To the MTC

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

To the MTC

We dropped Briana off at the Redmond airport yesterday morning just after 11:00 AM. Briana's good friend Kelsey Briggs and her parents were there. Kelsey's on her way back to BYU Provo and they were able to travel together. After spending some time in the lobby, it was time for her to move through security and on to the plane. So she and Kelsey went through while Brenda and I stayed in the lobby. That was our "goodbye".

Below is a picture I snapped as she made her way through the security area.

Kelsey was so considerate. She texted Brenda when they arrived in Salt Lake City, and then from Salt Lake City to Provo as they continued on the shuttle. We knew where she at just about every point. We were even able to talk with Briana on the phone one more time.

Later that evening we received a text message from Ricky Pullan, Briana's cousin who is an instructor at the MTC and a BYU student. He sent the picture below. They are with Alexa Pullan and Chris Layton, also BYU students. We also heard that Briana was going to be able to listen to Elder Uchtdorf speak later that evening. Pretty good first day, huh?

2 comments:

MichelleJanuary 5, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Love it and love her! Thanks for sharing
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SteveJanuary 6, 2012 at 1:01 AM
We're so proud of her. She will be a great missionary!
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About Sister Layton

Sister Layton was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and raised in Bend, Oregon. The second of four children, she has had a desire to serve a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for many years. This desire became a reality when, on January 3, 2012, she entered the MTC as a missionary for the Church. She is now serving in the Anaheim California Spanish speaking Mission.

Prior to her mission, she attended BYU-I for 2 years. She loves her friends and family, has a special place in her heart for all children and enjoys sports - particularly soccer.

California Anaheim Mission History

The California South Mission began with a missionary force of 134 elders and
9 sisters. Geographically it included central and southern California as well as
Arizona. The estimated Church membership was 155,000 residing in 32 stakes. The
mission prospered greatly during the late 1960's. Baptisms in 1966-67 were 1800,
1967-68 were 2400; and in 1968-69 were 3900. The mission had grown to 175,000
and 40 stakes by 1969. A total of 8100 converts in three years!
In July of 1969 the mission was once again divided into three missions: the
Arizona Mission, the California East Mission, and the original California South
Mission.
On August 1, 1974, the California South Mission was once again divided. The
California San Diego Mission was created and the California South Mission was
renamed the California Anaheim Mission.
Two years later in 1976, the California Arcadia Mission was formed and the
California Anaheim Mission became even smaller. In July of 1980, the California
San Bernardino Mission was created and the California Anaheim Mission now
covered only Orange County. The area boundaries for the California Anaheim
Mission remained unchanged for 13 years, but the number of stakes increased from
9 to 16. The Santa Ana South Stake, the second Spanish stake on the North
American continent, was one of those stakes.
On July 1, 1993, the California Anaheim Mission was once again divided. The
California Carlsbad Mission was created from the Anaheim and San Diego Missions.
Only five years later, on July 1, 1998, the California Anaheim Mission was
divided again. Portions of the California Anaheim Mission, California Arcadia
Mission, and California Los Angeles Mission were combined to form the California
Long Beach Mission.
The California Anaheim Mission is still one of the smallest geographical
missions on the North American Continent, excluding the California Long Beach
Mission, the MTC, and the Temple Square Mission.