Links in this Life and Beyond
Friday was a really busy day for us, starting early in the morning. All of Marolynn's family assembled at the Salt Lake Temple at 9 in the morning for two important ceremonies dealing with the binding together, or sealing of families. The first ceremony was for Marolynn's father and mother (by proxy as they passed away a year ago) and then Marolynn and two of her three sisters were sealed to her father and mother, making permanent and eternal this link in the family. The second ceremony and the object of festivities all day was the sealing or marriage of Milissa Butler, Marolynn's niece. All of Milissa's 12 brothers and sisters were present except Tyler who is serving a LDS spanish-speaking mission on the east coast. Afterward, the family retired outside for the photographer and cold, cold windy conditions (they call it "conference weather", with snows each night and cold days just before the April LDS conference)

Then at noon to a wedding lunch which was held at a meeting house. There is a popular restaurant here called Cafe Rio which challenges even the Santa Fe eateries for good food; particularly its pork salad; shredded pork with black beans and salad goodies with a lime-ranch dressing on a tortilla, topped by thin-cut tortilla strips. The recipe for this is making the rounds and the wedding lunch featured pork salad which was virtually the same as what the restaurant serves. Sooo good.

In the evening Marolynn helped out with the reception. I had noticed in the newspaper that there was a North German missionary reunion of those who served in my time period, 1961-63, and through 1970. I ran up to that but was disappointed in that the few that were there served after I did. I wondered about that because my Mission president had to be nearly 100 years old, but he's passed on, so that hopeful link to the past didn't materialize. The president after him (a younger man) was there). So back to the wedding reception and so many rich goodies to eat. I had to back away, saying to myself no more because I can't handle the sugar content. Marolynn, her neice Christie, and youngest sister, Susan are in the picture above. We got home late in the evening and tired.