Mission Farewell

Today was Ryan's mission farewell at church. It was a great day! Ryan's good friend, Matt, also spoke today. He is going to Monterrey Mexico on Nov. 16th. It was great to be in church with so many family members and loved ones. It was fun for he and Matt to have so many good friends from school there also. Ryan said there was a large group of friends in the last several rows in the cultural hall. It was so nice of all of them to come support Matt and Ryan. Ryan was definitely blessed with many good friends throughout his high school years.

Matt spoke about the Restoration. Then our ward's youth choir sang a beautiful arrangement of I Feel My Savior's Love. I love the 4th verse of that song:

I'll share my Savior's love by serving others freely,

in serving I am blessed, in giving I receive.

He knows I will follow Him, give all my life to Him.

I feel my Savior's love, the love He freely gives me.

Ryan was the concluding speaker and he spoke about the Plan of Salvation. He did a great job on his talk. I was very pleased, as his mother, on how well he did. He looked and sounded like a missionary. :)

Afterwards, several friends and family stopped by to wish Ryan well. I really appreciated all the love and support shown our family on this day.

Here are a few pictures....

I have been cutting Ryan's hair his entire life, and Saturday night I gave him one last haircut

He wanted to read the Book of Mormon during the last month before he left on his mission.

He diligently read 18 pages every day.

A good friend talking to Ryan about soccer in Buenos Aires

A new ipod shuffle and mini speakers to take on his mission

We LOVE you!!!

Opening the Mission Call

Ryan was on a high adventure trip with the priest quorum from our ward when his mission call arrived in the mail. It came on Saturday, the day they were returning home. I sent Ryan a text to let him know that it had finally come. It sat on our kitchen counter all day. I tried to stay busy and not think about it...I cleaned house. Everyone wanted to be there when he opened his call, so they had the bus driver drop them off at our house instead of at the church!

So glad to be off the bus!

Welcome Home!

Are you ready??

"You have been called to serve in the Argentina, Buenos Aires North Mission."

Wow!!

Everyone was excited!

love my bishop!

We got out our world map

November 9th seems so far away!





My mission includes parts of Buenos Aires, as well as Tierra del Fuego at the southern most tip of South America.