Pre-Mission, Salt Lake City, UT

Mariah and mom went to Utah to pick Mitchell up from BYU-Provo at the end of his last semester before they start their missions.  While there, the three of them went to the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple to participate in a live endowment.  The Salt Lake City, Utah is the only remaining LDS temple where the temple endowment ceremony is provided by live performers.  And on their way home, Mariah, Mitchell and mom visited the Church history sites in Liberty and Independence, MO.  Now they can tell their investigators in the far Ukraine and Brazil,where they will be serving their missions, what these sacred sites are like.

Pre-Mission, Salt Lake City, UT

Mariah and Mitchell had the chance to go to Salt Lake City, UT to go to the temple with their cousin Chantelle McCrea, as she was receiving her endowment for the first time.  She too has received a full time mission call to the Georgia Atlanta Mission.  The next two days, the three of them attended General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Pre-Mission, San Antonio, TX

Mitchell and his family spent 3 days in San Antonio so that Mitchell could receive his own endowment and then experience and participate in the different ordinances of a Latter-day Saint temple.  Thursday night he received his personal endowment.  Friday evening saw him performing baptisms for some of his ancestors as well as doing some initiatory ordinances.  And Saturday saw him and his family back at the temple doing endowments and sealings for some of his diseased ancestors.  All together it was a memorable three days that we will all remember.

Pre-Mission, Provo

Thursday, March 7, 2013, 9:00 PM MST

And the answer is.......Well, you'll have to watch the video to find out..

Pre-Mission, Provo, UT

Thursday, March 7, 2013

The day and time has arrived.  Mitchell's mission call arrived in the mail today.  And look at his face.  No idea what to think...just a face of plain nervousness...The envelope will be opened at 9:00 PM MST tonight.

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