Called to Serve

As most of you know we have two of our family members serving a LDS mission. Taylor was called to the Riverside, CA mission and Preston was called to serve in the Brasilia, Brazil mission. It has been so much fun to read their letters and learn how the work is going in other parts of the world. Both of them have matured so much and it is such a blessing to have them serving the Lord and the people of California and Brazil. I thought it would be fun to share a few pictures of Taylor in California and of Preston in Brazil. It was such a neat experience to take Taylor to the MTC and it reminded me of my first day there. I can't believe I have been home for over 2 years now! Time flies by! Lucky for us, maybe not so lucky for Taylor we are moving into his mission! That's right Redlands is part of the Riverside mission, in fact the mission temple is the Redlands temple. We actually got to see him while we were there for Lance's interview. Taylor and his companion had an investigator being baptized so we were invited to witness that experience. Unfortunately we hadn't figured out California traffic. Even on a Saturday night at 6 it takes an hour and 15 minutes to go 20 miles. We got there a little late, but just in time to hear Taylor give a talk. He did a great job and the spirit was so strong. I'm so proud of him. It was so fun to see him and meet all the people he has been telling us about in his mission. I still can't believe we are moving to his mission. Anyway I love missionaries and their devotion to serving others, and I love hearing about the experiences Preston and Taylor are having. If you want to email or mail either of them I know they would appreciate it. I'll be posting their mailing addresses soon.