I'm leavin' today...

Yep, that boy

who loves his hometown more than life itself,

is headed out.

He called us from the airport around 6:00 a.m.

We smiled as he reported

what had happened there.

It reminded us why we live here, in...

It's because of ... The Luggage

Ty was worried about the juggling the weight of his luggage because seriously, packing 2 years into two pieces of luggage is a giant feat!

Then he heard Utah say...

"Good Morning Elder! 

Let's get those bags on the plane for ya!"

(No need to put them on the scale)

And because of the ... Phone call

Ty was hoping he could figure

out how to use the payphone because

seriously, he's never used one.

Then he heard Utah say...

"Good Morning Elder! 

Would you like to use my cell phone

to call home?"

(Businessman, Stranger, Saint)

Well, Tyson sounded

excellent in everyway.

He's so excited to get to New York and

"Start spreadin' the news!"

Ha! Ha! Ha!

In light of that "line", how can I resist

posting the video below?!

I can't, so I will.

Plus, Grandma Hutch thinks the words are so appropriate

and I've gotta agree, you might too...

"Start spreadin' the news..."

"I'm leavin' today... "

"These vagabond shoes..."

I really could go on and on.

In fact, I could teach a lesson using those lyrics.

I won't, but I could.

But one thing I will do is share with you

the the line that almost

ripped the heart out of my chest

"these little town blues..."

Yeah, I cried a little bit when I heard those words.

Ummmmm okay, I may be crying a little bit now.

Speaking of "NEWS"...

Did ya hear what's happening in New York?

CLICK HERE to find out!

Well, to the people of NYC...

I'm giving you my son...

 So now...

New York!

(Do a leg kick, you know you want to!)

Elder Hutchins

Believe it or not,

my emotions are

not in check enough

to blog about

dropping

Tyson off at

the MTC.

So check back.

However, I did want to share something with you.

It's a treasure provided by my dear friend.

Her talent translated

into something that, to me, is absolutely... 

Thank you my friend!

I will love you FOREVER!

Heather Kimber can capture your priceless moments too!

Visit her blog by clicking here HERE.

Oh and if you want one of those giant missionary tags,
my sweet Carolynn made that for me.
She'll make you one too.
Visit her blog HERE.

Forever Strong

I've been weeping some, the past few day.

Weeping over ...

For you see, on Sunday, I witnessed a ...

I stood in the church and watched
hundreds of youth

quietly file in, to listen to
a man speak. 

The building was filled to capacity.

But instead of a pin,

we heard this man...

Larry Gelwix.

He's the man

whose life is portrayed

in the movie

Forever Strong.

It was a sight to behold.

It was a sight worthy of

weeping.

In front of a group of nearly 700

Larry Gelwix taught two

Choose what team
you're going to play for.

To put it in simple terms ...

If YOU play for Grantsville High,

you would never think of

putting on a Morgan jersey...

NEVER!

And certainly not

in the middle of a game.

Yet, The World would have us
think we can play with

one foot in Babylon and

one in the Promised Land.
The truth is, we canNOT!

It's a big lie!

To quote Coach Gelwix:
 "Put the dang jersey on and be proud
of what it represents!"

CHOOSE which team you're going to play for.

Don't play with snakes.

Snakes bite.

We know they're dangerous.

So then if we pick one up,

why are we surprised

when it bites us?

So it is with life.

Snakes... Temptations...
they are everywhere!
We know they're dangerous.
We know they'll hurt us.

And yet, we pick them up
ANYWAY.

And then why are we surprised
when life takes a wrong turn?

WRONG TURNS
are the reason for my
weeping.

The other night I heard a
real life, real serious,
SNAKE story.

In fact, for me,
The Snake Story was

Someone lost their dream,
by choosing the wrong team.

Someone gave up

the good things

placed their path.

Someone's life will never

be the same.

Suddenly, it became very real, very personal ... 
what happens when you play with

and when you forget what team you're playing for.

I pray YOU will never forget.

I pray YOU will be...