The Call!

Our mission call came on Thursday, June 16, 2011. We spend Thursdays quietly getting ready to serve at the temple. We had gone out to lunch and on the way home Lorraine said, "I hope it comes early so we can have it before we go to the temple." We both knew that was ridiculous because we had had that hope every day for the past two months and because the mail hardly ever comes until 5pm. But, lo and behold, I walked to the mailbox and there it was!

I walked in with the prize in my hand. We momentarily thought about calling the kids and opening it with them and then ripped it open.... We will be serving in England Leeds Mission assigned to the Center for Young Adults! We are honored and anxious to serve!

Waiting for the call

We had our interview with the stake president on May 1, 2011. We began to anticipate our call coming about 2 weeks later. We had heard from several places that was about how long it might take. Young missionaries get their call in about that time span. We sat on the curb waiting for the mail. Same week 3 and week 4. Here we are in week 6. Our bishop was able to go online and see that our letter has been sent and we should get it this week. The anticipation is fun and we get more attention at church and isn't that what this is all about?