Tucson, March 5, 1968

Dear Family,

The big news at this writing is that Lloyd and Carol have finally got things squared away, Mark
legally adopted etc. so that they can be married in the Temple and have Mark and Brian sealed to them.
We will go and have Lloyd sealed to us at the same time. We expect to leave here on or about the 3rd of
April and spend Easter in Cal. They will be sealed on the 12th.

We received a nice letter from Debora McKay yesterday. She included a clipping from the local
paper with her picture as Honor Roll winner in the Forestry Work Shop. We have received letters from
almost all our Granddaughters, (Who dat almost?) and have enjoyed them very much. Robin reports
that they are having trouble in school with the same thing that troubles most of our High Schools
everywhere-pot and what have you. I can’t help but wonder if someone is not subsidizing or fomenting
this mess, because it seems to be everywhere. Renee reports that they have lost the back fence, (over
ten feet tall) under snow. They even had a picture of Snowy Lake Tahoe in our paper yesterday.

Mother is still busy, busy, with her quilting projects and I have been fairly busy with the Adult
Aaronic Program. Every once in a while they dig me about staying away two months. We are staying
until after the Temple session this time and then returning to Tucson-I warn you in advance. I hope to be
relieved of this job when we leave in May.

Mother remarked the other day about how good her knee felt now, but she has been having a
lot of heart pains since our weather became unsettled. We have been having goofy weather. One day
so sunny that I can take my shirt off and sun bathe, the next cold enough for an overcoat.

Speaking of weather, the McKays and Wilsons report that they survived this second storm
without incident.

The last we heard from the Stobbes, Rina had hitch hiked to Hawaii for a week on the FAA plane.
She is either getting very luck or very brassy. She is lucky at least in having a husband who will put up
with her gallivanting, but I suppose any one cooped up on a small island for several years is entitled to all
the breaks they can get.

David’s ship is in dry dock. He says they are expected to take a cruise along the American coast
and Hawaii after they are at sea again. He says that they may go to Viet Nam in August. He is still
running around with the girl we met Christmas-who we liked.

Mother and I went to the Temple last Saturday to witness another sealing of people we had
helped advance. The Temple was crowded with Indians from the SW Mission and it took us 5 hours to
go through. While we were waiting in the Chapel I leaned over to our Bishop and whispered; “If I had
known there would be so many Indians I would have brought a gun” It struck his funny and he almost
laughed aloud. He even mentioned it next day in Sacrament meeting.

We love you and enjoy your letters.

Vaya Con Dios

Dad