Sister of the month - Ellen Clift

Ellen Clift was born in Salt Lake City. She was named after her Mother, Grandmother and Great great grandmother. All of her family lines go back to the pioneers. She was the second of five children. The winter she was born had record breaking snow fall. She was born in early December in the middle of a snowstorm, so her Grandmother often called her Snowflake on her birthday. The ground was white with the same snow in March. After her Parents divorce, her Mother bought a home in Bountiful from Carolyn Mickelsen’ s in laws. Ellen served a mission in Lansing Michigan . She left right after they divided the Indiana -Michigan Mission . She was the first missionary to fly to Lansing She attended Utah State University and now works for the Third district court in Salt Lake. She enjoys concerts, plays and spending time with her family. She enjoy shopping for bargains and frequently picks up things for others. She scrapbooking and enjoy taking pictures of her nieces and nephews. When Utah had 11 temples she visited them all in one year Ellen has lived on Claybourne Ave 26 years.