As most of our family will agree, this last two weeks has gone by quickly. The MTC experience was absolutely amazing! The last members of our district left today and mom and I shed some tears over the friendships we have made.
Sister Chao was the last in out district to leave today and then mom and I are leaving tomorrow morning at 5am. Our flight leaves Salt Lake at 8:30am tomorrow, and we arrive Saturday late in the afternoon in Manila, Philippines. We will stay in Manilla for a few days as our Visas are processed and then we are off to our mission field of labor.
This experience in the MTC has been so good for mom and I. As you can imagine, being together as full time missionary companions takes adjusting time. The best thing we have done to transition more perfectly is talk to one another and not only express our concerns, but also express our love for each other.
An interesting tender mercy presented itself early this morning as we were doing our last load of laundry at 5:30am. Mom started reading her Patriarchal Blessing that we both brought on a laminated card, and she was amazed at the parallels those promises and blessings had for her full time missionary service. The Lord has confirmed on so many occasions that He needs His missionaries in the mission field now. We are grateful we could be a part of this great work!
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| Sister Lasher at the MTC laundry - last day! (Dad took the picture!) |
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| Elder Lasher at the Provo Temple - last day (Mom took the picture!) |
I can't believe you're in the Philippines! I hope your travels were good! :) Love you
ReplyDeleteHope your travels went well!! Can't wait to hear from you guys!! I love you!!
ReplyDeletePs nice work on uploading pics!! I went back thru your posts and noticed new ones��! They look good-keep them coming!
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