We got our first letter on Monday, it was short and sweet and eased my mind. Wednesday, today, is his P-Day. Every time my phone email notification went off I was wondering if it was from him! Finally at 11:49 am it was from him! I just wanted to put down my thoughts after reading his email so I never forget how I felt today. I am so proud. Not of me as a parent, but of him as a grown MAN! He is not my little boy that left home one week ago. He has already changed in so many ways, and the fact that he realizes those changes in himself is amazing. I can't even fathom the level of spirituality at the MTC. I wish I could experience it. All those missionaries milling around, spending 24/7 immersed in the gospel, with nothing better to do than be ready to give someone a Book of Mormon! I am a little jealous of his experience. These are things that he can keep with him forever. When he feels down he can look back (if he's a good journal writer, that is) and draw strength from previous experiences. Reading that your son, who was just at your house a little over a week ago, playing Minecraft with his friends, is now giving his companion a Preisthood blessing was a humbling experience. Hearing him admit that he has to rely on the Lord to fill his mouth with the words to say is awesome! Understanding that his confidence is through the roof is unbelievable. When have I ever changed that much in one week? Will I ever change that much in one week? I dare say the answer to both these questions is probably no. He, and 88,000 other missionaries, are lucky kids! They enter the mission field and come out changed, for the better, in ways that could never happen anywhere else in their lifetime!
All I can say it Phew.... he's loving it, he's learning it, and he's happy about it!
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