July 27, 2011

Has anyone ever saved your life? Who? What were the circumstances?

Well I am uncertain of any specific times that anyone has specifically saved my life but I can truly testify that my Heavenly Father has always been there and protected me throughout my life when I could have needed someone to save my life had He not been there to assist me and change my course of action. I have been in several auto accidents and been near being in several others but He has always protected me in those times. I also drowned in a swimming pool when I was quite young but He was there to pull me to safety.

July 26, 2011

What memories do you have with your experiences together?

Many of the scouting experiences that I have had include Doug as an integral part of them. We began by being on Hobble Creek District scout leader training for 4 or 5 years. I then was asked to serve on a Timberline Staff with Mark Poulson, a cousin, and Doug was also on staff. We served together on numerous staffs through te years and when he and I were not on the same staff he and I would visit the others course and assist with various presentations or them. We were also asked to serve together on the Council Timberline staff for several years and later he asked me to serve with him on our regional Junior Leader training staff where we would travel to Idaho for meetings with about 7 council staff members for their Junior Leader training. Then I was asked by Ren Smith, who was blind, to be on staff with him at woodbadge and Doug was the senior patrol leader of that course then Doug the following year was the SM and asked me to be the Senior patrol leader.  Since that time I have been less active on those courses due to photographing Silver Beaver recipients but we still try to get together as couples and do things together. I have also photographed each of his children’s weddings and the week before Hayden and Cheyenne’s wedding when Loren was diagnosed with diabetes Doug took over planning the wedding luncheon for us. He has always been there when needed to help us out and is a true friend.

There are hundreds of experiences that I could tell but not room enough to tell them. It was under his leadership however that the Mountain Top experience became a part of Timberline in the Utah National Parks council specifically in the Hobble Creek, Diamond Fork and Palmyra Districts.