What a December!!!

Hi all! What a month we've had. Dave & I celebrated our 25th anniversary. Time has flown by. And you know we were all able to go with Kyle to take him to the MTC. What an incredible experience. We feel he is so prepared and excited to serve the Lord. Thank you for all your support and great examples. It was truly joy that we felt as we were in the temples with him and also at the MTC.

Thanks, also, for coming to his farewell. The dinner and hymn singing afterwards was really awesome. We felt so close to our great Richins family.

Kyle's address is:
Elder Kyle D. Richins
MTC Mailbox #141
CA-LA 0304
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo, UT 84604-1793

We got our first e-mail from him on Saturday. He'll be staying in the MTC for 9 weeks instead of 6. He loves his branch president and the elders and sisters that he's serving with..especially the ones he's learning Spanish with. He mixes Spanish words in here and there. He says it's hard hearing the BYU bell tower ring..knowing his friends are over there, but he's doing well for his first week! He's already given us assignments for scripture reading, which we're doing for FHE's.

Rachel is excited for her 16th b-day and can't wait for EFY. Thomas auditioned for "Four States Orchestra" and had his first practice last night. Claire is preparing for baptism and is doing awesome with her reading. She can take turns with the rest of us now when we read the scriptures.

Thanks for sharing this special month with us. It was fun to see so many of you this last month. Thanks for all you do and the love and support you give our family.

Love,
Carolyn