Mat's plane arrived in Las Vegas this morning at 8:55 a.m. It was so exciting to watch him coming down the escalator and we were all emotional. He was released at 10:15 a.m. by President David Day, a counselor in our stake presidency. What a wonderful experience it was to hear our son describe his experience and love for his mission to a priesthood leader.
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| Mat looks great! We all had a few tears of happiness at being reunited as a family. If I could describe how it feels to see my son again after his completing a successful two year mission I would use the words joy, relief, pride but even that doesn't do it justice. |
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| Mat with his three siblings: Daniel, Ryan and Valerie. Mat met his nephew Ty, who was born a few months after Mat left on his mission. Brother-in-law Tyler couldn't be there with us today, but we will see him this weekend. |
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| Gotta love the Vegas airport. |
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| Walking to the baggage claim. We are all excited to get home and relax and talk about Mat's experience. |
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| I don't know why Mat made this funny expression. It's quite an amazing thing to go from being a missionary 24/7 for two years and then in a snap it's over and you're back to living in the world--but not "of it." Mat's mission to Alaska will be part of his life forever. "Well done thou good and faithful son!" |
