Today was Sam’s wedding. Just before the wedding, I was in the house when Laura’s friend, Flora stopped to talk with me. She told me Laura feels that "I’m the best thing that has happened to this family." She said how Laura tells her everything and how much she likes me. And she added, "And she’s a hard person to please." It was certainly good to hear. Laura is a quiet person and I know she would never say anything like that to me. It was sure nice of her friend to share that with me.

As far as the wedding, it was pretty uneventful. I think for the most part most people there wished they had waited longer. Sam just turned 19. Most boys around this area are leaving to serve missions. It’s hard to be happy for someone when you feel they should be somewhere else in life at this stage.