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| A tray full of little fat men that I really liked. |
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| A close up of a worker smoothing up a swan figurine. |
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| Factory floor, machinery and wood materials in back. |
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| Starsheena Foutz standing in front of the massive amount of wood amased for the factory work. |
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| Not only do they produce the dolls but this beautiful close up of metal work and the detailed painting The master painters receive recognition and good pay and an apartment for their work. |
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| Selection of the many dolls that are made. We saw that the artist will paint one part of the doll and then pass it on to another artist. Here she is painting the blue clothing. |
of it takes weeks to paint I am sure.
We arranged to have lunch at the factory cafeteria and they had a special room set up for us and had a very good menu. The bus ride out there was about 1 1/2 hours north of here. Saw some beautiful scenery much
like we would see in the mountains. Lots of snow, evergreens along the road, and pretty little houses, too.
We took all the elders and sisters who serve here with us and by the way it was our p-day so no time lost
teaching.
We find people here curious about our home in Utah and about our seemingly large family. We take our picture
book with us occassionally and show off the family. We don't like to talk about our home, as there is nothing even remotely like it here. No grassy areas around apts, and the apts are small and not in best
condition due to lack of funds to repair or remodel. Some families have only 1 bedroom or no bedrooms, they sleep in the living room. Beds are often hard and not many have more than a stuffed couch in the living room if that. The people are happy and feel grateful for what they have. It makes me ever grateful for all I have and the
restored gospel on top of it all.
Cool pictures, Mom. Those women are very skilled at what they do. Glad to hear they are well compensated. Sounds like you both really enjoyed your visit to the factory. And I agree, hearing you talk about the people and their living conditions really makes me feel grateful for what I have. Thanks for the reminder!
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