TEMPLE VIEWS

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George was playing with his new lap top that he got from EA last night and came across this really great website. It is www.ldschurchtemples.com/gilavalley/construction. It has great photos of the Temple that is going up here in our little valley.
We drive by it twice a day and it is really exciting to see the progress that is being made. We are looking forward to having one so close.

I love the picture that was taken at night with the workers lights on. Several times when we have been coming home from work late we have seen it with the lights this way, it really is beautiful. I can only imagine what it will look like when it is finished.

P.S. George & I have been asked to talk in church on the 20th of this month. I can't wait to tell how proud I am of my children and talk about how much I have learned from them!!! I have some really great personal stories.

THEY CALL HIM "MR. GEORGE"

A couple of days before we were leaving for Education Week, a gentleman came into the store. He wore and EA shirt and said that he was here to do some recruiting. George told him that he was the only one there, and the gentleman told him,"You are the one I am here to recruit."
Well, that started a whirlwind of activity. He wanted George to teach vocational classes at the state prison at Ft. Grant. They were looking for someone that could teach HVAC and basic electrical to the inmates. George said he needed to think about it and talk it over with his wife (what a guy). It took the wife all of 3 minutes to say yes, yes, yes!!!
This is something that George has wanted to do for a long time. When he lived in Mesa he taught HVAC at RSI, but had to give that up when his full time job demanded more attention. He is happy to have this opportunity.
It has been a busy time since we got back from Utah. He teaches on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He leaves just after 6 am to catch a ride and gets home about 6:30. It makes for a long day for him. He spent the first couple of weeks getting the room set up and going over the materials. Now he is officially having class.
He and his lunch and his brief case get searched every time he goes out to the prison. He has a list of rules a mile long, and for those of you who know him well, rules can be especially hard for him. But he is loving it. He says the hardest thing is that the students don't want to leave after class and they take up all his prep time.
I am so proud of him. He looked so handsome (aka cute) heading out for the first day of class. His students are lucky to have someone that really cares that they learn and wants them to have the skills to succeed in life.