Ben and The Big Apple

Ben should be in New York. I think he was supposed to arrive around 2pm our time. He called us this morning just before 6am and we were able to talk to him for about an hour. He sounded a little nervous. I couldn't help but be teary, I didn't cry or sob, but I was definitely teary. In fact I've had a lump in my throat all day. We won't hear from him again for 7 months, and that's a very long time for me anyway. It was harder telling him good-bye today than it was at the MTC. He said that he heard that the Mission President gave them a Book of Mormon upon arrival and told them that they had to give it to someone before they could come back to the mission home! He was worrying about what to say to someone. My brother Jeff is a pilot for Delta. He was in Atlanta one of Ben's lay overs. He was hoping to meet up with Ben but it didn't happen. He flies into NY it is on his regular route, so he said he'd check up on him every now and then. Hope that works out. He sent some pictures home I'll have to get Katy over to help me post them.