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Secretly washed Tom's car for him as a treat and then  spelled out a love note for him using the hose! Brother Webb sporting a bedazzled tie for Father's day Got Tom a recharchable back scrubber for the shower-he liked it! Another cool twilight SpaceX launch! Nice to meet up with Maren for lunch; she's so uplifting! Curtis passed the reins to the new Coordinators of the FS Center.  We made him a pop-up book to show our appreciation for him! We had a rather low-key 4th of July this year, staying home. The fireworks can be triggering to Tom's PTSD sometimes, so instead, we closed all the windows and put on white noise!  

Volunteered to be a tour guide for The Tabernacle Experience and attended training to get ready.  Dr. Parry gave an interesting lecture about the tabernacle and took us on a sample tour.  Tom came along with me, which was a treat! Dr. Parry Tom and I got photo bombed in the Tabernacle! Ark of the Covenant reproduction Note!  These are the vestments for a high priest. who were the only ones allowed into the Holy of Holies  where the Ark of the Covenant was kept  and that, only one high priest, once a year! Noticed that this painting was inaccurate!  This fellow is a priest, but not a high priest, as he isn't wearing all the vestments of a high priest and as a priest, he should not be in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant! Oops! Tabernacle was covered with four layers, as shown Shiny recreation of The Holy Place.  

Volunteered to help build the tabernacle of the Tabernacle Experience, a life-sized replica of the Tabernacle of Moses.  It was a long day and slightly hard work, but interesting to see how it was put together. Cathy and I drove together and we saw several folks we knew from our ward and stake.   I sure was glad to take a shower that night and get cleaned up after all that dust and sweat! Cathy helping stake down the posts. Don staked down posts, too. Fenton up high putting the tabernacle together. Dave putting the tabernacle together down low. One of the missionaries trying to see if he could accurately space out the posts using his body length as a measure-funny.  

Boat owner reached out via PL Connections asking for help to complete a Coast Guard mandated drill.  They needed 41 people on a weekday morning to help with the drill, so I rambled down to the waterfront to help.  CG needed to time us exiting the boat using two different routes and we passed the test.  I was rewarded by meeting up with Michelle, a friend I haven't seen in a few years---nice! Michelle in the dark Everyone was treated to donuts and drinks and then they did a raffle for additional prizes.  I didn't win anything, but did get stung by a bee that got tangled in my hair! Nice mingling with other volunteers!