Mike kept the fact that he was going to serve a mission a secret for a very long time. It seemed like it was such a huge surprise when we got the letter in the mail. Mike decided to throw a big party and invite a bunch of people over when he opened his letter. The party was
March 14, 2007.
This is a picture of Mike, our cousin Kristi, and me looking at his letter. He got called to serve in the CHILE RANCAGUA MISSION. We were so excited! This means that his dream came true of wanting to learn Spanish!
The day he left was one of the hardest days of my life. Mike and I had never been very close through out our lives. But when he moved to college we grew really close and became best of friends. Then, he had to leave and go on a mission! I was so sad, but I knew that what he was doing was right! My family has always been really close and so I knew it was going to be hard on all of us.
Mike entered the MTC on May 30, 2007. The MTC was a killer haha. We got there and it was all good, we checked him in and put his badge on... what an amazing experience! Then came the "devotional". They gathered everyone into a room and we sang a song, watched a movie, and then talked about missoinary work. I remember the opening song was "Called To Serve", I started balling! It was so intense haha. I remember after it was over Mike went down the line and hugged all of us. We were all crying. I had never seen my brothers cry, it was a touching experience. Then there was a door that had "future missionary" on the top of it and a door that said "family" on top of it. The missionary went his way and we went ours. I remember watching Mike walk away and feeling the Spirit so strong!
Mike serving a mission was an incredible experience for my family. We all grew very close and had tremendous blessings because of it. I am so grateful that Mike chose to serve a mission. He is an amazing example to me and to my family and I love him dearly.
mike's mission.
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