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Sorry it has been so long but one day kind of blends into another so it has been pretty routine for most of this year.

We are down to our last 60 some odd days of this mission.  We should end things up here at the St George on September 13th.  Our grand plan to head our that day has been delayed a bit as our grand daughter, Elyse, won't be baptized until September 29th due to Matthew's new job schedule.  He won't be back in town until then. So, we have a little time to goof off before taking off for Nevada.  however, we do need to head back to Kalifornia to be released and pick up our stuff.

We are buying a house here in St George, specifically over in Washington (actually referred to locally as Washington Fields).  It should have enough room in it for grand kinds and others to visit.  It is supposed to be done August 23rd.  They are a tad bit behind schedule but that is OK.  There is a lot of construction going on here in the St George area and a great shortage of construction workers.

Latest pict of the house.  They were working on it on Saturday, getting ready to roof it.  The walls are up, most of the rough plumbing and electrical are done, windows are in, some of the cement has been laid.

 

This back side will be surrounded by cinder block fencing and a couple of gates.  Lots of glass there.  We just went in and picked out the curtains for the house so that's done.  Should be a nice, last place for us.  Only 104 today.

We did go back to California to see Allye baptized.  Had a great visit and worked on some issues we needed to finalize for the move to St George.  
 

Took the Extraterrestrial Highway back home.  When people talk about over crowding, they obviously have never been on this highway or most of the backroads in Nevada.  We even did some in California on the way back that were equally as deserted and long.

 

The birthday girl wanted a "Donut Cake" so that is what she got as Nanna lit the candles while everyone watched and sang.

 

Trying to get any number of Segers to all smile and look good at any given time is prit near impossible.  I took half a dozen shots and this was as good as it was gonna get.  The youngest was having no part of it... Garret, Aaron, Allye, Elyse, Hailye, and Avrye (L to R).

  We are training our replacements here at the ROC.  The Marstons.  They have a Down Syndrome son with them that is in his early 40's and is high functioning.  He works with us for 3 days then goes over to the temple for 2 days a week.  He is a very loving person and a joy to be around.  Brightens up everyone's day when he comes in.  Elder Marston has an extensive IT background and has no problem picking up on the stuff I've been doing.  It will all work out for the ROC, I'm sure.   

It has been somewhat cooler this year, compared to last year, so far.  Or I am getting used to it.  I just don't plan on going outside at 5 PM on a hot day.

I'm being treated for some issues with my spine as I have a compressed L4/L5 vertebrae.  I've had a series of shots and will have a radiofrequency treatment to see if they can loosen things up a bit around my spine.  I also just found out I have the beginnings of cataracts in both my eyes so getting older sucks.

Arlene had some surgery on her tendon to lengthen it a bit to reduce the stress on her heal.  We'll see if that reduces the pain she's been experiencing.

Other than that, things are moving right along.  We've done a million records.  the staff is beginning to realize we will be gone in only a few weeks so they are trying to figure out what will happen then.  I remind them that, Frankly, Scralet, it's not my problem.  I've been trying to tell you my time was coming for some time.  But, the Marstons will do well.  the Lord will provide and they have another couple that is supposed to come in September sometime.  I don't think they will be our replacements though.  I can't teach them all I know in a couple of days.

Keep up the good fight.  It will be better.  Love you all.

Elder Seger

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Just after the first of the year we had one of the Piano Guys, the behind the scenes director, who is related to one of our missionaries, come and talk to us at the ROC.  He told us about how they got started in St. George and how they had progressed over the last few years.  I could have listened to him for hours, he was that good.  
 

Too bad I can't remember his name.

 

We had a luncheon afterwards and talked a bit.

 In February we had Samantha Sulser and Amanda Terry down for training and updating.
 

Samantha giving us what we need to know.

 

Amanda and Samantha with more training.

 Additioinally, the next day, they all toured the Tabernacle where we are hoping we will be able to set up a new ROC for about 30 to 40 more missionaries.

 

This is pretty much what the space looks like now.  we hope to be able to put computer desks and monitors in here for missionaries rto work at.  The space has been promised to us and Salt Lake is happy about the arrangement. 

 

This will be the open space just outside the ROC space.

 

While we were there, we got a tour of the main floor of the Tabernacle.  This is the pulpit end of the main hall.  The St. George Tabernacle has been around since the late 1800s and is a very historic building for both the church and the town.

 

Some of the details on the far wall, the "All Seeing Eye".  This building was erected about 2 years before the St. George temple in 1875.

 

They were putting in the wood flooring the day we visited.  A lot of noise.

 

A view from the pulpit end.

 

The details of the supports.

 

Last, but not least, the group pict. 
L to R, front: E/S Larsen, Sis Sulser, E/S Kerrin (the bosses)
L to R top:  E/S Payne, Sis Terry, E McReynolds, me.  Bro Contrell, the area Maintenance Super, was taking the pict.

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It has been a while and I am sorry about that.  The routine of each week seems to blend together and the weeks kind of have gotten away from me.  We have passed the one year mark and are into our last six months.  Out last day on our mission will be September 13th as we will be heading to off to see a grand daughter be baptized and then off to be released from our mission.  We are working on plans for our future but still not all that set in other than Jell-O yet.

We had a nice Christmas and were visited by Nathan, Tabbi, and the family.   They rented a nice townhome up the way a bit and we had Christmas up there.  More room than our apartment at the temple apartments. 

 

Tabbi, Nathan, and the munchkins

 

We all went over to Tuacahn and watched the Christmas presentation there.

 

Before the carnage...

 

The girls got a special present to keep them busy. 

 

Traditional christmas breakfast.

We had a great time together for a few days.  Then everyone had to go back to work and school again.  We were moving to our new apartment East of the temple apartments just after the 1st of January.