Elijah Fordham

Hey everybody. Here's an update from me and my life since high school.
After we graduated, I went to Dixie College for a year. I started finishing concrete while I was down there. I was just planning on moving on with life when it hit me that I really needed to serve a mission. So it went and I was called to the Ohio Cincinnati Mission. I went out in 1999 and came home in 2001. My life was really changed while I was out there. I found out there was a difference between being active in the church and being active in the gospel.

Actually, going on a mission paid off in a number of ways. One is that I ended up marrying one of my companions' cousins. Colleen and I got married in April of 2002 in the Bountiful Temple. We've lived in the Ogden, UT area ever since. We built a home in Farr West in 2004 and had a little boy, Corbin, in November 2005. I am a general contractor specializing in concrete and Colleen recently quit her job as a medical assistant. After my mission, I was diagnosed with epilepsy, so it took a long time before we could buy our own insurance. I consider, the ability to buy insurance, one of our great blessings so that Colleen can be home with Corbin. My life's pretty plain, but I've never been happier.

I hope more people tell us what's up. It's cool to hear from everyone. I probably won't make it to the reunion, so I hope everyone's doing well. If anyone wants to contact me personally, my e-mail is Lundell_Construction@q.com