Moving along in the late 50,s into 1960, everything at home and work was going extremely well. I had actually purchased my first new vehicle. It was a 1958 Chevrolet station wagon. I thought it would make the ideal family vehicle. Actually, i had bought it in 1958. It proved to be a good buy and worked well for the family. Little did i know as we entered 1960 that another addition would become a part of the family. In mid 1960, i was ask to serve as an Elder at church. At that time there were only two Elders, Wilbur Arnold and Buck Pierce. When they approached me and ask me to serve i hesitated and ask for time to think it over. After a week or so and my seeking others advice, i agreed to serve. As i recall i was 34 years old at the time but had been very active and was serving as a Deacon. These two men became my mentors and we had a working relationship that was perfect. It was about this time that we knew that another child was on the way. On January 14th. 1961, we were blessed with the arrival of Cynthia Kathleen. I recall the nurse coming out and telling me we had a baby girl. I told her that after having three boys i wanted to be sure it was a girl and she politely showed me. She added another dimension to our life style that we welcomed with open arms.
At church we had had two full time ministers, Walter Calvert and Worley Ferguson. Both had moved on to other locations and we were in the process of looking for someone. We had been using Al Jolly who was working for Dr. Dale Alford on a part time basis. We convinced him to accept the full time position at Sylvan Hills. This was one of the first major decisions that i was involved in as an Elder. Incidently, he and Mary had two girls, Cynthia and Kathleen. We did not know this when we named our Cindy. Al was a great worker and a lot of fun to be with. He even got me intrested in playing golf. As i reflect back on times past i often wonder why everything went so well for me considering my early childhood hardships. It has to be because of someone above looking out for me and all of those here that had enough faith in me and give me many chances to succeed and along with a wonderful family to give me the encouragement i needed. I'm not finished yet.