Mike,

My memories of Sally are many. When I served with her in the Relief Society Presidency I remember our many Presidency meetings that would go late into the night as we would discuss things relevant to the ward and then just sit and enjoy being together and talking "girl" stuff. I think we solved many world and family problems on those late nights. When I served with her in the Young Women's as the Laurel advisor and she was the YW President we had those same meetings, just dealing with a different group of sisters. She seemed to understand my fear of being in front of people and we would team-teach the girls. I learned so much from her during those Sunday Laurel class lessons and also the weekly activities.

I particularly remember the "retreats" to the Meservy cabin in Hobble Creek Canyon. I remember going there at least three times-once with the Relief Society for an overnight retreat for the sisters, again with the Young women for an overnight retreat with the ward Young Women, and again as the ending activity of a Ward Youth Conference. Our times up there were special, walking on the dirt roads, preparing meals in the kitchen, and sleeping on the floor in the living room. She used to say that I was the mechanical one who would be sure to get the generator running. Her talent on the guitar and for composing music was always a special part of our times together. Not being musical myself, I always admired her so much for that great talent she possessed. So many times we sang songs she had composed, or she was equally at home with something out of the church songbook. We spent a number of years together at YW Girl's Camps. She was either with our ward or there as a Stake Leader. She was so much fun in the wilderness situations because she seemed to enjoy herself so much and we had many wonderful times around the campfires.

We had a lot in common, we were born the same year and I used to tease her that she would make it to each new birthday year first because she was born in January and I was born in August. We also talked of our marriages because we were married in June, just one month later, and so we had many of the same influences on us growing up and raising our children. Also, Sally was the only person I've ever met who had eyesight worse than mine. The last couple of months we had talked about her impending eye surgery on quite a few occasions. She passed on to me all the information she was gleaning from clinics and eye doctors. I thought she was so brave to be considering that surgery because I don't think I could do it.

Sally was such an example to me! I'm such an emotional person that I always have difficulty expressing myself and even though I know she felt things deeply, she was able to express herself in situations that were too overwhelming for me, and she knew that, and she stepped in to help me many times in classroom situations or during meetings.

Sally was a very special spirit and she will truly be missed on this earth. I know she is busy doing the things the Lord wants her to be doing and that some day we will be able to see her again.