MY 73RD BIRTHDAY IN AFRICA!

October 8, 2014

Well this definitely was a birthday I will never forget!  My birthday fell on Pday and we were able to go with several other senior couples on the Rhino/lion preserve.  It was just incredible.  We saw so many animals in a day.  Lions...actually white lions with blue eyes...really they are incredible.  The white rhinos...we saw them making their way into the watering hole.  Beautiful, impalas, springbok and wildebeest.  We even saw a new baby zebra...amazing!  Even a mongoose or two.  The ostriches all stampeded in front of the van!  What a day.  We also went into the Kromdraai Wondercave.  The second largest cave in South Africa.  Beautiful formations and colorations.  Did I tell you we saw many giraffes and sable antelope.  also the waterbuck and eland.  Wow...I could not believe all we saw in one day!  Anyway we were able to have lunch at the entrance to the cave and it was delicious.  /They served dagwood sandwiches which were enormous!  They had a burger patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, avacado and two over easy eggs on top!  Joe and I split one and it was still huge!  Did I tell you we saw white rhinos?  Well the whole thing was the Best ever!  How magnificent is the creation!  How much Heavenly Father must love us to form all these incredible creatures!  What a day!

The temple seems a little slower this week.  Possibly because the kids are out of school on vacation this week.  But we have kept pretty steady at the temple and I love it.  I absolutely love getting to know these people!  /They are just amazing and I keep thinking that I know them and have always known them.  It's a great feelilng. Well it's time for the old missionary couple to get to bed but we send our love and prayers to all.

Love,
Mom
Grandmother
Kathy
Sister Jarvis