October 31, 2006 in Provo, Utah was buzzing with excitment. Only the day before it had been anounced that Grandpa was to speak at the Tuesday Devotional. Joseph, Jenni and I arrived at the Marriott Center half and hour early in time to find our seats on the stand and say hello to cousins and fam(Mary Dudley and BYU boyfriend, Celia, Amy and John Bingham, Gini, Kathy and Richard). We then found our places on the stand and unfortunately didn't even get to sit next to eachother! The place was packed, and Grandpa's talk was sandwiched inbetween Joseph's opening prayer and my closing prayer. I venture to say I have never been that nervous -- not in my whole twenty years of life! It was honor to do it, but that doesn't mean that my hands have stopped shaking! Grandpa of course was charming and whitty. He shared vingetts of his life, little experiencs that have made an impression on him and eventually formed him into who he has become. He spoke of his "beloved eternal companion" and his experiences with her as "sacred and quietly beautiful". He did wonderfully.
Cowboy take me away....
My roommate Whitney hosted a Halloween costume party at her Aunt's house in Mapleton. Superheroes, pumpkin eaters, Pippy-long-stocking, pirates, newsies, doctors, and more showed up for the event and we played the night away. We practised our best "ya'll" and "howdy" and had a swingin' time as Cowboy and Cowgirl. We found that everyone has a little country inside of them!
What were all the little kiddies for Halloween?
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