In our Stake, the Stake President has promised all Young Women who complete 5 tasks a hope chest. The tasks are:
4 years of Seminary completed
6 years of girls camp completed
Earning Young Woman Medallion
Be Temple worthy when you graduate
something else
President Hayes found out Brad has lots of tools and had a little extra time on his hands and asked if he could help with the project. Brad was happy to comply. President Hayes had already made one hope chest and gave Brad the specs on how he did it and gave him the wood to use to create the chests. Brad had some tables to build for my parents before he started on the chests so he went to Flagstaff to work on the tables at our friend Phil's workshop. Phil builds cabinets for a living so he got the wood for the tables much cheaper than Brad could and he had tons of tools which Brad gladly went to use. While he was there he told Phil about the hope chests and Phil told him they could make them better than that, they could do raised panel sides and really make them extra special. Brad was all in for that! Brad always likes to make things just a little better if he can.
So after Brad spent a week in Flagstaff making the tables for my parents and working for Phil, he went back the next week to keep working for Phil and make the hope chests. Phil could use the part time help and Brad can use the cash and then after hours he can work on his own projects using all of Phil's cool tools!! It's a match made in heaven except for me left to deal with the 4 children on my own down here while Brad is up in Flag. Here is the first hope chest completed and given over to Pres. Hayes for presentation to the first YW to accomplish the goals. They have a mirror etched with the Mesa Temple which they put on the inside of the lid and Brad said it really looked fantastic.
President Hayes said he wished Brad would have stayed for the presentation so he could have seen the girls reaction. It was priceless. Everyone was thrilled and now Brad only has to finish 6 more before Seminary Graduation on May 17. Brad is on his way back to Flag to keep working for Phil and finish the hope chests. We are going on week 4 of this arrangement and I will be glad when Brad isn't a weekend daddy although we are grateful that Phil was able to give him some part time work! Thanks Phil.
4 years of Seminary completed
6 years of girls camp completed
Earning Young Woman Medallion
Be Temple worthy when you graduate
something else
President Hayes found out Brad has lots of tools and had a little extra time on his hands and asked if he could help with the project. Brad was happy to comply. President Hayes had already made one hope chest and gave Brad the specs on how he did it and gave him the wood to use to create the chests. Brad had some tables to build for my parents before he started on the chests so he went to Flagstaff to work on the tables at our friend Phil's workshop. Phil builds cabinets for a living so he got the wood for the tables much cheaper than Brad could and he had tons of tools which Brad gladly went to use. While he was there he told Phil about the hope chests and Phil told him they could make them better than that, they could do raised panel sides and really make them extra special. Brad was all in for that! Brad always likes to make things just a little better if he can.
So after Brad spent a week in Flagstaff making the tables for my parents and working for Phil, he went back the next week to keep working for Phil and make the hope chests. Phil could use the part time help and Brad can use the cash and then after hours he can work on his own projects using all of Phil's cool tools!! It's a match made in heaven except for me left to deal with the 4 children on my own down here while Brad is up in Flag. Here is the first hope chest completed and given over to Pres. Hayes for presentation to the first YW to accomplish the goals. They have a mirror etched with the Mesa Temple which they put on the inside of the lid and Brad said it really looked fantastic.
President Hayes said he wished Brad would have stayed for the presentation so he could have seen the girls reaction. It was priceless. Everyone was thrilled and now Brad only has to finish 6 more before Seminary Graduation on May 17. Brad is on his way back to Flag to keep working for Phil and finish the hope chests. We are going on week 4 of this arrangement and I will be glad when Brad isn't a weekend daddy although we are grateful that Phil was able to give him some part time work! Thanks Phil.
that is a beautiful chest! the girls will love receiving them. cute mod podge letters too!
ReplyDeletevery impressive! wish i was back in young women's... great idea!
ReplyDeleteWOW! It is so amazing that Brad can do all that. I'm so impressed. I saw the previous hope chest which was beautiful, but this is even better. I hope Siena earns one of those. Do you think Brad will still be making those in five years time?
ReplyDeleteThat looks really great! It kind of shakes my world of things just magically appearing at the store...
ReplyDeleteMy Daughter is one of the lucky ones that will get this beautiful chest, and knowing the story behind it...it will add a special meaning to it! I can also now send a picture to my son, (on his mission) so he can have a better idea of her award!...He got the sward a year ago! Thanks!♥
ReplyDeleteWe're very impressed with Brad's skills. The chest is a beautiful design and the raised panels are perfect. Classic idea from your stake pres and a work or art from Bro Jenkins!Isn't it wonderful how the Lord blesses us with different talents in order to bless others?!?
ReplyDeleteWOW! You go Brad!
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