Andrew entered the MTC on Wednesday and we already have an email from him. Apparently his "zone" has P-day on Fridays. The disclaimer at the bottom of the email said not to distribute, so I'll sum up what he wrote.
He arrived on Wednesday and ran into a friend of his from high school walking to the front desk. Elder Pouwer wasn't his host but he ended up being the host for another friend of theirs from school. It's crazy what a small world this is!
Andrew's companion is Elder Felix from Brigham City, Utah. After being together for 24 hours, they were called by their Branch President, to be Zone Leaders. Wow! What an amazing responsibility.
He sounds like he's doing great and I can tell he's already growing in the Gospel. He said that they have already been doing a lot of studying. That's something a mom is glad to hear!
He said that normally today would be their opportunity to go to the Provo Temple, but it's closed until the middle of August so they had a little extra free time instead.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
MTC--July 17, 2013
Andrew entered the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, this afternoon.
It was hard for his dad and I not to be there with him but, since they basically make you drop them off at the curb, we figured it wasn't worth it for either of us to travel out there with him. Steve had used up most of his vacation days earlier this summer going to High Adventure with Andrew and scout camp with Cody. I still have classes and homework to do. :-(
Luckily we have family in Utah and my oldest brother volunteered to house him overnight and take him down to Provo today. That certainly took a load off my mind!
It was weird sending him off on the airplane yesterday knowing that I wouldn't be getting the, "We're starting to board" or "I've arrived" texts like i got when he went to Wyoming two weeks ago. I'm sure he had a tough time during his 2+ hour layover in Denver with no phone to play on, too!
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He called us when my brother picked him up at the Salt Lake airport. It happened to be right before we walked out the door to head downtown to see Wicked. That was a great way to take our minds off our 18 year old being so far away.
Here's a picture of my Brother, Sister-in-law and nephew with Andrew as they were dropping him off. He looks so happy! I'm so excited for him.
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Give 'em heaven, Andrew! ;-)
(name that movie! We watched it the Sunday before he left.)
It was hard for his dad and I not to be there with him but, since they basically make you drop them off at the curb, we figured it wasn't worth it for either of us to travel out there with him. Steve had used up most of his vacation days earlier this summer going to High Adventure with Andrew and scout camp with Cody. I still have classes and homework to do. :-(
Luckily we have family in Utah and my oldest brother volunteered to house him overnight and take him down to Provo today. That certainly took a load off my mind!
It was weird sending him off on the airplane yesterday knowing that I wouldn't be getting the, "We're starting to board" or "I've arrived" texts like i got when he went to Wyoming two weeks ago. I'm sure he had a tough time during his 2+ hour layover in Denver with no phone to play on, too!
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Jay was "helping" Andrew check his luggage.
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He called us when my brother picked him up at the Salt Lake airport. It happened to be right before we walked out the door to head downtown to see Wicked. That was a great way to take our minds off our 18 year old being so far away.
Here's a picture of my Brother, Sister-in-law and nephew with Andrew as they were dropping him off. He looks so happy! I'm so excited for him.
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Give 'em heaven, Andrew! ;-)
(name that movie! We watched it the Sunday before he left.)
Monday, June 17, 2013
One Month--June 17, 2013
Andrew enters the Provo Missionary Training Center in exactly one month. I can't believe it's almost time. I'm sure he'll be a great missionary!
We love you, Andrew!
Riverside, California will love you, too. :-)
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