Important Dates

Luke was ordained to the office of Elder by his dad, Christopher C. Johnson in the Oquirrh Lake 7th Ward on Sunday Feb. 22nd. 

He went through the Draper, UT temple on Thursday Feb. 26th, 2015 to take out his own endowments. Mom, Dad and Grandma and Grandpa Nakaya were there. 

He's now an official 'card carrying, underwear wearing' member and ready for his mission! 

BUT, he's got 2 months to pass, so he's been working odd jobs and saving his money, along with spending time with buddies rock climbing and hiking in the mountains. 

Typhoid Drama

The only vaccination he needed was typhoid. Luke is a fainter, so after he got the shot, he fainted and fell face forward off the table *SPLAT* onto the floor. His new glasses, did the damage to his upper lip area, requiring 7 stitches in 3 different lacerations. The bruises and abrasions came from the impact. It was pretty traumatic for me, and I hope to never witness anything like that ever again.

2 days later

Turning in Papers

The online papers system makes it pretty easy to apply for a mission. It's all the stuff you have to do before hand, that's a pain. Like getting your wisdom teeth out. 

Luke only needed the bottom 2 out, since the top 2 are not impacted. The surgery was quick and Luke did really well. He was a bit goofy after from the anesthesia, and fell off the bar stool at home. Not to worry though, he just laid on the floor giggling like a girl. It was a pretty fast recovery. 

The whole process, once the wisdom teeth were out, took about a week. We submitted the papers online, and then he had his interviews with the Bishop and Stake President. They held up things longer than we did. I think we submitted the papers in November and the call came January 14th. I think the Stake President didn't turn them in till the first week of January. 

The Hair Cut

First things first. Before you can turn in mission papers, you have to look like a missionary! For Luke, that meant a pretty radical hair cut. I was a bit sad, I really liked his longer hair. But he doesn't care. Typical Luke.

Before:

After:

Oh, and we also learned stripped shirts are not allowed. This photo got kicked back and we had to redo it.