Jimmy left for his mission a couple of weeks ago but we were able to spend a little bit of time with him before he left. He came out with Hod and Jonnie and we all stayed at my parents house the two nights before he left
"I told you, I'll be back in two years, no biggie"
Jimmy had three suitcases, two for his clothing and one for his two-year supply of Crystal Light . Here he is making some right before we left.
The proud parents
We participated in the curb-side drop off at the MTC and it was very cool. Missionaries lined the sidewalk and every single one would waive at you as you drove by to get to your drop off area. When we stopped the car, a couple of missionaries came over and grabbed Jimmy's bag and tried their best to make him feel comfortable. He was nervous because he wasn't going to be able to take all of his suitcases by himself, their help eased his nerves. We all gave him one last hug and that was it. It went really fast and you could tell it startled him a little bit but he was able to hold back the tears, unlike his Mother and sister.
Jimmy left for his mission a couple of weeks ago but we were able to spend a little bit of time with him before he left. He came out with Hod and Jonnie and we all stayed at my parents house the two nights before he left
"I told you, I'll be back in two years, no biggie"
Jimmy had three suitcases, two for his clothing and one for his two-year supply of Crystal Light . Here he is making some right before we left.
The proud parents
We participated in the curb-side drop off at the MTC and it was very cool. Missionaries lined the sidewalk and every single one would waive at you as you drove by to get to your drop off area. When we stopped the car, a couple of missionaries came over and grabbed Jimmy's bag and tried their best to make him feel comfortable. He was nervous because he wasn't going to be able to take all of his suitcases by himself, their help eased his nerves. We all gave him one last hug and that was it. It went really fast and you could tell it startled him a little bit but he was able to hold back the tears, unlike his Mother and sister.
3 comments:
It is so odd that Jimmy is on a mission! I still remember him being a baby and the little boy who wanted to hang out with Jackie and I while we watched movies and he always seemed to be taking a bath when I needed to use the restroom! HA HA!
The two years will go a lot faster for him than it will for his family but before you know it , he wil be back and a whole lot different than when he left.
So exciting! He'll do amazing things, congrats to Jimmy! (And thanks for the run-down on the new drop off system, Trevor's lil' bro just put in his papers so we'll be forewarning his parents...)
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