Becoming an Elder!!

What a wonderful son!!  We are so proud of our boy!!

What a blessing it has been to be his Mom!!

All the amazing men who helped set Spencer apart as an Elder!!

(Ben Sorensen, Uncle Damon Reynolds, Matt Roberts, Parker Murray, Mike Roberts, Spencer! :-) Grandpa David Hardy, Taylor Dillon, Dad, Uncle Nate Cragun)

A picture with our Home teachers, The Roberts,

and Spencer's good friend, Matt!

Getting Ready for Graduation Pictures!!

We had some fun taking pictures (with Kelli Brown as our awesome photographer!)

Sure love his fun personality!!

Can't believe he's all grown up!!  We sure do love him!!

Cross country and track became a huge part of his development in High School!  He learned so many great lessons:  That he can do hard things!  Don't quit when things get hard! (You always feel better afterwards!) :-)  It sure helps to have good teammates cheering you on!  You can do things you don't think you can, with the Lord!!

Opening His Mission Call!!

March 27, 2015:

His mission call is here!!

He can't believe it's really here and he's holding it in his hands!!

 Wow!  That's some awesome mail!!

April 3, 2015:

Finally, after a week of waiting with that letter sitting on his desk (due to Spring break and all of his friends being gone).....

The many loved ones gathered... 

 ...all anxious to hear where he will be going!!

 .....he opened it!!!!

He's going to..............................

Guatemala City Central Mission!!

The actual letter!!

So excited to speak Spanish like his Dad!!

He REALLY wanted to speak Spanish,

and was soooo thrilled! This just felt right!!

First miracle:  He was called to the EXACT same mission as his cousin, Jaclyn...she had just returned home less than a year before, and had been wanting to go back and check on her beloved people.  She hadn't been able to...so she felt like this was such an answer to prayers...because now she could go via Elder Spencer Coleman!!

Sooooo dang proud of this guy!!

Super excited for him!!

His reaction after having it settle in!!
(The fist pump after he opened it was priceless!)

2nd Miracle:  This is the letter Jennesa sent after getting to watch Spencer's Mission Call Opening!!

"OH my heavens! I am totally crying right now and so stinkin excited about Spencer's call!!!!!! The crazy thing is I had a dream that he was going to Guatemala!!!!! Enserio! (Seriously!!) Like 3 nights ago! How incredible! Spence you are going to be such an amazing missionary for the Lord! And Spanish!!!!!! Whooooo Hooooo! Spence...My comp is from Guatemala! and because of her visa she went to the Guatemala CCM! July 22! Oh my heavens! I loved seeing the video of you too! What a blessing! Thanks for being my brother! I love you so much! You are such a stud too! ;)"