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Pat Freestone
May 25, 2026, 10:54:28 PMMay 25
to Maryann Jones, DONNA Jackson, Valerie King, Nica...@gmail.com, Phil Freestone, Liz Freestone, Ann Burnham, Colleen Coleman, Elaine Fort, Janet Woods, Crum Family Cousins, Emily Woods, Valerie Sowers, Brickford Goodman, Brad Dunn, Kamala Jackson, Kim Hale, Elaine Stradling, Elise Jones, Donna Robinson, Susan Henshaw, Louisa Hale McDowell, Tate McDowell, Diane Chase, Patsy Huber, john mccleve, April Johnson, Reed....@gmail.com, flossy.m...@gmail.com, sarahm...@gmail.com, jrol...@cox.net, mikesc...@gmail.com, Stacie...@gmail.com, Jason Fort, Marilynne Linde, Dan, Denise Farnsworth, chuckjk...@gmail.com, Tim Hall, trade...@yahoo.com, Marial Mortenson, llnee...@gmail.com, hallfam...@gmail.com, harrin...@gmail.com, aura.m...@gmail.com, Mary Lou Goodman, kristin...@gmail.com, blhal...@yahoo.com, monicas...@gmail.com, azpia...@gmail.com, Kelly Pond, Jay Olson, scot...@gmail.com, sara...@gmail.com, peggya...@cox.net, beckyp...@gmail.com
Greetings and marvelous May to all of my favorite people!!!
And what a wonderful week in Nauvoo! The young performing missionaries have been practicing night and day and this weekend the shows begin popping up all over town! I will have to report back on that next week as we were in Naperville and Chicago this weekend. On Saturday (5/23/26) we were blessed to be with granddaughter Hallee Mae Goodman for her special day in the Chicago Temple. She had lots of support from Provo school friends, family from Arizona, and ward family members! We enjoyed attending church with everyone on Sunday (5/24/26) and also celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary! This morning we celebrated granddaughter Tilly’s birthday at Milk & Sugar, a cute breakfast spot. We are blessed to be living so close and to be able to share precious moments with family.
We were equally blessed on Tuesday (5/21/26) to be able to utilize technology to adoringly gaze upon our, hours old, great grandson, Leo Damien Galaz. Kelsey and Damien are such precious parents! Baby are such marvelous miracles!
Also got word on Tuesday that my lifetime friend and birthday twin, Susan Calder Henshaw and hubby Vern, received their mission call to be Temple missionaries in Nauvoo this November. Susan and I have been over the moon chatting about this incredible adventure that awaits them. What an amazing week of celebrations! I suppose it was fitting that we squeezed in a climb the 253 steps to the top of Moser Tower, a unique, 16-story structure with a 72- bell musical instrument. This gift, given to the Naperville community to commemorate the dawn of the New Millennium. The day was so clear that we could see the Chicago skyline. As the bells tolled the hour I thought of so many reasons for celebrating this week! May we all be filled with gratitude for the blessings that continue to be showered out upon us!
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
Love you all,
Grandma & Grandpa, Mom & Dad, Chris & Pat
And what a wonderful week in Nauvoo! The young performing missionaries have been practicing night and day and this weekend the shows begin popping up all over town! I will have to report back on that next week as we were in Naperville and Chicago this weekend. On Saturday (5/23/26) we were blessed to be with granddaughter Hallee Mae Goodman for her special day in the Chicago Temple. She had lots of support from Provo school friends, family from Arizona, and ward family members! We enjoyed attending church with everyone on Sunday (5/24/26) and also celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary! This morning we celebrated granddaughter Tilly’s birthday at Milk & Sugar, a cute breakfast spot. We are blessed to be living so close and to be able to share precious moments with family.
We were equally blessed on Tuesday (5/21/26) to be able to utilize technology to adoringly gaze upon our, hours old, great grandson, Leo Damien Galaz. Kelsey and Damien are such precious parents! Baby are such marvelous miracles!
Also got word on Tuesday that my lifetime friend and birthday twin, Susan Calder Henshaw and hubby Vern, received their mission call to be Temple missionaries in Nauvoo this November. Susan and I have been over the moon chatting about this incredible adventure that awaits them. What an amazing week of celebrations! I suppose it was fitting that we squeezed in a climb the 253 steps to the top of Moser Tower, a unique, 16-story structure with a 72- bell musical instrument. This gift, given to the Naperville community to commemorate the dawn of the New Millennium. The day was so clear that we could see the Chicago skyline. As the bells tolled the hour I thought of so many reasons for celebrating this week! May we all be filled with gratitude for the blessings that continue to be showered out upon us!
