Monica with Connie, what a great picture! Monica, you turned seven years old when Pope John Paul came to Des Moines at the invitation of Bishop Dingman (our cousin) on October 4th. (I won't put the year in to protect the innocent). I met your mom, you and Kurt in Des Moines the night before and we stayed in your folks camper. The next morning, it was still dark and we were at Living History Farms waiting for the Pope to come in the helicopter. It was so awesome to see the lines of cars coming in - Chris came with his school, carrying his school flag. Bernie was trying to decide if she should let you make your First Holy Communion during this auspicious occasion. I don't think she did, but that would have been terrific. Looking out over the grounds, people were everywhere and the crowds were so respectful - when the end of the day came, there wasn't a spec of junk left on the ground.
You share an historic day - have a great one!
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