Homecoming Weekend

It was so wonderful to have so many family members drive over to hear my mission homecoming talk. It really meant a lot to me.  I LOVED seeing everyone!!

 

My homecoming talk audio link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vCWVgGqOk1ox3uKsFQFfYiTPY3MoGRuX/view?usp=sharing

My Fan Club

Mom made Hawaiian Haystacks for dinner.

So fun to be together!

Some thoughts from my dad's journal that he wrote after I reported to the stake high council:

"The highlight of the meeting was having Tyler report on his mission. Sara and Alysee were there, too. After hearing so many missionaries report over the years, it was awesome to have one of my children do it! Alex didn’t have the opportunity as he left for BYU before we had a high council meeting. I was proud of Tyler as he shared some sweet experiences (complete with photos projected, which was a first for our high council meeting) of people he met, taught, loved, and baptized during his mission. He did a great job. He is so confident, poised, and calm. He really speaks with the Spirit. After he concluded, I shared my admiration for Tyler and others who faithfully chose to serve a mission in the midst of the unknowns that COVID brought. It really is amazing to me that he was so accepting, diligent, obedient, and resilient through the ups and downs of a crazy time. Surely he’ll be specially blessed for that. Anyway, that was a pretty good meeting!" - Birch

Returned with Honor

Quick mom take over:

After serving the Lord faithfully for the past two years, Elder Tyler Ditto comes home!!!  

Alex and Alexa had spent the summer in France, Italy, and Romania.  They flew back to America the night before Tyler was to come home.  They got up early in the morning and SUPRISED Tyler at the Salt Lake City Airport.  Due to some flight delays, they ended up having about an hour to visit.

Alexa, Elder Ditto, Alex

It was a rough day of missing a connecting flight and thankfully catching a shuttle bus back home. He was welcomed home with open arms!! It was extra meaningful that so many people changed up their day schedules to Tyler's flight being missed and then having to wait for the shuttle for several hours.

Elder Ditto and his momma!

Ami and Poppi!!

Elder Ditto's biggest fan club!!

Grannie and Elder Ditto

Chloe and Elder Ditto

Alysee (who just got back from working at an orphanage in Ecuador) and Elder Ditto.

Look at all these people that came to see Elder Ditto!

Alysee made the most fabulous video of Tyler's welcome home:

Wish you were here?  Click here to watch the video: https://youtu.be/GumCiG7FP84

President Hendricks came over later in the evening to release Tyler as a missionary.  It was a really tender time of each of us sharing what blessings we had experienced over the past two years and also Tyler sharing his testimony.  It was really neat to share this time with Grannie and my parents.  President Hendricks is so thoughtful and caring.