A Phone Call...or two :)

Guess who called home today!?

Elder Stoor called from the airport tonight!!!!

He flies out from Salt Lake at 12:55, will land in Atlanta

in the morning around 6:30 and then catch another flight

to D.C. landing there around 9:00.

We wondered if we would possibly get a phone call

or not, but then the phone rang tonight and I saw Mom

with the tears in her eyes saying "...This is Mom...."

We had him call back on his old cell phone so we could

put him on speaker phone.  We talked for a few minutes, and

he is doing absolutely wonderful.  He sounds great, and is 

super anxious and excited to get to D.C.  I just can't believe

that he will be clear across the country in the morning.

Well, we hung up with him and about 15 minutes later Megan

came out with her phone saying "Turn off the tv! It's Seth again!"

He'd bought a calling card, and so he talked to us again for

twenty minutes and then used the rest of the time and called Dad

at work.  I can't wait to talk to him next week on Christmas.

We are hoping that he will be able to skype, but we'll have to see.

He was just sitting in the airport waiting for his flight at 12:55.

Then when they get there (about 13 or 14 missionaries), they

are going to the temple and eating at ihop.  I don't know if

he'll be able to sleep on the plane or not, he sounds pretty excited.

He said that it doesn't really feel like the Christmas season,

but that is prolly cause he has been couped up in classrooms for

the past two weeks.  But I'm sure D.C. will be completely

decked out and once he gets his Christmas package, he will

get into the mood...and if that doesn't do it, serving all of the

people there outta do it :)

He said that he likes his companion (we got to tell him hi),

the MTC food was alright, told us about his flight plans, 

asked if he had gotten all of the letters, and then answered his questions.

We can't wait to hear about his first week there, and 

hopefully he can send some pictures home soon.  But 

what a great early Christmas present in getting to talk to him! :D