tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41173914999292795422024-03-13T15:59:45.652-06:00The Blog of Elder PlattMichael Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792176598956214573noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-75361980867113455522010-07-01T16:11:00.006-06:002010-07-01T16:43:02.680-06:00He's Home!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhNIW4GVH92oKRp-mAD5Uy1VMSajVHaOYVOaiKLEkmSddvA9VVNidkM8O-usdwr5IIQlnXOW-3hRzjFtq5oP7-WWAuLySb9ivJMPa0rpo2n19r4JAY5tOYJFHcWW6QTHq59AoWDWTNOjM/s1600/123m.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489071859621484178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhNIW4GVH92oKRp-mAD5Uy1VMSajVHaOYVOaiKLEkmSddvA9VVNidkM8O-usdwr5IIQlnXOW-3hRzjFtq5oP7-WWAuLySb9ivJMPa0rpo2n19r4JAY5tOYJFHcWW6QTHq59AoWDWTNOjM/s400/123m.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pcIhp-LR5F4s1oDtJBj0XFYaqIZ82MHSeGAhBsB4ThmBPXYvRFavY2xvxliIGb17PuholzQ2wrqnSoTtNssqcFWShJg6wiYGwb9CIsuZ2BvaHUm5P7Va_yfMa-J0YDzjTEvk69xnQjeN/s1600/IMG_0512.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489066356397550802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pcIhp-LR5F4s1oDtJBj0XFYaqIZ82MHSeGAhBsB4ThmBPXYvRFavY2xvxliIGb17PuholzQ2wrqnSoTtNssqcFWShJg6wiYGwb9CIsuZ2BvaHUm5P7Va_yfMa-J0YDzjTEvk69xnQjeN/s400/IMG_0512.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489066249243856770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1nmqBPHuFMym2vQI2Y7G1aVq0C58QuZQ6eJzV0Squ9jWUlMENwVArea84EMIqKusiXyRGXnT9kCcIEUHiosiv90ujD-jNZK051kERW-8nVAkFYaEOUg1Tv0S2Gu5RwmOZpIi5PVkSH6B/s400/IMG_0502.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUR9j0qe5VJPr4zBw-OnVtdYZtuPV7slGjwDJJG-SB8DPiAs6679y_Nfa_0MWLRqEjSYonWphUqtCyFqxXiTBwkmMDqTfLuEr16qgVbrYrZPx6LKkKQNRPgYmm-ZQXjkTlOxNYLRpNEHzm/s1600/IMG_0496.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489066111158563138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUR9j0qe5VJPr4zBw-OnVtdYZtuPV7slGjwDJJG-SB8DPiAs6679y_Nfa_0MWLRqEjSYonWphUqtCyFqxXiTBwkmMDqTfLuEr16qgVbrYrZPx6LKkKQNRPgYmm-ZQXjkTlOxNYLRpNEHzm/s400/IMG_0496.JPG" /></a> As my son Carter put it yesterday when I told him to calm down and be patient for Michael's return,<br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">"Mom, I've been waiting for 2 years for this!"</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><div>I decided to post one last time before he takes away my posting <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">privileges</span>. We are so proud of Michael. He was such a great missionary and has such a wonderful spirit and attitude towards his service. I know his service has touched many people's lives including mine and my families. We were blessed because of his obedience and willingness to serve the Lord. Thanks Michael! Glad to have you home!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-17348384785301104482010-06-13T21:09:00.002-06:002010-06-13T21:19:12.491-06:00Change of TimeMichael's home ward has changed Sacrament meeting times the 2nd week in July so his homecoming will now be:<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">July 11th, 10:30am</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">Cascade 4th Ward</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">200 N 1060(ish)E</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">Orem, UT</span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-85170022916405894952010-05-28T18:36:00.004-06:002010-05-28T18:43:56.775-06:00Yay! He's Coming Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXilxu-Q5s6KBWmTTt3LTAUc9AClrXUDusg6TVEUEwPNOpB6OdPhzEiBlmh9N4BMUWSpSCva73UqfImkxnK_-s8fFRWou05SAYW-j_bpkuPkay55xwy4cuCfcmV_mt029yhyphenhyphen8T35_6IWV/s1600/Michael+158.