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While speaking of trips, I must not forget to mention our trip at the close of my mission. I got permission for Wealthy to come to the mission field when I was about to be released. She met me at Council Bluffs and accompanied me on a trip around the mission field. I got permission to visit some relatives in Appleton City, Missouri, where we were treated fine by our cousins. We stayed at the home of Cousin George. He lived out a little away from the center of town on one of his farms. He had a fine home, as did Cousin Ezra and other members of the family. After spending a few days at Appleton City, we went to Des Moines and visited some friends and then returned to Council Bluffs, where I received a call to go to Boone, Iowa to conduct a funeral of one of the family of Sister Halsteads. We then returned home, after making a delightful conclusion to a successful mission.