Brevin is Leaving on a Mission
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- It's departure day for Brevin. He packs his bags and travels with family to the airport to catch his flight to Boston, Massachusetts. The family says "goodbye" one last time before he goes through security to board the airplane, embarking on a two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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I’m tearing up! Best of luck Brevin! I will miss you in the vlogs but can’t wait to hear about your adventures!
We’ll do our best to keep you posted.
Best of luck Brevin. That was hard to watch and I’m sure a lot harder for you all. Thanks for not showing any tears. I don’t think I could have made it with tears.
Ella helped lighten the mood by making faces at the camera.
@@WhatAreWeDoing yes she did, another Spencer in the making
That was emotional! But I'm so sure he's gonna have the time of his life serving here in Brazil S2
Boa sorte, Brevin!! 💕
Obrigado!
Oh what a sweet vlog! It was nice how you shared how you are doing as a mom emotionally through this. He will be a great missionary! He seemed ready to go as well and onto this part of his mission now.
God speed Elder Park! So exciting n he looked just ready to see this beautiful world. So much love in this vlog!
Missionary work is all about love, isn’t it?
Brevin is going to do amazing things on his mission, I know it. I can't wait to hear all of his missionary stories. Thank you for sharing this emotional and bitter-sweet moment 💛
Thank you for your kind comment! I look forward to hearing the stories as well.
Good luck and safe travels Brevin!! Will miss seeing him in the vlog.
For sure he will be missed!
Have a great time In Brazil brevin I love you buddy see you in 2 years
Thanks for the well wishes!
You’re welcome
So excited for Brevin, I got a little teary watching your goodbyes. Keeping Elder Park in prayer!
Thanks for thinking of him and praying for him! We appreciate the support.
I cried with you all.. Have a beautiful experience Brevin. Love you all from a great grandma.
You are so sweet! Thank you ☺️
Crying 😭 May gods blessings go with Brevin. So hard to say goodbye but time will go quickly
I think your right about time passing quickly. It sure did this past summer!
😭 so emotional for you guys and us as viewers. Nothing hard and worthwhile comes easy. I hope he leads many to eternal salvation and helps many others as well
It was definitely a very happy/sad day. Good news is, Nrevin is loving his mission and the life experience it is bringing him.
Safe travel! Always hard to leave your family behind no matter how old you are. Thank you for sharing his departure with us.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and share your comments.
Prayers and Best Wishes Brevin on your mission❣️🙏🏻. Please stay safe and healthy while you're gone. 👍🤗😎😇
Good Luck Brevan. I can't believe how young he was looking in his suit!~
I’m wondering if he is going to outgrow that suit in the next two years.
@@WhatAreWeDoing I honestly think he will - he might be calling Mum for a new suit to be sent down! From a mum in New Zealand I'm so so proud of him! Thank you so much for sharing your families journey onyour channel!
Bittersweet moment thank you for sharing with all of us mom you did well keeping the emotions at bay dad as well and spencer was in rare form being rather quiet
I know! It’s not very often Spencer is at a loss for words.
Hi! I live in southern NH and we used to be a part of the Boston, Massachusetts Mission! My best advice for someone about to experience New England culture is to be super friendly and outgoing. Most of us are closed off and you will have to get that outer wall down before people are willing to open their hearts. Once you get to know us, we are really friendly and supportive of the missionaries serving here. He will do awesome!
He is loving it there in Massachusetts. He is currently living in Marlborough.
@@WhatAreWeDoing he lived near me I live in Bristol
Good luck and stay safe♥️🤗Brevin!
Thanks!
I hope Brevin enjoys this new experience. Best of luck Brevin I'm super excited for you. maybe I'll be able to see u in future vlogs that what I'm hopping for
Thank you! We hope to somehow document his experiences, even if it is including text from emails or snapshots of photos he sends home.
just curious how long is this mission going to last for Brevin? watching videos on your channel really won't be the same without Brevin
Safe travels! Enjoy making memories!
Yes! Making memories is so important.
Good luck and stay safe Brevin
Thank you!
Awww, I will miss Brevin in your vlog, keep safe Brevin and enjoy your journey 😊
Me too!
I was fine until Garret's hug goodbye. His little hand rubbing Brevin's back...tears. Stay safe.
