Maria, Megan and Melissa
My baby sister Megan,14 years my junior, decided to serve an LDS mission back in April 2014, much to my surprise (because she's so shy). The next 6 months were spent getting her papers ready, waiting for her call, going through the temple and then she had her mission farewell, spent 6 weeks at the MTC in Provo and then flew to her mission! I can't believe I haven't written about any of it yet.
My parents put on a big party when she was going to open her mission call on June 8th.
There were a ton of people there, it was sort of crazy. A bunch of her college friends drove down.
She got called to Saltillo, Mexico! She'd been hoping to go Spanish speaking, so she was very excited. She'll make my Abuela Nora proud!
Isabelle was only 3 1/2 weeks old at the time. It was her first time meeting Auntie Meg.
A few months went past and Meg finished her summer semester at UVU, and she came over to hang out with us one last time at our house.
She went through the St. George temple on Saturday, Sept. 27th. Mark was on call and had to work that morning, and so I had to get up and get all three kids down to Hurricane (45 minute drive) to Mom and Pop Yoder, and then drive to St. George (another 30 minute drive) from there.
There was a DELUGE of BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS on the way down, like can't-see-2-feet-in-front-of-you-on-the-freeway type of storm. But of course I was running late and so I white knuckled it through anyways (but it slowed me way down), dumped the kids off at the grandparents and then floored it all the way to the temple. The session was starting at 10:00 am and I got there at 10:00 am exactly. (There was no parking either, to top things off.) I got dressed as fast as I could, but the group had already gone upstairs, AND it was a full session. I had to beg them to let me go up, and luckily Monica had saved a seat for me. I about died.
I'm glad I made it and could be there with my family.
My brother Kev
On October 12th, she gave her farewell talk in church in the Hurricane 9th ward, which is the ward I grew up in, and it was so strange to go back after all this time and see people I've known my whole life! Meg did a great job--this whole endeavor was really forcing her to come out of her shell.
Sisters ♥
Our attempt at a family picture--Isabelle had a fistful of Madelyn's hair...
The whole Murset clan!
Then, she was set apart...
Then, she spent 6 weeks at the Provo MTC learning Spanish...
Then she flew to Mexico in late November and has been in the city of Saltillo ever since.
Well, when you condense it all like that, it makes it seem like it happened really fast. She's already been gone for 3 months! 15 left to go. I still can't believe she's out there. We're proud of you, Meg!
