The end of an era

At the end of February, my youngest brother came home from his mission to Argentina. He is the sixth of my six brothers to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since 1996, I have had a sibling serving a mission or preparing to serve a mission, including my own service in the Spain Bilbao Mission from 1999-2000.

We went to see him arrive at the Waco airport. Rose was so excited she wouldn't be still for a photo, so I handed her my phone, and she managed to get one picture out of a dozen blurry ones (she jumps around while she takes pictures).

We survived the coldest winter ever, and Matthew came home to freezing weather after his summer and sunburns in the Southern Hemisphere. It was such a huge occasion that it turned into a Jackson family reunion, with all eleven siblings, wives, and all my dad's grandchildren in attendance. More on that coming soon!

Welcome home, Matthew.