But I just wrote an e-mail to my brother's son Eric, Elder Eric Palmer. He is the 2nd handsome guy from the left.
He is serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Africa. Pretty different from Phoenix, or North Salt Lake, or Richmond, or even New York City. To hear Eric talk (or to read his words) it sounds like he's serving in some crazy place like, I don't know, Boise, Idaho. This boy can roll with it like no other. He truly can go with the flow, and be very happy with the flow. I'm inspired by his letters. He has to be outside his comfort zone, but that's alright, he's there to serve the Lord, not to be comfortable, so all is well! What an example he is to me.
Another thing I love about Elder Palmer is...
He loves my kids.
And my kids love him. Whenever they are together, which is never enough since his family moved to Virginia, my kids can crawl all over him and tease him and bug him, just like he is their big brother and guess what? He LOVES them right back. I've never seen him get tired or annoyed with their loving but sometimes seemingly endless pestering. I'm not saying he doesn't get bothered, but he never lets my kids think he's bothered. He loves them. So his love for my kids makes me love him even more.
As Eric would say, he's the man.
As Eric would say, he's the man.
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