Serving in Florida: On my Way!

Austin had a cousin getting married on June 22nd, so he got set apart from the Stake President on Friday, June 21st (5 days before he was to enter the MTC). Our family traveled down to Lehi, UT to attend the wedding and all the events surrounding it. We then stayed with Aunt Lezlee's family until Wednesday, June 26th. It was tricky waiting that long, but we tried to find things that Austin could participate in while we were there. I think his dad had a fun time being his companion for 5 days, but I'm not sure Austin enjoyed sleeping in the same room as his dad because of his snoring! Austin was able to attend the sealing of his cousin, Macy. It was a neat experience for him. We also took him to the Salt Lake Temple where he went to a live session with his dad, while his mom and sisters did baptisms. He spent a lot of time with family and tried to keep busy. On the day he was to enter the MTC, June 26th, it was his Aunt Lezlee's birthday. We ate a bunch of pancakes and then started packing up everything. We had to stop by Walmart to grab a couple of last minute items and then we stopped at 7-11 to get Slurpees (one of our favorite Utah treats). Time went by so quickly. Austin was supposed to enter the MTC at 2:30 and we made it to the Provo Temple at 2:00. We quickly took some pictures and were able to visit for a few minutes. It seemed to work out fine. We held it together better than I thought we would. When we got to the MTC, they had us pull up to marker #2 and Austin seemed ready to go. We had everything they asked for and the Host was very kind. We gave quick hugs good bye and then watched as Austin took off. We slowly drove off and were able to watch him with his host for awhile. It was an exciting, but sad day.