Day Log 07.10.05 Sunday

Well it is 7:45 AM and I needed to get up so have come down stairs so
mom will sleep a little longer. Looks like a bright day and one that
will see us traveling up to Milford for the funeral for Landon, Maples
the youngest son of Karl and Debby. From the phone calls we have made
the schedule is for us to be there by 5:30 or 6 for viewing and
services to be at 7 PM. We will then come back to J’s for the night and
have decided to hang out on Monday here in St. George before heading
out early Tuesday for Fresno to see Aunt Flora. I will look at map
later today to see what the distances are.

Mary was able to sleep another two hours and then we got busy and
headed to church around the corner for a 1 PM sacrament meeting that
started at 2. We slipped out went back to J’s place had a sandwich and
then went to the meeting. At about 4 PM we headed up to Milford for the
funeral that started at 7. We were there in plenty of time so we did
the viewing and stayed with the family for prayer and into the service.
Was a very emotional service with Landon’s mother Debbie taking the
spoken word and music very hard. A very large number of church,
community, and school friends were in attendance. Landon’s day Carl did
a wonderful job of telling about his son and the life he lived. A very
close adult friend also spoke about the wonderful example Landon was
for his family and those that worked with him. The Bishop then closed
the meeting also with an outline of the God like quality’s this young
14 year old exemplified while alive. The grave side service was short
with a prayer by Landon’s oldest brother and a tape recorded country
western song. The buried Landon in his cowboy clothes, boots, hat,
chaps, and the rest of the gear needed. There must have been 60 sprays
or floral displays in the chapel. To say the youth in the meeting were
taking his loss hard would be an understatement.

We left the grave side at 9:15 with the temperature in Milford at 67,
then traveled to St. George arriving at 11:45 with the temperature
sitting at 93. What a difference the mountains make.