This week we recieved an email from the Mission President's wife in the Ireland, Dublin mission. Since we have been on vacation in Florida for two weeks, our mission call was waiting for us at home in our held mail. To make a long story short, we have been emailing the Mission President back and forth and had Jeff overnite our call to us, so it's offical. We are headed to Ireland December 6th.(if we get our visa by then) We are to report to the Provo MTC on Nov. 30th. We have been called as missionaries for the church with the instructions that the mission president may change our assignments however he wants. So, we still are not sure what we will be doing. We are excited and will do whatever we are asked to do.
The next few weeks will be busy as we shop for mission clothes, get our house in order, renew driver liscences, get more shots...etc. My mind is whirling and on overload, which is probably good....so I don't think about being gone for 23 months! It's exciting, scary, sad, happy and every other emotion you can think of!
I do feel blessed to be going to Ireland. It's a beautiful country, safe, clean and I know we will have a wonderful experience. There are 6 senior couples there (counting us and another couple from California that will be going the same time as us), 110 missionaries, 2 stakes and a district. The whole island is smaller than Utah! The weather is 70's in the summer and 30's in the winter, which is perfect for me! Today it's in the 50's.
Life is full of change, and this will certainly change ours. Our testimonies are strong and we know we will be blessed. Hopefully we can bless others too. It's pretty neat to have a mission call signed by the prophet!
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Wow! Congratulations on your mission call. I don't think you could have asked for a better country to go to (the weather sounds ideal). You and Birch are a great example and I hope I'm lucky enough to be able to serve a mission with Travis someday.
Congratulations! I love Birch and you and know you will do great! : )
We will miss you but we are so excited for you both! Amazing!
WOW...that is so soon, Good luck getting everything in order. I still think it is pretty cool that you are going to Ireland.
Wow! Congratulations! You will be the greatest missionaries. Thanks for posting.
I'm so excited that you are going to Ireland. You will be FABULOUS missionaries! Congratulations!
O.K. so when I was visiting teaching one lady told us that her sister and husband just returned from India and when they were away from their apartment there were no restrooms and they had to use a hole dug in the dirt! Yeah Ireland!
Congratulations! Ireland will be amazing.
Congrats!! What an amazing experience.
How exciting, congratulations!
YEAH and CONGRATS! How fun and amazing. You guys will do wonderfully out there. We will miss you guys!
Good luck getting everything in order during the next few weeks. We will miss you but are thrilled for the adventure you have ahead. You are already in our prayers!
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