Conference

Another general conference has come and gone.

They are always a source of inspiration and learning.

I work for the Church so everything gets a little crazy and busy in April and October.

When my Dad was a Seventy, he and Mom came home for each conference

 and those were highlights of the year! 

Paige used to think that Grandpa and Grandma Wood lived at the airport.

This is an unusual post for me in some ways, for one thing, 

I shockingly do not have any pictures to post. 

And usually I just post family stuff.  

But today I wanted to share some of my favorite general conference talks of all time.

Here are the ones I am thinking of right now - in no particular order. 

Come Unto Christ

Well this one might be the best of all - since it is my Dad!

Hidden Wedges

A Prayer for the Children

Patience (not a conference talk)

This is a BYU Speeches talk and therefore not on YouTube 

but you can link to the text. It is so, so great. 

Thanks to our Sunday School teacher for sharing it the Sunday before conference.

Happy watching, listening, or reading. 

My Dad

My Dad, Lowell Dale Wood, was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada

in January of 1933.

This is a picture of him in the tub with his loving Mom watching over him.

I just thought this was such a cute picture!

Bathing again - with his little brother this time.

This is a Christmas card sent out by my Dad's grandparents Edward James and Mary Ann Solomon Wood.

The picture is taken on the farm which was run by my Grandfather. My Dad is on the horse on the right.

Deanna, Lowell, and Rex

Newsworthy event in a small town!

This is an interesting shot, because my Dad was never much of a hunter!

Here with his 4H calf.

With his friend Keith Olsen.

Baseball - who knew?

I bet this is a photo of the entire high school.  He was the

student body president.

In 1952 he got called to the Johannesburg South Africa Mission.

Imagine the shock - coming from a tiny little community in Southern Alberta.

(Mission calls are somewhat different now!)

He got his passport picture taken . . .

said goodbye to his parents, William Dale and Donna Woolf Wood,

his siblings Greg, Judy, Karen, Deanna, and Rex,

 

and his grandparents, E.J. and Mary Ann Wood,

and boarded a boat headed for Africa!

I just loved this bike picture!  

 It must have been quite a culture shock!

Love the hats Elders! 

 President David O. McKay visited Africa while my Dad was there, I think it might have been

the first time the prophet had visited South Africa. Quite historic!

This is not his whole story. Only a very small portion.

I am just loving all these old photos lately so I thought I would post some

about one of my favorite men to ever have lived. I love and miss him so much.

Who knows, I might even post the 2nd half of his life sometime!

Happy 80th Birthday

Dad!

Elder Wood as a young missionary to South Africa.

Post-mission college picture!

 Mom labels pictures very well, as you can see.

Here is Dad, holding Paula, my Cox grandparents,

two cousins (Sandra and Joan), and my Mom's grandmother!

Here is a mixture of the Cox and Wood families in Waterton.

Dad holding me and Paula!

I love this picture!

Courtney, Mom, Davis and Mackenzie, Dad holding Paige and Tanner!

As you can see - he always has loved his birthday!

 Almost as much as a good family picture!

Here are three of the best!

 

My Dad always was and is still my hero!

I miss him every day

but am happy to celebrate

what a great man and wonderful

father he was

on this 80th Anniversary of his birth!

Happy Birthday

I know I am a little late

but Happy 79th Birthday to 

my Dad!

 I love you and will always miss you

till we are together again!