my 'little' brother is officially a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. he has been in the MTC for almost 3 weeks (proof i am behind on posts) and is doing great. he is going to Hiroshima, Japan and is enduring the challenge to learn as much Japanese as possible in 10 weeks before shipping out. i am so proud of him - his preparation, willingness, excitement, and his sacrifice. he is in the process of becoming a great missionary.
to back track a little, we got to spend time with chris up in utah and down in mexico before he left. it was so fun to see him! we got to hear chris give his 'farwell address' at church. after a couple weeks of fun, we finally had to part ways.
it is so hard to say good bye to a missionary! i don't know how moms do it! i could hardly look at chris that last 24 hours without wanting to cry. the only comfort is that i have a testimony of this Gospel. i know that he has been commanded, by the prophet, to serve a mission and he is exactly where he should be, doing exactly what he should be doing. knowing that, even though it's hard to say good bye and i get sad thinking of him, i can feel peace. i love praying for him, thinking about what i want to write him, reading his letters, and seeing him grow right in front of me. there is a special spirit in a family when there is a missionary in the field - i felt it when my brother dallin was in argentina and i can feel it again now.
i am so grateful for this church and that we are asked to help serve in ways that stretch our abilities and push us out of our comfort zones so that we can learn and grow so much more. i am grateful for my dan and his willingness and worthiness to serve a mission. he was prepared to be a righteous husband and father by serving a mission and learned things and created habits that help him lead our family today. thinking about all of this makes me so excited to be a member of the church and have all the opportunities and blessings that we do! what more could i ever ask for?
i love these pics of chris - he is such a stud. he'll be home and available in two years girls so start lining up!
6/23/2008
And He's Off..
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I can't imagine how much more impressed you will be with him when he returns. Missions are incredible!
Oh and I have heard great things of those bumbo chairs. Madison might become jealous when the new little sister takes it over.
Holy Cow!! When did Chris get to be a super-hottie? Geez!! You're right to be telling the girls to line up!
But like always, this makes me feel old. Anytime one of our "little" siblings go on a mission or get married or have babies it always makes me feel old. I guess I should get used to it.
P.S. I tagged you! Muahaha!
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