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short, sweet, and to the point...just like Maddy

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Sister Thompson entered the Provo MTC today at 1:15. Earlier in the day, we finished up all her packing, and Carter surprised her with tater tots...if you know Maddy at all, you know that fried potatoes of any kind are her favorite thing! This was extra nice, since Maddy's nerves got the best of her during the night and she spent the night throwing up and sleeping on my floor. Poor girl! We met up with family for lunch at Main Street Pizza in Provo, and yes, we absolutely took a picture with the pizza angel wings just like Brit did on his MTC day. After lunch, we headed to the Provo Temple for some family pictures, hugs, tears, and lots of "I love you's". We dropped her at the MTC right on time. The sweet sister helping her took a few more pictures while we said goodbye one last time. Oh how I will miss this girl of mine! I put a few things in her room this afternoon and it was way too clean and much too empty. I keep checking the time and expecting her to come t...
I have been called to serve an L.D.S. mission for the next 18 months. I will be serving in the Japan, Fukuoka mission and I leave on January 31, 2018. I'm excited and nervous and happy and freaked out and pretty much every emotion you can imagine! While I'm away, my mama will be updating my blog with my weekly emails and pictures. If you are following my adventure, I hope you will be able to see how much I love my Savior, Jesus Christ. My greatest joy will be sharing the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of Japan!