We are official full-time missionaries! President Kevin Anderson came to our home tonight at 5:00 pm to set us apart and give us each amazing/encouraging blessings as we are about to enter the MTC tomorrow. His blessing was rich with promises of health, blessings for our beloved family, the ability to do all that will be expected of us, the reassurance that everything will be okay at home in our absence, and also promised the company and guidance of the Lord in all that we do. It was a wonderful and spiritual experience.

We were so grateful to share this experience with some of our sweet family who were able to come (thanks, Tanner, for the photo).

We also had a special visit from our dear neighbors, Don and Carolyn Kleinman, who braved the cold, snowy evening to stop in and say good-bye.

All that's left to do tonight is make a few phone calls and pack our bags. MTC - HERE WE COME!