This is a family picture taken at our reunion at Wolf Creek, Utah in August 2004.
 

Fifty-six

These fifty-six years
Filled with Smiles and tears
The smiles were many
And tears hardly any;
No one could have guessed
We would be so blessed.
Life has been replete
With family real sweet.
We have friends galore;
And still finding more.
We’ve stayed together
In spite of weather.
Though life still moves fast
Our love seems to last.
I love you today
More than I can say.
It is plain to see.
You also love me.
Today what we do
Is all up to you.
Anniversaries
Are adversities
In case one should fail
To choose the right trail.
Ours is a pleasure.
We count our treasure.

VerNon A. Bingham
November 23, 2005

 

This is a picture taken in Montreal, Canada, in front of a building near McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Michael Bingham, David Jones, Debra Bingham, Bernice Bingham and VerNon Bingham. 

This picture was taken during our visit to Montreal, Canada, last year. This is a picture of Kent Hamilton, Michael Bingham and David Jones with the temple in the background 

Here I am with Charllie and Twila Pulsipher relaxing in their beautiful trailer. Bernice took the picture. 

This is a picture of the Pulsiphers, Charlie and Twila in front of their new trailer. Bernice is in the background. 

This picture of Dale and Beth Powell shows the plants at the side of the garage. Another picture of their new home. 

This is Bernice's brother, Dale Powell, with his wife, Beth, in front of their new home here in Mesa, Arizona. 

Here we are, Bernice and VerNon, the day after our first date. Bernice stayed over night with her friend RaNae Nielsen (now Jorgensen) in Smithfield. This was an important decision in our lives. We found a profound friendship from the very beginning. 

Back in 1947 while I was on my first mission in El Paso, Texas, I felt the need to have a missionary picture. When I asked how much it would cost, they said it would be $2.50 for the way I really looked; $3.50 for the way they thought I wanted to look and $5.00 for the way I wanted to look. I figured I would do better taking the $5.00 ones. Here it is for what it's worth. 

This is a picture of our family taken August 2004 during our family reunion. We won't try to name every one. We just want you look with admiration. 

Here are a couple of cute girls. Lee and Bernice Bingham arriving at the Fanning Islands. The sign says it is September 18, but as soon as we went ashore it was September 19. We had two Mondays that week. 

This is a picture of Jack and Marge Small from Brigham City, Utah. We have done a lot of things together. They went to Europe with us in April and May of 2005. They joined us in Bolivia just before we came home. 

This is a picture of Dale and Beth Powell in front of the home they moved into last spring. They have moved to another home in the same area. We will get a picture of the new one soon. Dale is Bernice's brother. 

Last spring, Bernice's brother Dale Powell and his wife, Beth, moved from Yuma & Utah to Mesa. Their youngest brother, Gene, helped them move. Here we are trimming one of the shrubs in the back of their home. They just recently moved from here to another home in the same area. We will take a picture of their new home and include it at another time. 

This is a picture of Bradly and Meredith Coy as they left the Idaho Falls Temple after they were sealed together for eternity on August 12, 2005 

This is a picture of Christopher and Jillayne Coy as the left the Las Vegas Temple after they were sealed together for eternity on August 19, 2005. Lee Coy, Christopher's father is holding the door at the left. 

Ron and Lee Bingham with Bernice at the Polynesian Center on the Island of Oahu. The picture was taken September 24, 2005, the last day of our ten day cruise of the Islands of Hawaii. 

This a picture of Bernice & Lee Bingham with a young lady who was working at the Polynesian Center in Hawaii. We spent a part of a day at the center to celebrate my birthday on September 24, 2005. It was a fun experience. This young lady had made these hats for sale and wanted them modeled.

This picture was taken of me in front of the Pearl Harbor Memorial where the Arizona lies after being sunk by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. 

Bernice with Charlie and Twila Pulsipher at the Warm Springs owned by the LDS Church near Moapa, Nevada. 

Here is a view of Lee and Linda's new building site in Eagle River, Alaska. We were visiting them in July and walked up to see where they are going to build. Bernice, Greg, Eliana, Carolee, Lee, Linda and VerNon. Gene Powell took the picture. He is Bernice's youngest brother. We will show him in another picture.