The Beginning of Claire’s missionary adventure in Australia
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The Beginning of Claire’s missionary adventure in Australia

I wrote about Claire’s birthday in Australian birthday time (yesterday since she’s 18 hours ahead of us). But it’s her birthday today in America. So let’s celebrate this girl a little bit and give an update into how her mission is going so far. And there’s a lot to say with some excerpts from Claire’s…

An official missionary and how the “Home MTC” works
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An official missionary and how the “Home MTC” works

By the time this posts, Claire will be en route to her next adventure: the “official Missionary Training Center.” She will be in rigorous classes for eight more weeks from there, learning more Mandarin Chinese, and delving into the scriptures and gospel study. Most importantly, working on her foundation with Jesus Christ. We have been…

Two big steps in mission preparation: temple and farewell for Claire
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Two big steps in mission preparation: temple and farewell for Claire

Oh my goodness. TODAY Claire starts the “home MTC.” And I have a million and one things to say about that. We have had a couple weeks to get her ready to go following our special pre-mission trip. In some ways it has felt like a whirlwind. And in other ways it’s felt like velvety-gold…