Coby Hall and Shannon Doty to Wed

Coby Hall and Shannon Doty have set aside Friday, May 16, 2014 as their marriage date
in the Draper Temple.

Former FTM Missionaries Settle in Washington, DC Area

Eric Sorensen and his wife, Kali - Josh Bagley and his wife Monica - Steve Pierce and his wife Jesse came to brunch this past Saturday morning.  How life does move on.  We understand we have just missed the arrival to Maryland of Elder Goodman.  We hope to see him and his family soon.

A shout out to Spring and have a wonderful Easter.

Matthew Harris and Andrea McClaine Wed

Matthew Harris and Andrea McClaine have chosen 28 March 2014 to be married in the Redlands California Temple.

The Crofts Land in Big Piney, Wyoming

My wife and I welcomed our second child to the family on Oct 22,2013 a daughter named Madilyn and our son will be three this year. I graduated college in December of 2013 . And landed a job in Big Piney Wyoming.

Remembering Sister Martina Peck

Dear FTM Missionaries,

Memories of Florida in March are glorious to reflect on especially this year as "March roared in like a lion” here in Virginia.  We are hoping to see it pass “like a lamb”.  The cycle of the seasons brings with it a great witness of God’s hand in restoring life.  Spring, the season of rebirth, is right around the corner.  

We love hearing from you.  It is fascinating to see how much is packed into your lives after a mission in rather short order: work, schooling, finding the one, marrying the one, families growing, new jobs, great life experiences.  So much has happened.  We treasure hearing of your lives in all their unique fashion.  

We wanted to inform you that “one of our own”, Sister Martina Peck, passed away on March 2, 2014 in Mesa, Arizona.  She and Elder Leslie Peck served together on 6 separate missions.  The Florida Tampa Mission was blessed to be among the missions in which they served.  They served with insight, vigor and joy.  A special quality I observed in Martina was  her unwavering sense of excitement for life.  She never held back but found energy and fulfillment in "getting to work".   We will always love the Pecks (and we know we speak for you too).  Their  impact will live long after them.  We send love and blessings of peace and comfort to Brother Peck.

We hope this finds you all well and happy.  Life is good!

Love to all of you,

The Coltons

Dakota John Jumps in NYC

It just so happened that the Coltons, the Gillries and Dakota John were all in NYC in February.  Dakota jumped in a Track and Field event in a large armory right there in Manhattan.  He jumped 6 feet 11 inches.  The Coltons and the Gillries cheered him on.

News from the Hatch Family

Hey quick update from the Paxman Hatch and family.

We had another baby!  It is a beautiful little girl.  We named her Vi.  Her older brother Parley (now almost two and a half).

We built a huge shed in the backyard, I am working as a web developer for SecurityMetrics here in Utah.  Still working on my Bachelors in Computer Science (Software Engineer).