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476486285128295890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXilxu-Q5s6KBWmTTt3LTAUc9AClrXUDusg6TVEUEwPNOpB6OdPhzEiBlmh9N4BMUWSpSCva73UqfImkxnK_-s8fFRWou05SAYW-j_bpkuPkay55xwy4cuCfcmV_mt029yhyphenhyphen8T35_6IWV/s400/Michael+158.jpg" /></a> <div><div>Elder Platt will soon be Michael again. He arrives home on June 30th. His homecoming will be July 11th at 11:00am. Further details to come!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-85011478672841872132009-10-17T20:09:00.000-06:002009-10-17T20:09:20.544-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nsrdlflh56u-xeJa4gWeYxRqEzEtvgcI1y47VFDE4PEMUxR_0Set-ratwFDOLsRzIzWfzi2kubVDA-fjHxsbJTa_jWCKSJL4su3HXZQvfZRSx1KwfPsJd0fscjDf68KtHQzRZMjxRQFw/s1600-h/Sept+2009+088.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nsrdlflh56u-xeJa4gWeYxRqEzEtvgcI1y47VFDE4PEMUxR_0Set-ratwFDOLsRzIzWfzi2kubVDA-fjHxsbJTa_jWCKSJL4su3HXZQvfZRSx1KwfPsJd0fscjDf68KtHQzRZMjxRQFw/s400/Sept+2009+088.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iC-Dk_wwj3JWFxvRhZaQJHVmdRc5d6q8WjvDUWY6ZndqvcUuYDV8lbd6G1E_9bgTDAvQrQrEcYHiGg52rwDa2Sgn9Cz_zlVIvUPylgggNAIDXQCuIZDXnBOKqg1dgOKS1TxpjmITk2t2/s1600-h/Sept+2009+252.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iC-Dk_wwj3JWFxvRhZaQJHVmdRc5d6q8WjvDUWY6ZndqvcUuYDV8lbd6G1E_9bgTDAvQrQrEcYHiGg52rwDa2Sgn9Cz_zlVIvUPylgggNAIDXQCuIZDXnBOKqg1dgOKS1TxpjmITk2t2/s400/Sept+2009+252.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiWbESMEG_77mI4w2XFGAQ_TIMu58a4FilJJHAuwqt8zO0m1ciOAN5VPuqAM9ga00MuzeF9TttJiXEFAalm__pVPOi-GlSsEvapEu6Av3pdlVlC-1SMkCDMbcNiLdmaYaU9sb62ZnNhSM/s1600-h/Sept+2009+118.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiWbESMEG_77mI4w2XFGAQ_TIMu58a4FilJJHAuwqt8zO0m1ciOAN5VPuqAM9ga00MuzeF9TttJiXEFAalm__pVPOi-GlSsEvapEu6Av3pdlVlC-1SMkCDMbcNiLdmaYaU9sb62ZnNhSM/s400/Sept+2009+118.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT1nXnHPj0jVlVzfMLB6jrnBo_CWddN8nzG0NMRpl716Ri19fH14ZFj-moR3HqSzdH_tDUwdXMEd4ZRB3Q-IZ6xeWhUd60uVSjhulpAEOJt4Ne3ZtmXr-kbOoE1mP4Nz12doDoCny5jzb/s1600-h/Sept+2009+257.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT1nXnHPj0jVlVzfMLB6jrnBo_CWddN8nzG0NMRpl716Ri19fH14ZFj-moR3HqSzdH_tDUwdXMEd4ZRB3Q-IZ6xeWhUd60uVSjhulpAEOJt4Ne3ZtmXr-kbOoE1mP4Nz12doDoCny5jzb/s400/Sept+2009+257.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; 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She sent the pictures to my mom the next day. Wasn't that nice?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgmCPYSHKd4QUsBrDdWfFA3j9sWwc3RymzeviuBkabNxaIKY9Duux9BolIFz2_jpf8vq6skIBbbEBlvJTfGfw2jD6x-awWFtjqYqlEEq8wFFPqHSTGl5d-R3fPUWcAidntNuzUaiA_SQc/s1600-h/missionaries+004.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgmCPYSHKd4QUsBrDdWfFA3j9sWwc3RymzeviuBkabNxaIKY9Duux9BolIFz2_jpf8vq6skIBbbEBlvJTfGfw2jD6x-awWFtjqYqlEEq8wFFPqHSTGl5d-R3fPUWcAidntNuzUaiA_SQc/s400/missionaries+004.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAma275Gbfc9yMIaAqn2evIa6oMkEHAwRaHHOIqK59s_Htyrq5F9-PdTH4oaXR9lsxOc9F297QfBXV7uj4_3d0D6n95kgSsACjGFAshTboXe335Ar64zWC60FrOlW5gsJKTC8eNq7f-FD/s1600-h/missionaries+003.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAma275Gbfc9yMIaAqn2evIa6oMkEHAwRaHHOIqK59s_Htyrq5F9-PdTH4oaXR9lsxOc9F297QfBXV7uj4_3d0D6n95kgSsACjGFAshTboXe335Ar64zWC60FrOlW5gsJKTC8eNq7f-FD/s400/missionaries+003.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6i0MMwqsf9E7VE7FZ-d_8GJjV_w9_dd8xAUaDW9v1-ckik66N4VmmmGtdlvpgypgPn6p_1Zxdvm8jj4-83ZVExLxR4UK6AyUuf2UqeO7cYQD5zo9nMcB9SKZketlWON_9wRR4jzOI43o/s1600-h/missionaries+002.