When we spoke with our son at Christmas, he told us about a senior couple serving in the same mission he is serving in. The senior couple have a blog. So of course I went to see if they had any pictures of Elder Flexy on their blog. Yep, they did. It was so fun to see pictures and hear about their experiences on their mission. I left a comment on their blog, and this is the email I got back today. (I dropped the names, and locations.)

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 Sister,

     We are enjoying your fine son here in the R. area.  He has a difficult area and

is working hard.  N. is a small township about 20k from R. They have a

small struggling branch that the elders do everything for.  They track heavily and are a

visible presence in the community.  Elder [Flexy] is a good example and is repected and

we think highly of him.  Know that he is about his Fathers business and working so you have reason to be proud of him.

     Sister N. and I live near you, we are not on our mission.  We will look forward to meeting you when Elder [Flexy] reports his mission.  I believe we will be going home about the same time if I remember correctly.  We are glad that you visited our blog.  The best to you and thank you for sharing this great young man.

Regards,

Elder & Sister N.

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I was thrilled to get an email from them. What a neat couple. I’m sure they have made sacrifices to leave their home and serve Heavenly Father in another land. And I know they are loving my son. It just feels so great. Someday, I hope my darlin and I will serve a mission and be what this couple is to our son, to someone else’s son.