Tonight we were set apart and given personal blessings by our Stake President as Full-time Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  It seems so surreal - it's something I've wanted to do all my life and now it is happening.  We said our good-byes to some of our children and grandchildren tonight - will say some more good-byes tomorrow.  Then Monday morning we will go to the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah for 11 days.  After which we will fly to Virginia to get our car and belongings, say good-bye to more children and grandchildren, then drive the rest of the way to our Mission in Norfolk, Virginia, where we will serve and teach the gospel to men and women who are serving our country in the Navy.  I'm so excited I could bust!