Merry Chrismas for the Wilcox Family!!

Hey all! Just wanted to say that we got to talk to Tavia on Christmas and it was wonderful!! Mom put her on speaker phone and she offered a family prayer for us and we were all in tears. . . even the boys. She is still Tavia but she has that mature spiritual feel about her. And a confidence that I think she was lacking before. She loves serving but is also looking forward to getting home. We love her very much and we are so glad that she is out there being faithful and serving the Lord.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER WILCOX!!!!!

So today is Tavia's birthday and since we can't call her I just wanted to do a little shout out to her today. Tavia is doing great on her mission. She is getting ready to transfer to her next area and she is great about writing letters to all of us that are uplifting and delightful. She set up an entire family home evening for us and it turned out great. I felt like it was a really good experience for our family. Anyway, so Happy Birthday my beautiful sister. We are all thinking of you today and hope it was great. We love you!!!

6 months of service

Not really much to update. Last week Sister Wilcox and Her companion had to stay in because Tav was sick and the mission Pres. Mom didn't want her to spread it to anyone. So they were a little stir crazy. But other than that they are doing great. I don't know if I wrote that she is on her second companion, Sister Singleton, and she gets along well with her also. Tavia is 1/3 of the way done with her mission and we are excited to get to talk to her for Christmas. Mom is so good at supporting Tav out there. I have been really impressed with her. She keeps Tavia updated on everything. We are all missing her quite a bit but are thankful for her willingness to serve Heavenly Father and his children and for the blessings that come from her doing so. At the rate things are going Sister Wilcox will be home in no time. Thanks for reading if you are still keeping up with this. Sorry it's been a while.
Shay

4 months down....

Don't know if anyone is still reading this but i thought I would write and let everyone know that Sister Wilcox is doing great. She has had four baptisms and is loving her mission. The heat has been a little hard for her but she continues to be upbeat. Her companion was transferred this week , and she had a hard time with that because they were very close. It was lucky that she got such a great Sister as a trainer. But again, she is optimistic about the future. She has been out 4 months!! The time has gone by so fast. And she actually may be coming home in August of next year because the sisters get to choose which transfer they want to leave on. If not then then September of next year, but still, it is going fast. And we will see if she really even wants to come home at all by then. Meanwhile we are all enjoying her uplifting e-mails and letters and love to see the changes taking place in her. I will post a picture of her "Southern Grandma" as she calls her. She looks like a great lady. 95, I think, and still looks very strong. So I will get that up soon along with some other pictures I have received from her. Thanks for the continued support.

Shay