November 29, 2022: Leaving for the Mission Training Center

A Mother's Thoughts:

Well, it's been a few days and I still haven't written about they day they left. This day was extremely emotional one for me. I love my babies and am so extremely happy with their choice to go and serve the Lord. However, I had to say goodbye to the youngest. I went to work (wish I had stayed home with them) then left early to help them get to the airport. We took them to Wendy's to make sure they ate which turned out to be a good thing because they didn't have time in Dallas to do anything but get to their plane.

We got them to the airport and family and friends came to see them off. My momma came but she was unable to stay and I forgot to take a picture. Most of their siblings made it as well as their niece and nephew. Their Aunt Lauren (whom they don't call Aunt but hey I get to because I am the one typing this up) was their with Rayden, Rowen, and Ivy. It will be a long 18 months - 2 years for these littles waiting for their cousins to come home!

Hugs were given all around. I gave them a hug and it was such a bittersweet one. I knew it would be the last one for a while. As I watched them leaving, I thought of all the good they will do and how much I know our Father in Heaven is pleased with them. I sat in the rocking chair watching their plane until it flew out of site!

When we got home, I was tired and ready to go to bed but I stayed up. I got a call from a man. Jared had gotten the wrong luggage. I merged the call with Jessica and they were able to get it all sorted out. Then they got on the sky thing. They just made it in time to board the plane to Salt Lake City. I had to go to sleep so I set my alarm to wake me around the time they would land in SLC. Woke up to a call that they had landed but had to find their luggage (baggage claim). They found it and then had the hiccup of not being scheduled for a shuttle to the MTC. (I had scheduled it online so not sure what happened there) They figured it out and finally were in their rooms around 2 am. Needless to say it was a long day for these two and a long day for this Momma as well.