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6i0MMwqsf9E7VE7FZ-d_8GJjV_w9_dd8xAUaDW9v1-ckik66N4VmmmGtdlvpgypgPn6p_1Zxdvm8jj4-83ZVExLxR4UK6AyUuf2UqeO7cYQD5zo9nMcB9SKZketlWON_9wRR4jzOI43o/s400/missionaries+002.jpg" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-49422898699583307402009-06-14T10:51:00.000-06:002009-06-14T10:51:17.564-06:00Elder GhettoHere are the most recent pictures we have gotten from Michael. He is in Delano. He should be getting <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">transferred</span> here pretty soon though. Jeff went to CA for work and drove through Delano. He stopped at his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">appt</span>. and since Michael wasn't home he broke in. He left him a few clues as to who came to visit and thankfully Michael figured it out. Mom was worried he would be scared that it was a real break-in, but "good luck Elder <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Platt</span>", written in toothpaste on the bathroom mirror was obviously not a message from a gang-banger.<br /><br />Micheal is coming up on a year. He is doing great and seems to be in good spirits. He looks so thin too, don't ya think?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMfVTwdXoO__a4ZhnJUmD_TRVhcFcQmSnEo492XRZG2XPl3w3kAydsr9YlYi8c5UfQ9k2xyv6JskSEVHKhGtfTqR9qcu4JGLgy8zbk-FSGZpUCcdWcCUxgMp7I9WR1ZV8plN9fAten7Dx/s1600-h/Copy+(5)+of+Picture+015.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMfVTwdXoO__a4ZhnJUmD_TRVhcFcQmSnEo492XRZG2XPl3w3kAydsr9YlYi8c5UfQ9k2xyv6JskSEVHKhGtfTqR9qcu4JGLgy8zbk-FSGZpUCcdWcCUxgMp7I9WR1ZV8plN9fAten7Dx/s400/Copy+(5)+of+Picture+015.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppkUAuHo-v8Et86OtIkSTdbPYi_OcBGDdO2NPcauF-UJC5SKm_JGphaYe2MkuvDDl8_gQwEl1DsIfubGUpRMn5enUnct0RMZ1ZKguw1zkynFrS5v_K9Z9fJLUKhZbeG5i0CAG1iERkJf_/s1600-h/Copy+(4)+of+Picture+228.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppkUAuHo-v8Et86OtIkSTdbPYi_OcBGDdO2NPcauF-UJC5SKm_JGphaYe2MkuvDDl8_gQwEl1DsIfubGUpRMn5enUnct0RMZ1ZKguw1zkynFrS5v_K9Z9fJLUKhZbeG5i0CAG1iERkJf_/s400/Copy+(4)+of+Picture+228.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-64120543720385727142009-06-14T10:45:00.000-06:002009-06-14T10:45:56.315-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIZaZRIql-4jrHvXeHxDPWryPJPWrWtA6_NEWim5clDkAyp6zAk2yVTXY1Twv7H9PnhN2VzTSAX5qdn-jBYWl7f9JluGjxJr0lAK7wFhHDlppWM2BnfG5lQX04SFbXgYlYm0iIlsmGQ59/s1600-h/Picture+235.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIZaZRIql-4jrHvXeHxDPWryPJPWrWtA6_NEWim5clDkAyp6zAk2yVTXY1Twv7H9PnhN2VzTSAX5qdn-jBYWl7f9JluGjxJr0lAK7wFhHDlppWM2BnfG5lQX04SFbXgYlYm0iIlsmGQ59/s400/Picture+235.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOURxb9J1T5PSpne7CjXsq1zAso1OynMd4L9O1YkExvY-oo5JtGyc-r3enQbmHBGzsiA9i2z27hYe3_PHuUKH-g6hKIrtMm9KFOfEm1WzuQtHIycidxkwAF0dr0l2XSx_7UHdbZ5ko3Ag/s1600-h/Copy+of+Picture+042.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOURxb9J1T5PSpne7CjXsq1zAso1OynMd4L9O1YkExvY-oo5JtGyc-r3enQbmHBGzsiA9i2z27hYe3_PHuUKH-g6hKIrtMm9KFOfEm1WzuQtHIycidxkwAF0dr0l2XSx_7UHdbZ5ko3Ag/s400/Copy+of+Picture+042.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eVtBr0p3tDy2MrsW-8_VUPW9_HAAAdOzLs24bFWDwAvsHS-YHaQvi3QhzU7ZJBa5N7mnt-wn2wsYgasEJr677gxJkGKw5v6KZnZ5b0wdYCp0WmleGewW28An1lpOs3LS2TbVvlmlBF9S/s1600-h/Copy+(2)+of+Picture+196.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eVtBr0p3tDy2MrsW-8_VUPW9_HAAAdOzLs24bFWDwAvsHS-YHaQvi3QhzU7ZJBa5N7mnt-wn2wsYgasEJr677gxJkGKw5v6KZnZ5b0wdYCp0WmleGewW28An1lpOs3LS2TbVvlmlBF9S/s400/Copy+(2)+of+Picture+196.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZwYjkTqWsZQVME04xv2EjlCStgHF2-4WN6Io28q_S6X7pmuZl2g-qDp0ydBc5zMdS__NmIWZPkHAV9DnTLWmZjOjEI5Sr6Q8WCiT1lLAnTudliokfz_w7Ay8zNuAO3kB-O6hHndQ8ZSG/s1600-h/Copy+(3)+of+Picture+205.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZwYjkTqWsZQVME04xv2EjlCStgHF2-4WN6Io28q_S6X7pmuZl2g-qDp0ydBc5zMdS__NmIWZPkHAV9DnTLWmZjOjEI5Sr6Q8WCiT1lLAnTudliokfz_w7Ay8zNuAO3kB-O6hHndQ8ZSG/s400/Copy+(3)+of+Picture+205.