On Monday, morning at 7:18, we got a call from Elder Wilcox from the Salt Lake Airport. He sounded so good. We had a few complications with our call because he kept getting cut off. We connected Bryce and Shelynne on the phone with us and had a pretty neat, but short, conversation. We asked tons of questions and Skyler had some of his own about flying. Then at the end of our conversation, Elder Wilcox bore his testimony. Brittanee is so amazing with the computer that she took the picture that was sent to us and the phone conversation we recorded and put them together as a video. I am so thankful for her and her skills with the computer. This is Elder Wilcox's testimony in Spanish.
During our phone conversation we knew that Skyler was a little worried about flying alone but the Lord was watching over him and our prayers were answered. He told us as he was sitting in the gate area, he saw one of our cousins, wearing Bear River attire. It was Zack Williams, the answer to all our prayers. We decided that Skyler had never been so excited to see a Bear River Bear in his whole life. They started chatting and realized that they were on the same flight to Houston. Zack said he could tell that Sky was a little nervous but was so relieved after they ran into each other. They loaded the plane and never saw each other after that.
Sheldon tracked the flights all day long. He even had some pictures of the plane in flight. He text me and sent me updates on Sky's arrival times on my cell. The Houston Airport was huge with 5 terminals in it. We hoped that all went well for Skyler getting from one gate to another. Sheldon said he would have to ride a tram to get there. Britt and I decided that Sheldon would make a pretty good flight attendant if he ever wanted to.
So we thought that maybe Skyler would sent us an email or something letting us know that he made it to Texas. He was suppose to arrive around 2:10 and Brother and Sister Trayner were there to meet him. The rest of the elders were arriving about 40 minutes later. We never heard anything that night or the following day. Finally on Wednesday morning, after Sheldon had left for work about 5:20, I was laying in bed and had a thought that I should get up and check my
e-mail. I had just checked it the night before I went to bed. I decided to get up and go downstairs and see and there it was. There was an email from the Mission President and his wife from Texas. The picture from above was on the e-mail and then she wrote us a short letter giving us Sky's new address and his new companions name. I was so glad to receive this email and so glad that I listened to the prompting that I had. The letter went as follows:
20 September 2011
Brother and Sister Wilcox,
We had the privilege of meeting your son, Elder Wilcox when he arrived at the McAllen International Airport. He looked great and appears very anxious to go to work.
We are grateful to have Elder Wilcox in the Texas McAllen Mission. Already he has impressed us as a well-prepared young man with a great spirit and a desire to serve the Lord. He has had excellent training and orientation at the Missionary Training Center in Provo in preparing for his missionary labors here in South Texas. Your support from home will be of great value to him as he serves his mission.
His first assignment area is in the Corpus Chrsti Zone. His first companion is Elder Wilde who is from Hooper, Utah. He is an outstanding missionary, and your son will receive excellent training under his direction. Their mail address is as follows:
5757 S. Staples Street #3406
Corpus Christi, Tx 78413
We thank you for sharing your son with us. We are confident that he will bless the lives of many people here in South Texas while serving as a missionary. May the Lord bless you abundantly while he is in the mission field and always.
With warm regards,
President Stephen J. Trayner
Sister Sandy Trayner
Texas McAllen Mission
This is the only communication we have had from Skyler since he arrived in Texas. I sure hope all is going well and we hear from him soon.
