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Monday, October 31, 2011

All dressed up

It wasn't Halloween, but Leona dressed up for the

senior class "Kids' Day"

Centennial High School

May, 1943

Leona in front of the high school

Her sidekick was Lou's younger brother Chuck, who was the same age.

Leona - Chuck

Happy Halloween!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

News from an 11 year old granddaughter in Germany

to Grandma and Grandpa Butler

from Amy - granddaughter

Fall, 1989

Dear Grandma and Grandpa

How are you?  Im fine!!  Chucky's bike got Stolen again.  And Tom got his nose stuck on the car Door window.  And Jeremy was playing at boyscouts And bumped his head hard.  And me and dad Are sick and my mom is taking good care of us.

* * * * * * * * *  

I can't wait until you come And have cristmas with us.  It will be like old time.

* * * * * * * * * 

 Im so proud that my Grandma and Grandpa are in the MTC it sounds Wonderful.

by, love you,

Amy

Amy - Grandma - Carol - Beth
May, 1990

Bet this letter made Grandma's day!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Great Opportunity for the Grandparents

In February of 1991 [after completing our mission], we returned back to Pleasant View, Utah. We stayed with Lou, Jr. and Colleen for a short time and then took our 5th wheel and left to visit with all of our children. While visiting with Chuck and Carol in Nevada, they got transferred to the Yuma Proving Grounds, so we took our trailer and traveled with them to Yuma, Arizona.

Tommy had received his mission call to the Austria, Vienna Mission just as we were getting ready to go to Yuma. So we agreed to come back to Yuma later in the summer and take Tommy to Provo to the MTC when it was time.

We traveled some more, seeing family, and then in July returned to take Tommy to the MTC. It was a wonderful, memorable time in our life.

Some last minute packing in Grandma and Grandpa's trailer

On his way to the Missionary Training Center

7 August 1991– Today was the day that Tom reported to the MTC! Some interesting facts:

• currently 27,000 missionaries serving

• 340 missionaries reporting today

• 18,500 missionaries went through the MTC last year.

We all had a few tears in our eyes as we said goodbye to Tom. It was a great few weeks that we had with him, and we are very proud of him and know that he will do well.

Then a couple of years later we had the privilege again of taking Chuckie to the MTC as he prepared to go to Denmark on his mission. This was another great opportunity for us.