To Else and Erling

Leonard wrote:

I want to take this time to wish you a Glade Jul og Godt Nyt Aar. My Danish may not be correct but you will understand what I am wishing for you. It is hard to write in Danish anymore.

Two weeks ago we received ten-inches of snow. It was very beautiful. However, with the past two weeks, our day-time weather has been in the high forties (degrees), so the snow is almost all gone. In fact, I walked up the street to deliver some papers and on my way back my neighbors were out raking the leaves in their yard..

I still see Durfee at the temple twice a week. We both work together Friday Evenings and Saturday Afternoons. On Friday, we start at 2:30 p.m. and leave about 9 or 9:30 p.m. and on Saturday we start at 9:30 a.m. and leave about 5 or 5:30 p.m.

I am always impressed every time I enter the temple. I am sure you both get to listen to or view conference as it is broadcast in Denmark. I do not know if it is just because I am getting older, way older, or whether my understanding is improving but this last conference was so uplifting and challening.

What has been going on in your family--that is to say with your children and grandchildren?

Our families are doing okay, as far as we know. Starting from the oldest two the youngest. Shawn's oldest graduated from high school this last summer. He still has three in school. Melanie's oldest graduated from the BYU  a couple of years ago. She is working in Oregon. Melanie's oldest son is on a mission in South America. She has two in school, one will be graduating. Todd's oldest son will also be graduating from high school this summer. He will go to college for one year and  then go on his mission. Eric has four children and the oldest is in the ninth grade. The others are in grade school, AnnMarie has five children. The oldest still has one more year in high school then to college. The others are scattered throughout the different levels of school. Alysa, AnnMarie's oldest, has been selected to be in a choir that will tour Europe this next summer. I will let you know if they are coming to Denmark. Julie has three and four-ninths chidren. That will give us thirty-two grandchildren. What a clan! Her oldest is in the first grade. Kirsten has four children. Her oldest two are still in grade school. David has two children two are in grade school and one still at home. So much for Myrna and Leonard