We Are Off To The MTC

We left for Provo around 7:00am.  Drove up and went to lunch and then drove to the parking lot across the street from the MTC to have sometime for pictures and things.  Jordan kept checking his watch.  He wanted to be there right on time at 12:40 pm for his assigned check in time.  We drove across the street to the MTC and saw a flood of handsome missionaries waiting for Jordan's arrival.  We pulled up to our drop off point and the missionaries waiting there greeting Jordan with bright smiles and welcomed him to the MTC.  We spent a few minutes there and then said our goodbyes.  There was an amazing feeling there at the MTC.  I think Whitney put it best when she said.  "Those boys (missionaries) were so happy to see Jordan.  It was like the knew him and were just so happy to see him again!"  As we were driving away balling our eyes out Madee exclaimed through her tears.  "It's just CIAO you guys!" 

The Mission Call Has Arrived!!!!

The bishop had told Jordan that the call was in the mail on Friday, August 19th so we checked the mail diligently everyday looking for it.  We knew that mission calls came on Thursdays to Cedar so on Thursday we were EXTRA excited!!  I got a text aroun 11:00 am when I was with my class out a recess on Thursday, August 25th that the call had arrived!!!!!!  Jordan sent me a picture of the envelope.  Mark sent me a text that said they couldn't wait to open it and that Jordan was going to Korea.  Haha!!!  We had a busy day that day.  We were all at school and Jordan had to work that afternoon and it was the Cedar vs. CV soccer game too.  So we decided we would have an "opening" party at 8:00pm that night.  We invited grandma and grandpa, David and Julie and family and a few special friends. We got grandma and grandpa Comstock on the speaker phone.   Jordan opened it and read it outloud.  We did not know how to pronounce Tegucigalpa but Honduras we knew.  That was not a place any of us imagined.  Except for our hometeacher.  He actually did guess Honduras.  (We had a map hanging in the house for the last little while and we had everyone who came over write their guess for where they thought Jordan would go.)  Jordan could not have been more excited!!!!  He was only a bit disappointed he had to wait so long to leave.  He was to report to the MTC on January 4, 2012. 

Twas The Night Before the Mission and All Through the House...

We couldn't get one picture of everyone on the couch so we did 3 separate ones to get us all in. 

Some of our favorite missionaries.
Elder Nathan and Elder Thomas.
Jordan spent a lot of time with them as he was preparing to leave for his mission. 

Jordan had an appointment with President Rau at 6:00pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 to be set apart as a missionary.  We had an early dinner at "Wingers" with Grandma and Grandpa Comstock and then we went to the Stake Center.  President Rau gave Jordan an amazing blessing and set him apart as a missionary for the church.  We went back to the house after the blessing and a few people came to say their goodbyes to Elder Comstock. 

What good looking and supportive Grandparents!

What a great group of boys. 
from left to right:  Josh (serving in West VA),
Austin (serving in Germany),
Jordan, and Matt (serving in Mexico).

Oh, and the ladies came right over after the bball game to say their final goodbyes. 

Farewell CC December 18,2011

The much anticipated day had finally arrived.  Jordan worked hard on preparing a great talk and it was the day we had been waiting for!  He wore his "purple ribbon all-stars" tie.  He bought purple ties for himself and Kaden, Zack and Daniel for them all to wear at their farewells.  He looked so grown-up and handsome.  I could not have been a prouder mother.  We had many family members there to support him.  Uncle Spencer flew in from Houston.  He left after work on Friday and flew to Vegas.  He he was in 5 different states in a 24 hour period.  He had a layover somewhere, and then landed in Vegas.  Rented a car and drove through AZ to get to Cedar.  He got into Cedar in the middle of night and then we saw him Saturday afternoon.  Kate and Matt and family met us a sacrament meeting that morning. And Jill and Jason flew in from CA.  Of course, Julie and David and Grandma and Grandpa Jordan were there.  The chapel, overflow and gym were packed full.  Mark quoted a line from "It's A Wonderful Life."  "A man who has friend is not a failure."  Jordan has so many  people that love and support him.  I had many ward members comment that they had never seen so many people at a farewell before.  He gave an amazing talk and then Patriarch Grimshaw spoke.  He talked about how tender it was to watch Jordan's mother and sisters as he spoke and see how much they all love each other.  We fed a little over 100 people at the house after the meeting.  Julie and mom were so sweet to help with that.  And I asked several of Jordan's girlfriends and members of the soccer team to bring desserts.  We had pulled pork sandwhiches, a vegetable tray, chips and LOTS of dessert!

Dave composed an arrangement of some missionary songs for Jordan.
After the "open house" we went to his classroom so he could play it for us.