Deseret Land & Livestock June 27, 2010

Another week has passed, week three is now finished.
Sister Hawk and I had the Centerville North Stake with 452 people,they used 29 Handcarts. The weather was very good, and all went very well. Centerville North
had a large water truck that they rented. The tank held 4000 Gallons and they used it all. It helped us so we didn't have to haul there water from the ranch. We are
getting a new well but it won't be drilled until after we leave.

We have Draper Utah Stake next week, with 450 people. The route we planned for them is out of Corrals to the north. The route is about 26 miles. Sister Hawk
and I drove around and looked at the camp grounds last night and all look good. The weather is warming up now. We have 6 more weeks of Trekking and then our
seminar for next year. Sister Hawk and I have made the 2011 schedule, we had several cancel so it was a challenge, but we filled it.

We are looking forward to being done with our Mission. We only have about seven more weeks.

All Is well
Elder & Sister Hawk

Deseret Land & Livestock June 20, 2010

June 20, 2010

We finished our week two Trek, (Bountiful Mueller Park) The week started off with the Missionaries having to haul water from the main ranch, about 14 miles away.
We had four Treks last week so that means we use about 6000 gallons of water during the week. The well here at trek headquarters is about dry, so we must haul all the water, We bought a 1150 gal. tank and a pump so that is how we get water for the Trekkers. We have five couples this years so the one without a Trek does the hauling.

Sister Hawk and I had a nice group this week. I walked 11 miles with them, but I don't know if I can walk that much next week. I may ride my 4 wheeler some. Sister Hawk was in charge of leading the support groujp around the route. We had rain on Wednesday and we even had a small ice storm. On Thursday the weather changed to summer in one day. It was 67 on Thursday and 72 on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday we go to church in Evanston, Wyoming. After church we sleep and get ready for the next week. The weather has finally warmed up. It was 26 degree on Thursday morning but this morning it was 39 degrees at 7 AM.

I am attaching several pictures of girls pulling up a hill on there woman's pull. I also attach a few shots of an Eagle that I saw flying just above the ground.I also
attach a picture of Sister Hawk awarding the other Sisters a feather with beads for learning the trails.

All is Well with us. We are enjoying the last summer of our Mission. I don't know what we will do next year. Sister Hawk will be having her knees replaced so
I guess that is what we will be doing.

May the Lord Bless you
Elder & Sister Hawk

Deseret Land & Livestock June 6, 2010

We finally have had two days in a row with sunshine. Maybe spring is finally here at DLL. We have about all the work done to get ready for Treks. We start Trekking this week on Wednesday.. I think all the missionaries are ready to get started. We have 5 couples here this year and we all get along very good. We work together and play together. I am enclosing pictures of some of the people and things we are doing. The first one's are of the Elders and Sisters after cleaning out the barn. It is so dirty that we had to wear masks. The next several are of a Badger that I found along one of the trails. We have some fun here it's not all work, Elder Coe had a kite and we were flying it on Saturday evening.

We had 5 Route Reviews on Saturday, that's when people come from the various groups and we take them on the route that they are assigned. It takes from 2.5 to 4 hours to answer all there questions and get them all the way around there route. All the routes start and end in the same place. We are using about 5 different routes this year. We have 25 different routes that we can use. This week we only have two Treks, next week we have four. One problem we have is that our well is not working very good. Because of the dry winter here the water table is very low. We are hoping to get the Treks done without hauling water from the Main Ranch. Each Trek use about 1500 to 2000 gallons of water. In June it's not as bad as in July when it gets warmer.

All is Well here at Deseret Land & Livestock. Sister Hawk is still having trouble with her knees, but she is going to finish this Mission. We are just happy to be here on this wonderful ranch and get to do what we do here. The fun is about to start with the Treks. We are seeing many animals and many have young. This is a really great place to spent three summers of our life.

Elder & Sister Hawk

DL&L May 26, 2010

It's been a couple of weeks and I decided I better send a few things. On Monday May 24, it snowed about 8 inches again. We got up to a snow storm and it snowed until
about 11 am. I have attached pictures to prove my claim. Also, on Monday I pulled a trailer to Elberta to pick up two little trucks that we are trying out. They are 11 feet 8 inches
long. The steering wheel in on the right side. Today Wednesday, May 26, we rebuilt 5 Handcarts. We worked all day on the job, the Sisters helped us and we had a picnic at noon.

The weather here at Deseret Land & Livestock has been rainy, snowing, windy almost everyday for this entire month. We are hoping June will be better. Our Treks will start on
June 9. We have 28 Treks this year, 24 Stakes and 4 Wards. Sister Hawk and I divided all the treks up between the other four couples. Everyone has six Treks except Sister Hawk
and I we only have five.

Sister Hawk had shots in both her knees but it didn't help her. She is planning to have her left knee replaced as soon as we finish up here in late August. She is in pain most of the
time. She takes pain pills at night so she can sleep. I told her we could maybe go home after we train all the Missionaries, but she said no not until the Mission is over. I thought
she would say that.

We are training the new Missionaries on the ranch Trekking rules and the routes. All of these Missionaries have been at Martin's Cove so they understand the program. We are having
fun with this group. I am ready to turn things over to someone else after this year. This is our third year on this Mission and I think next summer I'll go fishing.

All Is Well Here
Elder & Sister Hawk

May 6, 2010

We got to DLL on April 23. The weather has been very bad, snow and rain everyday. We went to Martin's Cove for training on May 3, 4 & 5. It was enjoyable but we were glad to get back to DLL. Today we started getting the Handcarts out of the barn. We moved the Port A John's out last week. The new missionary couples are learning the routes; it takes a lot of time to learn all the different way to travel on the ranch. We have two small trucks that we need to pick up next week in Elberta and one large truck in Salt Lake City. Today we set up the shop equipment because we have five Handcarts that need rebuilt. We also have many wheels to replace.

I enclosed several pictures of the snow it snows 2 or 3 inches at a time and then melts by noon. We have only had two days with sun and it was cold even with the sun shining.
I also enclosed the pictures we took at our meeting in SLC on April 13. The people in the middle our Elder and Sister Bretzing our mission Pres. and his wife, the others are our new Missionaries. I also enclose a picture of Sister Hawk and myself.

Sister Hawk is having bad trouble with her knees. We are going to see the Doctor in Provo on Monday. We are hoping he can do something to help her. She needs knee replacement, but we need to be here to train the new Missionaries. I hope we can make it till September.

All is Well
Elder Hawk

Getting Back to Work

We will be heading for the ranch on April 23. We had a meeting in Salt Lake City with the other 4 couples that will be with us this year. We all went to The Hotel Utah for lunch with Elder & Sister Bretzing. In the meeting we went over the new Trek Handbook. It was good to meet the new Missionaries, and learn about them. Sister Hawk and I went to the ranch on Monday, April 12 to take our 4 wheeler, and there was about 10 inches of snow at our headquarters. I thought we would get stuck going in but 4 wheel drive saved us. I hope the snow will be gone by the 23rd. All is well with us.

Elder & Sister Hawk

Deseret Land & Live Stock - August 23, 2009

Family & Friends,

We are now finished with our 2009 Trekking season at DLL. We are going to South Dakota with Dusty and his family on Wednesday August 26. Then we will come back here to DLL and get our 5th Wheel on the next Saturday. WE hope to be back in Delta By Sept. 1.

This has been a hard year but all is well. We are returning again next year so that means we will be missionaries for one more year. Our seminar for 2010 was held on Saturday and everything went well. I think the other couples here are just as glad the season is over as we are. The Lord has blessed us and we are happy to have served here for two years.

God Bless you all
Elder & Sister Hawk