Elder Cox

Today we bid farewell to another missionary (this one I'm not related to--well, not exactly).  Cameron Cox left today for the Missionary Training Center.  He will be departing from there to the Taiwan Taichung Mission.  I remember when he was taking Chinese class during high school, and he found out all the things he won't be able to use on a mission--"hot girl", "kiss", things like that.  :)  Cameron was the glue that kept all of us together, and we loved him so!  I think it's even safe to say that Cameron is the reason that I met many of the friends I was closest to during high school.  When Cam moved in to my neighborhood, it was the beginning of a whole new game!

Cameron sure made life fun while he lived in Cache Valley, and it was hard when he moved to Wyoming.  We all missed him, especially me.  We kind of thought of each other as siblings, even though we weren't actually related.  We had so much fun together!  He's got a great testimony too.  I remember when he turned sixteen, and all of the girls in our group who didn't live near us came to our ward to hear him bless the sacrament for the first time.  That was a really cool experience for all of us.  It was amazing to see the support he had from all of us.
Cam was a great example to me of what a young man is like when he's focused on the gospel and yet still able to have fun and play with his friends.  I love that kid with all my heart, and I have no doubt of the amazing things he will do as a missionary.  Good luck, Cam!  We'll all be at the airport when you get home, waiting to hear all of your stories and to welcome you back with open arms.  We love you!

Always the ladies' man.  :)

As you can imagine, we teased him incessantly for this one!!

Our last fling before he left for Wyoming.  He said it counted as a date for all of us who he hadn't taken on a date yet.  (Which is why there are so many of us with him.)