Elder Pack

 Today is the day! Ethan spent this morning in the temple with the other missionaries who were going home.  They did a temple session and then were able to do sealings with President and Sister Palmer.  Ethan thought that was pretty cool.  They took pictures and Sister Palmer posted about it on Facebook. They went to lunch and then it was off to the airport.  Ethan sent us a pic once he got to his gate.  It was getting real!    When we got to the airport we knew which baggage carousel he would go to but we weren't sure which escalator he would go down.  We waited by baggage claim for a long time while we waited for his plane to land.  When it finally did land, we weren't sure what to do.  Bryan went to one escalator, I stayed at baggage claim, and Courtney was in the middle.  While we were watching, I saw Courtney suddenly take off running. He had come down the far escalator by where Bryan was waiting.  Bryan motioned for ...

Ethan will be reporting on his mission on July 10th at 12:00 noon in the Ivins 9th Ward. That evening, we will be having Sundaes on Sunday.  Anyone is welcome to drop by between 6-8 pm to visit with Ethan and catch up.

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a good day. This is gonna be my last weekly as I head home this Thursday (not that I wrote very many weeklys haha). But I just want to say what a wonderful experience this has been. I've learned so much about my Savior Jesus Christ and myself. I know He lives and that He loves us. I know the Book of Mormon is the word of God and it has brought me so much closer to Jesus Christ. I love you all! Love, Elder Pack Ethan was a huge fan of FlexSeal before his mission.  Apparently, nothing changed.

Hey everyone! Ethan called Sunday night to wish Bryan a Happy Father's Day.  We didn't chat long because we wanted something to talk about on Monday but it was fun to see his cute face.  And it was fun to talk to him 2 days in a row! Last night, Ethan was locked out of Facebook so we couldn't use Messenger this morning to talk to him.  He set up a Zoom meeting so we were still able to talk.  He was a bit annoyed that it wasn't working though.  He had to send me a text with the meeting info and sent a picture of him being annoyed. The missionary work is going well.  Dale, the man who they have been teaching whose girlfriend is a less active member, came to church again and really liked it.  They have been teaching him and have another appointment with him tomorrow.  Dale had a man who was against the Church talk to him last week and he was confident enough in what he has been learning to dispute what the man was telling him.  One of the things...

Hey everyone!  We got to talk to Ethan yesterday.  I don't write until the next day because I am holding out hope that he will write and then I can just fill in the blanks.  But with only 2 p-days left, I'm not holding my breath. 😉  Ethan is doing really well.  They are teaching a man, Dale, who asked his member friend how he could get baptized.  So, the member put him in touch with the YSA missionaries who passed him on to Ethan and his companion. They have taught him the first 3 lessons so far and he is doing great.  The only hang-up is that he is living with his inactive member girlfriend.  They have plans to get married but she has health problems and Social Security will only pay for her medication if she is unmarried.  The couple have plans to move in the next 3 months so Ethan is hoping they can find a solution soon so Dale can get baptized.   Other than Dale, they had just a regular week.  They did exchanges with other...

Hey everybody! Ethan's p-day was switched to Monday so we got to talk to him last night.  He said that the Church is trying to standardize p-days across the world so all missionaries will have p-day on Monday.  He doesn't know exactly why or how this will affect transfers or incoming missionaries but...he doesn't have to worry about that anymore.  He said they could start mailing greenies to the mission.  haha! Ethan's District went to Estes Park with his mission president to go on some hikes and enjoy the great weather.  They got to drive the transfer van so they went all in one van and got to talk and ask questions of their mission president.  He is finishing his time as president on July 1 st  so they asked him questions about the incoming mission president (President Sorenson) and how the transition of keys works.  It is interesting. They hiked the Emerald Lake trail.  This was the hike they did the last time they went but it wasn't as sn...