Cooper's Homecoming!

                                                    Woohoo!  Cooper is home!!!
Surrounded by loving family and friends, banners, signs, custom t-shirts, helium baloons, smiles and tears, Elder Cooper Boice returned home to us after serving for 2 years in Argentina.  He heard chants of "Coop!  Coop!  Coop!" as he floated down the escalator and saw the big crowd excitedly waiting for him.

Cooper has now earned membership in the prestigious "Beautiful Feet Club", members of the family who have served full-time missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, based on the scripture in Romans 10:15 "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things."

Cooper grew an inch, earned a nice Argentine tan and is more handsome than ever! 

Cooper said that coming home from serving a mission is like going to Disneyland the day your dog dies....  We're thrilled to have him home again, but we know it was hard for him to leave the people and Lord's work that he had come to love for 2 years.

A surprised Cooper saw a new blue car in the driveway with a big yellow ribbon (colors of the flag of Argentina, of course) as a special gift from his proud parents!

We're so proud of Cooper and feel honored to have experienced his mission through his sweet letters and photos over the 24 months.  Thank you for sharing this "Scoop de Coop" with us!  We hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have!

It's appropriate that Cooper comes home at Easter time as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior who Cooper represented as His servant.  What a thrill it has been to send a boy out on a mission and watch a man return who has sacrificed 2 years of his life and taught others about Jesus Christ, all the while becoming more like Him.  
                                                     Welcome Home Elder Boice!