Always Remember...

Isn't it supposed to be easier the second time around?   Whoever said, the best kept secret in our church is how hard it is to send a missionary, is probably correct. 

I know, I know, I really would be sad if he wasn't going, the time will go by faster than I think, etc. etc.  Right now none of that matters.  It is hard...maybe even harder than it was last time we did this.

It has been difficult to watch Mitch say good-bye to his friends and his family.  He has been super emotional and there have been moments that I've wondered if he is going to be okay.

Our parting words to each other were these..

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

This quote comes from a discussion Christopher Robin had with Winnie the Pooh about the two of them being separated from each other.  It's one of my favorites and gives some consolation to me on a day like today. 

  

I just may have to wake up and tell myself this every morning for the next 2 years-

Farewell

“Apparently, they still will call you on a mission even if you haven’t grown a foot or two”

This is how 5’5” Mitch/Elder Hussey opened his talk last Sunday and it cracked the congregation up.  Our family has laughed out loud several times since then about him saying this, and thinks it is one of the funniest (inside) Mormon jokes we’ve heard. 

He also talked about going to Kanab a few weeks ago and how he didn’t have a way home and the adventure he had finding someone to give him a ride to SLC so he could stay overnight to get a cab early the next morning to the Greyhound station then take the bus the rest of the way to Roosevelt.  He compared that to our life on earth and how Heavenly Father has sent us here, and it is not always going to be easy, but it is our job to do whatever it takes to find our way back to Him.  It was a great analogy.

As Mitch leaves, it has been hard for him to say good-bye.  He has been unsure and a little bit worried about a lot of things, but he also knows the Lord will bless him and he is ready to serve.