The Farewell

Court gave his missionary talk on January 23 at our church.

There were two missionaries speaking that day, Court and Landon Horne. It was an exciting day for our ward. There were so many people there that they had to set up extra chairs in the gym.

Court spoke first. He got up and was so relaxed and comfortable. He truly has a gift of speaking in front of people.

His talk was funny and inspiring. I was pleased with what he said.

One of the funniest things was that Court and Landon had on the exact same suit, bought at the same store.

After the meeting we had a luncheon in the banquet area of Granny Annie's.

I looked long and hard for a place to have a luncheon. There are not very many places available on a Sunday. And since it was January, we couldn't really have a picnic outside.

The people at Granny Annie's were so kind to let us use their facility.

Court wanted sandwiches for his meal. I ordered kaiser buns from WalMart (the best buns ever!) and bought tons of lunchmeat. We had every kind of meat that you could ever want.

The other guests brought salads, baked beans, chips and dessert. It was a fantastic lunch.

Kalie ordered some cupcakes for dessert that spelled out Tacoma Washington. They looked great, but tasted even better.


Kalie also got a couple of ties and some fabric markers and had people write notes to Court on the back of the ties.

He had some great words of advice written on them.


Court's cute friend, Sarah, came to the meeting and then to the luncheon.

She is adorable.


This is a picture of Court's closest and bestest friends.

They have stood by him through thick and thin.


This picture is an overview of the room. We had plenty of tables and chairs. It was so nice to not have to try to fit all of those people in our house.


The most amazing thing was when we went to pay the man who opened the room for us.

He told us that Annie loves missionaries and that she wanted to donate part of the rental fee back to Court for his mission.

The room was $150 and he charged us $50 with the stipulation that we give Court the other $100.

I did. I bought him a new bike helmet and accessories with it.

Thank you Annie for your kindness and generosity. You made our day so much better.