Girl's Camp!

On Memorial Day, Mark and Ryan accompanied Claudia and Holly to Kimball Stake Girl's Camp for the day. The camp is located about 30 miles north east of Strawberry, Arizona, at about 7,000 feet elevation among the tall pines.

As Young Women's president, Claudia is in charge of all the girls from our ward. The girls and leaders from our ward wore green t-shirts and matching accessories.

Ryan and Mark helped set up the tents and dining area for the girls.

It was great to be in nature for the day. Ryan and Mark drove back to Mesa after Mark and Holly had a part in the evening devotional. They left their coats with the girls because it was so cold at camp.

We will post more camp photos this weekend after Claudia and Holly return from camp.

Good night, and God bless.

Holly Virtuoso

Tonight, we watched Holly perform in two Taylor Junior High choirs, Concert Choir and Treble Clefs. She was superb as the featured soloist in "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde. Her beautiful, deep alto voice was both tender and powerful.

The Treble Clef choir also had a lot of fun with "A Bushel and a Peck" from Guys & Dolls.

Holly literally sparkled on stage as the Concert Choir sang "Yes Sir, that's My Baby."

We owe a great deal of gratitude to Mrs. Kathryn Tellef, who has taught each of our children in Taylor Junior High choirs over the years. Both she and Holly have one more year at Taylor.

You can see more family photos in Mark's Flickr photo stream.

Good night and God bless.

Wedding! Rachel Redd and Brandon Hepworth

This is a bit late, but we thought you would enjoy a few memories from the trip Mark and Claudia took to Idaho Falls to attend the wedding of Rachel Redd and Brandon Hepworth in the Idaho Falls Temple on April 12, 2008.

Grandpa and Grandma Dixon started it all with their marriage in this temple in September, 1950, commencing a long tradition of temple marriage and temple worship in the Dixon family.

Mark was endowed in this temple in September, 1972. Mark and Claudia were married in the Salt Lake Temple in August, 1976 - almost 32 years ago. It was great to be back in the Idaho Falls Temple. Our last attendance here was at Chad and Becky's wedding many years ago.

Derek Romer, DeAnn's son, is contemplating which lucky girl will stand here with him one day!

Several more photos taken at the temple and the subsequent reception are included on Mark's Flickr set, Rachel's Wedding. You can see some more fun photos on the Rach Bec Hep and Redd Family blogs.

God Bless and Good Night!

Mission Call!

Elder Ryan James Dixon has been called to serve in the Slovenia/Croatia Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will enter the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on July 30th to learn the Croatian language and prepare for his work for the next two years.

What a thrill it was for family and friends to gather at our house Thursday evening when he opened the large envelope from Salt Lake City.

The Slovenia/Croatia mission encompasses six countries that comprise the former Yugoslavia:

• Slovenia


• Croatia


• Serbia


• Bosnia and Herzegovina


• Macedonia


• Montenegro

These links will take you to articles about each country on Wikipedia. Other valuable information is available on the CIA World Fact Book.

The mission home in Slovenia is located Ljubljana, which appears to be a beautiful city.

God bless you, our son! Go forth and serve with honor!