Called to Serve

The day had finally arrived. Tuesday, September 13th was here. On one hand, it felt like we had waited forever for this moment to come. On the other, it was as if somehow our days had been robbed and more time was desperately needed. We weren't quite ready for that final goodbye, yet here it was. Ready or not our son was about to embark on a 2 year mission to Peru. And although the goodbye was tough, the joy we all felt knowing he was dedicating his life to the Lord gave us more peace than we could ever imagine. 
Tears were shed, hugs were freely given, laughter abounded, more tears were shed, and then the time came for him to walk away. 

God be with you til' we meet again

It was hard watching as he left us, but in that instant it was as if he went from being an 18 year old kid to a man mighty for his age. The call to serve was given and he had gladly accepted. He had prepared well for this day, and despite our sadness, we knew he was in good hands....the best hands.... the Lord's hands. 

That doesn't mean all our worry goes away, just the peace we feel outweighs it. We were still anxious to hear word that he made it safe and sound and were relieved when we finally heard back from him the following afternoon.

Hola, We finally got in last night around 11 pm Lima time and were able to leave the airport around 1 am. It was interesting to try and figure out how to fill out the immigration forms and the officers weren't all that helpful, haha. Customs luckily went easy and all of my bagsarrived and weren't overly worn. As far as I've noticed nothing is missing either. There wasn't enough room on the bus they chartered so I got to put one bag below and had to have the others up by me in the bus. We finally got to the MTC around. 1:45 am. After being welcomed and such we got assigned our room. Counting myself there is 6 elders in my room. I don't even know how many elders arrived last night. It was a ton. Everything has gone well so far. After unpacking most of the stuff from my suitcase into my closet all of us were finally able to get to bed around 3 am. Luckily, we were able to sleep in until 8:30 today so it was not too hard. The flights were awesome. I sat with a very kind gentlemen on my way down. I am missing you all very much and can't wait to talk more on P-day! Audios!

We're so excited to share his journey with you, grateful for the blessings he's providing others so willingly, and more than anything we're grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ.