Week #3

Family & Friends,

We finished Trek week 3. We started the week by going to the open house at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Three of the Missiomary couples went. Elder & Sister Williams had there daughter come to see them here at the ranch so they didn't go with us.

We had three groups here this week plus we rented 30 Handcarts to several stakes. I changed wheels on two carts this week. One group brought two Handcarts back broken, so I will repair them this week. Sister Hawk and I had a group from Centerville Utah and they had a wonderful time even with the wind and rain on Thursday night. I enclosed some pictures of there shelters they they built using the Handcarts.

I believe we had a very good week. The Missionary couples always work 12 to 14 hours on the first day (Wednesday)then thing slow down to 10 hours, on Thursday and Friday with a 14 hours day on Saturday.

Our son Dustin and his family came up Saturday evening and brought dinner for us so that helps Sister Hawk and I. We had a couple of hour visit and then they went home we went to bed early.

Sister Hawk is still having problems with her knee but we think it will get better. She understands she can not walk with the treks this year. I have walked 33.5 miles with the treks so far. I walked 8 miles on Saturday. My right knee is a little sore today.

I enclosed pictures of the Missionary Couples at the temple and of the camps after the rain.

God Bless all
Elder & Sister Hawk

Baby


Vultures Feeding on Dead Sheep

Skull Rock Falcon Nest

Changing Wheel

Mud on Truck

We have had two Treks that we have been responsible for. Salt Lake East Mill Creek (200) & Highland Utah. (650)We have had rain both weeks but things always seem to work out. The Trek always go well and the youth learn the lessons they need to learn. We are starting to have fun again. We have had six or seven carts with broken wheels so far, we had maybe two all of last year. I wonder if the wet weather has something to do with it.

Sister Hawk had her knee scoped three weeks ago, Tuesday and she is still in some pain. We are hoping it will get better soon.

I have walked with the Treks 19.5 miles so far. My goal is 100 miles this year. We will have 9 Treks so that goal should be easy.

We haven't taken a day off for two weeks but this week we are going to the Oquirrh Temple open house, on Tuesday. Sister Hawk wants to see the Grandkids as do I.

We attend Church in Evanston, Wyoming 2nd Ward. It is only about 11 miles to Evanston.

We have had a total of 2425 youth and leaders here in the last two weeks.

The Lord blesses us each day.

Elder & Sister Hawk