Sunday, July 20, 2008

ODDS AND ENDS IN CLOSING FOR THE WEEK

THIS IS OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK. I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN READ IT, BUT IT SHOWS WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DO FOOT BRIDGE MON, YARD CREW ON TUES, 
VISITOR'S CENTER ON WED, P-DAY ON THURSDAY, HANDCART PARKING ON FRIDAY,  AND BACK TO VISITOR'S CENTER ON SAT.  WE REALLY DO GET A VARIETY TO DO.


THIS SCHEDULE IS OF EXTRA ACTIVITIES. ON MONDAY ITS HELPING WITH SQUARE DANCING WITH THE TREKERS, ON TUES IT'S HUMANITARIAN CENTER, ON FRIDAY ITS GIVING THE HISTORY OF MARTIN'S COVE TO 4 GROUPS OF TREKERS TOTALING A LITTLE OVER 1000 PEOPLE, AND THEN ON SATURDAY WE ARE SCHEDULED TO CLEAN THE GATHERING CENTER WITH 2 OTHER COUPLES.

NEXT WEEK I HAVE A GROUP OF PICTURES SHOWING US AT VARIOUS POSTS DOING A MULTITUDE OF THINGS. LOVE YOU ALL   MOM & DAD ( ELDER & SISTER FORSBERG)

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PARTY AT THE PAVILLION WITH THE MISSIONARY BANK PLAYING, MOM ON THE LEFT SIDE.







ON THE WAY TO PRAYER MEETING HAVING JUST PARKED IN THE FAR PARKING LOT.











MOM'S NEW TOY. A BANJO FOR THE MISSIONARY BAND. SHE'S HAVING A BALL WITH IT.











A TREKER WHO THINKS PLAYING WITH RATTLERS IS OK.  WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SO FUNNY.











THIS IS THE BASE STATION WHERE ALL COMMUNICATIONS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND ASSIGNMENTS TAKE PLACE.  WE HAVE BEEN ASKED IF WE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HELPING THERE NEXT SUMMER!  WE'LL SEE.






SISTER BOLTON WITH "WALTER" A CALF THAT SURVIVED BIRTH WHEN IT'S MOTHER DIDN'T.  WAS RAISED BY HAND FEEDING, BUT HAS SINCE BEEN MOVED TO ANOTHER CHURCH RANCH IN WYOMING.  MARTIN'S COVE IS MORE THAN A HISTORICAL SITE, IT IS ALSO A WORKING RANCH WITH ABOUT 1000 HEAD OF CATTLE. THE BOLTON'S ARE SPECIFICALLY ON A MISSION TO THE RANCH UNTIL 2010.



BIG "BERTHA" WHERE ALL BURNABLE GARBAGE MUST BE BROUGHT. EVEN FROM OUR HOMES 13 MILES AWAY.









MANY WIERD CRITERS SHOW UP!










MANY OF THESE, BUT SOME WITH FANGS AND RATTLES ON THEIR TAILS.  THREE WEEKS AGO AS WE HOSTED GROUPS FOR A WEEK AT JACKSON CAMP SITE, I KILLED A RATTLER A DAY FOR 5 DAYS. ONE ALSO GOT AWAY.





HANDCARTS FOR TREKERS, ALSO SHOWING WHAT THE TENTS WERE LIKE THAT THE HANDCART COMPANIES SLEPT IN. 20 TO A TENT, ALL FEET TO THE MIDDLE, WITH HEADS OUTWARD.

2 comments:

The Weston's said...

{that snake creeps me out}- Happy Pioneer day-! We are thinking about you guys :)

Tonya Joy said...

Man - I'm faithful about checking to see if you have more posted - but you slipped it in! I'm so glad!!! It's fun to see all these photos.

We got our package - thank you! Dan did a youth fireside last night on the W & M handcart co's - thanks.

Hey - maybe next year, we'll come out and have Emery baptized in the river. Wouldn't that be fun???