No letter today, but, I did get a surprise phone call from a distant Mitchell cousin, Barbara. She lives near Michael and also has missionaries in her home. Her missionaries share a car with Mike and his companion so she has seen him a couple of times in the last week he has been there. Such a small world! Hope we hear from him next week! Thank you all for your support, it means so much to know he is in your thoughts and prayers!

He made it!!! Look at all of those Sisters!!! Only 749 days to go!

Flying away!!

Today was the big day, he left the MTC! We know he was at the airport sometime around 11-11:30 because I was the lucky recipient of a phone call from Rendall Seely, aka Joseph. He bumped into Mike and about 30 other missionaries heading out this morning. Learning to look forward to these wonderful missionary moments ! He is excited to get out into the field and get to work, he mentioned the choir in his letter, not sure if he sang with them, but would not surprise any of us if he did. He informed us the guys in his zone make up songs and raps, sure that that is something that they love hearing in the halls. In true Micheal fashion his favorite story is a little on the 'no you didn't! side' and when he gets home he can tell you the story. He is happy and sooo excited, it rubs off all the way through the mail in his letters. Hope we hear from him next week but not sure what his schedule will be with the transfer.

Letter written on day 4 at the MTC!!

He is learning lots and has a few growth moments.  It is official, he is the youngest elder in his district, and his zone.  He is the senior companion and he and Elder Lu are the sacrament organizers for their branch.  Highlights of his first week, lessons on prayer and revelation, letters from home, and getting to talk to Elder Brett Adams.  ( I think talking to Brett was better than a letter from his mom, just saying!)

He is happy and excited, it is good to hear that in his letters, it makes the separation a little easier on the rest of us!! He will probably only be at the MTC another week or so, watch out Spokane, here he comes!