Farewell Darrik

On Sunday my brother Darrik gave his farewell talk in his home ward in North Mesa. It was really good and he brought the spirit. Darrik has grown up so much and he is a great young man who will be one of the greatest missionaries! After church he was set apart as an Elder by his Stake President, Dad, Devin, Garrett, Clark, Chad and Darrik's best friend Sterling. It was a great blessing.

That night we had a open house for him. He had invited all his friends out to our house in Queen Creek. They enjoyed root beer floats, brownies, Carmel corn, and my awesome banana bread while playing games. While Darrik was doing that us Farmers were playing family charades where we would act out scenes from our childhood that others would know. It was pretty fun. Monday was pretty chill, unfortunately Devin had to get back to NC to work.

Tuesday morning was a rough one for me. I got up at 5:30 to take my Dad and my sister Meagan to the airport. After dropping them off I went to the gas station to fill up the gas with money my Dad had given me, I locked the doors because I had my purse in the car and my important IPhone. When I came back I noticed I didn't have the clicker, only the key. So I tried to start the car and it wouldn't start. My Brother in law has a special alarm on his car that when it goes off if you don't have the clicker you can't start the car. Well it wasn't so great for me. My Dad had forgotten to leave the clicker with me so he had it at the airport with him. I tried everything to find that stupid Disarm button but couldn't find it. I even had 3 Mexicans look for me and they couldn't see it. They were nice enough to disconnect the battery so it would stop going off. Although I bet it didn't look good if you didn't know the situation, Mexicans disconnecting the battery and looking to jump start the vehicle. Well I waited at McD's next door for an hour till everyone else came with Darrik to take him to the airport. We then realized my mom had forgotten her licence at our house but luckily she was able to get on the flight without it.

Then it came time to say our goodbyes which was teary and hard to do. He has been such a close friend to me and I have enjoyed him living with us for the past month and a half. He is such an amazing 19 year old with so much spirit and a great testimony. He has been through a lot and even after all that he has become a wonderful young man!! The people of Brazil are truly blessed to have him there! Can't wait to hear all about his crazy stories and wonderful missionary experiences!