Elder Mickelsen

All these missionaries leaving--it's so exciting!!  :)  Today's post is about one Brayden Mickelsen.  Brayden entered into our group of friends in a bit of a different way than the other boys, he was a part of the group known to us as the "Cupcakes".  (The story behind the name:  We all went to the dance, and the only boys that didn't dance with us--or maybe the only ones that did?--happened to sit at the table right behind ours during lunch; we made them cupcakes as a bribe to dance with us--or to say thank you, I don't remember which story is right--and they wouldn't take them!!  Thus, they became the Cupcakes.)

Brayden was in CAP (Civil Air Patrol) all through our high school years, and was so dedicated to it he received scholarships from the Air Force and has spend the past year of his life at Basic Training.  His testimony of the Savior is incredible, the way he knows without a doubt that He can give us strength when we feel we have none left.  He's intelligent and very funny, he was somehow able to keep all of us laughing all the time, it was fun to spend any time with him at all, he was so clever and witty.  And one of the things I admire the most about Brayden is his motivation.  In everything he does, he excels.  He works hard and doesn't settle for anything less than his best.  That's just one of his qualities that will serve him well in the mission field, and in the rest of his life's endeavors.  We're proud of you Brayden!  You're going to do great!!

That's Brayden strangling the elder from the last post, Cameron, on one of Cameron's return visits to Cache Valley.  I think they were fighting over a ball...

That's him on the right with some of the other Cupcakes :)

Brayden also ran cross country and track while we were in high school.  And he was GOOD.