He won’t be so little when Brevin comes home. That makes me emotional as well.
I’m praying for you, Elder Park. I’m from a different denomination, but I know that LDS missionaries are representatives of Christ
Thank you for your prayers!
I'm not crying!! 😭😭😭 I wish him the best of luck!!! 👍💞💖💞💖💞👍
Awe! Thank you!
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Brevin you will do an amazing job as a missionary. Be safe and enjoy your experience. Will see you in 2 years.
❤️
Safe travels Brevin. Stay safe, and stay strong
Thank you!
Even made me tear up watching him leave. He will do great things there and grow so much while doing it.
I think so, too. It will be wonderful to watch him learn and grow (just as I have been his whole life).
What a great young man Brevin is he'll make a great missionary.
I agree with you wholeheartedly!
Good luck and stay safe brevin
Thank you!
Good luck Brevin! 😊
Thanks so much!
I know that brevin will do great on his mission. I wish him the very best of luck on his mission. I know that he will do fine in learning the language that he has been working on for the past weeks. He will have more help out on the mission for learning the language.
I know he really wants to learn the language. He will have opportunities in Boston as there are many there who speak Portuguese.
Good luck Brevin!!
Thank you 😊
So yea I almost made it through the whole vid, but the end got me. praying for you Brevin.
It was “sweeterbit” 😊
Omg.. I feel the sadness. My son (my baby) just graduated high school joining the marines. I am dreading the day I send him off to boot camp. To be honest I'm not sure I can watch the entire video. I feel the tears coming. It hits out of nowhere.
I admire you so much for raising a child who is dedicated to our country and the defense of our constitution. Bless you both for that service!
Sending him as your little boy he will come back a adult🙂🙂🙂Just like Sending them to college it's never the same after.
I definitely won’t be the same after this, but it is exciting to think about where life will take him now.
Dad, you pulled off a good look of being strong and having less emotion.
Mom was upset & I don’t think I’ve ever seen Spencer so quiet!?
Yeah, Spencer and Brevin have been best buddies for the past 15 years or so.
Good bye Brevin, Stay safe
Thank you!
Good luck Brevin!! I know you will do great things when you are over there. When Brevin is done with his mission, would he attend college with his full scholarship?
Hoping he will be able to get a college education
I assume so
Yes, his scholarship is being held for him. When he returns, he will start fall semester at SUU.
Good luck brevin
Thank you so much ☺️
I know that him and Shari Franke are just friends, But did they get to say goodbye before he went?
No, they didn’t see each other before he left. Since she’s not at the same school, they haven’t seen each other for quite some time.
Great vlog 👍
Thanks! We’re glad you enjoyed it 😊
@@WhatAreWeDoing we sure did 😊 we are also new subscribers to your channel😊
I'm happy for Brevin and you guys but I just don't understand why you would do a thing like that. I'm a very simple person and I respect everyone just as they are and the decisions they make. It's just extremely hard for me to understand why you choose to waste 2 years of your life like that (to me it is). I apologize if I sound disrespectful. I just don't understand it. I know you have a big community in Utah but what do you gain by going on a mission? It's just interesting to me since we're so far apart culturally. Again, I hope I don't hurt anyone with this comment. I've been watching you guys for a long time and I love your content. It's just so relaxing to watch :)
Yup. I agree completely. There is one thing where you could be religious and go to church, but when it become your identity, something is wrong. I'm not mormon, but I know that they just go to other states or countries to try to endoctrinate more people in the church.. He could have gone to college instead.
@@cindyknows9220 Yeah and I'm all for religious freedom but this just feels like something else. I don't know if there are mormons here in Sweden where I'm from but we do have a pretty large community of Jehovas witnesses that pretty much do the same thing and most people hate them and think they're annoying. It's pretty sad in a way but some of them just don't take no for an answer. If you choose to live like that it's fine by me but when it's forced upon you it's just wrong. So many cases of people getting pushed away because they want to leave that life behind too :(
I am not a Mormon but it’s a service to others project one that would be beneficial to you all. It takes one out of their selfishness in an effort to help others.
