Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Day in Clifton

We started at about 10:30am in the Clifton Cemetary.
Auntie M dished out the Sant books, and everyone sat down to hear some stories. It was a little bit different from the years before because we started at Grandma and Grandpa's tombstone instead of John & Mary Shaw Sant. Uncle Neil started and they kept giving teasers of stories that they said, come back to Grandma's 100th birthday to hear the rest.

Uncle Heber told a really cool story that Ive never heard before of being in downtown SLC and walking out near the church office building and Harold B. Lee whom was the prophet of the time, just fell in step with him, and said, I think you know my mom, and Pres. Lee said who is she, and then, he told her Sadie Sant, and he said, I do know her! She sang at my missonary farewell & homecoming, how is she doing, who did she marry etc. Heebs said he walked with him a couple of blocks, and that it was in the time before security guards and it was just the two of them walking together. Pres Lee told Heebs to tell grandma and grandpa hello-and Heebs said it was kind of cool to go home, and say, Mom I talked to the prophet and he said to tell you hello. I thought that was a awesome story.

We spent about a hour and a half in the cemetary and then headed to Dayton to eat at the park there. I'm not sure why we didn't do the Clifton place like we always do, but it's all good. It was a potluck with lots and lots of salad, and since Guts reads this, I'll add that your potato salad was a D-lish, and also a big hit!
I'd also check on the paparika color thing. :)

The weather was super weird, rainy until 10:30am-then sunny til about noon, then off and on drizzly until we left. They also took some video interviews of peeps on Grandma, with memories, and just questions they asked to help you get started. Things like that. I wish i'd known it was video, I may have tried to look cuter. Nugs.





5 comments:

  1. Sounds cool. Wish I could have been there.

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  2. I am ticked that I didn't go. Its sounds like it was pretty cool though. I can't wait for the Grandma Fuller thing in August.

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  3. It was cool and the salad was good. I loved seeing everyone there. Tons of Fullers. We have a great family!
    It was great to talk to you Erin.

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  4. It was good! Jean, Why again didn't you come? It was great to talk to you too!
    We really do have a great family, sorry you couldn't come Hol.

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  5. Ern,

    Thanks for posting on the stuff we missed out on. Does it look to anyone else like Steve may have passed Neil up? Just wondering....

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