My dear friends Tom and Marla Jones, and Marla's mother Ida Hoggan joined us for Music and the Spoken Word. They got there early and saved the best seats in the house - the center of the balcony. What a great performance with an extra special ending - see the next post.
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Over 250 people from the Fair and Exposition Convention attended and the choir and orchestra performed "The Battle Hymn" in their honor.

During the last chorus Mack Wilberg turned around and the audience joined in. Wow! Marla and Tom come to town and we get to sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. What a thrill.
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And you'll not believe it - the very next morning it snowed again. The plants are hardy and are doing well.

It's hard to take the "farmer" out of Elder Millet. Today we stopped and picked up some garden plants - tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peppers, and broccli.
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Our landlord said we could plant in the flower beds around the front of the house. Ed's garden kept us in produce all last summer and we hope we can do the same this year. I'm sure he'll find other spots for planting.
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Today we visited with Dan and Edith Baker in Bountiful. Dan is Ed's Wife, Johanna's brother. We had a great time bringing each other up to date, enjoyed a delicious lunch at Chilpotle's, drove up to the Bountiful Temple, and did a little shopping at DI.

Dan and Edith returned from their mission to Romania last year and have their papers in already for their next one. They are great examples to our family.

This transfer we have new assignments. We are busy here at the Beehive House with the Sister Missionaries giving tours every 10 minutes.

The tours start in the Clerk's office which is between the Lion House and Beehive House. Elder Millet and I have the opportunity to talk about the office, which was the first "Church Administration Building" if it is necessary to space out the tours.
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In the previous picture you saw the Lion House, the door in front of Elder Millet is to the Clerk's office. In this shot I am standing on the other end of the porch in front of the Beehive house.

In Brigham Young's time they were 3 separate buildings. They are connected today. We do not do tours in the Lion House. The basement is a restaurant and the main floor is used for wedding receptions, etc.
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The quail are all over the square. Note the fountain near the South Visitors Center. They are so cute. So far, they are the only animals we have seen.
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My dear friend, Marla Jones sent me some pictures of the tulip and daffodil fields in Skagit County. They were so beautiful and brought back so many memories of Lynden.

I took these pictures of our tulips. One must imagine the fields going and on and on to compare with Skagit County.
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Our daffodils are also very beautiful. We have so many varieties, tiny, tiny, yellow, white, double and triple. The Spring flowers are such a treat. Thanks for the pictures, Marla.
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Even though hundreds of people sit on the benches in the Tabernacle every week the volunteer crew comes and cleans often. Each bench is dusted and the floor underneath as are the windows, doors, banisters and every surface where dust can gather. The carpets are also vacuumed every week.
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Even the lights are cleaned and repaired on a regular basis. This was very interesting. The lights were lowered and the repairman got on to do his work.
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Here is a super picture of Joette's Austin. He is a great athlete and enjoys all seasons. He is the "feared" pitcher in his league and has a great batting record. Good luck, Austin.

Just having fun and created this world travel map for Ed and I. Your family might enjoy such an activity.

The Spring flowers are so beautiful. This was the first day we went to work without a winter coat.
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Not only are there flowers in the beds but the wall of the temple is decorated with hanging baskets.
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Every color of Spring is found around Temple Square. The flowers are also replanted in summer and in the fall.
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Jim and Pat Triplett from Chico, CA stopped by to say hi. They are on their way to serve a six month mission in Heber City, Utah where they will be part of the girl's camp team. They are excited and we were glad to see them.
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Our address is 117 1st Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
Our phone number is 801-355-9063
Email address is lemillet@aol.com or jvpugh@juno.com
We love to hear from you and invite you for a visit.

Here is our schedule for our Second Transfer. We have lots of new places to serve and are excited about our new opportunities. This is the weekday schedule. Please note that we will be in Park City at the Family Tree during the week of May 11-17. We will be staying the entire week.

This is our Sunday schedule. We are glad to have the North Visitors Center from 5-9. We can still attend "Music and the Spoken Word at 9:30.

One of the fun things about working in the Tabernacle is the acoustic demonstration given by the Sister Missionaries every 15 minutes. Sometimes they are not available and then the opportunity falls to the Senior Sister.

First we play an abbreviated recording of "A Mighty Fortress" by the MTC. We then introduce ourselves and say. "I will now demonstrate the acoustics of this building without the aid of a microphone. First I will tear a piece of newspaper."

(Pardon the blurry picture)
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"Next, I will drop 3 straight pins and in contrast a small nail."
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"The distance from where I stand and the back of the building is 170 feet or approximately 52 meters." As we say this we turn around and they can still hear us.

"Thanks for coming and have a great day on Temple Square." We then play an abbreviated recording of "God Be With You".

So far, I have done the pin drop twice.
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Teresa, Mark and Jeff Garrett from Pasco, Washington. Their son is serving a mission in St. Petersburg, Russia with Elder Nash, son of Bernie and Carol Ann Nash from Ephrata Third Ward. Wow! It is a small world after all.
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Tonight at North Visitors Center I looked up and there was Jamie Slesk from Ferndale. The whole family posed for this picture: Natasha (Her husband is in Iraq) Eli's wife Brittney, Eli. Tait, Emily, Billy and Jamie.

