What a difference a Week makes/MTC experience.

A week ago we were set officially set apart as missionaries

Our family was there and it was a special time for us.

All our fine young sons,except Ryan, were there to stand

in as Pres. Clegg set us apart.

Then, we really made it to the MTC. It has been really wonderful. I finally have a minute to blog. It's been such a busy time and so much has happened. We did have one last hurdle when Linsey’s keys got locked in house as we were leaving. Luckily she had left a window open and so we had to take the screen off and send Sunny through the window. Luckily Dad had wanted to be the first person there so we were not late. But it was the last obstacle. So, we made it.

The senior missionaries are treated like special people here and it’s so fun to see all those wonderful sisters and elders.We did get the prize for the most crazy mission, although they are going all over to do all kinds of things. There are 12 senior couples and two single sisters going to work in offices, seven going to visitors center missions. Three couples going to Africa, but both the others are going to South Africa.
We've loved our MTC experience. The spirit was strong, reassuring and very motivating. It's just something you can feel and almost see. It's such a place of learning & comfort & encouragement. We loved every minute of it & came away feeling like we could do whatever was asked of us. We had a great group of friends who we learned to love & who were very inspiring to us. We loved the senior couples. They were so full of faith and had such willing hearts. It was a privilege to be with them. All this grey hair is going all over the world to do all kinds of things & it was just wonderful to share a week with these great people. I think that anybody who has not served a mission is really missing out on one of the great experiences in life.