Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Jake Webber's Home Coming

Sunday was Jake Webber's home coming. He served in the California Sacramento Mission. Our family (Dave, Sean & Mine) took up 2 rows of the chapel, they have a small chapel. So with the Webber family, our family, and some of Jake's friends, more than half the chapel was full just to see and hear him give his "report". It was really neat. He told of a story of a woman he ended up teaching and then she chose to be baptized. Well, it was very similar to my mom's story of when Mark Webber baptized her on his mission. It was so neat to see how Jake's mission has changed him and he had to truly rely on the Lord throughout his 2 years of service. After sacrament meeting we went back to their house and ate and stayed a while. It was really nice to hear stories from Jake and his family. The kids had a blast in their back yard with the swing set, trampoline, basketball court, and tree house, we could barely get them to eat. Mark, my brother, arrived when we were all about to leave so we stayed longer until he was ready to leave. Isabel saw him and wouldn't let him out of her sight. She was glued to her "Marky Karky" to say the least. It was a really nice day. It was so good to see all the Webbers and their extended family and to catch up with one another. I am so grateful to be a part of their family too! Just a quick fact- my mom named my brother after Mark Webber and Alan Carlow, the missionaries that baptized her, hence my brother's name is Mark Alan.