Today's update

It was a great day for our family today because Jake called us from both airports!  From his last email, we knew he would be calling around noon or so. Steve was the only one home for the first phone call, because I had to work and the kids were at school. Jake's voice sounded so deep that his dad didn't even recognize him at first!  He was calling from the Salt Lake City airport. Then, he called again from the Portland airport and the rest of us got to talk to him. He sounded so great and he's soooo excited to get to Japan! He said a lot to us in Japanese and it's so great to hear how much he's learned already! He's laughing about how much weight he gained in the MTC and he's very ready to get his new bike in Japan and get to biking and walking.  He's also so ready to teach the gospel.  He said there is a one hour train ride from the airport to the mission home and they've been challenged to give a Book of Mormon to someone on the train.

We're certainly praying for his safe trip to Japan and easy transition into his new place there.  We can't wait to hear from him on his next regular p-day, next Monday!