We definitely have GiShuEs!!!: I HOPE THEY CALL ME ON A MISSION TAKE TWO!!!

I am so GRATEFUL!!! I have beens so blessed!!!

Let me explain...Just about 5 months ago Kelsey recieved her mission call (Take ONE) and on February 1st Braydon received his mission call (Take Two).

On Feburary 1st, 2012 Braydon Received his mission call. There have been and continue to be Tender Mercies in our lives. One such Tender Mercy was the fact that Kelsey was there when Braydon opened his call. I do not know if you remember from a previous post, but Kelsey's date for departure into the MTC was on the 1st of February. It would have been so hard to make that work since she needed to report at the MTC about 12:30, and the mail does not come until about 3:00. Kelsey recieved a letter from the Bishop, that came to President Judd, letting her know to report to the MTC on the 15th of Feburary. Kelsey is to be part of a piolot program to see if her group can learn Russian in the MTC in 10 weeks instead of the 12 weeks that they are normally alloted. The missionaries will leave for Russia at the same time. So, in that 2 week period Kelsey was able to witness her little brother open his mission call. There is one other big miricale out of this, but I will share it in my next post.

So on to the the big day...February 1st we knew that he would more than likely receive his call. It had been about 13 days and he talked to President Scott and he said it had been assigned. So, we were so excited to get that white envelope. The missionariy envelopes are known to arrive in Salt Lake City on a Wednesday. That makes Wednesday a pretty special day. It is also the day the missionaries arrive in the MTC. I will say that Feburary 1st was a close to perfect day. There was little to no contention, which usually is unheard of. That is not to say there was not any before or after that day. I know the adversary is real, because anything that is good, there is always, always a pull from the opposite force. However, February 1st was a good day. Before Braydon received his call Braydon, Kelsey and I went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple together. I know my time is limited with them before thier missions, so that was so wonderful. There really was a beautiful spirit there. It was not very busy and we were able to get right in. Kelsey and I did alot of Hungarian Names, and some of the Names that stood out for Braydon were form Mexico. After we were finished and getting ready to leave, the Temple workers came up and talked to us. They were so excited for Braydon and Kelsey. There is so much LOVE in the Temples.

On to the CALL...It was near 3pm, our mail comes from 3-4. So, Quinten Braydon, and I started looking out the front room window. Quinten saw the mailman going into the culdesac next to us. We were so excited, would it turn here next. Well, we watched with anticipation....and...it DID. So we saw him put in the letters, but it did not look like a mission call, then he reached over and there it was a big white envelope. Quinten ran outside to get it. We were all so excited!!!

Here is Braydon with the call right after the mailman delivered it.