Elder Bitner in the MTC

Dan gave a great farewell talk a few Sundays ago and you could definitely tell that he is so prepared to go. We all went to the MTC on the 24th to drop him off. It was the typical MTC experience-lots of mixed emotions. You could tell that Dan was ready to make the next step and start his mission in the MTC. He will be there for 2 months learning the discussions, the Danish language, and all the other stuff to prepare him for Denmark. We are so proud of him and are praying for him everyday. He leaves for Denmark on December 26th, the day after Christmas.

Summer Fun

We had a fun, and crazy summer. We spent lots of time out in the sun and in the water. We went to Bear Lake over the 24th of July, where we learned to Surf behind our boat. We went up to Island Park to Dad's fishing cabin, where Dave, Linz, Spenc, and I almost got killed going down a river in a huge hail storm- I thougth I was going to die. And yes, I will admit that I was the biggest wimp out there. I also tried to go swimming at least once a week. Therefore, I got the horrible parasite that was going around in all the pools. I don't think I have ever been so sick in my entire life. Haven't been swimming since. Summer was fun, but I am excited for Fall. I love the changing leaves and am ready for some cooler weather. Summer was brutial here this year.

Lyman Lake

I never knew how awesome camping was till I camped in a trailer!! For Labor Day we traveled up into the Uinta's to spend the weekend out in nature. Spencer's grandparents are caretakers for a girl's campground up there called Lyman Lake. This was one of the funnest, most relaxed vacations we took this summer. So simple, yet so fun. We got to spend time with Spencer's extended family, canoe, go four wheeling, read TWILIGHT a lot, play horseshoes (we almost won the tournament) and eat lots of food!! I never knew you could be so warm, comfortable, and clean while camping.