Bountiful Burn Out!

Tonight we attended the Bountiful Rotary Coats For Kids Burnout!  It was fun to see cars and trucks attempt to lay down the rubber on the road.  

I even remembered to get a photo of me and my hubby!

 Some gave it a good try but were only marginally successful.

Others, like Scott Bradshaw, made a moderate amount of smoke.

Then there was the Utah Highway Patrol car--complete with Magnaflow exhaust and cold air intake!  It was a crowd favorite!

But my favorite was the red smokin truck!  I think they spray painted their tires to get the red smoke.  It was awesome!  After the burnout we caught up with Katie, Taylor, and Mark.  Mark was sporting his attractive vest and ID--doesn't he look official?  This was the first year Katie was allowed "behind the lines".  Guess Daddy gave in to his little princess, Taylor!  Zac was much too busy with Uncle Scott to be bothered with a picture.

Katie, Taylor, Mark Bradshaw

Tina was able to get the night off and join in the fun with her family!  

The Everett's
Tina, Alex, Rick
Ashton and Shyann

After the burnout Kevin and I walked down Main Street and admired all the cool looking cars.  Can't wait for the car show at the park tomorrow!

South Africa Tour Lesson

Today Kevin and I traveled south to Provo to listen to Brad and his roommate, Spencer Park, teach a joint Priesthood/Relief Society lesson.  They were asked to share their experiences on their recent tour to South Africa, Swaziland, and Botswana.  They took turns sharing experiences, photos, and video clips from their tour.  They stressed that Young Ambassadors is not so much about the performing of the show but rather has a much greater mission:  service, example, and testimony.

Brad and his roommate, Spencer Park

They bore powerful testimony of how the Lord puts people in the right place at the right time if we but submit to his will and get out of our comfort zones to be instruments in his hands.  At the conclusion of their remarks, Spencer played and Brad sang the solo that he sang in the YA fireside.  It is a powerful testimony of the power of  the Atonement to heal us.  It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Continuing My Quest

Today Tina and I set out for the Aultorest Mausoleum in Ogden, Utah to find Dennis Robins crypt.  I called the cemetery office and was given the code (1,3,5)--so obvious yet we didn't try that combination on Sunday--and basic directions to the baby crypts.

I have to admit I found the mausoleum a bit sobering and a little bit scary.  I can see why it is accessible only by code.  Too many dark hallways and if it were open to the general public could be an unsafe place to come alone!  We entered the main mausoleum doors and went up the stairs into the main room which I believe is referred to as the "chapel" area.   There were numerous hallways of crypts off the main room.  As we were exploring them, Tina noticed that the markers all indicated adult lifespans.  We explored all the hallways off the chapel--no success in finding a baby area.

We were about to abandon our search when I came upon a back staircase and went down it.  Success!  On the landing at the bottom of the staircase was a wall of baby crypts and there at the bottom left (as you face the wall) was the crypt of Dennis!

Dennis Robins' Crypt

Dennis Robins' Crypt Marker

As the story was told to me:

Dennis Robins was stillborn, the first child of Eloise Flint and Lee Watt Robins in Ogden, Utah.  Lee was working as a mortician's assistant at the mortuary.  Upon the birth of Dennis he took the baby and buried him in the crypt.  Eloise did not ever see or hold her baby.  I am unsure when they officially named him as the crypt does not bear a name.

It was really special to locate this tiny grave and to do it with Tina.  I feel like at least the next generation will be aware of where tiny Dennis' burial spot is located!

On the way home we stopped in Layton, Utah to locate and document the grave site of Kevin's aunt and uncle, Reed Flint and Kaye Henderson Flint.

I knew they were buried in the Lindquist Memorial Park near the Layton mortuary.  They are interred on a raised area in front of the mortuary saved for veterans near the flagpole.

I walked right to the marker!  Tina was impressed!  I took photos with both my camera and with my iphone app so that the images were preserved online as well as usable in my personal database.  It was a productive trip!

My Cemetery Quest

In keeping with my Memorial Day resolve, Kevin and I set out to locate and photograph the grave of Dennis Robins,Kevin's older brother who died at birth in 1953.  We knew he was buried in a Mausoleum in Ogden, Utah and that LeeAnn knew where the crypt was but none of the rest of the family did. So today we took a road trip to Ogden.  We located the mausoleum but discovered that it was only accessible by code and the code had to be obtained from the cemetery office during regular business hours.  We spent some time looking for anyone who might be able to help us on a Sunday but to no avail.  We were disappointed but at least I took photos of the mausoleum and the cemetery sign.

While our road trip was not as successful as we had hoped at least I have a location and a starting point!