Mumfords' Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission: More “Family” in the Mission

We are so happy that we can have “Visits and Visitors” while we serve this Mission! Some days I just get “a wee bit homesick” for our family and friends. So I am so grateful that Senior Missionaries have that “leeway”. Here are just a few “sampling’s” of special times lately (and maybe not so “lately)—-

Elder Ron and Sister Carol Mumford, Anthony Antonella, Chris and Bill Nelso

The occasion was Anthony’s 70th Birthday— celebrated at Sundance in Provo, Utah— at a very lovely dinner and program planned and put on by his 5 beautiful daughters. We felt so honored to have been invited.

Several members of our Zone— enjoying lunch at our Christmas celebration of “Bar-B -Que” put on by our super Zone leaders, Elder Gerry and Sister LaVonda Johnson. Why BBQ??— ‘cause they’re from TEXAS!! And it was a HIT!!

Major Brad Mumford “stopped in” dressed in his Dress Blues and lookin’ so GOOD! He was on his way to a special Awards Banquet where he was nominated for an award ( but he did not win)

But still he looked so impressive!!

Elder Mumford, Michael Goff ( son of Sharee Millet and my nephew Byron Goff) and Sister Mumford. Michael was working at the Church History Library at apart-time job that sadly ended a few weeks ago. He loved what he was doing and wished i5 could have kept going. We just happened

to “run” into him one day as we were coming and he was going . . . So we snapped a pic!!

I got this loveliest “surprise” in the mail for Valentines. The scarf is one that Deonna Fuller (my BFF) in Clifton —who passed away just days after we returned from our first mission to NY in January of 2018. It’s from Lisa Mumford Sears (my dearest Sister in love) who knows how much I love RED and scarves and surprises!! What a Fun thing to do!!

Sister Mumford on her way back from City Creek Center

Standing in front of Kirton McConkie— the Law Firm the Church uses.

Back row—l to r: Sally Jones, Sister Carol MUMFORD; front row—left to right— Wayne’s daughter Billy,, Wayne (Santa Clause) Jones and Elder Ron MUMFORD

We had some Oral Histories to gather so we were in Idaho for a few days in January around Martin Luther King Day. Sally Jones was so hoping we could visit during our “Home for Christmas” time. But we didn’t fit it in and I just felt we needed to get there. So in between the history we Interviewed

in Malad and the one we did in Pocatello, we stopped in at the Wayne and Sally Jones homeSo we took this pic before we left— so very glad we did—as Wayne passed away just a few days later.

They are wonderful people— We will miss him!!

Actin Ralphs and her Collection of photos of the Harold B Lee property and buildings which she and late husband, Dale Ralphcs, boughtmany years ago and built their home on. This was also part of the “ collecting work” we did while home in Clifton, Idaho.

Elder MUMFORD was the photographer as he got “live shots” and took “pictures of pictures” to document this Collection

A special picture “Indian maiden on the Mountain” as she only shows up at the “right time” on the mountain when the snows and the pines compliment each other.

The HAROLD B LEE monument on a little knoll between the Clifton Churcl and the Clifton City Park..

We had “General Conference Visitors — Brad’s Family. We tried out these scooters one can see throug,out the City . They had a good time riding *they can get going FAST. All was good until Ian got going pretty fast and he hit k bump in the sidewalk and—-ended on the ground. Took his lumps pretty good— but that kinda ended “THE RIDE”.