May 2, 2015

Bob: We are now in Shippensburg. Our trip only took 90 minutes from West Friendship to Shippensburg. The baptism was really nice, especially with talks by Daphne and Ammon. Children speaking to children was touching. While Daphne was speaking Michael was leaning over against his older brother, Ammon. Michael had his head resting on Ammon's shoulder and his arm around Ammon's back.  It was very special seeing the younger brother loving his older brother.
There were several friends that came over for dessert after the baptism. One lady, Dawna Johnson, from the Logan area thinks she knows Kenneth Godfrey who was the Mission President in the late 70s back in WV. It really is a small Mormon world.
Below are a couple of pictures of Misty and Dan's house and then Suzy and Chris' house.

Ellis' house

Keyes' house

Part of the Ellis' chicken farm

Bonnie:  We have just had a marvelous party for Jonathan's baptism and Evie's birthday.  She is 13   today. The baptism was very special.  The talks were given by Jonathan's sister Daphne who gave the baptism talk and his cousin Ammon who spoke on the Holy Ghost.  They were excellent talks. The Bishop ended with a talk about working in the military on a submarine and learning how to listen carefully to do his job. He likened it to listening for the Holy Ghost to guide him in his life. Afterwards, we had three types of cake and ice cream after singing to Evie for her birthday. There were several families who came, and Misty and Dan and their children of course. I'm very proud that Jonathan has made this very important decision. It will bless his life as he honors the promises he has made to Heavenly Father. It's been a very special day.

Jonathan and Chris prior to the baptism

Chris, Evie, Suzy, Daphne, with Jonathan in front