Saying Goodbye to DaNae!

We dropped DaNae off at the MTC yesterday, Wednesday and it was a little bit emotional. Mom and DaNae flew into Salt Lake as a set apart missionary on Tuesday and we were able to hang out and get some things done. We got to go to the temple on Tuesday night and followed it up with dinner. It was an interesting night with a little white girl being our Japanese cook. She was very funny! and even had DaNae come up to help throw the shrimp into people's mouths. DaNae said it is a lot harder than it looks and finally on the third try DaNae was able to get the shrimp into Scott's mouth. One Wednesday we rang some errands in the morning. We met up with Scott for lunch at Malawi's Pizza...yum! After lunch we got a quick picture before Scott headed back to work and the rest of us got ready to head off to the MTC. We were a little early so we stopped at a store for a bit before getting to the MTC. They directed us to the curb and we helped DaNae get her luggage out. We gave her one last hug and watched her depart with some Elders that were hosts to help her get to the right place. She is now officially a missionary and we are waiting to hear from her.

Write to DaNae!

DaNae goes into the MTC on Wednesday and I'm sure that she would love letters! Everyone should write to her and here is the address:

Sister DaNae Peterson
MTC Mailbox #261
NJ-MOR 0926
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793

That address will work until the end of September and then I will post the mission office address.

Farewell

Well tomorrow night, at 7pm, I will be set apart as a full-time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

If you want to be added to my email list, leave a message. Addresses are posted on Facebook or if you don't have an account leave a message and someone will get it to you.

My sister-in-law, Becky, will be helping me out by taking over my Facebook account, forwarding my weekly emails, and posting them on this blog.

Please pray for me. I'm scared but I can do this with the help of my Savior. I'll see you in 18 months. Be good, be kind to the missionaries, and take care.

PS I would LOVE letters! :)

Open House

I'm in Arizona for only 2.5 days but my sister (with the help of my mom) threw me an open house to say bye to people. I put all the pictures on Facebook but here is one of my favorites...

I can't believe it's happening but it is...Ready or not, here I come!

Graduation!

Guess what?! I'm a COLLEGE GRAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it's happened already but I did it! Now on to the next thing, MISSION! :)

My Faces of Support

I remember this quote from conference awhile back and recently came across it again... Jeffrey R. Holland said, "...Picture the faces of those who love you and would be shattered if you let them down." -- Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul, April 2010 General Conference

These are the faces I picture (especially with my mission)...

My FAMILY. I'm glad we're a forever family. I hope I can help other families become the same: Scott, Becky, Lanae, Andrew, Kevin, Mom, Brian, Adam, Roman, Meija, and Amelia


My very good friend, HANNAH. I swear we knew each other in the Pre-Existence


These great people I met while at DISNEY -- Kimberly, Paul, Jon, and Katie

My roommate, RACHEL. We have lived together my first and last semester at BYUI. She helped me get excited for a mission and now helping me leave on one... She's my perfect book ends to to BYUI ;)


I love these girls. It was so hard to leave them. Winter 2011 roommates -- Sasha, Arisa, Laurie, and Nikki

The great people I met at BYU my freshman year. I don't see them very often, but they were the best I could ask for especially my first time away from home: Katie, Christine, Rebecca, Alexa, Neil, Becca, and Clarissa


And ABOVE ALL...

My Savior, JESUS CHRIST. He has helped me get here and will help me out there and will help me when I'm back. He is my number one face of support. I CANNOT wait to wear the black name tag bearing His name :)

This isn't everyone, but a fraction. Thank you to everyone who composes my support circle. I could not do any of this without you!