Bruce G Randall

It seems like life is passing me by so quickly. Everything I do seems to take forever. I think I can say those two sentences and still have them work together well. It is the next sentence that does not do so well.

Summer for the Randall's has been a busy one, as usual. Having Jason and his two children living with us during this time creates a new level of activity in our home that we haven't had in a while. The grandchildren are fun to get to know better. It is good to be with Jason too.

Nick got home from his mission to Peru (Arequipa) on July 2nd. Having him home also heightened the activity level in our home. It was great to be with him also and see how he had grown in the past two years. Jason and Nick had a pretty good time together during the summer.

We had a Randall family reunion July 9th through the 12th and had a wonderful time at Netarts, Oregon. Laurie and I were the organizers of this one so it was busy but what a fun time. Crabbing at Rockaway is always a highlight.

Stake Conference was August 9th and 10th. It was a wonderful time for me to learn. It was also nice to wrap it up and take what I learned and act upon it. Some I have and some I have yet to.

Laurie and I dropped Nick of at BYU August 25th. We went down and we were able to spend the day with Matt and Angelique who are also at BYU. I have always loved those Wasatch mountains and this trip was no different. Nick was able to quickly get a job as a driver at the MTC. Matt was very instrumental in that connection as Matt used to do that and he now works in the travel office of the MTC.

Laurie and I would normally have driven right back but we decided to stop up and stay with her brother Doug and his wife Nancy for the evening. We then drove over to Joseph, OR and stayed in a bed and breakfast. Laurie had never been there before and we both really liked it. We drove up over the mountain at Elgin and stopped in for lunch at Lacey's on our way home. I needed to be home that night to release Elder Sam Henrikson. We had a great time on our way home. It was nice to talk.

What a wonderful life this is. The gospel sure leads us to a happy life as we live the teachings of the Savior. I have a long way to go.

Here are a few pictures from this summer.