Damone and I have been happily married since January 2002 in the LDS Salt Lake City Temple, where we were sealed for time and all eternity. Our most treasured and sacred moments have been shared with our beautiful children- Lydia, Kyler, Cooper, Maloree, and Lincoln. They are our greatest blessings and truly make life worth living.

May 27, 2011

Called To Serve

My brother has been called  to serve an LDS Mission to Washington, Everett for two years. He leaves to the Mission Training Center June 8th and we are so excited for him. This last Sunday was his last time speaking in church and so we had gotten a plane ticket for me to go out there along with Lincoln (lap rider) and see him one last time. I was so surprised when the day before we were leaving, an amazing friend-you know who you are Sarah :) posted on facebook that she had four tickets to Utah the exact days I was going and wondered if anyone could use them. Uh yeah....I immediately called Damone to tell him and see if he wanted me to get them, that way our whole family could go and say goodbye to Todd. Needless to say we booked them and the trip was amazing. What a blessing.
I flew in and then a few hours later Damone flew in with the rest of the kids. We kept it a secret from everyone that they were coming. So when Damone pulled up in the driveway in a rental, my brother said, "Someone is in our driveway in a van." My dad got up to look and see who it was, while my mom was asking who it was and his reply was, "I think it looks like Damone" as he turned to look at my just as surprised look :) Then the sliding door slid open and out jumped Cooper, Lydia and Kyler. My parents were so shocked and Todd couldn't get over that all of us were there. It was awesome, it truly was a blessing for all of us to be there. The last time all my siblings, spouses and our children were all together was 6 years ago.
Todd spoke in church on the Atonement and the spirit was so strong, so many family came up to see him who I haven't seen in years. He will be one amazing missionary as he shares his testimony and the love he has for our Savior. Good luck Todd!


Top L-R: Lincoln, Damone, Cooper, Tanna, Grandma (Denise), Grandpa (Boyd), Todd, Ryan, Jamie
Bottom L-R: Lydia, Kyler, Hanne, Ylena, Cohen and Kaeden





 I love this kid!


We were also able to meet up with Damone's sister and her family.

Lincoln, Jovie, Lydia, Cooper, Ella, Mia, Kyler


2 comments:

Sarah said...

I am so happy to hear that you had an amazing time. I was thinking about you all weekend waiting to hear how the surprise went. I got goosebumps reading your post just imagining the looks on their faces. I'm sure it was a priceless moment and one you will never forget.

Todd said...

Sarah I don't know you, but your tickets were a miracle. I can't thank you enough for bringing are family together. Tanna, I thank you for your kind words on your blog. That will definitely be a day I will never forget.

Thank you both.

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