It started with graduating from high school as an Illinois scholar. Then, he finished his scout project , and passed his Board of Review, and was later awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor. Next he completed the last of the requirements for his Duty to God award, which was presented to him in Sacrament Meeting on the same day as the Court of Honor. Also that same Sunday, he was sustained in wards around the stake and later that day, ordained to the office of Elder in the Melchizedek Priesthood. And just today, Marshall moved into his new home away from home, his dorm room in Heritage Halls, preparing to start his freshman year at the great Brigham Young University.
I will so miss Marshall while he is at school.. Probably more than anyone I have ever known, Marshall has long had the ability and the temperament to mentally joust with me, often besting me in our little competitions, and always competing in a spirit of good humor and camaraderie.
Good luck my son in your new adventures. Take every good thing BYU and its professors, your new bishop, and tons of new friends have to offer as you prepare to serve the Lord as an emissary of the Church, for your career, and eventually for marriage. And leave your mark, too, by being the very best you can. May Provo never be the same!
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