677. Grandson Missionary coming home tonight from Indonesia, and his brother's wedding the next day! The Lord's Pay Days!

Our Missionary Grandson coming home from Indonesia, and his brother's wedding!

 Almost 2 years ago I posted this photo, showing where our grandson was going on his mission.  Well, today, Thursday July 28th, he is coming home, in the evening at the Salt Lake Airport, just in time for his brothers Temple wedding the next day in the Payson Temple!   Here are pictures!





Elder Jacob Wayne Lieske will be coming home tonight at 6:35 p.m. in the Salt Lake City Airport.  He couldn't come home to St. George because he would have arrived at 11:15 p.m. at the St. George Airport, and then we'd have to be up to Payson for his brother Ben's and Ashlee's wedding in the Temple before 2:00 p.m.  He doesn't know it, but he will have several best friends who will travel to Salt Lake to be there, as he can't have his usual greeting at the home airport.

This is the missionary picture which has hung on our wall for 2 years!

He has filled a wonderful mission.  He learned the language very well, and translated at some zone conferences.  He will go to Utah State University to become a Computer Engineer.  So he won't be home long!  We'll miss the Sunday night e mails, as Indonesia was around 13 hours ahead of here, and his Monday morning P Days e mails came Sunday evening around 8:30 to 9:00.
Then on Friday, we will be excited for Ben and Ashlee's wedding! 
Benjamin Fred Lieske, and Ashlee Shipp, soon to be "Ashlee Shipp Lieske"!

They are both Music Education students at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.  He filled a mission to Taiwan.  They both have beautiful singing voices, have been in choirs, and sung in operas and musical events there.

 This is the painting I made them for their wedding -- (It's a tradition!)





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