Coco left for the MTC last Tuesday. We are pretty sad, but optimistic that he will come back even better then he was. Gus says in a sad voice daily "Coco" then my heart breaks and we assure him he is gone on a mission but will be back. The above picture is Coco after he was set apart sharing his nutella laced rice krispie with Gus.
Coco leaves on his mission Wednesday and let me just say I hope two years goes by fast! I am very proud of him and his talk Sunday was outstanding. Gus is going to miss him a lot as well, they have become buddies these past few months. My sister wanted some pics of him so he could hand out these wallet sized photos with his address on them. He is one handsome missionary!
Coco went through the temple this week in preparation to going on his mish in June! I can't believe he is old enough for this big journey. I seriously remember tending him and changing his diapers, now look at the man that he is. I am so grateful for his decision and the example he is setting for his family and Gus!! Thanks to Grandma Linie for watching crazy little Gus.
My beautiful cousin Tami got married Saturday to a wonderful guy named Dustin Terry. We were lucky enough to be invited to the sealing at the St. George Temple. Elder Holland is Dustin's uncle so he made plans to seal the couple. It was a beautiful ceremony and Elder Holland talked for almost an hour and a half giving Tami and Dustin advice, but really he helped everyone in the room better understand the meaning of the temple. He is a very kind and funny man, one of the first things he said was, "In the words of Yogi Bear, we are glad you two made this moment necessary." We all started laughing. There wasn't a dry eye in the room during most of the wedding. We were able to shake his hand afterwards, we were surprised to see him at the luncheon as well.
The above video is one of Kyle's favorite conference talks. He has watched or listened to it probably a couple dozen times. Elder Holland is one of our favorite apostles to listen to during conference. It is amazing the feeling I got during the sealing and when I shook his hand. It is a moment I will never forget.
I don't have any pictures of the wedding but as soon as I do you bet you will see them:)
