Elder Judd's Homecoming

Elder Edgar Judd came home from his mission to Brazil on December 9th! Due to a last minute visa issue, he surprised us by coming back in time for Christmas! Our family drove down to Salt Lake to be ready when he came back from his flight. Aurora's sign said "nice to meet you" with greetings in over a dozen languages (since male missionaries serve for two years, Edgar hadn't met her yet).

 After we saw that his flight landed, it was just the waiting game for him to come around that corner and start down the escalator. Mom saw him immediately at the top of the stairs, yelled "THERE HE IS!" and ran to meet him. It was awesome. Hugs all around!

 

 Since he came home mid-morning and didn't have to be at home until nine o'clock that night, we decided to spend some time together at Temple Square. We showed him Clark's tag in the north visitor's center and chatted with some of the missionaries serving there. Plus, the girls wanted to "see Jesus!" so we took him to the Christus statue upstairs.

 It's so wonderful to have him home from his mission and be able to Skype or text or call him! We love Edgar!

(Bonus picture of Aurora at Temple Square for the first time.)