Hursts in India

Baby Quilts, Street Ice, Shoulder Excavation, Udayan Girls, Ellen Williams, Elder Palmer Dass, Synagogue, YSA Pitampura/Pizza  Toones in the back sewing, Jeanette and Sr. Skidmore measuring and cutting:  Baby blankets to be donated to needy hospitals.  We brought 100 tops and bottoms from the LDS Humanitarian Center in SLC when we were there for Gena/Seokhee's wedding.  Thanks to Mary & Curt Hawkins (Jeanette's sister) for picking them up for us.  They filled four large suitcases and each weighed 50lbs. Ritu Kumar, wife of Anil the mission driver, and their daughter, Twinkle.  Jeanette purchased the batting here in Delhi and had two huge rolls delivered to our apartment.  This will take you back to the old days - while it is over 100F, there are ice mongers with huge blocks of ice on the open sidewalk selling chunks to street vendors to help them keep their offerings cold, well, cooler anyway.   On my way to the E Block f...

Tuesday we made our regular visit to the Udayan home and had a game night.  The girls loved the "Win it in a Minute" activities.                                        Thursday I went to the movies to see The Secret Life of Pets 2 with 20 of my friends, mostly Primary kids from the Malviya Nagar Ward.  It was so fun to be with them.  Back Row,?, ?, Patricia Dass, Reeta Thangaraj Front Row:Neha Sejwal, Vivek Kumar, Aryan Varma and Jaden John Back Row:  Reeta Thangaraj, Nirmila Dass, Meghan Kohli, Sister Toone Front Row:  Jadan John, Rehana Bodu,  Aman, Dhruv Sejwal, Aman Kumar Back Row:  Sister Toone Front Row:  Elias Singh, Sid, Jason John Friday we flew to Bangalore and held a training for the new PA Council at the Indira Nagar Ward building.  The Martins who serve in the Mission Office joined us as well a...

We have had a slow couple of weeks recuperating from the graduation and wedding festivities of the prior two weeks - not to mention the whip-lash jet lag!  Visited the Rashtrapati Bhawan-Official Resident of the President of India and State Meeting Facilities.  It was original built by the British as the Viceroy's Residence and where the agreement for the independence and partition of India took place.  One of the world's  great disasters!  Detail at a side-entrance to the Rashtrapati Bhawan  Visiting our favorite Primary boys - Vivek and Aman.  With Sisters Watts and Raydu and the boys' uncle.  The boys are the only members but are supported 100% by the parents.  Vivek was ordained a deacon a few weeks ago and has been passing the sacrament.  Unknown Lodi Era tombs and stepwell.  R.K. Puram Sector 5 Park.  Sister Toone, Skidmores and GAH  Jeanette at the top, back of the stepwell.  Stepwell ...

Monday we had a fun swim at the Provo Rec Center and lunch with Sage, Gena and Seohkee and the boys. That night we had pizza at the Air B&B Tuesday was dinner with Aunt Ellen. Wednesday we drove to Glen Canyon Park up Provo Canyon and hiked to some interesting petroglyphs.  The boys were troopers. After the hike we enjoyed a picnic lunch and a rousing game of "rolling log" with Uncle Winston. We ended our outing by visiting Gena at work and treating ourselves to ice cream cones. Back at the Air B&B Brynne made some delicious doughnuts with the boys. That night we enjoyed relaxing together.   Thursday we had our feet and hands decorated with henna.  Gena's feet were especially elaborate. Friday morning Gena's aunts Ellen and  Elizabeth along with cousin Gina, sisters-in-law Brianna and Brynne and bridesmaid Amanda Jones came over to assemble favors for the reception and have lunch. Fri...