Saturday, June 25, 2011

First letter June 23rd

Dear Mom,
I am already homesick and miss you very much. My companion, Elder Ofe (O-Fee) is from Ghana, Africa and is 26 years old. The spirit is strong with him and I hope that it will rub off on me so that I can be comforted at this time. Give everyone a hug for me and ask them to pray for me please. Tell Max and Andrew I said Hi and tell them I miss them too. Tell Steven that I hope he will follow my example and love the Lord. Tell everyone I miss them.
I love you so much,
Elder Huston

Friday, June 24, 2011

The Goodbye

June 22nd, 2011 at 6am Elder Zachary Huston left Sky Harbor Airport bound for the MTC. We watched as he nervously made his way through security and headed for Gate 16. We waited until his plane took off. Delta Flight 720 carried more than 10 missionaries that morning. Dad commented that it was probably the safest plane ride ever, as it was carrying 10 more servants of the Lord. We are now waiting patiently for his first letter (ok maybe not so patiently).