Called to Serve
Last Wednesday, Matt got a letter in a very official-looking envelope. I have his permission to quote from the even more important letter that envelope held:
"Dear Elder Young,
"You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Honduras San Pedro Sula Mission. . . "
Yup. The rumors are true! We'll soon have TWO missionaries out at the SAME time. How cool is that? He enters the Missionary Training Center on May 9th. Does that date sound familiar? It may to those of you are patient enough to listen to my grandma-to-be squeals and exultations. It's Karen's due date. Hmmm. . . that should make for an interesting spring.
Actually, when Matt read the date he was to enter the MTC, he looked up and said, "Don't worry, Mom. Karen takes precedence." My biggest hope is that Peanut arrives about May 6th, and Matt has the opportunity to meet and hold his niece because I think she'll look a little different when he returns in May 2014. We shall see.
I can't articulate how great a blessing it will be to have two children serving full-time missions simultaneously. Will I miss them? Are you kidding me?! The first week Rachel was in the MTC seemed to last about four months. However, I am overwhelmingly grateful for their worthiness and willingness to serve. They're going to grow like crazy, and I think they will support each other from afar. It seems a small sacrifice to let them go for a season.
Another exciting piece of news is that Rachel leaves for Georgia in the morning. She has been authorized to call home briefly from the airport before she boards her flight, if she has time. Can you guess what the biggest request in my prayers has been recently? Please let her have an efficient ticket agent to get her checked in. Oh, how excited I am! It feels like Christmas eve.
P.S. I read on Wikipedia that San Pedro Sula, Honduras had the highest per capita homicide rate in the world in 2011. Be still, my soul!! On the positive side, violent crime has fallen dramatically in Atlanta, Georgia over the past ten years. Yes! I suspect my faith will grow a lot over the next couple of years as well.
Last Wednesday, Matt got a letter in a very official-looking envelope. I have his permission to quote from the even more important letter that envelope held:
"Dear Elder Young,
"You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Honduras San Pedro Sula Mission. . . "
Yup. The rumors are true! We'll soon have TWO missionaries out at the SAME time. How cool is that? He enters the Missionary Training Center on May 9th. Does that date sound familiar? It may to those of you are patient enough to listen to my grandma-to-be squeals and exultations. It's Karen's due date. Hmmm. . . that should make for an interesting spring.
Actually, when Matt read the date he was to enter the MTC, he looked up and said, "Don't worry, Mom. Karen takes precedence." My biggest hope is that Peanut arrives about May 6th, and Matt has the opportunity to meet and hold his niece because I think she'll look a little different when he returns in May 2014. We shall see.
I can't articulate how great a blessing it will be to have two children serving full-time missions simultaneously. Will I miss them? Are you kidding me?! The first week Rachel was in the MTC seemed to last about four months. However, I am overwhelmingly grateful for their worthiness and willingness to serve. They're going to grow like crazy, and I think they will support each other from afar. It seems a small sacrifice to let them go for a season.
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| I took this picture after Rachel had her farewell. It's hard to think that they won't see each other for two and a half years. |
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| Of course, I had to include this picture of my goofy children. I'm sure they act serious sometimes. I'm just not around that often when they do. |
P.S. I read on Wikipedia that San Pedro Sula, Honduras had the highest per capita homicide rate in the world in 2011. Be still, my soul!! On the positive side, violent crime has fallen dramatically in Atlanta, Georgia over the past ten years. Yes! I suspect my faith will grow a lot over the next couple of years as well.
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