To the Airport, Dallas, Argentina

Elder Stapley was up early today packing the rest of his bags. We rolled his white shirts and packed them carefully in hope of minimizing the wrinkles. Scott and I (his mom) agreed that wrinkles are probably inevitable. With the final zippering of the pieces of luggage and a good bye to his room and house we were off to the airport with Dad, myself (Mom) Seth, Sarah, Sam, Steve, Sterling and of course Scott. Check in went very smoothly and we found a group of seats by the securtiy checkpoint to sit in for the hour wait until we sent Elder Stapley down the ramp through the security. Except for Sterling throwing up his bottle all over me, we had a very enjoyable time laughing, taking pictures, giving last minute advice to Scott, and then at 10:45 he gathered his bags and gave us last hugs. I (Mom) decided I would not resort to crying. It was truly a joyous moment but full of emotion. Elder Stapley kept it together very gracefully and calmly. I know he is so looking forward to the next 2 years. We love you Scott. The little ones already say "I miss Scott." We were able to watch his silver American Airline airplane take off. We watched it atop the parking garage. That was truly a great way to see him off.

Set Apart as a Missionary

Brother and Sister Larsen and Elder Stapley

Mom and Dad and Elder Stapley

Mission Farewell

Pictures from yesterday's Mission Farewell...

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On DearElder.com you can choose the MTC or Mission and send a letter. It is FREE and very easy. To write me a letter choose either Argentina MTC (from 4 to 8 weeks) or Uruguay Montevideo Mission. Here is the link:

http://www.dearelder.com/

Addresses

Hey everyone, here are my addresses for my mission. For mail, you can either send through snail mail which costs money or for free you can send a message through dearelder.com. Just choose the Argentina MTC (when I am there) and for other messages choose the Uruguay Montevideo Mission.

MTC (First 4 to 8 weeks)

Elder Scott Kent Stapley
Uruguay Montevideo Mission
Argentina MTC (US Full Training)
Autopista Ricchier Y Puente 13
(1778) Ciudad Evita
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Pouch Service (Snail Mail)

Elder Scott Kent Stapley
Uruguay Montevideo Mission
P.O. Box 30150
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0150 USA

Packages (put stickers of Christ on it, it will ensure the delivery; less likely to get stolen)

Elder Scott Kent Stapley
Uruguay Montevideo Mission
Horacio Quiroga 6350
Carrasco
11500 Montevideo
Uruguay

Thanks for all of your love and support!

2 days left!

Elder Scott Kent Stapley

I got my Missionary Tag yesterday and my typhoid and yellow fever shots today! I am just that much closer to leaving! 12 days!

Mission

Hey everybody! My name is Scott Kent Stapley, and I have been called to serve the Lord in the country of Uruguay(Montevideo Uruguay Mission). I will begin my adventure by reporting to the MTC in Buenos Aires on July 23rd 2009. My parents or siblings will add my emails, pictures and addresses to this blog.

More to come soon…

Thanks for all of your love and support.