Monday, June 22, 2009

service

My wonderful sister and her amazing husband will be leaving this Wednesday to serve as Mission President and wife in the Santiago, Chile East mission. While I am overjoyed and so excited for them, all my selfish bones have issued forth and I find myself reduced to a puddle of tears whenever I try to picture three years of our lives without seeing them. Their son, the absolute idol of my four boys, will be going with them. We love them so much and don't know how we will survive without them, but we so admire their determination to serve the Lord and find ourselves asking if we would be willing to give up everything for three years to do the same. Our thoughts and prayers are with them this week and for the next three years. We hope to be like them when we grow up! From the Church News: Larry Roberts Laycock, 48, Alpine 3rd Ward, Alpine Utah West Stake; former bishop and counselor, high councilor, stake and ward Young Men president, counselor in a ward Young Men presidency, and missionary in the Argentina Bahia Blanca Mission. Shareholder and Intellectual Property Litigator, Workman Nydegger. Born in American Fork, Utah; parents Andrew G. and Nadine Roberts Laycock Attaway. Married Lisa Dawn Gleave, four children.

Sister Laycock is a former stake Young Women president and secretary, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, counselor, and chorister, and gospel doctrine teacher. Born in Cedar City, Utah, to Winston Taylor and Karen Mae Morrey Gleave.

4 comments:

Vocabdiva said...

What can you say, you've got that "pioneer stock!" Best wishes to your sister and family... and YOU TOO. (Blessings await!)

Annette said...

Wow, very exciting.

Larissa Chase said...

Puddle of tears describes my state perfectly right now too. It was so wonderful to have you with us yesterday. Thank you for being who you are and for the example you are to me. Love you!

Nathan said...

I love the Laycocks!! And I love that they are going to my other favorite country on earth! Kim, are you allowed to visit? Chile is incredible! Please give them my best! (I miss the old days playing hoops with Larry at the church in Highland)