Grandparents and adoring missionaries

Well shoot, you have to deal with Elder Allen's mom one more week. Apologies in advance.

Our boy called for just three minutes to say he was well and happy and being a missionary is the best! He had a chance to talk to his grandparents, who are serving in Ghana as the MTC president and assistant, for the first time since he has been on his mission. So he ran out of time to write a letter and wanted me to let you all know he is doing great.

One of the sweetest moments of talking to his grandparents was that while he was speaking to them, his uncle (visiting Utah) called them. He happened (no such thing) to be with Elder Allen's great-grandma. Her health is failing her and it was a hard to tell our boy about it a few weeks ago. It was a sweet, sweet experience for Elder Allen to talk to his Grandma Cammy and he got a little emotional telling me about it. Being able to spend time talking to his two grandparents and one great-grandparent was definitely a happy experience for him this week.

Otherwise, all seems to be well in Brasil for Elder Allen. He won't like me telling you all this (when has that stopped me before?), but as he was getting off the phone, several missionaries came to stand behind him. They are in his zone and with Elder Allen being a zone leader, they were waiting on him before they all left. Our boy had on headphones so he could hear us, so I couldn't hear what the other elders were saying, but they all kept waving at me and being so cute and sweet. And then they would clap Elder Allen on the back and give me a thumbs up and just kept trying to tell me over and over how great our boy is and how much they adore him. It makes me emotional even to type it. That son of ours has always been a people person and he makes everyone around him feel so loved. I am so thankful he has been able to do that for a couple dozen missionaries who are far from home.

Okay, let us all definitely hope and pray this is my last turn on the blog. Thank you, as always, for your support and love and prayers for our missionary son. They mean the world to us!

xo, Linn