Katie was not able to come on this trip. She also is expecting. Billy and Jamie will have their first three grandchildren by the end of the summer. Good talking to you, Janet.

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Years ago in Scouts we were discussing important things to learn that would be useful when on a mission and in later life. One item was the importance of making your bed every day. I told the boys that they would never come to my home and see an unmade bed.

When Ed and I married I emphasized how important it was to make our bed every day "because the Scouts might come and I would feel terrible if they found an unmade bed." Ed teases me about this and we laugh about it so often.

Well, today it finally happened - we really had to be on our toes because Dan McGirr (one of our Scouts) and his friend Katie came to visit. I am glad to announce that the bed was made.

Dan and Katie treated us to a authentic Itallian dinner at Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana. What a special treat. We had a great time talking about old times and missions and family. Dan recently returned from his mission in Oklahoma.
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On April 9, Marie, Ed and I made a trip to Preston in remembrance of Ryan's 42nd birthday on April 6.

We included a stop to see the little house where we grew up. The lawn seemed so big when we were little and had to mow it with a push mower.

Marie and I had fun remembering all the old neighbors. We even shared a story or two from the "good old days."
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While in Preston we enjoyed a visit with Uncle Leness and Aunt Gae.

Uncle Leness had bypass surgery 6 weeks ago and is doing great. He lost about 30 pounds and is just getting his appetite back. He will celebrate his 80th birthday on Friday, April 11.
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The last time we were in Preston the snow was so deep that we could hardly see Ryan's headstone. We put a new bird house on the shepherds crook in honor of his birthday.

The cute little frog did not fare too well through the winter but the dragonfly did fine.
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The back of the headstone gives Ryan's genealogy. He is buried beside his Great-Grandparents, Adam and Elvena Keller.
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What a thrill to see the Perrins family from Moses Lake. Sister Perrins, Heather, Clark, and Kimberly. Roger and their son Jeremy were roommates at Ricks College years ago.
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The crowds gather at the Conference Center about 2 hours before each session begins. It looks like so many, many people until you get inside.
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From where we stand on the main floor the Tabernacle Choir looks tiny. We saw much more by looking at the large screens than at the pulpit. It was a thrill, however, to be in Conference Center and to enjoy the spirit of the Saints.
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It took over 90 minutes to fill the Conference Center - there are 21,000 seats. This is the view to our right.
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The view behind us. Awesome!
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Our wonderful Sister Missionary Choir singing outside the Conference Center after the first session.

The crowd was so great that we lost Leslie, Christian and Sterling. They beat us home and were gone when we arrived. Sorry, we missed a picture.
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Other Sister Missionaries with their language boards advertising for tours after the first session.
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It's wonderful to greet old friends. Steve, Kathy and Monica Hummer with Monica's friend. They lived in Bellingham for years and now live in Nampa, Idaho.
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Leslie spotted Bishop Allred in line before the session. Colleen and he sat right in front of us. It was great to visit with them.
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Rebecca, Rob, and Robert Lybbert sat behind us.

We also saw President and Sister Thompson and Ellen Nelson but couldn't find them outside for a picture.
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The crowds at Legacy Theater have been outstanding. Today, I kept looking at the man in blue and he kept looking at me. Finally I approached him and said, "You look very familiar to me." He said, "I'm from Mt. Vernon." I said, "My name was Pugh." and he said, "I know you. My niece is married to your son."

Leanne's Uncle Larry brought his Priest Quorum to conference. What a great experience for these young men.
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Elder Millet with Melanie Shepherd, a friend of Joette's. She and her husband were attending a Brazil Mission reunion at Theater 5 in the North Visitors Center. As we walked by a gentleman said, "Hello, Sister Millet." That caught Melanie's ear and she introduced herself to Elder Millet.

She said she had talked to Joette recently, knew we were here and was on the look out for us. It's a small world at conference time.
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Here we are spending 2 days exploring Temple Square. Emily, Christian, and Anna. First the movie at Legacy Theatre, "Joseph Smith, the Prophet of the Restoration." Then we enjoyed the underground parking areas and ended up for lunch at the Lion House Pantry. We also toured the Beehive House.

The reflecting pool turned out to be a fountain. Christian said, "The water looks like a temple."
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It's even more fun to experience the temple up close. This is the east door up a very high set of stairs.
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Our tour of Temple Square ended at the Christus in the North Visitors Center rotunda. Leslie, Christian, Sterling Calabio (Leslie's Dad) Emily, Elder and Sister Millet, and Anna. The Sister Missionaries loved the children.
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This is the last remaining log cabin from the pioneer era. How would you like to live here?
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Emily and Anna singing "I Am A Child of God" with the Sister Missionaries. They liked to hear the sisters sing in their languages.
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Emily finished putting the stained glass puzzle together at the children's area of the Museum of History and Art.
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