Blessings and More Blessings
It has been nearly two weeks since we opened our mission call. It wasn't really much different than opening a letter delivered by the post office. We each received a text and an email on February 26 informing us that "Your mission call can now be viewed at missionary.lds.org." That was cause to celebrate! We were sorely tempted, but we both waited to open the portal until the family had all gathered. Andrew and Lia both viewed from Idaho and Utah respectively. Brooke was out of reach in Greece. It was evening and we were full of anticipation. Up to that night, SK and I speculated endlessly about the possibilities. Perhaps we would be called to a place where we had to carry our own water and then boil it. Perhaps the mission call would be to a remote and humble village somewhere. At first, we blanched at the prospects of serving in a place that would require a more primitive lifestyle. But by the time came, we both knew ...