Wednesday, July 16th has come all too soon! Yesterday, we cherished family time as we went through an endowment session with Dallin in the Las Vegas temple. We came home to finish his final packing, and that evening, Dallin was set apart as a missionary by President Gates. He was given a beautiful blessing. After the blessing, Dallin talked with Kenna and Logan via Skype, and they said their final goodbyes.
This morning we had to be at the airport at 4:30am because Dallin's flight left for Mexico City at 6:30am. We were able to accompany him to his gate until he boarded his flight. It was good to spend that final time with him. He is ready to serve. You can see it in his countenance. Sending off a missionary is one of the most difficult things a parent does. Yet, even while our hearts hurt because we already miss him so much, we are inspired by our valiant son--he has answered the call to go and serve! He will go forward with faith to deliver the message of the Lord's restored gospel, and bring hope to the people of Concepción, Chile by testifying of Christ's atonement. We know the Lord will keep him in His care.
The remainder of the posts on this blog will be the emails from Elder Bryan.
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