Saturday, January 2, 2010, 7 o'clock in the morning. Richard is preparing to embark on a 12 hour journey to Idaho. He has to drive the whole way by himself. He packed his car full, front and back.
Mom gives him a kiss good-bye, and wishes him luck. Is he scared? Is he excited? Well, it depends on when you spoke to him. At 7 am, Richard was very nervous. Almost down-right-scared. He was driving off into the unknown. He said the only other time he was this scared was the day he entered the MTC. Big Richard gave him a father's blessing before he left, and I said a family prayer with him as he was leaving. I believe Richard showed true courage in both these instances. Courage is not the absence of fear. True courage is the ability to move forward in spite of your fears. As the drive progressed, and he got closer to BYU-I Richard's fears turned into excitement. And by time he called us from his new apartment, he was certain he was where he wanted to be.
Saturday, January 2, 2010, 7 o'clock in the morning. Richard is preparing to embark on a 12 hour journey to Idaho. He has to drive the whole way by himself. He packed his car full, front and back. 
Mom gives him a kiss good-bye, and wishes him luck. Is he scared? Is he excited? Well, it depends on when you spoke to him. At 7 am, Richard was very nervous. Almost down-right-scared. He was driving off into the unknown. He said the only other time he was this scared was the day he entered the MTC. Big Richard gave him a father's blessing before he left, and I said a family prayer with him as he was leaving. I believe Richard showed true courage in both these instances. Courage is not the absence of fear. True courage is the ability to move forward in spite of your fears. As the drive progressed, and he got closer to BYU-I Richard's fears turned into excitement. And by time he called us from his new apartment, he was certain he was where he wanted to be.
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