Well it's official! My youngest brother Peter is now an elder. Chris picked him up at the airport yesterday morning and brought him back to the house to hang out for an hour before lunch and the MTC. It was wonderful to see my brother making such a selfless and righteous choice by serving a mission. I am so grateful for his example to our nieces and nephews.
Once he arrived, James was a little timid at first. He's always that way when seeing unfamiliar men. He eventually warmed up though.
We had an hour to kill before heading out to lunch. Naturally, we turned to Skip-Bo. I'm not sure how it happened, but Peter won both times. He must already be getting blessings for serving a mission!
Afterwards, Peter decided that since he will be serving in Brazil, it was only right to eat lunch at Tucanos, a DELICIOUS Brazilian restaurant. I hadn't eaten there in years, and it was every bit as good as I remembered. To get Peter introduced to the cuisine, we had him try a chicken heart. We don't blame him one bit for spitting it back out. I doubt that will be a frequent dish on his mission menu.
After eating, we rolled ourselves over to the MTC to have our goodbyes. I am so proud of my little brother, and Campinas, Brazil is lucky to have him!
It will be nice, however, to have a 2 year reprieve from his constant razzing.
See you in 2 years!
I cannot believe Peter is old enough to serve a mission! Geez! Congrats to your whole family. :)
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