MISSION CALL

I got my mission call! It came a week ago. Last Friday. But I've been so busy... sorry. So, last Thursday was a holiday. It was Veterans Day. And I had forgotten that the mail man doesn't come, so I kept running out to check the mail. Finally I remembered that he wasn't coming and I'd have to wait till the next day to see if my mission call was there. I was so disappointed when I figured that out.

But then on Friday it came! First, I ran to the mail box as soon as I saw the mail man putting the mail in. I saw a big white packet so I got excited but then my heart sunk when I saw that it was for my dad, not me. I started going through the mail anyway because I thought I could lift my spirits if I had even just a regular piece of mail. But guess what I found?! Another big white packet. It was stuck inside of a magazine! Well I started ripping it open right there at mailbox but didn't finish. I didn't really know what to do. I wanted to be with somebody when I opened it. But then I was scared that if Heidi saw it she would take it away and not let me open it until everyone was home. So I ran home and opened it. Hope had just pulled up and when she saw me running from the mailbox she said, "Did you get it?!" I said yes and ran in the house. I opened it and peaked inside. I saw the word Spanish so I knew I would be speaking Spanish, but put it back in the envelope. I was too nervous to see the rest. But I had to or else somebody would snatch it from me so I pulled it out and saw that I will be serving in the Arizona, Tempe mission!

I'm super excited. I'm gonna be closer to home than I am when I'm up at BYU for school! And yet I'll be able to learn Spanish and serve the Lord.

My dad was a little disappointed that I'm not going to Japan. Or at least he thought I was disappointed that I'm not leaving the country. But I'm not at all. I want to be wherever the Lord wants me. I would even be happy to be back in Utah in the cold. Although... I am quite excited I will be in the warm desert instead of the cold desert ha ha ha!

I never imagined myself going on a mission before this past year or so, but now I can't imagine where else I should be but serving and working every day in a situation that scares me to death! :-)

Waiting..........

My mission papers are in. I'm just waiting now... for some mail to tell me where I'm going and when I'm going. It's been almost 2 weeks now. I check the mail every day.

I had a dream the other night... well actually I had 3 dreams in one night about getting a mission call. In the first dream I was going to Washington state, but it ended up being a fake mission call anyway. Somebody printed it up and was playing a trick on me. In the second dream I was going to Isabal (sp?), Turkey. I don't know if that's a real city in Turkey, but I thought I remembered seeing it somewhere in my family history. Then when I told Heidi about my dream she said my great great great something grandmother was born there.

I can't remember where I was called to go in the 3rd dream. But this is a real pain waiting every day. I just want to know!

Chris is doing the same thing right now... just waiting. I'm nervous and excited both. Ahhhh! Hurry up and come!