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-4896498407834811052008-12-22T22:25:00.001-07:002008-12-22T22:27:12.886-07:00Here is a bunch of random pictures that Michael sent home. I wish I had commentary, but who knows what they are of! I love Michael's photography style. He seems like he is doing so well. His letters home seem really happy and upbeat. You can tell from the tone that he is really loving the work he is doing. 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text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-67005035310953269172008-09-14T20:02:00.003-06:002008-09-14T20:06:42.657-06:00Pics from the Mish<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIjaCXg4hcdwWiuNFw3lYhfzspgXyKfLFQoJKbutw5W8DiPomTywSxkhlBf4A5qvWUqxgUfmBMZ7HZPXUM3Czj8xTXgMY2fdlhd1I8zgKKAz2BnleU-T1xg2_D0Da_mbd9Tg6NVC5NwZf/s1600-h/collage9.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246063109177763874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIjaCXg4hcdwWiuNFw3lYhfzspgXyKfLFQoJKbutw5W8DiPomTywSxkhlBf4A5qvWUqxgUfmBMZ7HZPXUM3Czj8xTXgMY2fdlhd1I8zgKKAz2BnleU-T1xg2_D0Da_mbd9Tg6NVC5NwZf/s320/collage9.jpg" /></a><br /><div>We finally got Michael's first memory card recently so here are some pics to enjoy. He's doing great and seems to really be loving the work.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-18099927426422557942008-07-20T09:50:00.002-06:002008-07-20T09:53:22.240-06:00Update<div align="center">Michael's doing good. He sent a picture of his mission president and himself home as well as a little handwritten. He is serving in a town called Atascadero, which is in the Northern part of his mission. Here's his mailing address...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330099;">Elder Platt</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">CA Ventura Mission</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">260 Maple Ct. Ste 120</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">Ventura, CA 93003-3692</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-81987427458625016612008-07-14T09:43:00.003-06:002008-07-14T09:51:04.479-06:00On His Way!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLfbxXRxvYp61LZT94TPNJG3Y0KWsezoXtkW2gpxq7jarHOBRVIxaUx9dOH_jpfYrvGgyREy9cbAstjm4zRqzki5mBjlTbCRjW8Tw04pfpEamKIzQOJCDL_viV8bDHNdlWlKr5pdle6Fo/s1600-h/michael1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222896639170871570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLfbxXRxvYp61LZT94TPNJG3Y0KWsezoXtkW2gpxq7jarHOBRVIxaUx9dOH_jpfYrvGgyREy9cbAstjm4zRqzki5mBjlTbCRjW8Tw04pfpEamKIzQOJCDL_viV8bDHNdlWlKr5pdle6Fo/s400/michael1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Jeff crashed the airport this morning. He saw Elder Platt as he got off the bus and met up with him when he checked-in. He said he looked good. Here's a picture of him and a couple other missionaries that are going to CA.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-26188616185001422892008-07-08T15:03:00.003-06:002008-07-08T15:12:08.934-06:00Next Week...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSzvXWNsWsJu7mH5qxysu1xA705pYX9NfcSYBdSsAFyTvOkrSjoALFQF6yozp6wAMWIBhxlaO7WcExR6_L8FGzQ4IIUqcktQOKo7n8al5tubfknHtXNjoRUN8JZFS3YlEPNalN8wOlFdP/s1600-h/June+2008+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220754015651525090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSzvXWNsWsJu7mH5qxysu1xA705pYX9NfcSYBdSsAFyTvOkrSjoALFQF6yozp6wAMWIBhxlaO7WcExR6_L8FGzQ4IIUqcktQOKo7n8al5tubfknHtXNjoRUN8JZFS3YlEPNalN8wOlFdP/s400/June+2008+088.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OkNcOb5fVEC9l3cGDxPrF-aFPp5fIBYriOYv3AdW6i2GP8gX_2x8AfvI2RSX1pD3rDPs81yn_RnDRY7VElSQwxw1GVQguWyZSs8cl-gEKQqeXY3M9rtLTGizdIO0-3uQnbF6OtI5Aa6i/s1600-h/Michael+006.