Time for an update

Just a short update on Tav. She will have been in the MTC one week tomorrow. Mom and Dad got a letter from her and mom says she seems to be upbeat and in good spirits. Her and her companion got lost one day but I don't know all the details, mom was just summarizing the letter for me. She wrote that we can now start the count down and she will be home before we know it. I hope to get a letter soon , but it is good that she is at least making sure to write to Mom and Dad. I will continue to update when I hear more. Until then remember to keep Sister Wilcox, and all the missionaries, in your thoughts and prayers. We love you Whit!!!

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HA!!! I was just on my blog going through and reading those of my family and friends. Well, they are in alphabetical order so of course Whit's is at the bottom. I clicked the link wondering what she might have written and then realized, as the picture of dad popped up that she hadn't. It will be me writing here for the next 18 months. Wow. That was kind of sad. It is going to be hard for all of us to get use to her being gone. Even when she was in Texas we could at least call her, text her or whatever to communicate with her whenever we had the inclination. I am so excited to have a missionary to write to again. I love to see how they grow and progress through letters. But life without one of my sister's readily available is going to be hard. Also, I know mom and dad are having a bitter sweet realization of all of this as well. Wish us all luck. And send some prayers in the direction of Sister Wilcox and her family if you could. We could all use the extra lift. Thanks all. Hopefully I'll be back soon with an update from Whit and maybe even pictures.

Pictures!

Dad waiting for Whit to drop her luggage off.

Cassie and Harlee Waiting also...

There she is!!

Here she goes!!

This lady is telling her all about her name tag. How and where to wear it and such.

She's getting excited!!

There is her name tag. (Sorry, it's blurry)

It's tradition for the moms to put on the name tag.








Oh, so proud of Sister Wilcox!!

Goodbye pictures

Last "sister's picture" for 18 months.

So long Sister Wilcox

Today We all took Tavia to the MTC, (Missionary Training Center) and said good bye for a while. I (Shay) was so nervous for her. But it was very cool Yes we all cried when we had to say goodbye, but there is also a lot of joy about letting her go. Last night when she was set apart it was such a neat experience. She received many promised blessings for her choice to serve The Lord. We are all so proud of Whit, (AKA-Tavia), and can't wait to hear about her first day as a missionary. I will continue to keep everyone posted. And as soon as I can find out her passwords I will put her address on Facebook so that everyone can keep in touch with our Missionary!!! I will also be posting pictures soon so keep an eye out.

-Shay

Mwahahahaha!!

Whitney made it very clear that she DID NOT want me writing on here until she left. But I've noticed her slacking and I have some pictures that I would like to post for her. Hope you're not too upset Whit. These pictures are of the day she went through the temple. What a delightful day it was.

I also found these pics of the night she got her call. Thought I'd share them as well.

Good luck out there Whit!! (Or Tavia for those of you who know her as such. LOL)