We flew home this last weekend for Austen's farewell and to take him to the MTC. I am so grateful that we were able to go and support him in his decision to serve the Lord as a Missionary. The farewell was so awesome! Austen did such a great job on his talk and Levi got to share his testimony as well. The meeting was so spiritual and made Levi and I so excited for Austen to start something that is going to change his life forever.
The Gospel is so important to Levi and I. It has honestly brought so much joy and happiness to our lives. Sure there are always hard times and trials to go through, but everything just seems easier with the Gospel and knowing that we have our Savior to guide us through those rough patches. I feel so happy that Austen gets to share the amazing message of the Savior to the people of Cambodia. When we went with him to be set apart as a missionary, he told us that he already felt such a strong bond and a love for the people of Cambodia. I know that there are people there waiting for him to come and teach them. He is going to be such an amazing missionary and have such a great adventure!
A few fun facts about Cambodia:
The people offer you live crickets to eat when you come to visit
Fried tarantulas are a common tasty treat
There are a lot of snakes (which Austen hates)
One of the few places fresh water dolphins are found
Angkor Wat is in Cambodia (click on the link to see what it is)
I set up a blog for everyone to keep up to date on Austen. It will be updated when we get new letters from him:).
Heading to the MTC
1 comments:
Sounds like it was fun experience for you guys. What a great example he is for your girls!
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