FAMILY STORY: Skiing with the Scouts

Home after a day on the slopes:  Ed's brother Bob Sappington,
Bob's son Todd Sappington and our oldest daughter Kelly Sappington 
with Linda's grandmother Verda Bradford Howell and Ed and Robert's mother
Mina Sappington Carson (see Grandpa Owen Carson in the back).
This appears to be the only picture among our family photos
relating to skiing.

Ed began skiing as a young kid and became quite exceptional at the sport. When his kids were old enough, he enjoyed some amazing times on the slopes with Kelly, David, Michael and Kaytee (neither of us remember him skiing with Stacy or Kris) and is pleased to know, at least Adyn, Skylar and Thoryn, are following in his snowy trails.  

Outside the family, he rarely tells people how really good he was so when he volunteered to go along on a ski trip to chaperone scouts from the Bloomington 7^thWard, it was obvious the young men couldn’t imagine what fun it would turn out to be skiing with “this old priesthood leader.”  

In the end, it was probably more fun for Br. Ed because when he strapped on his skis and took off “at lightning speed” down the runs at Brian Head, he left behind many shocked young men!  Those who were along that day, spoke - for weeks - in absolute reverence of Br. Ed’s amazing skills on the slopes.  Lesson learned:  “Never judge a book by its cover!”