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Nichole and Nathan Faylor had been waiting to become parents for several years, enduring disappointments and miscarriages. Their prayers were finally answered when Nichole Faylor gave birth to quintuplets on Sept. 1, 2002.
Since that day, they have been preparing for the moment their five children would leave home â a moment that is fast approaching for the family.
The Faylors, members of the San Antonio Texas Stake, have watched their children â Joshua, Jonathan, Joseph, Nataleigh and Cathryn â experience all of lifeâs milestones, side by side and at the same time. Now theyâll experience their next milestone concurrently but separately as they each serve a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
âThe day they were born, we knew this day would come. Itâs been a long time coming. We knew ⊠there would be the point in time where in all likelihood they would leave as quickly as they came. But itâs real now, and itâs very real,â said Nathan Faylor. âWeâre trying to figure out what life looks like now, but weâre just waiting. We couldnât be more proud, and weâre happy for them and the things that theyâre about to do.â
The Faylor family has the first set of quintuplets who have served missions at the same time. Three sets of quadruplets have served missions concurrently, while 57 sets of triplets have served simultaneously, according to the Churchâs Missionary Department.
Joshua has been called to the California Riverside Mission, and will begin his online training Sept. 13. Jonathan will serve as a service missionary in the Faylorsâ local community of San Antonio beginning in August. Joseph has been assigned to the Arizona Tempe Mission and begins his mission Sept. 13.
The two sisters are assigned to visitorsâ centers â Nataleigh will begin online training Oct. 4 for her service in the Laie Hawaii Temple Visitorsâ Center, and Cathryn will serve in the St. George Temple Visitorsâ Center, beginning her online MTC training Sept. 13.
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J. Britt FranklinJuly 5, 2021
Wonderful story! Amazing family. Hope we will hear ongoing mission reports. Love and best wishes to the family.