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>Michael is almost ready to leave for CA. He flies to Santa Barbara on Monday, July 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>. He has written my parents a few times and is doing really good. He loves the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MTC</span> and his 2 companions (they are a three-some because there's an odd number in their district). I will be sure and post his new address once I get it.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-64528797494683914182008-06-25T12:35:00.005-06:002008-06-25T12:57:27.279-06:00Wow, That Was Hard!<div align="center"><br />We took Michael to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MTC</span> today (actually it was the stake center close by because the new mission presidents were also going in today). Eliza and I cried a lot. Michael was excited and ready to go! Here's his address for all you faithful friends:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#003300;">Elder Michael McKay <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Platt</span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">MTC</span> Mailbox #235<br />CA-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">VEN</span> 0714<br />2005 N 900 E<br />Provo, UT 84604</span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#003300;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#003300;">His ESTIMATED Departure date to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ventura</span>, CA is July 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#003300;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#003300;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215893245435766242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hGuzbbu-siD-o1eS_kea-OHbEPEPKDxL5hijP7bHuz9zgJQMh91cELoyEH08CC_b6XOnvfrh_RREE_wplb1Nza6VbnXxJ4G_t7rw57Vxt4l37IMa1W7Gi6uf3OaTemclzPrslEblboek/s400/June+2008+171.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215893014491605986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RD2Bx2Q-VaTzuhONlyzDPgDKQ5tNzBXmJSAXq9OZhrWuHueNJBO-b6OLBx1MS1MHG6PGGIX73LAzNEduux5PO58_pTQfMOGKbN256iOWXefMMOvqJy14aR8h-gRTVScoGuRnWjWfSCAF/s400/June+2008+176.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215892763618975250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbi171xYTo7d6T3iKv58ObF2-b7y6tpuzSxvkxMQTLE4ErYb7uwPYa5nGeboeOLsL1yJ6I1JqU3lPLESd6ax8XMOD7FljEeLrWSOUW7HhW3tFOo7u__H-_BD_3O5LFUm6bYBxjrUYwYgD/s400/June+2008+174.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215893429514397970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTKCRXtQMFkOp2Y2ucASjkGnlNToucle5va62VTFhvQEyYnyrxJxRoYpg4Sz54mhQFvIZwmX4MESI375R6npq3F66qkIoQCdzbM18IgAQeIiLEgxqs-yCYaRLNMv-38B6FeKoK5v0CVNy/s400/June+2008+182.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">I think that's him at the end of the line.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-45464598143097649422008-06-24T14:37:00.006-06:002008-06-24T15:06:27.101-06:00Leavin' on a Jet Plane<div>Okay, in a car, then on a bus. The plane ride will be in a few weeks.<br /><div><div></div><br /><div>Michael asked me, <a href="http://www.babybintz.blogspot.com/">Carlie,</a> his sister, to keep up his blog while he is gone for the next 2 years. Lets face it, he didn't do such a good job, so I think I can manage!<br /></div><br /><div>We had a very nice Sunday. Michael did a great job on his talk in church (maybe I can get a copy and post it), followed by quite the shin-dig hosted by my mother. I think there was well over 100 people there. I didn't get pictures of everyone, okay only a few but I thought I'd share.