt. Great women!

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Navajo Nation Fair Parade

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Since posting all of the pictures last year for the Fair - this is just one shot of the parade this year. We had a dear friend Karen visiting and had a wonderful few days showing her the things we love here and visiting the Fair. Again there were thousands of Navajo's here - it is a sight that you can't imagine unless you see it. We had a missionary booth at Nakai Hall and got about 200 referrals from that.

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Sept 6th..........Anniversary - Holiday -

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We took Elder Wilson, Elder Mears and Daniel Laughing with us and went to Chaco Canyon.....also invited the Cain's and they drove their own vehicle. Packed a lunch and made a day of it. This place is fantastic - ruins up close and personal!! This culture began in the mid 800's and lasted about 300 years with incredible architectural features. Multiple storied buildings with hundred of rooms. Pueblo Bonito had about 600 rooms......just a few shots of the day............to make you all want to go and see!

CTR Anniversary Rings........

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We bought rings for our 53rd anniversary - a Navajo woman in Gallup made them for us - A different CTR ring...........

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