All Packed and Ready to Serve

Brady and I spent a couple of days working on packing all of his clothes and supplies. It took several months to gather everything that was needed. It sure was fun and a huge blessing for Brady and I to work on this together and to be able to pay for everything ourselves. From the first purchase of the passport, and the flight to the MTC, and everything in between, it has cost us $4,300. It has been a privelege and a blessing to do this. Brady needed two suits that came with two pairs of slacks each, and an additional six pairs of slacks, 8 long sleeve white shirts and 6 short sleeve white shirts, two sweaters, a rain jacket, two pairs of shoes, along with his tennis shoes and shower shoes, P-day clothes, towels, washcloths, two sets of sheets, blanket, mattress cover, and so many supplies - flashlight, alarm cloth, toiletries, new glasses and contacts and lots of contact solution, and so many more things. It was a ton of stuff and we were very efficient at packing and he was able to fit everything into two large suitcases, weighing each at 44 pounds! Yippee! He also took one carry on suitcase and a backback, weighing about 20 pounds each. Yes, there are more than the 6-7 ties that is recommended that an Elder bring. Brady loves ties and he loved working for President Ferrell at his tie warehouse. He was able to receive some beautiful ties and went away with 14 for his mission. Since he had plenty of room to pack them, we didn't think it would be a problem. :)

I made luggage tags for him, a recipe book, and shrunk and laminated his Patriarchal Blessing, his Mission Call from President Monson, and two stories, "Marks of a Man" and "Mediocrity" by Elder Holland.