Today was a red-letter day for our family. THE LETTER arrived from Gordon B. Hinckley, prophet and President of the church, telling James where he has been called to serve his mission. We called James, and he asked that we read it rather than mail it for him to open. He and Erika went to Kara and Luke's place and called us from there. When we were all together on the speaker-phone, David read it.
It said,in part:
"Dear Elder Meiners:
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 California Riverside Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 24 months.
You should report to the Missionary Training Center at Provo, Utah on Wednesday, 9 January 2008. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the Spanish language."
We are so excited for James, and proud of all he has done to prepare himself throughout his life for this selfless opportunity.
Here are a few highlights and memories:
6 comments:
HOW EXCITING!! You are having all kinds of good news at your house this week. I'm so thrilled for your son and for your whole family :)
Congratulations James. This is so exciting
I learned ALL about this in Primary during missionary moments. Congrats!!
What a great family moment and memory. I have family in Riverside, so I'll tell them to take care of your little boy and feed him well!
Yay!!! Just over Jurupa Hills from my family! So fun!
Woohoo! That is such good news. He will make a fantastic missionary. Lincoln's grandparents live in Riverside. If he ever crosses paths with the Tidwell family they will feed him! =)
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