BOUNTIFUL-- Standing on the heart-decorated front lawn of their Bountiful home, Kathy and Mark Young today described their slain son as a man who loved his LDS mission and the people of Virginia he served.

Kathy Young said she feels her family of six is still a unit despite the death of her 21-year-old son, Morgan Winslow Young, who was shot Monday while he and his LDS companion were proselytizing in Chesapeake, Va.

''He just had a transfer was all,'' Kathy Young said.

Morgan Young was scheduled to return home from his mission in March.

Instead, his remains were flown home to Utah today, and his funeral is set for next Tuesday.

Morgan Young ''had a keen sense of humor and a well-developed imagination,'' his father, Mark Young, said. ''He loved his family, was great with children, had an interest in art and computers, and enjoyed reading biographies.''

James Rickey Boughton Jr. 19, was charged Thursday with first-degree felony murder and malicious assault charges in the death of Morgan Young and the wounding of his 19-year-old companion, Joshua Heidbrink of Greeley, Colo.

''I'm torn between missing him and knowing he died with his boots on,'' Kathy Young said.

The Heidbrink family also released a statement thanking Virginia authorities and medical personnel for caring for their son. They also expressed their sympathy to the Young family.

''We were able to meet the parents of Morgan Young while we were in Virginia and have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for these fine parents,'' their release stated. ''Even in their time of extreme grief, they expressed their concern for Joshua and helped him to feel better about the loss of his good friend. Our hearts are broken for their loss.''

Joshua Heidbrink is recovering at home in Greeley.