Farewell

On May 27th, Skyler gave his farewell address at the Lyn Rae ward. His friend, Seth Green, was also giving his farewell talk that day. Many friends and family came to show their support to the future missionaries.

Sky and Holli

Sky + his cousin Haley, who came from California.

It was a lovely day, and Sky did an excellent job with his talk.

We were all very proud of him.

Bye-bye Buskin Cuffs

On May 19th Sky's Band, Buskin Cuffs, had their final show/going away party for Skyler before he left on his mission. Tons of friends and fans came out to Martini Ranch in Scottsdale to see the band play one last time.

The show was INCREDIBLE.

They had a full horn section, and played an amazing encore. 

We will miss Buskin Cuffs, but don't worry—I have a feeling we'll be seeing more of them in the future.

Skyler Receives His Mission Call

Skyler receives his mission call in the mail...

Later that evening, family and friends gathered at the Hale home to watch Sky open the letter and read his mission call. That's when we found out that he had been called to serve in the West Indies mission (English-speaking), and would be reporting to the Provo MTC on June 6th.

Though no one seemed to know where the West Indies were located, we were all very excited! When we found out that it was in the Caribbean we were INCREDIBLY EXCITED—especially Skyler. I remember him saying something along the lines of, "I'm glad God chose my mission, cuz I couldn't have picked a better one myself!"