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Show Xl-it '4·6 in the schoolhous 0, 9.nd ':,hi l e they "t;Jore shOl'TinG we ':'.rr'1nGud the c?'rtons of Dr osents ~nd c ~nd y in the Mission houso for dis~ritution. We were ~ little worri od abO\l t whether or not ffioth ors would ob j s ct to thoir sm['.ll d ..... uc;hters beinG 3i ven dolls ~ Among the old.::::r people tho t 'lboo still qcists of n ev or s~o'~TinG the hum::m fiGure in offi GY - :t t::.boo which doubtl os s. 0\,1 0 S ito oriGin to the IYldi,::'-n version of voodoo. HOi-TOVer, \-Then th e . f ':1,mi l ios c~m o in "'TO C'..sk cd tho p8. r cnts ~ nd thore woro luckily f CM obj ections, so ffi 'l,.ny a child '>Jont h .... ,ppily G1Ut clutchLng ono of the lovoly dolls, ..... nothcr gift of friends. After everyono h~d receivod his presont '1nd c~ndy there wore ~ few r equests for presents for vn.rious odd children ?nd r&lo.. ti ves vlho h C'..dn I t be cn q.ble- to come, but \vO f:)..n?lly ~ot things sorted out to wh ..... t wo hoped W'lS everybody' s s~, tisf1.ction, 8.nd we beli ovod we h '3.d cont,riv ed not to give qny optimists a pre s ent twico over~ Christm'1s we ak, 'tTith its sCNer1.1 f eq sts, c ontinued h".pp:)..ly on its W?,y, [',nd on the Monday before New Year's we set forth in H81cm's e x- _~ rmy "pick_up" for Gouldings, '1 spot in - Monument Va lley whe r e tho Mission h 8.s '1 small Ilout-station" 4 Aft er over fift :r miles of " .' ' I dri vinS ?,cross' tho dosert and c::1.nyons, ch9.sed , ~, :-" " ~~, all tho \-ray by? north 1Nind, vIe fin8.11y p.rri- \ ' v ed a t our d es tin'?l.tion, 3.nd F3.ther \tTont off to visit hogans 3.nd lot the Indians know we vTere the r e and th:'. t he would s o..y Massthe following mornlng. After supper we wont to visi t Ha rry Gouldi Yl3 , tre.der and pro-pri etor of summertourist ::t ccomI!lod:1. tions. The r 0 we hold another showing of the movies, but a s it was d ~ rk - ~nd cold - no N:1.va jas ~ rri ved to s~e them. 'do' ',foro kindly invi tod by the Gouldings to make u se of a couple of the1r c!'..bins · for tho niGht , to which W9 gratefully r etired ~ fter our long journey . In tho morninc; \-rG "TOre off t o tho little s h :1ck which 1,vas to serve '18 our church. ?l.thor h ::.d a nnounc o c1th1. ~ :E:1. S.3 Vlould be a round 10:00, b'lt t h?.t hour C3.me and '.vcnt 1tJ:'..thO'l :: [l'l >:C.i:t, l ;;J'lo'.'i'i.n s up~ In spite of the dis c our:1 3 0mont N::.ss bC3C1.D - ' t, ::. ~ t,c . ~',_· ;,_ i.:; (, :'_1 ~ J: c3 ressed v ery f2..r fi s u r es b 03:1n \-mlkinS tovTC'.r dJ ',:,h c _, ~ _:..; r:: :j, ",,'1 :: ,(' '£' 0:;;' 0 tho Action 17 N:1vn- jos had p :l.ckod thomsel 1le3 ::i n t ,) -:-.hc -, ·,,:::<! .. :. ;,T ',;» C'.v3. ilo.ble. Once 9.32.in wo h'.1.d to r emember th1.-(' ·iJ... .- ;~.,;l :l.i i{.,:; ~~ C' "" ',:,c (" 1 (; :1. r 0 1:m time ov or ' t'tllOnorrs , '"-' nd th'l" t -'Jun.L ctu""_'1.0' llOty ,~_ QC' .,.,. .J,. V... .. '.'J t 'h. v'"." __" . .c .,.} 'CtJ "', ",..} "J. " (' '- ..-:J -\--"l ..!. t ' '. jD,'..A... -.thv" 'r f.... 1'.0 lddJ". I "o(,") - s ed them in NtW'l jo ::.ft ,::;r ~f;:::'8 ;3 ::-'.nd -j',h([1 ~l ; ) :L ,:;n T,ee'l{ ov er for a while C'.nd t '1U3ht the ,:1sscmbl ed comp::1.Dy '00 SLIC t11. ..; v '.r v ' of +,Le M:J.ss which had been sot to n,'?tive musiC, such' ::'8 \~ 1:", c :\':l~~ i c ~S}. C i 3 0 Yl, g,:'.nctus ::lnd BenedictUB. F?thor a3ain tltook t r.. . e f .L c.' CJ r ~~. :l,ud 11( 1 -1 C"n informal talk with the Nav~jos, s8-':1.ted on the 3 :,:' ~) .... ;:r-=1 \,rith thorn. After th1s Chr1stm~ s presents and c3.ndy we r e G~v e n o ~t, ~ nd ~ a re rec eived with a sced deal of enthusiasm. It l"m.s 0<:;8.in !'I. C '1i..~8G 0; much gr~.t1 tude to the Mission's good fri ends th!1.t there ,{ere onou 3h presonts and candy to be given to people who "l6re too f::tr o.wc:.y to come to the Mission headqua rt ers. Atlen3th tho Nav:1.jos r eturnod to their hogans, ,':'-nd we, pa ckod ours e lves into the pick-up ~nd st:1.rt ed ba ck for the Mission, which we r o~.ch e dby l :1.te 3, ft crnoon . {~,-~ .-" , f'\ '-' ii _ ~ . / I t r em3.ins but to G:?Y th:'.t f or tho good nose of our fri ends , and for all the bl essings of this Christm~ st i do , the Mission stqff ?nd your humblo Bcribe \ \ ... ".. .. '- , .. -/ , ~ ; \ '-., / ., \ I, .i / ( ( ( \. |