At 1:45, on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, Mountain time, Peter started a countdown, "24 hours!", on the hour every hour.
On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, Talmage awoke early to be Elder Urmston's companion. He watched him wake up, then brush his teeth, and start his scripture study at 6:00am. At 6:10, Tamage fell asleep. We went for the traditional photo shoot with Aunt Leslie in Benjamin, Utah at 8:00. We had fun with the poses and no tears were shed. We returned to the Provo and got the last minute packing done. Luggage was weighed, and the contents were prioritized into "items ditched first if the luggage is overweight". No tears were shed.
At 12:00 we had a family meeting. All family members were asked if they had any last words. A Father's blessing was received. A few tears were shed.
At 12:30 we went to JDawgs at 880 North 700 East Street Provo, UT 84606 with Aunt Emily and boys, and Grandma and Grandpa B. We met up with sarcastic cousins Candice, Cooper, and Kait at the previously mentioned JDawgs with the special sauce. No tears were shed. Several other missionaries were there with their families. "Hey, you're going to the MTC? What time? Where you going?" No shedding of the tears.
At 1:35 we ended up at the temple parking lot for pictures and drop-off strategy. We determined to put the Elder in the very back of the car to be the last one out, the photographer would be the first out, while the rest readied themselves for hugs. Garrett would only go for the luggage, in the trunk, when given the sign that everyone had given their farewells.
At 1:45 we arrived to a host of smiling missionaries welcoming us to the MTC. We were directed to drop-off #20 and everything went as planned. No tears were shed. We watched the boy/young man excitedly walk off with his host companion, striking up a conversation, "What's your name? Where are you from? Where are you going?"
As we drove out of the parking lot at 1:50 and turned the corner onto the main street, tears were shed. The cousins were instructed to say something sarcastic.
2 comments:
I cannot believe that he is old enough to be a missionary.
Sorry to be so late in commenting. Thanks for the days schedule. I loved reading it and feeling the sweetness of it
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