Elder Conrad Calls Home

Kelly called home on Christmas day and spoke to all of the family. It was wonderful to hear his voice and for him to talk to all of his siblings. He was able to call Erin and Skyler in Texas, Megan and Joe were with us, and he called back later to speak with Tyler (who had been working that morning and missed the main call). He is doing very well and loving his time serving the Lord.

He was having Christmas dinner with 3 different families that day. Megan suggested he take a "doggy bag" rather than try to eat it all and go home miserable! He decided to take some tupperware instead! He's still riding his bike, he said it's cold no matter what, so better to just go fast and get there in the cold, than walk and be in it longer. There wasn't any snow, but it was bitter cold when he called.

At the end of the conversation we put him on speaker phone and he bore a fervent testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Christ's mission on the earth, his love for the Lord and the Savior and of the work we have here to do to help all our brothers and sisters know of Christ's mission to bring us home. We then knelt as a family and had a family prayer with Kelly listening in as his father offered the prayer. It was a tender and beautifull moment to bow and pray all together as a family again. It will likely be a very, very long time again before we can do that with so many of us present. Tyler is waiting on his call and will be gone soon.

I will be trying to catch up on back log emails, letters and pictures Kelly has sent to post here, as this has been my first break from school and activities to do any blogging. So, stay tuned!

Carol Ann
(Kelly's mom)