Wednesday is new missionary day at the MTC. I personally know three kids who entered last Wednesday. Among all the new arrivals was a girl I had never met, but will never forget. Hailey Mayle, from Colorado, entered the MTC to serve a mission in New Hampshire. She entered with a heavy heart, not knowing where her older brother was. He had gone hiking several days earlier and had not returned home. Rescue crews were scouring the mountain trails trying to find him.
Seven hours after Hailey entered the MTC, her brother was found. He had fallen from a cliff and had not survived. Her family arrived to give her the news. My heart aches as I think of the mother and father who said a tearful goodbye to a daughter only hours before they said a final earthly goodbye to a son. I can't imagine having to receive and then give my daughter that kind of news.
I have faith that the atonement of Christ can make us whole, even after such a devastating loss. I pray for this family and that they will be able to feel the peace that the gospel of Jesus Christ can bring.
I am posting a link to the beautiful tribute Hailey wrote for her brother.
http://sistermaylecalledtoserve.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/pressing-forward-enduring-to-the-end/
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