This is my Benjamin trying to help me pack one weekend.  He is blurry as usual,

but this all reminded me of a story!

When Wilson was just about 3 years old I got my mission call to serve at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Wilson and I had been buddies.  When everyone was at school, and mom was busy with the house, he and I

would go on walks, read stories and I put him down for his naps.  I tried to explain why I could not take him with

me on my mission, but he did not understand!  He jumped up in my arms and said: "put me in your suit case, and

when they ask, what's that lump, you say it's just a lump of stuff".  I totally cried! I was really going to miss my buddy!