Show r. r RECEIVE INTERESTING LETTER tETTER LETTERI I FROM DAUGHTER NOW IN IRAN Mr and Mrs Ray P. P Dyreng have j just st h heard e ear a r d from their fe daughter and son-in-law son Marjorie Marjorie Mar Mar- jorie and Glen Gagon Gagan and their family in Iran The D have graciously gracio sly let us use parts I. I of of the interesting letter which follows We Ve just came back from a aI anice anice nice We Ve spent a week I in on the Persian Gulf r and then spent 3 days with the tribes in the mountains The trip to was very Vr interesting and beautiful The K mountains and valleys were all I so green and the wild flowers were in bloom The weather was wonderful Many places remind us of our own mount mountains moun moun- t ins and volleys valleys at home and in Southern Utah As we neared f p the Gulf there were lots of Palm trees very much like liko southern California When 4 we a arrived rived in we reported to the governor general as is our custom and from then on we were treated like royalty The Persian people people peo peo- pIe are very friendly t the their h e i r l' hospitality is wonderful We Vc were given the officers' officers club to toro ro live in while we were vere there and the governor sent over his own servant to wait on us The club clubhouse t house where we stayed was on oni i tt- tt the beach rind find we really enjoyed It We Ve spent one day visiting a school some distance off where here we had to ford a river L' L on horseback to get to it Scott f. f was really thrilled we had to hold our feet way up so they wouldn't get wet We Ve also spent E one afternoon fishing in the Gulf Gul with the Minister linister of Ed Ed- On the way back we went spent and spent p some time with the tribes This was really an experience Ill I'll ne neI ner never ne- ne I- I ver vcr forget These people live r a very colorful life They liv live in big beautiful tents with the floors g ground r o 0 U lJ ff d covered with bright Persian rugs It is really very comfortable If you sit down on the floor as is the custom there are at least two servants who come running with beautiful cushions to o lean on They are serving tea or other other other oth oth- er refreshments constantly They always find out ahead of time that we dont don't drink tea and have lemonade or something else elsei i for us Then when dinner comes r. r they serve the usual banquet of soup rice chicken lamb green salad and something like cottage cheese which we ate Continued on last page o 90 Get interesting Letter From Daughter In Iran Continued from page 1 from silver plates set on a big cloth on the floor I IVe We Ve were honored guests and the they treated us as such by serving serving serving ing sheep heads eyes and andall andall andall all which they put on a platter platter platter plat plat- ter right in front of me You should have seen Scott Well Veil we got b by as gracefully as we could without eating them Eyeballs Eyeballs Eyeballs' Eyeballs Eyeballs' Eye Eye- balls balls' and brains are delicacies that dont don't tempt me too much especially when you have to dig them out yourself We Ve had a good nights night's rest They have some beautiful quilts and colorful heavy woven blankets blankets blankets blan blan- all very clean We Ve had hada a servant stand on call all night just outside our tent In the morning they brought silver wash basins to wash in It was all very pleasant and i interest interest- terest- terest I ing The women are always in inthe inthe inthe the background They do not join in socials with strangers but they took me into the leaders leaders' leaders leaders' leaders leaders' lead lead- ers' ers homes to meet their wives They were very ladies with beautiful dresses We Ve also al also al- al so saw them make bread and weave One afternoon we went hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing wild boar on horseback That was a thrill too They have bea beautiful Arabian horses and are excellent horsemen VeI We Ve I couldn't find any my boar but we got a fox and some birds It was a wonderful vacation Jane tended Bill and Kathy so soI I I could really relax I wish you could share some of these ex experiences experiences ex- ex with us us Marj Man Glen and family |