Happy Birthday Lis!

December 15, 2015

My life seemed full; I had six children, the youngest in school, freeing me up to do pretty much what ever I wanted.  There were some things going on in our life at the time that made me feel like I needed to spend an afternoon in the Temple seeking answers.

Little did I know that my answer would be to add another child to our family.  Our lives would never be the same.  Elisabeth came in our old age, at least old for bearing children. But what a blessing.

It has been her responsibility to keep us young. She grew up almost an only child.  By the time she was in Elementary school Diana was in Middle school, same with High School, with seven years separating them.

Elisabeth loved the kittens and she had the ability to find them, no matter where

the mother cat hid them.

She was almost four years old when she started playing the violin. I know she stayed with it to please me. But she has a natural talent and I just tried to give her the opportunity to develop it. Sometimes she hated the violin, but she would never let me know.   She kept it inside.  I'm not sure when she truly developed a love for it, but it must have been Dara Morales.  This teacher opened her eyes to some beautiful music..  It may have been the  Utah Youth Symphony and Barbara Scowcroft.  I have always been happy she stuck with it, because Elisabeth plays like an angel.

By the time High School came along she was already good on the violin, so she tried some other likes.  One of them was Tennis.  She loved playing and made some good friends doing it.  She also developed her singing voice.  That opened her up to getting the part of the Sour Kangaroo in Horton Hears a Who.  Her voice was stunning.  Then she got the lead, Lola, in Damn Yankees.  She stole the show each time.

She was amazing as Lola in Damn Yankees

Elisabeth got an opportunity to attend BYU Idaho on a music scholarship.  It was hard to have her go so far from home, but she grew in her music more than I could have guessed.  However, she had other goals.  These brought her to get her Associate Degree so she could go on a mission. 

Deciding to serve a full time mission was an event that came through the encouragement of her sister Anne.  Her call came and she was on her way to the Malaga, Spain mission.  She had spent about three to four months in the Canary Islands when the missions were realigned and she ended up getting a new mission call to Madrid, Spain.  

Finishing her mission, she knew exactly what she wanted as she came home. That was to marry her dearest friend, Shane York.

 

Shane and Elisabeth

Life was busy for them.  Shane finished school at Weber State University while Elisabeth had transferred to The University of Utah, where she finished in music.  They were blessed from Heaven before she graduated, and this brought little Conrad into our lives, the greatest blessing of all.

Cute Baby boy Conrad

Elisabeth is still very busy, and her life is filled with caring for this cute boy. The greatest joy a mother can have is to watch her children grow in righteousness. Giving love to many.

Dad and I love you Lis!!! 

Happy Birthday!!!