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
Love you all,
Grandma & Grandpa, Mom & Dad, Chris & Pat
Pat Freestone
Jun 1, 2026, 10:08:54 PMJun 1
to Maryann Jones, DONNA Jackson, Valerie King, Nica...@gmail.com, Phil Freestone, Liz Freestone, Ann Burnham, Colleen Coleman, Elaine Fort, Janet Woods, Crum Family Cousins, Emily Woods, Valerie Sowers, Brickford Goodman, Brad Dunn, Kamala Jackson, Kim Hale, Elaine Stradling, Elise Jones, Donna Robinson, Susan Henshaw, Louisa Hale McDowell, Tate McDowell, Diane Chase, Patsy Huber, john mccleve, April Johnson, Reed....@gmail.com, flossy.m...@gmail.com, sarahm...@gmail.com, jrol...@cox.net, mikesc...@gmail.com, Stacie...@gmail.com, Jason Fort, Marilynne Linde, Dan, Denise Farnsworth, chuckjk...@gmail.com, Tim Hall, trade...@yahoo.com, Marial Mortenson, llnee...@gmail.com, hallfam...@gmail.com, harrin...@gmail.com, aura.m...@gmail.com, Mary Lou Goodman, kristin...@gmail.com, blhal...@yahoo.com, monicas...@gmail.com, azpia...@gmail.com, Kelly Pond, Jay Olson, scot...@gmail.com, sara...@gmail.com, peggya...@cox.net, beckyp...@gmail.com
Hello and happy June!!!
When Rodgers and Hammerstein composed their lively song “June is Busting Out All Over” they must have been describing the Midwest!!! And they could have specifically been describing Nauvoo!!!
“June is bustin' out all over
All over the meadow and the hill
Buds are bustin' outta bushes
And the romping river pushes
Every little wheel that wheels beside a mill…”
The trees, the flowers, the wildlife that live around and in the Mighty Mississippi are putting on a spectacle!!! The fireflies dust the bushes with fairy lights at dusk, we try to successfully dodge turtles, toads, and families of deer, making their way across the highway. Our adorable Utah and Idaho neighbors in the “hood” have surprised us by filling our planters with gorgeous flowers that are literally “busting out all over!” They explained that our being from Arizona, we might not know how to plant spring flowers, sadly they aren’t wrong!!!
With the arrival of the young performing missionaries, the songs, dances, and stories of the restoration are “busting out all over” and filling every venue and shady park. We thrill to keep up with the Nauvoo Band as they march down Main Street in the morning. We follow an intense schedule of performances throughout the day, and thrill each evening as the entertainer’s music and dance, kiss the “Sunset on the Mississippi.”
Once again we find ourselves transported in time to the 1840s as we cry with the “Sisters in Zion” and the missionary widows like Phebe Woodruff. We marvel at the faith and courage of those first missionaries like Samuel Smith in “The Spirit of God” held in the Seventies Hall Our souls are uplifted by beautiful harmonies of the “Songs of the Heart” and our testimonies nourished as the young performers rejoice in song speak honestly of standing true to their covenants in the latter days, on the Sunday evening performance of “Love of the Savior!”
With any luck, next week we will do it all again!
The temple continues to be our priority and somehow we are able to find time to enjoy this special place where every day is a special gift!
Deuteronomy 5: 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us…3 even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
We wish you all 30 fabulous days of June!
“Because it's June!
June, June, June
Just because it's June, June, June!”
Love you all, come and enjoy with us!
When Rodgers and Hammerstein composed their lively song “June is Busting Out All Over” they must have been describing the Midwest!!! And they could have specifically been describing Nauvoo!!!
“June is bustin' out all over
All over the meadow and the hill
Buds are bustin' outta bushes
And the romping river pushes
Every little wheel that wheels beside a mill…”
The trees, the flowers, the wildlife that live around and in the Mighty Mississippi are putting on a spectacle!!! The fireflies dust the bushes with fairy lights at dusk, we try to successfully dodge turtles, toads, and families of deer, making their way across the highway. Our adorable Utah and Idaho neighbors in the “hood” have surprised us by filling our planters with gorgeous flowers that are literally “busting out all over!” They explained that our being from Arizona, we might not know how to plant spring flowers, sadly they aren’t wrong!!!
With the arrival of the young performing missionaries, the songs, dances, and stories of the restoration are “busting out all over” and filling every venue and shady park. We thrill to keep up with the Nauvoo Band as they march down Main Street in the morning. We follow an intense schedule of performances throughout the day, and thrill each evening as the entertainer’s music and dance, kiss the “Sunset on the Mississippi.”
Once again we find ourselves transported in time to the 1840s as we cry with the “Sisters in Zion” and the missionary widows like Phebe Woodruff. We marvel at the faith and courage of those first missionaries like Samuel Smith in “The Spirit of God” held in the Seventies Hall Our souls are uplifted by beautiful harmonies of the “Songs of the Heart” and our testimonies nourished as the young performers rejoice in song speak honestly of standing true to their covenants in the latter days, on the Sunday evening performance of “Love of the Savior!”
With any luck, next week we will do it all again!
The temple continues to be our priority and somehow we are able to find time to enjoy this special place where every day is a special gift!
Deuteronomy 5: 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us…3 even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
We wish you all 30 fabulous days of June!
“Because it's June!
June, June, June
Just because it's June, June, June!”
Love you all, come and enjoy with us!
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