The "Farewell" Talk

Sean gave his farewell talk today in Sacrament meeting. He did a great job. Prior to his talk, I was having butterflies for him, but halfway through his talk they were gone.... he did great. I love this quote that he used in his talk:

“ The Destiny of man and of nations is always being decided, Is it not time that god sent out a Great army to revive a dying word? We may not be responsible for past generations, but we cannot escape the full responsibility for this one. Our time has come! And though we may not remember this hour, or this commitment, we must not fail! When in doubt we must look upward, When we fall we must seek mercy! For this is our charge, our privilege, it is our sacred duty, To gather our brothers and sisters, and Return With Honor!"

It's Almost Time.....

Today Sean turned 19..... which to him is not too exciting..... he is really excited for 19 days from now when he will board an airplane and head to Roseville, California - with a brief stop over at the MTC in Provo Utah....

Yep, it is mission time.... you could sing that to "powder time" (if you are a member of our family, you know the tune... if you are not, just use the tune of hammer time).

Such a handsome boy - just a year ago - and now, today, almost ready to go....