A week or so ago, Thunder and our friend Dave B. had a flash of inspiration. They were thinking about our sick Bishop and something he said. When the Bishop heard that he would have a cancer treatment on Friday November 21, he said was "well I have to be well enough to watch the BYU-Utah game on Saturday!" So Thunder called up the BYU Football office and asked around to see if there was any way we could get our Bishop in to meet the players or coaches. They asked Thunder to email some more information, and then happily informed Bishop Edwards that he had been invited to be this past Thursday's Hero! This is the Bishop and his family.
After we all arrived, we started off with a tour of the coaches' offices and watched a highlight film of the 2007 football season. It was neat to see all the pictures on the wall. Many of the offices have their walls made completely out of white-board so that they can put notes up everywhere.
Then we got to walk through the player's locker room.
We then walked over to the indoor practice field where the team was practicing. After a few minutes, a whistle blew and the whole team walked over to Bishop Edwards and enveloped him in thunderous applause. Several players welcomed him, and talked to him. They gave him a signed shirt and other items, and asked him to sign the flag that they bring out before every football game. It was a very emotional moment for us and many of the players and coaches.
Here is Thunder chatting up Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall.
Here is the Bishop with the quarterback Max Hall and defensive end Jan Jorgensen.
This is Dave B. with Max Hall, wide receiver Austin Collie and Thunder.
Here is Thunder, Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall, Bishop Edwards and Rob H. (our ward Bishopric with the Coach). It was really a wonderful and touching day, and we really appreciated BYU for letting us all come and celebrate the strength of a truly wonderful man!
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That looks pretty cool. So, this is pretty random, but Tessa and Kurt Edwards were in our ward in Provo. Her and I were in activity days together. I knew her father-in-law had cancer. I also knew he lived in your ward, but I never made the connection until I saw the picture of Bishop Edwards and his family. I am guessing I will read about it on her blog in the next couple of days. Crazy!
I hope you are having fun in CA.
so glad you guys had the opportunity to do that for Bishop, and hey c'mom i think the guys didn't mind either, right:)
great pics. our boys are most envious.
hope you are enjoying the trip!!!
Wow! That looks really fun! You guys are so nice to cheer him up like that. He is very lucky to have you for friends at this very hard time. Miss you both!
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