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHO6isra2ZdN5-60W2jnPnX-BloNqhCWoLfdytumJeOQoqeFpPaLUYDp7gkHLF0naLFGAJRdNaUMRJwSRLWjRD_ltx9MyebAD3RQTa0y-woILfEU1F_Fvhjtm6ovzbaMHNWz0LrA6bqi0/s1600-h/michaelfarewell1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215557274834902978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHO6isra2ZdN5-60W2jnPnX-BloNqhCWoLfdytumJeOQoqeFpPaLUYDp7gkHLF0naLFGAJRdNaUMRJwSRLWjRD_ltx9MyebAD3RQTa0y-woILfEU1F_Fvhjtm6ovzbaMHNWz0LrA6bqi0/s400/michaelfarewell1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKFlBS04ptFH_9xK1ppQm4JaX8IsqESxIcywkqjNcqVf9KAFfAdpv8GWnI-T0F35YkwLFSSeyW0tGVMfaasreOUEiXrHB1y_htKRBsQRzJ9fdDEAireNn4CCEcG-3X4zNN6wZv3Skwbqk/s1600-h/michaelfarewell2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215556188356479266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKFlBS04ptFH_9xK1ppQm4JaX8IsqESxIcywkqjNcqVf9KAFfAdpv8GWnI-T0F35YkwLFSSeyW0tGVMfaasreOUEiXrHB1y_htKRBsQRzJ9fdDEAireNn4CCEcG-3X4zNN6wZv3Skwbqk/s400/michaelfarewell2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Michael, we love you and will miss you. We are so proud of you for serving the Lord and making good choices. You'll be a great missionary! And you better write!</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-3004236429054774672008-06-03T11:37:00.002-06:002008-06-03T11:50:20.280-06:00MishkonaryWell I got my call and I'm going to Ventura, California. I go into the MTC on June 25th and my farewell is on the 22nd at 1 o'clock. My friends Sam and Matt are gone forever. Josh leaves tomorrow but we won't get to see him today. My only friend left is Wes and once I'm gone he will be alone for like 3 months. For our last adventure we all went down to lake Powell and boated. It was a blast. We climbed through caverns, wakeboarded, caught lizards, blew up hot dogs, and rolled boulders off cliffs. It was great. My camera died two minutes after we left the dock so I don't have any good pictures. Bummer.Michael Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792176598956214573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4117391499929279542.post-52423886208981894642008-03-04T16:00:00.003-07:002008-03-04T16:15:14.732-07:00SnowshoeingLast week was the pitts. There was nothing to do all weekend. It was warmer than usual but that just meant that all the snow was melting and everything was soggy. I was looking around the room for something to do and my eyes came across my brand new snowshoes that I hadn't used yet. I decided to go snowshoeing. I asked Josh if he wanted to go and like the baby he is he replied no. That wouldn't stop me. I started to get everything ready and before you knew it it was a blizzard outside. Typical Logan. That wouldn't stop me either. Dustin and Josh thought I was crazy for going in a blizzard and they already started calling dibs on my stuff. But I was confident in my ability. I drove to a nice trail that I had read about and when I got there it was nowhere to be found. I parked and decided to walk around trying to find it. Fortunately another group of snowshoers had just pulled up and they knew exactly where the trail was. This was extremely lucky because I was about to head off in precisely the wrong direction. And so I was off. I got about 50 feet before my head started to get really sweaty so I took off my hat. I got about another 50 feet before my goggles started to fog up. So I took off my goggles. Finally I was on my way. After that I had no problems. I probably hiked two and half miles through an intense blizzard trudging my own path with no hat on and no goggles before I turned back. Remarkably I had a good time. It actually was a blast and I got some cool pics.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='321' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyPvBHt4U-9YIQfKubpBSItnADmEQn1l2mftEdio3qr6EYBoK0pOJM7OV8dtQoboJQM01Vc7ZD2RnvGPPSBOg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Michael Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792176598956214573noreply@blogger.com5