30 August 2018 - Thursday

30 August 2018 - Wednesday

It was a big work day for us today!  We were assigned to be on the work crew, and wondered what our assignment might be.  As you know, we love getting up early and reading and Scriptures together, and having our prayers together.  However, the Wyoming sun has decided to sleep in on us more and more each day!  

Today the sunrise was around 6:20am.  That cuts short our time to walk out to the 220 highway so in the interest of time, we made it a little over half way and came back to get ready for the day.  But what great pictures were waiting for us with the pending sunrise and the clear skies;

This was taken a good 30 minutes before the sunrise!

This one was taken about 10 minutes later

This one was taken another 10 minutes later with still no sunrise!

I took this picture right after correlation meeting at around 9:00am

Another picture taken after correlation at around 9:10am

The correlation meeting this morning was well attended with fewer missionaries needed at the Visitors' Center.  It appears that the work assignments are getting more urgent to complete with the first couples leaving next week.  Mom and I were assigned to work at the Cherry Creek campground where all twelve vault toilets are being painted.  Both the walls and the floors are getting at least two coats of paint.  

By the time we left at 4:00pm this afternoon, eight of the twelve toilet rooms had been worked, on and six are completely finished.  Then we have just one more coat of floor paint on two other ones.  This has been a two week project so far.  The last four restrooms will be finished after our last trek group comes through tomorrow.

How about those paint suits?

Dressed for painting success!

It was a very tiring day for me.  Even though the ceiling was only two steps up on the ladder, I was so tired by the time we put on the finishing touches.  I came home and took a nice shower and then an even nicer nap!  

But tonight, the senior missionaries had another dinner party here at Missionary Village.  It was called an Hawaiian "Hukilau".  It was a traditional celebration of the men going out fishing.  One of the senior missionaries even put on a dance presentation for us and had us participate from our seats.  There was a lot of preparations put in to this activity, and the time is fast approaching where only the winter missionaries will be here.  

But this group of winter missionaries will have a lot of parties with some of the couples who love to party!  Glad we are coming home for our parties!

A luau feast of Hawaiian Haystacks 

Granny and Grandpa socializing at 7:00pm?  Look at that smile!

Elder and Sister Criddle - the life of every missionary party!

Mom and I have had a good day.  We were very much ready for bed long before the party ended, and I think some of the other missionaries are getting ready for their releases.  We have enjoyed our associations with so many wonderful people here in the Wyoming Mormon Trail Mission.  We worked hard today, with four other couples, out at the Cherry Creek campground.  And we felt the aches and pains of using our painting muscles, but it has been a great day!  Thank you for joining us!