Mid-April, David and family are moving to El Paso, Texas. His new job starts on April 23. He will still be working for Time-Warner but the job conditions will be much improved as will the pay. In addition, there will be room to move up the ladder. Where he is, that is not going to be possible. Everyone there is there for keeps. It is further away for us--about one day's travel--compared with just a few hours. It is WARM, which David prefers over 30-degrees below winters.
David,
I was just down in San Antonio last month and it was nice, although that is a distance away from El Paso. Congratulations David. I bet you and your family will really enjoy it down there.
You probably already know this, but you will be right by White Sands National Monument and Lincoln National Forest. Sand dunes and forest within miles, kind of reminds me of Nephi. The sand is gypsum sand, and is white, but it is nowhere near as cold as the white stuff you have been working in. It also looks like there is plenty of fishing and camping in the area. Hope you like bass and other warm water fish. You and your family are going to have lots of fun down there. Interesting also is that the state gemstone is Blue Topaz. Unfortunately, not any of that around Nephi, ours is all amber or bleached clear. Finally, you will be within miles of Juarez City, Mexico also. Guess you will have to get your passports.
To me it is interesting that you will be also be within 200 miles of Colonia Juarez and Colonia Dublan, Mexico, which are Mexican towns or colonies that were established by Mormon Emigrants in 1895. The Mexican Revolution started some 15 years later, and during those dangerous times (following the killing of some colonists) many of them fled to El Paso, Texas (1912), then returned several years later when tensions had calmed. That area of Chihuahua, Mexico is still largely populated by their descendants, and probably has the closest Temple to where you live. I saw a short show after a recent Conference on the area, and found that interesting. Sometimes things like that seem so long ago, and they didn't mention it during the show, but there are probably a couple of people near their hundred year birthday that were alive at that time.
Love you all,
Shawn
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