Picture an anthill and that pretty much describes the initial activiates of the MTC experience. You drive in the gate and immediately volunteer workers go in to action. They wave you to the curb and tell everyone to get out of the car except the driver. They assist in getting the luggage out of the car and on to the curb. The driver (myself ) is then directed to take the car to a parking lot further away. This is not done in isolation as cars are entering the facility almost continually and there are family and friends of the new Elders and Sisters everywhere. Joseph and the rest of the family follow the directions of a myriad of volunteers (there is one about every 10 feet or so it seems) and takes the luggage to a holding area. At this point I was reunited with them and we went into the building where the orientation was to take place. Joseph picked up his name tag and had his mother put it in his lapel pocket. From there we walked to the room of the actual meeting as described by Mrs. C.
We will miss him but are very grateful he has chosen to serve his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I can't think of a better friend to spend two years with than the Redeemer of Mankind.
http://www.mtc.byu.edu/themtc-virtualtour.htm is a site you can go to to take a virtual tour of where Joseph will be until the latter part of September.
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