Departure

Taylor called about 9:00 p.m. our time. His flight leaves about 12:50 a.m. (Utah time), so they are 3 hours early. It is just him and his companion flying to Guam (through Atlanta and Tokyo). He said that he had to get a haircut before he left, so his hair is pretty short. He said that he learned a lot at the MTC but that it was starting to get kind of boring - same stuff over and over. He also said that one of his toes was all healed and the other one was getting there. He has gotten packages and letters and was appreciative that so many people sent him things. He had to pay $50 to check his luggage, and he is told that the mission would reimburse him. He was very excited to start his mission and it was good to hear that excitement in his voice. He said it was hard initially to not been looking for phone calls and text messages, but now he is ok to be off-line. They couldn't shake hands in the MTC, and they had hand sanitizer all over the place and had to wash their hands many, many times all day. As a result, the MTC is one of the safest places in Utah. It was good to talk to him.

Dennis Barlow