March 17, Travis got his mission call to the India New Delhi Mission! It is hard to get into India as a missionary unless you have Indian blood in you, so we kind of all expected that he was going there but are still so so excited for him!
That was over a month ago. Just this last week, we dropped him off at the MTC. It is SO bittersweet...It is so sad and so hard to say goodbye for 2 whole years, but at the same time we know this is where he needs to be and are so proud of his decision to commit 2 full years to the Lord's service.
Travis was supposed to be at the MTC at 1:00, but Dustin was in AP testing until noon. We weren't going to leave without Dustin, so we just waited and didn't get to the MTC till around 3. There was nobody else there so we kind of just took our time.
The tears started coming as soon as we pulled up and saw this sign! Then you see all the cute little missionaries walking in groups together, either to the temple or just in between classes. What an amazing spirit those missionaries have!
Travis loves these boys and it was hard for him to say goodbye to them. They both will be so different when he gets home. But what a great example he is to my boys!
You wouldn't be able to tell from the picture that we were sad...
Ok I have to admit, I was getting annoyed at Ryan snapping SO many pictures, but I am SO glad he did! Boston was so cute pulling Travis' luggage to the door. So we got to the door, hugged, cried, hugged again and cried some more as we said our goodbyes and watched him walk in the doors.
He was welcomed by a sweet sister.
Watching him through the window trying to see every last second with him...
This is what he was doing...(I know...we're pretty lame! But you cherish those moments!)
The last we saw of Elder Randall as he was escorted down the stairs to wherever they go from there...
Travis we are so proud of you and are praying for you each and every day. You will be so loved by the people of India. Just enjoy every minute of everyday and learn and teach as much as you can and we will see you in two years!!!
After we dropped him off, we stopped and ate at In-N-Out Burger...delish! This picture I thought was cute cause you can kind of see Carter's little snaggle tooth...just by it's lonesome! Such a cutie!
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4 comments:
This post made me cry, just thinking of MY two little brothers who will be doing this someday. You're such a sweet sister and not lame at all!
His little tooth is SO cute!! I love you guys and it is so fun to see all the updates!! I've missed you in the blogging world!! Travis is going to do so good!! It seems so wierd that he is old enough to go on a mission... it seems like he is still like 10 or something! =)
congrats to ryan on graduating!! that's awesome. that's what brandon graduated in as well. i love the mtc pics...so sweet!! and such a spiritual place...he'll be a great missionary
Such sad and happy times. What a neat experience though. It was fun to see you and Carter in May. You are a cute mommy.
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