Benjamin has officially been called as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He has been assigned to serve in the Wichita, Kansas mission, speaking Spanish.
The only picture I have of him reading his call:
Kind of a different experience when it comes as an email rather than a formal letter in the mail as Kelly and I received ours.
We are all very excited about the call. Certainly a bit different from what we expected. Never would have guessed Kansas, of all places. I really thought it would be farther away. However, seeing how happy and relieved Benjamin was, helped me to feel happy about it too. He's not the travel junkie that I am and he didn't really want to leave the country. However, he was interested in learning Spanish. So the fact that this call gave him the best of both of those things, even without ever including that information in his paperwork, is another testament to me that God really does know us and really does orchestrate these calls through his prophet.
Now we spend the next few months preparing and gathering the proper clothing and other essentials before he leaves for the Mexico mission training center on Sept 18th. What a wonderful new chapter in his life! And what a wonderful opportunity for Bella to drive his car and Peter to get his room! Not going to lie, having no children sharing a room will be kind of nice.
I'm so excited for him to spend the next two years coming to know his Savior more intimately. My mission changed my life forever in countless ways and I still reflect upon it regularly for the things it taught me about the world, myself, God, others, etc. etc. No matter where you serve, when you turn your life over to God and his service, He can work miracles and you have the glorious privilege of being a part of them. Go tell the world about Him, Benjamin...or at least the little part of the world known as Kansas. :)
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