So at 7 pm last night at my parents home we gathered family & friends to see where the Lord has called Michael to serve. We were all so excited and nervous too. I wrote down every one's guess of where they thought he might go. We had guesses from Idaho to New York & New Zealand to England & Canada to Argentina & much more. It was like pins and needles I tell you! I can't tell you where he got called I like this suspense. Watch the video for the result...
Wow!!!! How Awesome the Dominican Republic Santiago Mission. Spanish Speaking!!! Reporting to the Provo, UT MTC on Dec. 16th 2009. He has 4 long months to brush up on his Spanish ;) get his Visa & vaccinations and the rest of his mission gear...White shirts and ties :) It was so neat being together as a family as this special call was read. You could feel the Spirit strongly in the room as shouts of joy rang out seeing where Mike will spend the next BEST 2 YEARS of his life serving the Lord and teaching his gospel to the great people in the Dominican Republic. Did you know there are over 50,000 missionaries of the church serving all over the world??? in fact in 162 countries. That is amazing!!
Missionaries serve voluntarily for either 18 months or 2 years, receiving no payment for their service as official representatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Missionaries teach the gospel of Jesus Christ and perform community service in the areas they are called to serve and are instructed to have the deepest respect for the laws and customs of the countries where they serve.
So what do they teach? They testify of Jesus Christ. They teach the Plan of Happiness...Why we are here on earth, what is the purpose of Life? And where do we go when we die? They teach about how you can become an Eternal Family. They teach about the Book of Mormon and that it is another Testament of Jesus Christ a companion to the Bible. They testify of Truth that the Savior Lives and that He wants all men to come unto him and have eternal life which was made possible through the our Savior Jesus Christ's sacrifice for each of us. Missionaries are so AWESOME!!!
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That's way cool! My nephew served in the DR. He liked it. Tell Mikey congrats!! :)
How cool.. My cousin went there, and loved it. He will love it
Wow that was so cool to watch the video of it. I got a little emotional as he was reading the letter. December is the BEST time to be at the MTC. That is when the General Authorities and members from the Quorum of the Seventy come and visit the missionaris. There are special firesides just with them. My brother reported December 22nd when he went on his mission. Your brother looks like he will be an amazing missionary and will have a great experience that certainly alter his life from here on out. I'm sure you are so proud of him.
Yay! :) There's nothing like opening that "big white envelope!" Way cool.
Congrats to your little bro! That is super exciting! I remember how it felt to be waiting for that call to arrive in the mail. It is crazy and when it finally arrives and you read it, the emotions are overflowing. They were for me anyway. Exciting day for you and all of your family.
What fun! How awesome for your sweet brother...I loved watching his sweet face...tell him I said congrats...having a missionary in the family will be such a blessing!
What a cool post - I loved the video! You are quite a missionary yourself - you explain things so well - hopefully it will spark someone's interest.
that is so cool. I think that would be such a fun mission. Congrats to the fam. It's always fun to have a missionary out:)
Oh my gosh! I cant believe little Mikey is old enough to go on a mission, holy cow!! This was such a cool video! I miss your family, you always had the best family! I cant believe he is going to Dominican Republic, Gannon Conway is serving in that same mission and LOVES it! He will be coming home in July so maybe they will serve together. Wow, that is so cool!
I would love to get together now that the kids are in school! The rest of this week is crazy but next week is good. What do you want to do? I know Blake is in preschool (btw LOVE that post, he is so dang cute!)Would you like me to come out there since it might be easier? Just let me know when and where and I will be there!
This is totally rude to ask you this question on a post about a mission call, but I have a few questions about some crafts you did a while back (I'm in charge of our Sup. Sat. and I found your blog during an exhaustive search for project ideas). I'm wondering if you can email me and we can correspond that way (jaylee@draney.com). I'd appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!
ok my first visit to your blog. LOVE It by the way. AND you make me cry. That was awesome!! All my best to your little brother and best wishes on his mission.
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