@@shirrepoffer I'm going to try to explain, first going on a mission is a big decision, when the children decide they WANT to serve they start saving up their money over the years. Serving a Mission for Heavenly Father is a privilege for these young people, they don't consider it a "waste" of their time. Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or any religion for that matter is not a "loss of identity", it's finding your identity! If anyone is a believer in Heavenly Father and Christ, you consider yourself a Child of God, it is your identity, they are in your DNA! There is no "indoctrination" of people, they are taught the lessons and asked to pray to find the truth for themselves, we are given Free Agency on this earth. I read on here one Mama preparing to send her son off to the Marines, he going to serve his country, his free will try sacrifice those years for us. Brevin is going to serve God for two years, he will then come home and still go to College. Missionaries serve all over the world and yes we have members and Missionaries in Sweden, you are welcome to look them up in your area if you have many questions. Missionaries also do service projects in their areas as needed for members and nonmembers. I hope this answered your questions!
@@cindyknows9220 please see above.
Be safe - Heavenly Father is with you
It gives us great comfort to know that!
Aww.. " My baby Big brother ".😢😢😢
Spencer likes to make the point that he’s bigger than Brevin.
I hope you can explain why people chose to go on a Mission? Some people do not understand it.
The decision to serve is probably different for everyone, but the religious practice of teaching the gospel to other “nations” is a pattern established by Jesus Christ as he prepared his disciples to go and do the same.
🙏🏻❤️Praying for you Brevin! & praying for comfort for the rest of your family. But I bet it’s nice to be able to have FaceTime/zoom/etc to communicate in the mean time 🥰🥰🥰
Side note: those suitcases look amazing, what brand? 🧳 I’m looking for a new set for my husband for Christmas 🎄
The suitcases are really great. The brand is dejuno.
Big changes. You’ve got this. Your youngest two will change a lot while he is moving on.
They will almost be unrecognizable when he gets home. They are both at the age of rapid growth and change in a matter of a year.
@@WhatAreWeDoing I saw that with another Vlog where the elder returned home to find his youngest brother had grown into his own person . Spencer could have the biggest adjustment.
When does brevin go to Brazil? I’ve heard talk about going to Boston then going to Brazil, but when does he actually get to fulfill his mission in Brazil?
He is temporarily reassigned to Boston until his visa application comes through. We are not sure how long that will take. In the meantime, there is a population of Portuguese speaking people in Massachusetts, so Brevin will be able to still work on learning the language.
Danny and tina from Phillips fambam thier son is almost done with his mission.
That’s such an exciting thing! I’m sure they are counting down the days.
is it a must to go I will miss him a lot
It is not a requirement, but Brevin has been planning to serve a mission for quite some time.
Serious question can he come home before the 2 years is up?
If he decided to come home before then or if there were other unforeseen circumstances to arise, then yes. He would be allowed to come home.
I think this will be the first time Brevin will be away from his family for an extended period of time.
You are right. The longest he has been away from home has been no more than a week. It will be an adjustment for all of us, that’s for sure!
Is Shari Franke good friends with Brevin?
They don’t really see each other much at all since she is at a different school. Occasionally I will run into her or (or a member of her family) around town, but it’s not very often.
Oh, wait. Spencer and Brevin won’t see each other for possibly 3 years.
If they overlap missions it could be four years before they see each other again. I don’t think it’s likely, though. Spencer can give his date of availability as a time after Brevin gets home. I think he will probably try and do that.
I hope Brevin gains some weight in these next two years! Brevin is to skinny! It’s like Brevin is going into the military!
It’s very likely he will. Jason looked exactly the same when he was 19-tall and very lean. I think we will see Brevin grow in more ways than one over the next year.
Why would you send him to a more poor country during a world pandemic?? Don’t you consider his health and risks? I do not mean to be rude, I am just being curious and trying to understand your motive.
He not going to Brazil yet. He going to Boston because of pandemic and then Brazil.
Those are very valid concerns, and the church takes them quite seriously. Brevin has been reassigned to Boston until he receives his visa and it is determined to be safe for him to go. Also, no missionary will be allowed out of the U.S. if they are not fully vaccinated.
@@WhatAreWeDoing thank you for replying! I really like your vlogs. Your channel is realistic and down to earth. Best regards from Germany 🇩🇪🥰
Can Mormon priests marry?
Yes, men who are ordained to the priesthood are able to marry.
Good luck and stay safe brevin
Thanks!