Miles Apart, But Both Living the Gospel at Heart.

Here's to someone who has already spent 18 years making others laugh, doing good, and serving others and more!...

He was a chubbert. 

The youngest of 5 crazy boys!

Willing to do whatever those 5 crazy boys said!

But really.

Willing to hang with me and do some crazy stuff.

Be a nerd. 

Love working outdoors.

Share with me, even if it was hard. 

Be a crazy animal anything lover.

Had a great imagination.

Able to tan darker than anyone in our family. 

Always happy.

He's always been good at cheesy smiles.

And somehow love to run absurd distances.

Been my dads pal.

Always be crazy with Adam and I.

Be a nerd. 

And my partner in crime. 

Always willing to do weird things. 

Pretend that we were the kids from Dragon Tales.

Take selfies with me. 

Twin with Jesus Sandals. 

Be weird on long car rides. 

Leave selfies on my phone. 

Be worthy of the Priesthood. 

Be weird. Again. 

Love being an uncle. 

No matter what. 

Understand the love of seafood we share. 

These next two years are going to be rough without my partner in crime. Nobody drives me more crazy, makes me want to scream, and irritates me beyond belief. But there's nobody more understanding, more loving, more accepting, more weird, than my big brother Andrew. 

One of the greatest things I've learned from Andrew is even if you don't like the situation, you've just got to put on your big girl panties and buck it up with a smile. He's never put the Gospel second in his life. He's always lived it from deep in his heart KNOWING it's true. Even if it's not the popular vote. He shows others that God loves you even if you think it's hard to be loved. That's the greatest lesson you can learn. 

~Saying see you later is going to be rough. The people of Quito, Ecuador are SO lucky. We will be Miles Apart, But Both Living the Gospel at Heart. That makes these next two years Full of Smiles.~

I LOVE YOU ANDREW! You're going to do great things these next two years. No doubt they won't be easy, but bringing those to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will be SO worth it. I don't doubt you'll be a fantastic missionary. I never thank you enough for how much you love me and serve and do things for me no matter the way I treat you. THANK YOU!!! I LOVE YOU ELDER BARNES #5!!!