We took Jill and Jordan with us and they are great travellers. Everyone commented on what great kids they were and how well behaved they were. We could do nothing but agree. Somebody at the Conference Centre asked me if they were twins. They waited in line with me for 1 1/2 hours to get into the Conference Centre, then we waited another 1 1/2 hours before the session started and the session was two hours long. That was a phenomenal amount of time for two ten year olds to spend waiting and sitting and yet they were soooo good. They were thrilled also to see the statue in the park and realize that it was their great great great great grandfather and his wives and that he was the second person to build a house in Draper. We also went to city hall and asked for address of the house he built in the hopes that we could get a photo. They gave us the address and we drove to it only to find out that it is a Joann's Fabrics store now. The kids thought it was quite appropriate for my ancestor's house to be replaced with a fabric store.
In this photo, Jill is checking out the artist's signature. That's right it is Dennis Smith. Some of you may recognize him as the artist that does all the church statues such as the ones in Nauvoo and many at the temples all over the world.
This is the information monument that is in front of the statue. It shows his three wives and if you can enlarge the photo, you can read the information about Henry Eastman Day. We are the descendants of his first wife, Leah Rawlins Day. We found out that Henry was not a member of the church until after he arrived in Salt Lake City. He followed Leah here when she came across the plains with her family. He joined the church after he got there. He had much to do with the church before he came to Utah though. He knew Joseph Smith, and had altercations with those who would destroy the prophet. It is interesting reading.
love Marvelle
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